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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Feb 28

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER La Liga Real Sociedad v Eibar (1830 GMT) Malaga v Real Betis (2030) Valencia v Leganes (2030) Sociedad have chance to overtake Atletico Real Sociedad could move into fourth place, ahead of Atletico Madrid, with victory over seventh-placed Eibar in La Liga. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words) Unfulfilled talent Jese back at Real MADRID - Once tipped to be the next star of Spanish football, forward Jese returns to face former club Real Madrid with local side Las Palmas on Wednesday after a disastrous 25 million euros move to Paris St Germain. (SOCCER-SPAIN-LAP-JESE/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 500 words) Espanyol's rise is fuelled by youngsters, not big names BARCELONA - Chinese-owned Espanyol are pushing for a return to European football for the first time in a decade barely a year after being taken over and their rise has been fuelled by a new generation of home-grown talent rather than big-money signings. (SOCCER-SPAIN-ESY/ACADEMY (PIX, FEATURE), moved, by Richard Martin, 800 words) Italian Cup semi-final first leg Juventus v Napoli (1945) Holders Juve host Napoli in Coppa Italia semi-final TURIN - Holders Juventus, chasing a Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble, start as favourites when they host Napoli in the first leg of their semi-final. (SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-NAP/COPPA, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) German Cup quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt v Arminia Bielefeld(II) (1730) Sportfreunde Lotte(III) v Borussia Dortmund (1945) Third-tier Lotte face Bundesliga giants Dortmund BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund travel to third-tier Lotte, who have already eliminated Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen and second-tier 1860 Munich in previous rounds, while Frankfurt take on second division Bielefeld in the German Cup quarter-finals. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words) AFC terminates broadcast agreement with China's LeSports Asian football's governing body has terminated a broadcast deal with China's LeSports, it said on Tuesday, a day after Reuters reported it had torn up an agreement with the firm after it fell behind on payments. (SOCCER-ASIA/CHINA-BROADCASTER moved with update to follow, 400 words) MOTOR RACING Formula One testing Hamilton and Bottas back on track after strong start BARCELONA - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton and new Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas will be putting more miles on their impressively reliable car on the second day of pre-season testing. (MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) GOLF LPGA Tour moves to Singapore for HSBC Women's Champions SINGAPORE - The U.S. women's golf tour moves to Singapore for the fourth event on the calendar for the HSBC Women's Champions. Jang Ha-na defends her title. (GOLF-LPGA/ expect by 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 400 words) NBA Warriors visit Wizards, Bulls eye fifth straight win The Golden State Warriors try to pad their lead atop the overall standings when they visit the Washington Wizards while the streaking Chicago Bulls shoot for their fifth consecutive win when they host the Denver Nuggets in two of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) NHL Oilers battle Blues, Caps visit Rangers at MSG Scoring leader Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit the St. Louis Blues while Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals battle the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in two of the 12 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 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 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NORDIC SKIING Nordic World Skiing Championships Bjoergren goes for more gold at Nordic ski worlds LAHTI, Finland - Norway's Marit Bjoergren aims to add to her record tally of 15 world championship gold medals when she takes part in the women's 10km race. (NORDIC-WORLD/, PIX, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 200 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)