Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, March 2

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER La Liga Atletico eye foothold in fourth, Sevilla seek momentum BARCELONA - Atletico Madrid can tighten their grip on fourth spot in La Liga when they visit struggling Deportivo La Coruna, who welcome new coach Pepe Mel for his first game in charge. Sevilla meanwhile host Athletic Bilbao eyeing a fifth straight win in all competitions to keep their title push alive. (SOCCER-SPAIN, expect by 2145 GMT/4.45pm ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Premier League We will preview the weekend matches including the visit of leaders Chelsea to West Ham United on Monday and Liverpool's home game against Arsenal on Saturday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moving at 1300 GMT/8:AM ET, 400 WORDS) We will have news from the managers' news conferences throughout. Hong Kong trailblazer Chan hopes to inspire other women HONG KONG - Chan Yuen-ting, the first female coach to lead a men's professional soccer club to a top-flight title, hopes her success with Hong Kong's Eastern will inspire other women to follow their dreams.(SOCCER-AFCCHAMPIONS/EASTERN-KAWASAKI, tv, expect at 0630 GMT/1.30 AM ET, by Pak Yiu, 700 words) Guangzhou team to beat as Chinese Super League kicks off BEIJING - Six-time consecutive champions Guangzhou Evergrande, managed by Brazilian World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, will hope to extend their hegemony when the latest edition of the cash-awash Chinese Super League kicks off on Friday. (SOCCER-CHINA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words) CRICKET India v Australia, second test (from 4) BENGALURU - We continue building up to the second test between India and Australia, to be played at the K. Chinnaswamy Stadium from Saturday. The hosts trail 1-0 in the four-match series. (CRICKET-INDIA/, expect by 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, 400 words) TENNIS Djokovic, Nadal eye passage to third round Top seed and world number two Novak Djokovic faces Juan Martin del Potro in second round action at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco while Rafa Nadal and Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi clash in another second round match. (TENNIS-ACAPULCO/, expect by 0645 GMT/1:45 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) ATP: Dubai Tennis Championships (TENNIS-MEN/DUBAI, copy on merit) Brasil Open (TENNIS-MEN/BRAZIL, copy on merit) WTA: Malaysian Open (TENNIS-WOMEN/KUALALUMPUR, copy on merit) OLYMPICS IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee hold news conference TOKYO - International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee hold a joint news conference with the row over the golf venue and continuing budget concerns expected to be addressed. (OLYMPICS-TOKYO/IOC, pix, tv, expect by 1100 GMT/6 AM ET, by Chris Gallagher, 500 words) MOTOR RACING Formula One testing First pre-season test comes to a close BARCELONA - Formula One wraps up its first pre-season test with the track watered to simulate wet conditions. Mercedes have set the fastest lap so far, with Ferrari close behind (MOTOR-F1-TESTING, (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words) GOLF European Tour: Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to 5) Three former major winners in Tshwane Open field PRETORIA – The European Tour moves 50km up the road after last week's Jo'burg Open to the South African capital where the Pretoria County Club plays host to former Major winners Darren Clarke, Trevor Immelman and Y.E. Yang among a 156-man field. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 250 words) LPGA: HSBC Women's Champions, Singapore (to 5) (GOLF-LPGA, copy on merit) RUGBY Super Rugby - Week Two (to 4) Western Force v Queensland Reds (1030) The Perth-based Force will be looking for their first win of the season against a Reds side packed with experienced new signings which laboured to a win over the Sharks in their opener last week. (RUGBY-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 1230 GMT/7.30 AM ET) NHL Blackhawks host Crosby's Penguins The Chicago Blackhawks seek a fifth consecutive win when they host Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins while the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes in the games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)