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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Feb 11

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: OLYMPICS Zika no threat to Rio Games, German Olympic doctor says BERLIN - The spread of the Zika virus in Brazil needs to be monitored but is not a threat to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Germany's chief Olympic doctor said on Wednesday. (HEALTH-ZIKA/OLYMPICS-GERMANY, by Karolos Grohmann, moved, 250 words) ATHLETICS Bad publicity leads Nestle to end IAAF partnership ZURICH - Swiss food giant Nestle NESN.VX will end its partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations because of scandal surrounding the sport. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/NESTLE (UPDATE 2), moved, 400 words) Kenyan federation CEO dismisses bribery claim NAIROBI - The head of the Kenyan athletics federation has dismissed claims by two banned athletes that he asked for money to reduce their doping suspensions, describing the allegation as a "fabrication". (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/KENYA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 450 words) FIFA FIFA candidate Prince Ali holds news conference GENEVA - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan holds a new conference to talk about his plans should for the leadership of soccer's troubled governing body. (SOCCER-FIFA/ALI, (PIX, TV), expect by 1300 GMT, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) GOLF Rejuvenated Spieth switches focus back to PGA Tour Refreshed after a globe-trotting run of tournaments that took him from Hawaii to Abu Dhabi and then Singapore, Jordan Spieth returns to the PGA Tour with high hopes for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), moved, 400 words) European Tour: Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to 14) Schwartzel starts season at home in Tshwane Open PRETORIA - Defending champion George Coetzee and major winner Charl Schwartzel head a strong home-based field in the Tshwane Open at the Pretoria Country Club in the fifth and final European Tour event staged in South Africa this season. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1600 GMT/11:M ET, 300 words) CRICKET New Zealand v Australia, 1st test, Wellington (to 16) Moving ball to test Australian technique in Wellington WELLINGTON - Swing and seam friendly conditions, a lack of truly scary Australian bowlers and New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum's retirement are all themes that will resonate when the first test gets underway in Wellington on Friday. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 500 words) 'Proud' McCullum set for another milestone with 100th test WELLINGTON - As the clock ticks down on Brendon McCullum's international career, the New Zealand captain will achieve one more milestone on Friday in the first test against Australia at the Basin Reserve. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/MCCULLUM, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) SOCCER Leicester and Tottenham face huge title tests LONDON - Leicester City will be wary of a reality check when the Premier League front-runners visit Arsenal on Sunday before Tottenham Hotspur's burgeoning title ambitions come under scrutiny at Manchester City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) We will have all the latest news from the Premier league managers' news conferences ahead of this weekend's crucial games in which the top four play each other (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) Struggling Valencia and Espanynol meet in must-win match Either Valencia coach Gary Neville or his Espanyol counterpart Constantin Galca could be in charge for the last time when the two struggling teams clash at Mestalla looking for a much needed victory on Saturday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words) Serie A Juventus-Napoli has all the ingredients for memorable clash MILAN - Serie A leaders Napoli, who have won their last eight league games, take a two-point lead to Juventus, who have won their last 14, in the most eagerly-awaited match of the Italian season. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1100 GMT, 400 words) RUGBY Six Nations France unveil team to face Ireland PARIS - France manager Guy Noves names his team to take on Ireland at the Stade de France on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-FRANCE/TEAM (PIX), by 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) NBA Hawks send Bulls to fourth straight loss The Atlanta Hawks rebounded from back-to-back losses to the Orlando Magic by defeating the Chicago Bulls 113-90 at the United Center, handing Chicago its fourth straight loss. (NBA-BULLS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) Love injury overshadows Kobe's Cleveland farewell Kevin Love departure in the final minute of the second quarter with a left shoulder injury marred the Cleveland Cavaliers' 120-111 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. (NBA-CAVALIERS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) Warriors try to push win streak to 10 games The Golden State Warriors will try to extend the league's longest-active win streak when they visit the Phoenix Suns in search of a 10th consecutive victory while the Toronto Raptors visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in two of the 12 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NHL Lundqvist stands tall as Rangers win four in a row Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season as the New York Rangers won their fourth game in a row, 3-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)