Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Feb 5

Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00am GMT
 

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on
Sunday (times GMT):	
    	
    SUPER BOWL	
    INDIANAPOLIS - The New York Giants and New England Patriots
will use team meetings to review last-minute details as they
complete preparations for Sunday's highly anticipated 46th Super
Bowl. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/, expect throughout, pix, by Julian Linden,
Larry Fine and Simon Evans, 500 words)	
    - - - -	
    NBA	
    Tony Parker scored a season-high 42 points to propel the San
Antonio Spurs past the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder
107-96. (NBA/SPURS, pix, 300 words, moved)	
    - - - -	
    NHL	
    The Phoenix Coyotes broke out of an extended slump in form
with a confidence-boosting 5-3 home win over Pacific Division
rival San Jose. (NHL/COYOTES, 250 words, moved)	
    - - - -  	
    ATHLETICS	
    Boston Indoor Grand Prix athletics meeting	
    BOSTON - British 5,000 metres world champion Mo Farah
recovered from an opening lap fall to set a personal best while
finishing fourth in the featured mile won by Ireland's Ciaran
O'Lionaird at the Boston indoor grand prix.(ATHLETICS/BOSTON,
pix, 350 words, moved)	
    - -	
    Russian winter indoors, Moscow	
    Copy on merit	
    - - - -	
    GOLF 	
    PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Arizona (to 5)	
    Little-known American Spencer Levin held a commanding
six-shot lead after firing a flawless eight-under-par 63 at the
TPC Scottsdale on Friday but 34 players will have to complete
the second round of the frost-delayed event on Saturday.
(GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100, 350 words)	
    - -	
    European Tour: Qatar Masters, Doha (to 5)	
    Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie takes a one-shot
lead over Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts into Sunday's final round at
the wind-affected event which has been reduced to 54 holes.
(GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1400, 400 words)	
    - - - -	
    CRICKET	
    Pakistan v England, third test, Dubai (0600)	
    DUBAI - Pakistan resume on 222 for two in their second
innings, an overall lead of 180, on the third day of the third
and final test against England with a series whitewash now in
sight over the world's top-ranked side. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, 
expect by 0800, pix, by Praveen Menon, 500 words)	
    - - 	
    Tri-series, Australia (to March 8)	
    Australia v India, Melbourne (0320) 	
    MELBOURNE - After white-washing India 4-0 in the recent test
series, Australia look to prolong the tourists' woes in the
first match of the tri-series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
(CRICKET-INDIA/, expect by 1000, pix, 350 words)	
    - - - -	
    SOCCER	
    African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (to Feb.
12) 	
    Quarter-finals	
    Gabon v Mali    (1600)	
    Ghana v Tunisia (1900)	
    LIBREVILLE/FRANCEVILLE - Co-hosts Gabon will have massive
support when they meet Mali in the first of Sunday's
quarter-finals in Libreville which is followed by Ghana, 2010
runners-up, against 2004 winners Tunisia in Franceville.
(SOCCER-AFRICA/NATIONS, expect by 1800, pix, by Brian Homewood
and Mark Gleeson, 400 words)    	
    - -	
    Premier League	
    Newcastle United v Aston Villa       (1330)    	
    Chelsea          v Manchester United (1600)	
    LONDON - Manchester United visit fourth-placed Chelsea
looking for a first Premier League win at Stamford Bridge in a
decade to move back level on points with leaders Manchester
City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1530, pix, by Mike Collett)	
    - -    	
    La Liga	
    Sporting Gijon  v Osasuna          (1100)    	
    Sevilla         v Villarreal       (1700)    	
    Real Zaragoza   v Rayo Vallecano   (1845)    	
    Atletico Madrid v Valencia         (2030) 	
    MADRID - MADRID - After fourth-placed Levante were held to a
1-1 draw on Saturday, Valencia can strengthen their grip on
third and pull seven points clear of their city rivals with a
win at Atletico Madrid. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ expect by 2230, pix, by
Iain Rogers, 400 words)	
    - -   	
    Serie A	
    Genoa         v Lazio            (1130) 	
    AS Roma       v Inter Milan      (1400)   	
    Chievo Verona v Parma            (1400)    	
    Fiorentina    v Udinese          (1400)    	
    Juventus      v Siena            (1400)    	
    Lecce         v Bologna          (1400)    	
    Novara        v Cagliari         (1400)    	
    Palermo       v Atalanta Bergamo (1400)    	
    AC Milan      v Napoli           (1945)	
    Serie A leaders Juventus host Siena before second-placed AC
Milan, a point behind, welcome Napoli weather-permitting after
Roma's match with Inter was postponed from Saturday.
(SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1730, pix, 300 words)	
    - -   	
    Bundesliga	
    Freiburg       v Werder Bremen (1430) 	
    Kaiserslautern v Cologne       (1630) 	
    BERLIN - Werder Bremen can move back up to fifth place and
closer to the European spots with victory at Freiburg who will
be desperate for a win to move off the bottom while Cologne take
on Kaiserslautern in a battle to get away from the drop zone.
(SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630, by Karolos Grohmann, 350
words)  	
    - -  	
    Ligue 1	
    Caen                v Auxerre         (1600)    	
    Sochaux             v Lille           (1600)    	
    Olympique Marseille v Olympique Lyon  (2000)	
    PARIS - Champions Lille need a win at bottom side Sochaux to
stay in touch with the leaders while Olympique Marseille host
Olympique Lyon in a clash between the fifth and sixth-placed
teams. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1800, pix, by Julien Pretot,
500 words)  	
    - -  	
    Dutch championship	
    Ajax Amsterdam        v Utrecht          (1130)    	
    Graafschap Doetinchem v Twente Enschede  (1330)    	
    Heracles Almelo       v PSV Eindhoven    (1330)    	
    NEC Nijmegen          v Feyenoord        (1330)    	
    Groningen             v RKC Waalwijk     (1530)	
    Copy on merit	
    - - - -	
    RUGBY	
    Six Nations 	
    Ireland v Wales (1500)	
    DUBLIN - Ireland kick off their Six Nations campaign fearing
opponents Wales may now be favourites to beat them after the
teams' contrasting World Cups. (RUGBY-NATIONS/IRELAND, expect by
1730, pix, by Conor Humphries, 400 words)	
    - - - -	
    TENNIS	
    Fed Cup first round 	
    Russia  v Spain          (1000)	
    Germany v Czech Republic (1000)	
    Belgium v Serbia         (1230)	
    Italy   v Ukraine        (1400)	
    Copy on merit	
    - -	
    ATP: Santiago International, Chile (to Feb. 5)	
         Zagreb Indoors, Croatia (to 5)	
         Montpellier International, France (to 5)	
    Copy on merit    	
    - - - -	
    ALPINE SKIING	
    World Cup: Women's super-G, Garmisch, Germany (1100)	
    GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - American Lindsey Vonn,
boosted by her victory in Saturday's downhill, goes for her 10th
victory of the season in a Super G. (ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN/,
expect by 1300, pix, by Manuele Lang, 350 words)	
    - -	
    Men's super combined, Chamonix, France (1000/1300)	
    CHAMONIX, France - Croatia's Ivica Kostelic seeks crucial
points for his World Cup defence in a super-combined. (ALPINE
SKIING-MEN/, expect by 1500, pix, by Patrick Lang, 350 words) 	
    - - - -

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