Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 06:30 PM GMT/ 02:30 PM ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.

TOP STORIES

BASEBALL-MLB-NYM-HOU/

Baseball-Soto homers in first at-bat as a Met

NEW YORK (Reuters)Juan Soto hit a home run in his first at

bat with the New York Mets on Saturday, wasting no time

making an impact in the team's first Spring Training game of

the year

TENNIS-DOHA/

Tennis-Rublev downs Draper to win Qatar Open

DOHA (Reuters)Russian Andrey Rublev was given a tough test

early on, but finished in style to beat Britain's eight seed

Jack Draper 7-5 5-7 6-1 and win the Qatar Open on Saturday

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-WHU/

Soccer-Arsenal suffer title blow, Man Utd salvage draw at Everton

LONDON (Reuters)Arsenal suffered a potentially mortal blow

in their title quest as West Ham United condemned them to

first Premier League home defeat of the season on Saturday

UPCOMING

SPORTS

SOCCER-ITALY-INT-GEN/REPORT (PIX)

Italy - Italian Serie A - Inter Milan v Genoa

Inter Milan play Genoa in the Italian Serie A.

22 Feb 19:45 ET

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

Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Las Palmas v Barcelona

Las Palmas play Barcelona in the Spanish LaLiga.

22 Feb 20:00 ET

SOCCER-USA-LAFC-MIN/ (PIX)

MLS - Los Angeles Football Club v Minnesota United

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - BMO Stadium, Los Angeles,

California

22 Feb 21:45 ET

SOCCER-ARGENTINA-BOJ-CAA/REPORT (TV)

Argentina - Argentine Primera Division - Torneo Apertura -

Boca Juniors v Aldosivi

Boca Juniors play Aldosivi in the Argentine Primera

Division.

22 Feb 22:30 ET

SOCCER-ARGENTINA-SMS-RIV/REPORT (TV)

Argentina - Argentine Primera Division - Torneo Apertura

San Martin San Juan v River

Plate

San Martin San Juan play River Plate in the Argentine

Primera Division.

22 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-DC-TOR/ (PIX)

MLS - D.C. United v Toronto FC

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Audi Field, Washington,

D. C., District of Columbia

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-CIN-NYRB/ (PIX)

MLS - FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati,

Ohio

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-MIA-NYC/ (PIX)

MLS - Inter Miami CF v New York City Football Club

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Chase Stadium, Fort

Lauderdale, Florida

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-ATL-MTL/ (PIX)

MLS - Atlanta United v CF Montreal

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Mercedes-Benz Stadium,

Atlanta, Georgia

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-CLB-CHI/ (PIX)

MLS - Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire FC

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Lower.com Field,

Columbus, Ohio

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-ORL-PHI/ (PIX)

MLS - Orlando City v Philadelphia Union

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Inter&Co Stadium,

Orlando, Florida

23 Feb 00:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-NSH-NE/ (PIX)

MLS - Nashville SC v New England Revolution

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - GEODIS Park, Nashville,

Tennessee

23 Feb 01:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-STL-COL/ (PIX)

MLS - St. Louis City SC v Colorado Rapids

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Energizer Park, St.

Louis, Missouri

23 Feb 01:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-ATX-SKC/ (PIX)

MLS - Austin FC v Sporting Kansas City

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

23 Feb 01:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-HOU-DAL/ (PIX)

MLS - Houston Dynamo FC v FC Dallas

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

Houston, Texas

23 Feb 01:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-SJ-RSL/ (PIX)

MLS - San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - PayPal Park, San Jose,

California

23 Feb 03:30 ET

SOCCER-USA-SEA-CLT/ (PIX)

MLS - Seattle Sounders FC v Charlotte FC

2025 MLS Season (Regular Season) - Lumen Field, Seattle,

Washington

23 Feb 03:30 ET

SOCCER-ITALY-COM-NAP/REPORT (PIX)

Italy - Italian Serie A - Como v Napoli

Como play Napoli in the Italian Serie A.

23 Feb 11:30 ET

SOCCER-ENGLAND-NEW-NFO/REPORT (PIX)

England - English Premier League - Newcastle United v

Nottingham Forest

Newcastle United play Nottingham Forest in the English

Premier League.

23 Feb 14:00 ET

SOCCER-SPAIN-RMA-GIR/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Real Madrid v Girona

Real Madrid play Girona in the Spanish LaLiga.

23 Feb 15:15 ET

SOCCER-GERMANY-FCB-SGE/REPORT (PIX)

Germany - German Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Eintracht

Frankfurt

Bayern Munich play Eintracht Frankfurt in the German

Bundesliga.

23 Feb 16:30 ET

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-LIV/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

England - English Premier League - Manchester City v

Liverpool

Manchester City play Liverpool in the English Premier

League.

