Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Feb 21

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT):

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CRICKET

SYDNEY - Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting does not expect to play international one-day cricket again after he was dropped from the team but would continue to be available for test matches, he said on Tuesday. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/PONTING, moved, pix, TV, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)

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Tri-series, Australia

India v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

India captain MS Dhoni will miss his country's triangular series one-day clash against Sri Lanka at the Gabba after he was suspended for one match following a second transgression of the International Cricket Council's rules on slow over rates. CRICKET-TRI/, expect by 1200, 350 words)

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Pakistan v England, fourth ODI, Dubai (1100)

DUBAI - England completed a remarkable turnaround to win the one-day series having lost the test series 3-0, and in the fourth ODI Pakistan will try to avoid a whitewash with the visitors already 3-0 up. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect by 1800, pix, 400 words)

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NBA

NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony made his long-awaited return to the Knicks on Monday but his partnership with Jeremy Lin failed to fire as New York fell 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets. (NBA-KNICKS/, moved, pix, 350 words)

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All-Star guard Derrick Rose made a triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls lineup by scoring a game-high 23 points in a 90-79 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks. (NBA-BULLS/, moved, pix, 250 words)

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NHL

Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson each scored a pair of goals and Craig Anderson collected the shutout as the surging Ottawa Senators pounded the New York Islanders 6-0, extending their winning run to three games. (NHL-ISLANDERS/, moved, 250 words)

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SOCCER

Champions League round of 16

MARSEILLE, France - Inter Milan's season has been so up and down that few fans would be surprised if they put on a stunning performance at Olympique Marseille in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg despite their woeful recent domestic form (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/MARSEILLE (PREVIEW), moved, 500 words)

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BERNE - Bayern Munich's Champions League visit to Basel on Wednesday has all the ingredients for an upset, with the Bavarians in the middle of a rocky patch. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BASEL, (PREVIEW), moved, by Brian Homewood, 500 words)

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Champions League last 16 first legs (to 22)

CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid (1700)

Napoli v Chelsea (1945)

(SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 2200, pix, 500 words)

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OLYMPICS

SYDNEY - David Rudisha is proud to be a 800 metres world champion, proud to be a world record holder but as much as anything is proud of being a Maasai and desperate to secure a first Olympic gold medal for his tribe. (OLYMPICS-ATHLETICS/RUDISHA, expect at 1200, pix, tv, by Nick Mulvenney, 800 words)

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Many hundreds of London medal hopefuls are forced to prepare for their Olympic bids in less than salubrious surroundings as a visit to the training camp of Mongolia's Asian champion freestyle wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig proved. (OLYMPICS-MONGOLIA/, expect at 1200, pix, by Kieran Doherty, 500 words)

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LONDON - Hong Kong's talented young track cyclist Wai Sze Lee has only been competing in sprinting a year but at the 2012 Olympic Games test event she produced enough speed to beat the world's finest competitors, impressing Chris Hoy in the process. (CYCLING-OLYMPICS/LEE, moved, pix, by Tom Pilcher, 500 words)

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TENNIS

ATP/WTA: Memphis Championships, U.S. (to 26)

ATP: Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (to 26)

Marseille Open, France (to 26)

WTA: Dubai Championships, UAE (to 26)

Monterrey Open, Mexico (to 26)

On merit

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