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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, March 20

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER Premier League Newcastle United v Sunderland (1330) Southampton v Liverpool (1330) Manchester City v Manchester United (1600) Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth (1600) Spurs attempt to stay in title hunt LONDON - Tottenham, second in the table, look to narrow the gap on leaders Leicester City to five points by beating Bournemouth, while City and United meet in the Manchester derby. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Martyn Herman and Ian Chadband, 650 words) We will also move individual match reports and sidebars La Liga Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao (1100) Villarreal v Barcelona (1500) Valencia v Celta Vigo (1715) Real Madrid v Sevilla (1930) Barca look to open 11-point advantage at the top MADRID - Barcelona try to open an 11-point advantage over second-placed Atletico Madrid with a win at Villarreal while Real Madrid, who are third, host Sevilla. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen (1430) Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund (1630) Dortmund eye victory at struggling Augsburg BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund take on struggling Augsburg with victory the only option if they are to maintain their title chances and stay within striking distance of leaders Bayern Munich. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Atalanta Bergamo v Bologna (1130) Frosinone v Fiorentina (1400) Sampdoria v Chievo Verona (1400) Sassuolo v Udinese (1400) Torino v Juventus (1400) Verona v Carpi (1400) Napoli v Genoa (1700) AC Milan v Lazio (1945) Buffon eyes record as Juve visit Torino MILAN - Leaders Juventus visit smaller neighbours Torino with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon closing in on the Serie A record for the longest spell without conceding a goal. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words) Dutch league Twente Enschede v AZ Alkmaar (1130) ADO Den Haag v NEC Nijmegen (1330) Groningen v Vitesse Arnhem (1330) PSV Eindhoven v Ajax Amsterdam (1545) PSV host Ajax in potential title decider AMSTERDAM - The top two teams meet in a match that could determine the destiny of the title as champions PSV, one point ahead, host perennial rivals Ajax. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 250 words) Belgian Cup final Club Bruges v Standard Liege (1500) Bruges chase 12th Belgian Cup triumph BRUSSELS - Holders Bruges seek to extend their record number of Belgian Cup wins to 12 against Standard who won the last of their six finals five years ago. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 200 words) Major League Soccer Toronto seek to extend unbeaten record Toronto FC, with one win and one draw from their first two games, visit Sporting Kansas City in one of three matches on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) MOTOR RACING Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Hamilton on pole for season-opener MELBOURNE - Lewis Hamilton starts from pole at Albert Park as he launches his bid for a third successive championship (MOTOR-F1-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX, TV), expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words) CRICKET World Twenty20, India (to April 3) South Africa v Afghanistan, Mumbai (0930) Smarting South Africa hope to bounce back MUMBAI - Smarting from their two-wicket defeat by England in Friday's high-scoring thriller, South Africa hope to put their campaign back on track against qualifiers Afghanistan. (CRICKET-WORLD/SAFRICA (PIX), expect by 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words) Sri Lanka v West Indies, Bangalore (1400) Malinga-less Sri Lanka take on explosive West Indies BANGALORE - With pace spearhead Lasith Malinga ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury, Sri Lanka's bowlers have the unenviable task of trying to contain a West Indies team featuring the in-form Chris Gayle. (CRICKET-WORLD/SRILANKA, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Simon Jennings, 400 words) ATHLETICS World Indoor Championship Gold rush to end world indoor champions PORTLAND, Ore. - The world indoor athletics championships wrap up with a gold rush with nine finals to close out the four day competition, including the men's and women's 3,000 metres and the 4x400m relays. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Gene Cherry, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational Day eyes a wire-to-wire win at Bay Hill Australia's Jason Day, seeking his eighth career victory on the PGA Tour and a rare wire-to-wire win at Bay Hill, takes a two-shot lead over three players, including Swede Henrik Stenson, into the final round. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 350 words) LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup Ji leads after three rounds in Phoenix Ji Eun-hee has a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean Kim Sei-young and American Stacy Lewis starting the final round at the Wildfire Golf Club in Arizona. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) TENNIS Djokovic eyes a fifth Indian Wells crown Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic has a fifth Indian Wells title in his sights, and a 27th Masters 1000 crown, when he meets big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, the 12th seed, in the men's final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (TENNIS-MEN/INDIAN WELLS, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Serena and Azarenka clash in high-profile final Top-seeded American Serena Williams, seeking a third title at Indian Wells after winning her second a distant 15 years ago, takes on former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a mouth-watering final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (TENNIS-WOMEN/INDIAN WELLS, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) NBA Mavericks and Trailblazers clash with playoff hopes on line The Dallas Mavericks, in eighth-place in the Western Conference, host the Portland Trailblazers in a game between two teams in a fierce race to make the playoffs. (NBA-MAVERICKS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Raptors seek to stay in touch with Cleveland The Toronto Raptors, in second place in the East, seek to stay within striking distance of first-place Cleveland when they host the lowly Orlando Magic in one of six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Hot Penguins face test against league-leading Capitals The Pittsburgh Penguins, seemingly on course for a playoff spot after five straight wins, put their streak on the line when they host the league-leading Washington Capitals in one of seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)