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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, March 13

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER FA Cup quarter-finals Arsenal v Watford (1330) Manchester United v West Ham United (1600) Watford next for holders Arsenal LONDON - Holders Arsenal, bidding to win the trophy for a third year in a row, host Watford while Manchester United entertain West Ham. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 650 words) Premier League Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur (1600) Spurs aiming to turn up heat on Leicester LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur, five points behind pacesetting Leicester City, visit Aston Villa looking to put pressure on the leaders, who host Newcastle United on Monday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1745 GMT/1:45 PM ET, by Ian Chadband, 500 words) La Liga Levante v Valencia (1100) Sevilla v Villarreal (1500) Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis (1715) Las Palmas v Real Madrid (1930) Real Madrid look to close gap on Atletico MADRID - Real Madrid, trailing leaders Barcelona by 15 points, try to close the gap on second-placed Atletico Madrid to four with a win at Las Palmas. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1715 GMT/13:15 PM ET, 400 words) Serie A Chievo Verona v AC Milan (1130) Carpi v Frosinone (1400) Fiorentina v Verona (1400) Genoa v Torino (1400) Udinese v AS Roma (1400) Lazio v Atalanta Bergamo (1945) Palermo v Napoli (1945) Napoli need victory to keep up pressure on Juve MILAN - Second-placed Napoli visit Palermo needing a win to keep up the pressure on leaders Juventus while AS Roma aim for an eighth successive Serie A victory when they face Udinese. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 400 words) Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburg SV (1430) Borussia Dortmund v Mainz (1630) Dortmund face in-form Mainz obstacle BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund need to beat in-form Mainz if they are to stay on leaders Bayern Munich's heels with eight games left. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Ligue 1 Troyes v Paris St Germain (1300) Nantes v Angers (1600) Stade Rennes v Olympique Lyon (2000) PSG set to clinch title PARIS - Paris St Germain will secure their fourth straight Ligue 1 title, with eight games to spare, if they triumph at Troyes. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 500 words) Dutch league Utrecht v ADO Den Haag (1130) Heracles Almelo v SC Cambuur (1330) Vitesse Arnhem v Feyenoord (1330) Ajax Amsterdam v NEC Nijmegen (1545) Top of the table incentive for Ajax AMSTERDAM - Ajax Amsterdam can take over as leaders by beating NEC Nijmegen after front-runners PSV Eindhoven dropped points on Saturday. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 250 words) New York City in cross-border showdown with Toronto New York City FC and Toronto FC, both winners in the opening round, clash at Yankee Stadium, while San Jose Earthquakes host defending Major League Soccer champions Portland. (SOCCER/MLS, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 300 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor Haas in front with one round to go American Bill Haas pursues his seventh PGA Tour victory as he takes the lead into the final round on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, while Canadian DeLaet seeks his maiden victory after three runner-up finishes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words) CRICKET World Twenty20, India (to April 3) First round, Group A Ireland v Netherlands (0930) Bangladesh v Oman (1400) Oman the underdogs against Bangladesh NEW DELHI - Bangladesh will be the clear favourites to grab the lone spot in the main draw from Group A when they take on Oman in a shootout at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. (CRICKET-WORLD/, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) We will also repeat the 11-part tournament preview package, moved first on Friday, focusing on the major teams, key battles and five players to look out for. Master slug: CRICKET-WORLD/ TENNIS ATP/WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (to 20) Djokovic launches title defence Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic finally takes to the court to face American Bjorn Fratangelo in a second-round match, while on the women's side top seed Serena Williams is in third round action against Yulia Putintseva as action continues in the California desert. (TENNIS-INDIAN/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words) RUGBY France next for improving Scotland Scotland ended a miserable two-year wait for a Six Nations win by beating Italy in February but face a much sterner test when they host an unpredictable France side still smarting from last month's defeat by Wales. (RUGBY UNION-SCOTLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Vancouver hosts frenetic final Sevens day The latest event in the Rugby Sevens World Series wraps up in Vancouver as the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are played on the final day. (RUGBY-SEVENS/VANCOUVER, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 300 words) BADMINTON All-England Championships Lin chasing sixth singles crown BIRMINGHAM, England - China's Lin Dan attempts to become the fourth player to win six All-England men's singles crowns while Nozomi Okuhara aims for Japan's first women's singles title since 1977. (BADMINTON-ALLENGLAND/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Rod Gilmour, 400 words) Disaster if Indonesia win no medals again, says Mainaky BIRMINGHAM, England - Badminton great Rexy Mainaky says it would be a "disaster" if Indonesia won no medals at the Olympics in Rio in August for the second successive Games. (BADMINTON-ALLENGLAND/INDONESIA, moved, by Rod Gilmour, 400 words) NBA Eastern-leading Cavaliers meet Clippers The Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers meet a Los Angeles Clippers team hoping to cement their hold on fourth place in the Western Conference. (NBA-CLIPPERS/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Pacers meet Hawks in game with playoff implications The Indiana Pacers visit the Atlanta Hawks in a battle between two teams in a tight playoff race in the East, while the New York Knicks visit the Los Angeles Lakers in two of five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Penguins visit Rangers in Eastern showdown Pittsburgh, seventh in the Eastern Conference, arrive in New York for a clash against the playoff-bound Rangers in one of three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/9:01 PM ET, 500 words) CYCLING Thomas poised to win Paris-Nice stage race NICE, France - Briton Geraint Thomas of Team Sky looks set to win the week-long Paris-Nice race if he holds off Alberto Contador in the last stage. (CYCLING-NICE/, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)