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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, March 29

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - CRICKET World Cup Australia ease to fifth title MELBOURNE - Australia cruised to a seven-wicket victory to win their fifth World Cup. (CRICKET-WORLD/FINAL (PIX), moved, by Julian Linden, Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and John Mehaffey, 600 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Formula One: Malaysian Grand Prix Vettel grabs surprise win for Ferrari SEPANG, Malaysia - A revitalised Sebastian Vettel easily held off world champion Lewis Hamilton to earn his and Ferrari's first victory since 2013. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by John O'Brien, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER European Championship qualifiers Group D Georgia v Germany (1600) Scotland v Gibraltar (1600) Ireland v Poland (1845) - - Group F Northern Ireland v Finland (1600) Romania v Faroe Islands (1600) Hungary v Greece (1845) - - Group I Albania v Armenia (1600) Portugal v Serbia (1845) We will bring you individual reports on all the key matches with updates plus sidebars on merit (SOCCER-EURO/HOME TEAM) - - International friendlies: Argentina v El Salvador Washington Mexico v Ecuador Los Angeles Morocco v Uruguay Agadir Latin American teams gear up for Copa America BUENOS AIRES - Argentina rested Lionel Messi to let him recover from a sore foot but still had too much attacking firepower for El Salvador on Saturday as they ran out 2-0 winners in a friendly in Washington. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/LATAM, moved, by Rex Gowar, 300 words) - - Brazil v Chile (1500) Brazil take on Chile in 60,000 sell-out in London LONDON - Brazil face Chile in a friendly in a 60,000 sell-out at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in a repeat of the World Cup second-round game last June after the selecao's 3-1 win in France last week. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/BRAZIL (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1:00 PM ET, by Tom Hayward, 400 words) - - France v Denmark (1845) France look to bounce back from Brazil loss against Denmark ST ETIENNE, France - France, who lost at home to Brazil earlier this week, take on Denmark as they continue their series of friendlies ahead of next year's Euro 2016 finals which they will host. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/FRANCE (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Catalonia, Spain Team Sky's Porte claims victory BARCELONA - Richie Porte of Team Sky claimed victory ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Italian Domenico Pozzovivo. (CYCLING-CATALONIA/ (PIX), moved, 300 words) - - Criterium International Gent-Wevelgem Copy on merit - - - - HORSE RACING 'Lucky escape' for National great Champion LONDON - Bob Champion, the former Grand National-winning jockey who has survived cancer and two heart attacks, says he is "incredibly lucky" to be alive having this month emerged largely unscathed from a car crash. (HORSE RACING/CHAMPION (INTERVIEW), moved, by Ian Chadband, 600 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Qatar, Doha/Losail Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS Miami Open (to April 5) Nadal, Murray and Serena take to Miami courts MIAMI - Second seed Rafa Nadal faces compatriot Fernando Verdasco while fourth seed Andy Murray is up against Colombian Santigao Girlaldo. In the women's competition world number one Serena Williams faces fellow American CiCi Bellis. (TENNIS-MIAMI/, expect first copy by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Texas Open, San Antonio, Texas (to 29) Walker carries four-shot lead into final round at Texas Open Jimmy Walker carries a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Texas Open aiming to cap off a hometown win at TPC San Antonio. Fellow Texan Jordan Spieth was alone in second place, one stroke ahead of FedExCup champion Billy Horschel. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 350 words) - - LPGA Tour: Kia Classic, Carlsbad, California Korean Lee holds one-stroke edge, shoots for wire-to-wire victory Lee Mi-rim remained at the top of the leaderboard after a third round 66 kept her one ahead of American Alison Lee heading into the final round at Aviara Golf Club. (GOLF-LPGA/(PIX) expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NBA Spurs, Grizzlies clash in playoff preview Reigning league champions the San Antonio Spurs try to move closer to wrapping up a postseason berth when they face the playoff-bound Memphis Grizzlies in one of the nine games of the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NHL Flames try to light up postseason chances at Predators The Calgary Flames bid to improve their playoff chances when they face off with the Central Division-leading Nashville Predators, who are on a four-game winning streak and have clinched a postseason berth, in one of the eight games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)