REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET

Austrian cyclist Georg Preidler on Monday admitted to cheating amid an investigation into blood doping that brought down five skiers at the Nordic skiing world championships last week.

SOCCER-ENGLAND/ England bids farewell to World Cup-winning keeper Banks

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, March 4 (Reuters) - Crowds of mourning fans joined luminaries of English football for a final farewell on Monday to Gordon Banks, a steelworker's son who became one of the world's greatest goalkeepers and will be remembered for his miraculous save against Pele. RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/

Volunteers excited for Rugby World Cup 200 days out TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - With 200 days to go until the start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, excitement is building among the 13,000 volunteers, the oldest and the youngest among them vouched on Monday.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MAD-AJA/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Champions League - Ajax Amsterdam news conference and training

Ajax Amsterdam prepare for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie away to Real Madrid. 4 Mar 12:45 ET / 17:45 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DOR-TOT/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Champions League - Tottenham Hotspur news conference & training

Tottenham Hotspur prepare for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie away to Borussia Dortmund. 4 Mar 12:15 ET / 17:15 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-AUSTRALIA/PATU

Rugby-Australia's Patu suspended for six weeks for biting opponent Australia's national women's captain Liz Patu has been suspended for six weeks after pleading guilty to biting an opponent during a Super W game in Australia, Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) said.

4 Mar 09:59 ET / 14:59 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-SCO-WAL/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations - Wales injury update Wales will release an update on the medical status of their payers as they prepare to meet Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

4 Mar 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-IRL-FRA/

Rugby - France team announcement France head coach Jacques Brunel names his team for a Six Nations clash against Ireland

5 Mar 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-LEMANS/DISABLED-DRIVERS (TV) Motor racing - Team Brit aiming to become first disabled drivers team to race at Le Mans 24

Team BRIT is aiming to enter the first all-disabled team into the Le Mans 24 hour race. They have setup a racing academy for disabled driver, the majority of whom are injured military veterans, and they use the world’s most advanced hand control technology in order to compete on equal terms with able-bodied drivers. 4 Mar 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

CRICKET CRICKET-ODI-IND-AUS/

Cricket - India v Australia - Second ODI India play Australia in the second of five ODI matches in Nagpur.

5 Mar 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT