REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1830 GMT/1430 ET

Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:30 p.m. GMT/2:30 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar. TOP STORIES

BASKETBALL-NCAA-GAMBLING Americans to bet $8.5 billion on NCAA's 'March Madness' basketball tournament: report

About 47 million people - one in five American adults - are expected to bet a combined $8.5 billion on “March Madness,” the annual men’s college basketball tournament, a new report said on Monday. SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUV/RONALDO

Ronaldo faces disciplinary hearing over goal celebration Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is facing disciplinary action for his celebration after one of the three goals he scored in last week's 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

FOOTBALL-NFL-NYG-GETTLEMAN Field Level Media-GM Gettleman: Giants 'couldn't refuse' offer for OBJ, defends Manning

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said Monday that he traded star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. because the Cleveland Browns made an offer that was impossible to pass up. UPCOMING

TENNIS TENNIS-MIAMI/

Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami Open Action from round one of the Miami Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.

19 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-T20-ZAF-LKA/ Cricket - South Africa v Sri Lanka - First T20 International

South Africa play Sri Lanka in their first T20 international in Cape Town. 19 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-STRATEGY/

Motor racing-F1 corporate strategy head at Advertising Week Europe seminar The seminar considers the rapid evolution of F1. Featuring Yath Gangakumaran, F1 director of corporate strategy, as well as representatives of Red Bull Racing and F1 sponsor Heineken.

19 Mar 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT FIGURESKATING

FIGURESKATING-WORLD/HANYU Figure skating - Olympic champion Hanyu speaks to media ahead of World Champs

Japan's Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu speaks to the media ahead of the 2019 Figure Skating World Championships in Saitama. Hanyu's battle with American Nathan Chen is one of the most hotly anticipated match-ups in years. 19 Mar

SOCCER SOCCER-FRIENDLY-GER-SRB/PREVIEW (PIX)

Soccer - International Friendly - Germany v Serbia - news conference & training Germany and Serbia news conference and training ahead of their international match

19 Mar 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT ALPINE SKIING

ALPINE SKIING-MEN/HIRSCHER (PIX) Alpine skiing-World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher holds news conference

Marcel Hirscher, who on Sunday extended his dominance of Alpine skiing with an eighth consecutive overall World Cup title, holds a news conference amid speculation about whether he will retire from the sport. 19 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

CYCLING CYCLING-TIRRENO-ADRIATICO/

Cycling - Italy - Tirreno-Adriatico The seventh and final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico is a 10-kilometre individual time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto. Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin, Peter Sagan, Greg van Avermaet and Vincenzo Nibali feature in the race.

19 Mar NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NFL notebook

News and notes from around the National Football League. March 18, 8 p.m. ET/ 12 a.m. GMT

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

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

March 18 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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

Capsule roundups of all spring training games Monday. March 18