Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Feb 13

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday:

SOCCER

Premier League

Bournemouth v Manchester City (2000)

Manchester City look to cut Chelsea lead

Manchester City play at Bournemouth, hoping to cut Chelsea's lead to eight points. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 2150 GMT/4:50 PM ET, 400 words)

Serie A

Lazio v AC Milan (1945)

Lazio and Milan chase European spots

Lazio and AC Milan, fifth and sixth in Serie A, will be looking to strengthen their bids to secure places in Europe next season. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words)

CRICKET

No ordinary Joe as England take Root

LONDON - Joe Root was earmarked as a future England captain from the day he made his test debut in 2012 and after scoring a bucket-load of runs he duly lands the job just over four years later. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ROOT (NEWSMAKER, PIX), by Ed Osmond, 459 words)

See also:

- CRICKET-ENGLAND/ROOT (UPDATE 1), moved, 416 words

ALPINE SKIING

World championships (to 19)

Aerni wins men's combined gold by slimmest of margins

ST MORITZ, Switzerland - Swiss surprise Luca Aerni dethrones Austrian favourite Marcel Hirscher by the slimmest of margins to win men's combined gold on home snow at the Alpine skiing world championships. (ALPINE-WORLD/MEN (PIX, TV), moving shortly, 350 words)

NBA

Thunder try to get back on track

The Oklahoma City Thunder, coming off a home thumping by Golden State, try to get back on track when they visit the streaking Washington Wizards in one of 11 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words)

NHL

Rangers and Blue Jackets in division clash

The surging New York Rangers go for their sixth consecutive victory when they meet the Columbus Blue Jackets in a clash between rivals in the tough Metropolitan Division. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 words)

NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS

Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Robin Pomeroy)