Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Feb 27

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: SOCCER Premier League Leicester City v Liverpool (2000) Foxes start life without Ranieiri at home to Liverpool Relegation-threatened English champions Leicester City start life without their sacked Italian title-winning coach Claudio Ranieiri at home to Liverpool, who are chasing a place in the top four. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-LIV/ (PIX), expect from 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Serie A Fiorentina v Torino (1945) Crisis-hit Fiorentina host Torino in Serie A MILAN - Fiorentina coach Paulo Soua's future looks increasingly uncertain as his side host Sinisa Mihajlovic's Torino, who themselves have faded after a bright start to the season. (SOCCER-ITALY-FIO-TOR/, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) NBA Hawks try to protect place in pecking order The 32-26 Atlanta Hawks try to halt a three-game skid and consolidate their hold on fifth place in the East when they meet the second-placed Boston Celtics in one of seven games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NHL Wild aim to pad lead in the West The Mikael Granlund-led Minnesota Wild (39-14-6) seek to pad their lead atop the Western Conference when they host the Los Angeles Kings (30-27-4) in one of three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 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) (Editing by Alison Williams)