Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, March 18

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: FIFA FIFA president Gianni Infantino holds news conference ZURICH - FIFA's recently-elected president Gianni Infantino holds a press conference following completion of an executive committee meeting. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (TV, PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) MOTOR RACING Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (to 20) Hamilton sets down marker at rainy Albert Park MELBOURNE - World champion Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets for Mercedes in both practice sessions but team mate Nico Rosberg crashed as waterlogged conditions put a dampener on Formula One's season opener. (MOTOR-F1-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), moved, by Ian Ransom, 300 words) SOCCER Champions League Barcelona v Atletico, PSG v Man City ZURICH - Barcelona face Atletico Madrid and Paris St Germain meet Manchester City in the highlights of the quarter-final draw.(SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, moved, 400 words) Premier League We will bring you all the latest news ahead of the next round of fixtures. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) Bundesliga Schalke 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1930) Schalke and Gladbach battle for control of fourth spot BERLIN - Schalke 04 will look to bounce back from last week's defeat to Hertha Berlin and close in on their third-placed rivals with a win over Borussia Moenchengladbach, who are also chasing a top four spot. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words) La Liga Getafe v Eibar (1930) Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille v Stade Rennes (1930) CRICKET World Twenty20, India (to April 3) Australia v New Zealand, Dharamsala (0930) New Zealand beat Australia DHARAMSALA - New Zealand beat Australia by eight runs to record their second win of the tournament. (CRICKET-WORLD/AUSTRALIA (PIX), moved, 400 words) South Africa v England, Mumbai (1400) MUMBAI - South Africa, one of the favourites for the World Twenty20, take on England in their first outing with their opponents having already suffered a heavy defeat to West Indies in their Super 10 opener. (CRICKET-WORLD/SAFRICA (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words) RUGBY Super Rugby round four Unbeaten Sharks face Bulls test PRETORIA - The Sharks are the only South African side still unbeaten in this year's Super Rugby competition but test that record at the cauldron of Loftus Versfeld against compatriots the Bulls on Friday. (RUGBY-SUPER/BULLS, expect by 1900 GMT/3PM ET, 300 words) We will also move a highlights bulletin with coverage of all matches over the weekend (RUGBY-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS) OLYMPICS From the Balkan route to Rio, refugee Mardini eyes Olympics BERLIN - Swimmer Yusra Mardini is one of a select group of 43 refugees identified as possible competitors at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics as part of an official refugee team, with the Syrian training in Berlin and hoping to make the cut.(OLYMPICS-RIO/REFUGEE (PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) HORSE RACING Festival crescendos with Gold Cup race CHELTENHAM, England - Cheltenham hysteria will crescendo with the blue riband Gold Cup race at the Festival on Friday. Irish trainer Willie Mullins has never won the race but holds a strong hand this season with both Don Poli and Djakadam looking strong. (HORSE RACING-CHELTENHAM/GOLDCUP (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/1200 PM ET, 250 words) BASKETBALL Red Star Belgrade in search of a playoff berth The race for Euroleague playoff berths intensifies as Red Star Belgrade visit Unicaja Malaga and former champions Olympiakos Piraeus entertain 1999 winners Zalgiris Kaunas. (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/, expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) ATHLETICS World Indoor Championship (to 20) Worlds hit stride with five finals PORTLAND, Oregon - The world indoor championships hit their stride with five finals on the first full day of action, highlighted by the men's 60 metre dash featuring former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell. Other finals include the men's shot put and women's long jump, pentathlon and 60m hurdles. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/ (PIX), events start at 1815 GMT/2:15 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Gene Cherry, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational (to 20) Day takes one-stroke lead into second round Australia's Jason Day takes a one-shot lead over a group of five players that includes compatriots Marc Leishman and Adam Scott into the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7:00 PM ET, 350 words) LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup (to 20) Second round action from Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, 300 words) TENNIS ATP/WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (to 20) Djokovic and Nadal seek berth in semis Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic battles seventh-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga while fourth-seeded Spaniard Rafa Nadal takes on fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan in men's quarter-final action from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (TENNIS-MEN/INDIAN WELLS, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) Serena faces Radwanska in semi-final clash World number one Serena Williams, seeking her first Indian Wells finals berth since 2001, faces Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Victoria Azarenka plays Karolina Pliskova in the other semi-final. (TENNIS-WOMEN/INDIAN WELLS, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) NBA Raps host division rival Celtics The Toronto Raptors try to close in on the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers when they host the Atlantic Division rival Boston Celtics. (NBA-RAPTORS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Durant's Thunder visit struggling Sixers Former NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder try to tighten their grip on the Northwest Division lead when they visit the struggling Philadelphia 76ers. (NBA-SIXERS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Warriors visit Mavs; Magic host Cavs The defending champion Golden State Warriors (61-6), in pursuit of the 72-10 record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, visit the Dallas Mavericks while LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Orlando Magic in two of the eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Blackhawks try to halt skid; Caps battle Preds The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks try to snap a four-game losing skid and stay in the hunt for top spot in the Central Division when they visit the Winnipeg Jets while the league-leading Washington Capitals host the Nashville Predators in two of the six games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0010 GMT/8:10 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)