Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2 p.m. GMT/ 9 a.m. ET . For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.

TOP STORIES

MOTOR-MOTOGP-THAILAND

Motorcycling-Marc Marquez beats brother Alex to win season-opening Thailand GP

BURIRAM, Thailand (Reuters)- Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez continued his perfect start with factory Ducati as he completed a weekend double at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of his younger brother Alex.

TENNIS-ACAPULCO

Tennis-Machac beats Davidovich Fokina to win his maiden ATP title at Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters)- Lede or nutgraf

Czech Republic's Tomas Machac won his first title on the ATP tour on Saturday, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(6) 6-2 in the final of the Mexican Open.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-FUL-PREVIEW

Soccer-Maguire deserves England recall, says Man United boss Amorim

Manchester United centre back Harry Maguire deserves to be recalled to the England squad and his leadership qualities can be an asset to the national team, the Premier League club's head coach Ruben Amorim said.

UPCOMING

SPORTS

SOCCER-SPAIN-BAR-RSO/REPORT (PIX) $(TV)$

Soccer - Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Barcelona v Real Sociedad

Barcelona play Real Sociedad in the Spanish LaLiga.

2 Mar 10:15 ET / 15:15 GMT

GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - DP World Tour - South African Open

The South African Open is hosted at Durban Country Club

2 Mar 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-FUL/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - English FA Cup - Manchester United v Fulham

Manchester United play Fulham in the fifth round of the English FA Cup at Old Trafford.

2 Mar 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-BOS-DEN/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Boston Celtics v Denver Nuggets

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

2 Mar 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-PIT-TOR/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins v Toronto Maple Leafs

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2 Mar 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-MIL-LAZ/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Italian Serie A - AC Milan v Lazio

AC Milan play Lazio in the Italian Serie A.

2 Mar 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-CLE-POR/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Cleveland Cavaliers v Portland Trail Blazers

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

2 Mar 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MIN-BOS/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Minnesota Wild v Boston Bruins

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

2 Mar 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CAR-CGY/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Carolina Hurricanes v Calgary Flames

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina

2 Mar 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

SOCCER-USA-VAN-LA/ (PIX)

Soccer - MLS - Vancouver Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Mar 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-IND-CHI/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Indiana Pacers v Chicago Bulls

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

2 Mar 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-ORL-TOR/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Orlando Magic v Toronto Raptors

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Kia Center, Orlando, Florida

2 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-MIA-NYK/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Miami Heat v New York Knicks

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida

2 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DAL-STL/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Dallas Stars v St. Louis Blues

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

2 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

TENNIS-MERIDA/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - WTA 500 - Merida Open

The final of the Merida Open - a WTA 500 tournament.

2 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-OKC/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas

3 Mar 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NYR-NSH/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - New York Rangers v Nashville Predators

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

3 Mar 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

SOCCER-USA-HOU-MIA/ (PIX)

Soccer - MLS - Houston Dynamo FC v Inter Miami CF

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

3 Mar 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-VGK-NJD/ (PIX)

Hockey - NHL - Vegas Golden Knights v New Jersey Devils

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

3 Mar 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-UTA-NOP/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Utah Jazz v New Orleans Pelicans

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

3 Mar 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-LAC/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Los Angeles Lakers v Los Angeles Clippers

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California

3 Mar 21:30 ET / 02:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-PHX-MIN/ (PIX)

Basketball - NBA - Phoenix Suns v Minnesota Timberwolves

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - PHX Arena, Phoenix, Arizona

3 Mar 21:30 ET / 02:30 GMT

SNOWBOARDING-SHAUN WHITE/

Snowboarding-Shaun White's Snow League ready for inaugural season

Snowboarding legend Shaun White speaks to Reuters about the launch of his Snow League, which begins with a snowboarding competition March 7-8 in Aspen with a $1.6 million prize purse.

3 Mar

SOCCER-AFCCHAMPIONS/

Soccer - Asian Champions League - Round of 16

Asian Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg

3 Mar

TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/

Preview - Tennis - Indian Wells Open

Preview of the Indian Wells Open - an ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 tournament.