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SOCCER-UEFA/TEBAS Exclusive-La Liga slams "catastrophic" UEFA proposals, welcomes FIFA Club World Cup plans

UEFA proposals to change part of the Champions League format would be "catastrophic" for soccer but FIFA plans to overhaul the Club World Cup will be a boon for the sport, La Liga president Javier Tebas told Reuters on Thursday. BASEBALL-MLB-TICKETS

Yankees v Red Sox game in London a best-seller: StubHub Major League Baseball’s first-ever game in London featuring world champion Boston Red Sox and rival New York Yankees is the best-selling game of the 2019 regular season, ticket seller StubHub said on Thursday.

MOTOR-F1-AUSTRALIA/WHITING F1 mourns sudden death of race director Whiting

The death of Formula One race director Charlie Whiting, a popular and key figure in the sport, cast a pall over the paddock on Thursday, three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. UPCOMING

TENNIS TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - BNP Paribas Open Milos Raonic plays Miomir Kecmanovic in the BNP Paribas quarter-finals and is followed by Dominic Thiem versus Gael Monfils.

14 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT TENNIS-WTA/ATP

Field Level Media-ATP/WTA at Indian Wells Coverage of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.

March 14 TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/

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

15 Mar TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - BNP Paribas Open Roger Federer plays Hubert Hurkacz in the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals while Rafael Nadal takes on Karen Khachanov.

15 Mar SOCCER

SOCCER-EUROPA-ARS-REN/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Europa League - Arsenal v Rennes

Round up of the.Europa League last 16 encounters 14 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/DRAW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Champions League - Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals Draw

UEFA holds the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 15 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-AFRICA/LALIGA INTERVIEW-Soccer-La Liga’s hands-on approach to Africa is paying dividends

In the battle for the hearts and minds of Africa’s growing legion of ‘connected’ football fans, Spain’s La Liga has stolen a march on rivals as it seeks to grow its footprint on the continent. 15 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-FIFA/ (TV) Soccer - FIFA Council meeting

The FIFA Council will meet in Miami. A task force, composing of representatives from the six confederations and FIFA, will present two proposals to the FIFA Council for the two competitions - a FIFA Club World Cup and a worldwide Nations League. 15 Mar 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-ESP/ Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifiers - Spain - Luis Enrique names squad for Norway and Malta

Spain coach Luis Enrique gives his squad list for his side's opening Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Malta. 15 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-BEL-RUS/ (PIX) Soccer - Belgium press conference

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez hold a press conference ahead of the two EURO-2020 qualifiers against Russia and Cyprus 15 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPA/DRAW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Europa League - Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals Draw

UEFA holds the draw for the Europa League quarter-finals and semi-finals at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 15 Mar 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY UNION-SUPER/

Super Rugby - Week Five Super Rugby week five.

15 Mar 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ENG-SCO/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England training & news conference England prepare for their final Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham Stadium.

15 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ITA-FRA/PREVIEW (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Italy v France - Captain's run Italy play France on the last day of the Six Nations.

15 Mar 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT HORSERACING

HORSERACING-CHELTENHAM/ (PIX) Horse Racing - Gold Cup day Cheltenham Festival

Day four of the Cheltenham Festival.featuring the Gold Cup 15 Mar

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS-2020/ROBOTS (PIX) (TV)

Olympics-Tokyo unveils various robots assisting Olympic games Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organising committee presents its new robot project, aimed at making the 2020 summer Games the most innovative in history.

15 Mar 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT FIGURESKATING

FIGURESKATING-WORLD/PREVIEW Preview for the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships

Preview ahead of the 2019 Figure Skating World Championships are held in the Japanese city of Saitama 15 Mar

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-INDIA/CHOPRA-COACH

Athletics-Coach Hohn lays out pathway for Chopra's Tokyo success India's Neeraj Chopra is reticent when it comes to discussing specific targets but his coach Uwe Hohn has laid out a comprehensive roadmap for the former javelin world junior champion to win an Olympic medal in Tokyo next year.

15 Mar 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Australian Grand Prix - Practice

Action from the first two practice sessions at the Australian Grand Prix - the opening race of the 2019 Formula One world championship. 15 Mar 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

RALLYING RALLYING-BRITAIN/MUNNINGS (PIX)

Rallying - Interview with British rally driver Catie Munnings 21-year-old Catie Munnings is gearing up for the new European Rally Championship season. We talk to her about being a woman in a male-dominated sport

15 Mar 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-PGA-PLAYERS Field Level Media-PGA: The Players Championship

Coverage of The Players Championship opening round. March 14

GOLF-PLAYERS/ (PIX) (TV) Golf - PGA Tour - The Players Championship

The second round of the Players Championsip at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. 15 Mar 07:40 ET / 11:40 GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

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

March 14, 8 p.m. ET/ 12 A.M. GMT NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATON

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-NBA roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Thursday March 14

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media-MLB Spring notebook Capsule roundups of all spring training games Thursday.

March 14