Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, March 25

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday:

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CRICKET

New Zealand v England, third test (to 26)

Cook's exit leaves England battling to save test

AUCKLAND - Part-time spinner Kane Williamson took two wickets, including that of Alastair Cook, just before stumps to put New Zealand firmly in charge of the series-deciding third test against England at the end of the fourth day at Eden Park on Monday. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 600 words)

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GOLF

Arnold Palmer Invitiational (to 25)

Woods's bid for world number one delayed until Monday

ORLANDO, Florida - Tiger Woods's bid to regain the world number one ranking will have to wait a day after violent thunderstorms hit the Bay Hill Club, halting the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 550 words)

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TENNIS

Djokovic and Sharapova win at windy Miami

World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Sunday. (TENNIS-MIAMI/ (PIX), moved, 450 words)

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NBA

Miami, without Wade, win 26th game in a row

Thanks to LeBron James, Miami Heat had more than enough to subdue the Bobcats 109-77 on Sunday night to extend the second-longest winning streak in NBA history to 26 games. (NBA-HEAT/, moved, by Sports Xchange, 350 words)

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Rockets subdue Spurs 96-95

Rockets guard James Harden drilled a 16-foot jumper with 4.5 seconds left, lifting Houston to a 96-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in one of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by Sports Xchange, 550 words)

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NHL

Penguins beat Flyers for 12th consecutive victory

Tyler Kennedy's goal with 2:27 left in the overtime enabled the Penguins to rally for their 12th consecutive victory, 2-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in one of the seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by Sports Xchange, 600 words)

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BASEBALL

Roundup of pre-season action in Major League Baseball. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by Sports Xchange, 600 words)

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NFL

Roundup of off-field developments in the National Football League. (NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by Sports Xchange, 600 words)

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SOCCER

Brazil v Russia

Brazil play Russia in London friendly

LONDON - Five-times world champions Brazil take on Russia in a friendly international at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/BRAZIL, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 500 words)

European World Cup qualifying preview

Nervy night in store for Spain and England

LONDON - Having waltzed through the qualifying process for their last two major tournaments Spain find themselves in an undignified tangle at the halfway point on the road to the World Cup in Brazil. While most of the fancied nations appear well-placed to qualify for next year's finals automatically, world champions Spain head to Paris to play Group I leaders France on Tuesday knowing defeat would leave them five points adrift. (SOCCER-WORLD/PRREVIEW, moved, 700 words, by Martyn Herman)

We continue the buildup to Tuesday's World Cup qualifiers,

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PARIS - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque speaks on Monday ahead of their Group I World Cup qualifier against leaders France. (SOCCER-WORLD/SPAIN (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET,by Iain Rogers, 500 words) (Duty editor: Amlan Chakraborty; Asia Sports Desk; +911141781022)

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