23 Feb 16:30 ET

SOCCER-ITALY-EMP-ATA/REPORT (PIX)

Italy - Italian Serie A - Empoli v Atalanta

Empoli play Atalanta in the Italian Serie A.

23 Feb 17:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-PIT-WSH/ (PIX)

NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins v Washington Capitals

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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

22 Feb 20:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-BUF-NYR/ (PIX)

NHL - Buffalo Sabres v New York Rangers

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - KeyBank Center,

Buffalo, New York

22 Feb 22:30 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NSH-COL/ (PIX)

NHL - Nashville Predators v Colorado Avalanche

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Bridgestone Arena,

Nashville, Tennessee

22 Feb 23:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NJD-DAL/ (PIX)

NHL - New Jersey Devils v Dallas Stars

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Prudential Center,

Newark, New Jersey

22 Feb 23:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-FLA-SEA/ (PIX)

NHL - Florida Panthers v Seattle Kraken

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Amerant Bank Arena,

Sunrise, Florida

22 Feb 23:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-STL-WPG/ (PIX)

NHL - St. Louis Blues v Winnipeg Jets

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Enterprise Center, St.

Louis, Missouri

23 Feb 00:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CBJ-CHI/ (PIX)

NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets v Chicago Blackhawks

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Nationwide Arena,

Columbus, Ohio

23 Feb 00:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-OTT-MTL/ (PIX)

NHL - Ottawa Senators v Montreal Canadiens

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Canadian Tire Centre,

Kanata, Ontario

23 Feb 00:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-BOS-ANA/ (PIX)

NHL - Boston Bruins v Anaheim Ducks

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - TD Garden, Boston,

Massachusetts

23 Feb 00:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-TOR-CAR/ (PIX)

NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs v Carolina Hurricanes

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Scotiabank Arena,

Toronto, Ontario

23 Feb 00:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-LAK-UTA/ (PIX)

NHL - Los Angeles Kings v Utah Hockey Club

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Crypto.com Arena, Los

Angeles, California

23 Feb 02:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-VGK-VAN/ (PIX)

NHL - Vegas Golden Knights v Vancouver Canucks

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

Vegas, Nevada

23 Feb 03:00 ET

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-WSH-EDM/ (PIX)

NHL - Washington Capitals v Edmonton Oilers

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Capital One Arena,

Washington, District of Columbia

23 Feb 18:00 ET

TENNIS-RIO/ (PIX) (TV)

ATP 500 - Rio Open

The semi-final of the Rio Open - an ATP 500 tournament.

22 Feb 20:00 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-CHI-PHX/ (PIX)

NBA - Chicago Bulls v Phoenix Suns

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - United Center,

Chicago, Illinois

22 Feb 22:00 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-PHI-BKN/ (PIX)

NBA - Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Wells Fargo Center,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

23 Feb 00:30 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-DEN-LAL/ (PIX)

NBA - Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Ball Arena, Denver,

Colorado

23 Feb 01:30 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-UTA-HOU/ (PIX)

NBA - Utah Jazz v Houston Rockets

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

Lake City, Utah

23 Feb 02:30 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-POR-CHA/ (PIX)

NBA - Portland Trail Blazers v Charlotte Hornets

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Moda Center at the

Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon

23 Feb 03:00 ET

BASKETBALL-NBA-BOS-NYK/ (PIX)

NBA - Boston Celtics v New York Knicks

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

Massachusetts

23 Feb 18:00 ET

ATHLETICS-USA/

Athletics-US Indoor Championships

23 Feb

CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-PAK-IND/ (PIX) (TV)

ICC Men's Champions Trophy - Pakistan v India

Arch-rivals Pakistan and India clash in a Group A

blockbuster in the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai, UAE.

23 Feb 09:00 ET

CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-PAK-IND/FANS-PAKISTAN (PIX) (TV)

Cricket arch-rivals Pakistan and India draw crowds for

Champions Trophy showdown

Large crowds of cricket fans gather to watch Pakistan take

on its arch-rival India in a Champions Trophy showdown.

The fans' excitement is tainted with disappointment with the

game being staged at a neutral venue after New Delhi barred

its team from visiting neighbouring Pakistan.

23 Feb 09:00 ET

CRICKET-T20-ZWE-IRL

Zimbabwe v Ireland

Zimbabwe host Ireland in the second of their three match

Twenty20 series at Harare Sports Club

23 Feb 11:30 ET

BIATHLON-WORLD/ (PIX)

Winter Sports - Biathlon World Championships

We will wrap up the action from the men's and women's mass

start races on the final day of the World Championships.

23 Feb 12:45 ET

GOLF-EUROPEAN/

DP World Tour - Kenya Open

The Kenya Open is hosted at the Muthaiga Country Club in

Nairobi as part of the DP World Tour

23 Feb 15:00 ET

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ITA-FRA/ (PIX)

Six Nations Championship - Italy v France

Italy face France in the Six Nations Championship.

23 Feb 15:00 ET