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GOLF-PALMER Cabrera Bello sets pace with 65 at Bay Hill

Rafa Cabrera Bello almost aced the second hole en route to the early lead in the first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Thursday. SOCCER-ITALY-ROM

Roma part company with coach Di Francesco Serie A club AS Roma parted company with Eusebio Di Francesco on Thursday, one day after being knocked out of the Champions League by Porto, as the coach paid for his team's inconsistency.

BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-JAMES-PASSES-JORDA Field Level Media-LeBron gets emotional after passing MJ in career points

LeBron James reflected emotionally on his life and career after passing Michael Jordan to move into fourth place on the NBA career scoring list on Wednesday night. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-EUROPA-CHE-DYK/ (PIX)

Soccer - Europa League - Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev Round up of the.Europa League last 16 encounters

7 Mar 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-WAT/DEULOFEU (PIX)

Soccer - Interview with Watford forward Gerard Deulofeu An exclusive interview with Watford forward Gerard Deulofeu ahead of a reunion with his first coach Pep Guardiola against Manchester City on Saturday and a crucial FA Cup quarter-final tie with Crystal Palace.

8 Mar 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-ODI-IND-AUS/ Cricket - India v Australia - Third ODI

India play Australia in the third of five ODI matches in Ranchi. 8 Mar 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL-NBA/JOHNSON

NBA-Former Air Force Lieutenant flying high as head of NBA referee ops Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson has reached the upper echelons of two very different but equally male-dominated fields and credits her decorated military career with helping her serve as the NBA's head of referee operations.

8 Mar 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media-NBA roundup Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Thursday.

March 7 RUGBY

RUGBY UNION-SUPER/ Super Rugby - Week Four

Super Rugby week four. 8 Mar 01:30 ET / 06:30 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-IRL-FRA/ Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland team announcement

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt announces his squad for the Six Nations match against France. 8 Mar 08:45 ET / 13:45 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ENG-ITA/ (PIX) Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England training & news conference

Jonny May looks back to England's Wales defeat and ahead to Saturday's match against Italy. 8 Mar 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-SEASON/

Motor racing-Formula One season preview package The final part of our F1 preview package includes a look at McLaren and Williams, a story on Australian Daniel Ricciardo and an overall preview.

8 Mar MOTOR-F1-SEASON/PREVIEW (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - 2019 Season Preview A look ahead to the new Formula One season which will begin in Melbourne on March 17.

8 Mar 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT MOTOR-INDY/

Motor racing-IndyCar gets fresh look but spotlight on familiar name With new drivers, new teams, new circuits, a new title sponsor and broadcast deal the IndyCar Series will have a fresh look this season but as a new season gets the green light the spotlight will be on an old name.

8 Mar 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT MOTOR RALLY

MOTOR-RALLY-MEXICO/ (TV) World Rally Championship - Rally Mexico

Action from day two of Rally Mexico - the third round of the World Rally Championship. 8 Mar 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - BNP Paribas Open The ATP hosts its first World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, California. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all feature.

8 Mar 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/

Tennis - WTA Premier - BNP Paribas Open The WTA hosts a Premier Mandatory event in Indian Wells, California.

8 Mar 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-PALMER/ (TV) Golf - PGA Tour - Arnold Palmer Invitational

Round two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Rory McIlroy is the defending champion. 8 Mar 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

GOLF-PGA-PALMER Field Level Media-PGA: Arnold Palmer Invitational

Coverage of the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. March 7, 7 p.m. ET/ 12:00 a.m. GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media-NFL notebook News and notes from around the National Football League.

March 7, 8 p.m. ET/ 1 a.m. GMT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-MLB Spring notebook

Capsule roundups of spring training action Wednesday. March 7