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Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2.30 p.m. ET/6.30 p.m. GMT. 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

US-FOOTBALL-NFL-NEP-GRONKOWSKI Gronk's agent: Return possible if Brady asks

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram, but his agent isn’t convinced we’ve seen the last of him. US-BASKETBALL-NCAA-OKL-UVA-RECAP

Top-seeded Virginia tops Oklahoma, back in Sweet 16 Top-seeded Virginia advanced to its third Sweet 16 in six seasons Sunday night with a 63-51 win over No. 9 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region at Columbia, S.C.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE/CHRISTENSEN Transfer ban means nobody can leave Chelsea, says Christensen

Chelsea players looking for a move away from Stamford Bridge this year may be left disappointed as defender Andreas Christensen says he has been told the club will hold on to the entire squad as they appeal their transfer ban. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-EURO-MNE-ENG/REPORT

Soccer-Euro 2020 qualifier -Montenegro v England Montenegro host England in their Euro 2020 qualifier

25 Mar 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-EURO-FRA-ICE/REPORT

Soccer - Euro 2020 qualifier - France v Iceland France host Iceland in a Euro 2020 qualifier

25 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-EURO-POR-SRB/REPORT

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Portugal v Serbia Portugal play Serbia in Group B of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

The match report will include details from the Luxembourg v Ukraine fixture. 25 Mar 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-FRIENDLY-JPN-BOL/ Soccer - International Friendly - Japan v Bolivia

Japan face Bolivia in an international friendly in Kobe. 26 Mar 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPE/CLUBS (TV) Soccer - European Club Association (ECA) news conference

The European Club Association, led by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, holds a news conference following its general assembly in Amsterdam. 26 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL-SNOW/ (PIX) (TV)

Volleyball-Snow volleyball left out in the cold to make an impact Volleyball will branch out into winter sports when its inaugural snow volleyball world tour gets under way this week as major sports face competition from other recreational activities, and are desperate for new revenue streams and audiences.

26 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-MIAMI/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 1000 - Miami Open

Action from round four of the Miami Open - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. 26 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

TENNIS-MIAMI/ Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami Open

Action from the quarter-finals of the Miami Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament. 26 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

DOPING SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-RUSADA

Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA holds news conference The head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA holds a news conference.

26 Mar 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS-IOC/ (PIX) (TV) IOC Executive Board meeting in Lausanne

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board meets in Lausanne. 26 Mar 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-RULES/

Motor racing-Formula One presents to teams proposed rules for 2021 Formula One and the governing FIA present teams with a 'global package' of proposed rules for the 2021 season.

26 Mar NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-NBA roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Monday. 25 March

GOLF Field Level Media-GOLF-PGA-WGC-BRACKETS

WGC bracket reveal Brackets for the World Golf Championship at Dell Match Play will be revealed Monday.

25 March MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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

Capsule roundups of all spring training games Monday. 25 March