Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, March 29

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Manchester United v Aston Villa (1245) Crystal Palace v Chelsea Southampton v Newcastle United Stoke City v Hull City Swansea City v Norwich City West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City Arsenal v Manchester City (1730) Chelsea need win at Palace, Manchester City visit Arsenal LONDON - Premier League leaders Chelsea visit struggling Crystal Palace needing a win to stay clear of third-placed Manchester City who are three points behind with two games in hand ahead of a tricky visit to a fading Arsenal side. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1445 GMT/10:45 AM ET, 600 words) - - La Liga Espanyol v Barcelona (1500) Celta Vigo v Sevilla (1700) Athletic Club v Atletico Madrid (1900) Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano (2100) Top three in action as Real aim to avoid third straight loss MADRID - La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid face a tough trip to Athletic Bilbao, who are fourth, second-placed Barcelona visit city rivals Espanyol and Real Madrid, in third, seek to avoid a third straight defeat when they welcome neighbours Rayo Vallecano. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A Bologna v Atalanta Bergamo (1700) AC Milan v Chievo Verona (1945) Seedorf's improving Milan travel to lowly Chievo ROME - Mid-table AC Milan host lowly Chievo Verona in Serie A with the underperforming seven-times European champions and their inexperienced coach Clarence Seedorf buoyed by a draw with Lazio and victory over Fiorentina. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, by Terry Daley, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Ajaccio v Toulouse Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Monaco Montpellier HSC v Valenciennes Nantes v Girondins Bordeaux Stade de Reims v FC Lorient Sochaux v Olympique Marseille Monaco hoping to cement Champions League spot PARIS - Second-placed Monaco, 13 points adrift of Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain but nine clear of Lille in third, visit lowly Evian Thonon Gaillard looking to strengthen their grip on the second automatic Champions League qualifying spot. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 250 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Braunschweig Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim Mainz v FC Augsburg VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt Freiburg v Nuremberg (1730) Champions Bayern aim to stretch winning league run to 20 BERLIN - Bayern Munich, who clinched the title on Tuesday, look to extend their 19-game winning Bundesliga run at home to Hoffenheim while Borussia Dortmund visit Stuttgart with a one-point lead over third-placed Schalke. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect from 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - Dutch Championship Vitesse Arnhem v Heerenveen (1745) NEC Nijmegen v Heracles Almelo (1845) PSV Eindhoven v Groningen (1945) PSV bid to close within three points of leaders Ajax AMSTERDAM - PSV Eindhoven can move within three points of Dutch league leaders Ajax Amsterdam with a home win over mid-table Groningen, although they will have played two games more, while fourth-placed Vitesse Arnhem, a point behind PSV, aim to keep pace with a win over visiting Heerenveen. (SOCCER-DUTCH/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Formula One: Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur (to 30) Slick Hamilton clinches pole position SEPANG, Malaysia - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton made it two poles in two races after emerging unscathed from an incident-packed and rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by Patrick Johnston, 600 words) - - - - CRICKET World Twenty20 England v South Africa, Chittagong South Africa and England primed for showdown England and South Africa lock horns in Group One with the losers facing likely elimination from the tournament while New Zealand bid for their second victory when they face Netherlands who lost their opening two games. (CRICKET-WORLD/T20, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 500 words) - - - - HORSE RACING Dubai World Cup Ruler Of The World favourite to win in Dubai DUBAI - Four-year-old colt Ruler Of The World is favourite to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race, despite returning from a five-month layoff. (HORSE RACING/DUBAI (PIX), race starts at 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Martin Dokoupil, 500 words) - - Kentucky hopefuls line up in Florida and Louisiana derbies Some of the leading contenders for this year's Kentucky Derby will be in action in the $1 million Florida Derby and the $1 million Louisiana Derby, two of the warm-up races on the road to Churchill Downs. (HORSE RACING-KENTUCKY/, expect by 0015 GMT/8:15 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - TENNIS Sony Open (to March 30) Williams and Li battle for Miami title MIAMI - Number one Serena Williams goes for her seventh Miami title against China's Li Na in an enthralling Sony Open final featuring the world's two top-ranked players. (TENNIS-MIAMI/, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Texas Open, San Antonio (to 30) Australian Bowditch leads in Texas Australian Steven Bowditch takes a one-stroke lead into the third round as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory while Phil Mickelson starts the day 11 strokes off the pace after narrowly making the cut at the TPC San Antonio. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY U.S. and Uruguay battle for World Cup berth United States and Uruguay lock horns in the second leg of their World Cup playoff in Atlanta with everything still in the balance after the teams drew the first match in Montevideo. The winner will automatically advance to the 2015 World Cup in England while the losers enter the repechage. (RUGBY-WORLD/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 250 words) - - Super rugby round seven Bulls v Chiefs, Pretoria (1300) Sharks v Waratahs, Durban (1505) We will provide a brief match report on both matches. (RUGBY-SUPER/, 250 words) - - - - NBA Sixers try to avoid record-breaking defeat The Philadelphia 76ers, beaten in 26 consecutive games, try to avoid setting the NBA all-time losing streak when they play the visiting Detroit Pistons in one of six games on the NBA schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NHL Kings bid for sixth consecutive victory The Los Angeles Kings continue their quest for a playoff spot as they go for their sixth consecutive win when the Winnipeg Jets visit in one of 11 games on the schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Criterium International (to 30) Tour of Catalunya, Spain (to 30) Copy on merit - - - - (London duty editor: Tony Jimenez)