by Associated Press WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT Associated Press - 14 February 2015 19:02-05:00 CRICKET WORLD CUP: CRI--WCUP-INDIA-PAKISTAN ADELAIDE, Australia — Defending champion India gets its Cricket World Cup campaign underway against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval. The match is expected to draw a TV audience in the hundreds of millions. By John Pye. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Match starts at 0330 GMT. CRI--WCUP-SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE HAMILTON, New Zealand — South Africa begins its chase for an elusive first Cricket World Cup title when it plays Zimbabwe. By Nick Perry. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Match begins at 0100 GMT. CRI--WCUP-JUGGERNAUT CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand's efforts to contain the hype around their Cricket World Cup prospects had been going well until allrounder Corey Anderson used one word on Saturday to describe their campaign. He called it a juggernaut. By Steve McMorran. SENT: 660 words, photos. Also: — CRI--WCUP-BAT OVER BALL — By Steve McMorran. SENT: 340 words, photos. FOOTBALL: SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP LONDON — Liverpool comes from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the FA Cup fifth round, keeping alive the chances of captain Steven Gerrard finishing his career at the club with a final trip to Wembley Stadium. By Steve Douglas. SENT: 530 words, photos. SOC--SPANISH ROUNDUP BARCELONA, Spain — Real Madrid beats a determined Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 and ensures it remain the Spanish league leader. Madrid leads Barcelona by a provisional four points. The Catalan club hosts Levante on Sunday when defending champion Atletico, trailing the pacesetters by seven, visits Celta Vigo. By Joseph Wilson. SENT: 690 words, photos. SOC--GERMAN ROUNDUP BERLIN — Bayern Munich routs Hamburger SV 8-0 for its biggest Bundesliga win in more than 30 years, and Bas Dost's injury-time winner gives Wolfsburg a 5-4 victory at Bayer Leverkusen in a deluge of goals. By Ciaran Fahey. SENT: 750 words, photos. SOC--ITALIAN ROUNDUP MILAN — Napoli misses the chance to close the gap to second-place Roma as it loses 3-1 at Palermo in Serie A, ending a run of six successive victories. By Daniella Matar. SENT: 520 words, photos. Also: — SOC--FRENCH ROUNDUP — By Jerome Pugmire. SENT: 530 words, photos. — SOC--PORTUGUESE ROUNDUP — SENT: 110 words. — SOC--GREEK ROUNDUP — SENT: 120 words. — SOC--ASTON VILLA-SHERWOOD — SENT: 380 words. RUGBY: RGU--IRELAND-FRANCE DUBLIN — Ireland endures a furious finish from France to prevail 18-11 and set up a home showdown next with England between the Six Nations' last two unbeaten teams. By Shawn Pogatchnik. SENT: 720 words, photos. RGU--ENGLAND-ITALY LONDON — England strengthens its title credentials in the Six Nations by scoring six tries in a 47-17 win over Italy, with Jonathan Joseph enhancing his burgeoning reputation with two electric scores from long range. By Steve Douglas. SENT: 690 words, photos. With: — RGU--ENGLAND-JOSEPH — By Steve Douglas. SENT: 580 words, photos. RGU--SUPER RUGBY ROUNDUP The Sharks and the Bulls lose on Super Rugby's opening weekend, meaning just one team has won at home in the first six games. SENT: 560 words. With: — RGU-NEW SOUTH WALES-WESTERN FORCE — UPCOMING: 200 words by 0800 GMT. GOLF: GLF--PEBBLE BEACH PEBBLE BEACH, California — Jim Furyk makes seven birdies over his last 10 holes for a 9-under 63 to take a one-shot lead going into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Furyk isn't showing much sign of rust for someone competing for the first time since the Ryder Cup in late September. Now he has another chance to end a winless drought of more than four years. By Doug Ferguson. SENT: 130 words, photos. Will be updated. Also: — GLF--AUSTRALIAN LADIES MASTERS — England's Charley Hull and Holly Clyburn and South Korea's Choi Eun-woo lead by one going into Sunday's final round. UPCOMING: 350 words by 0800 GMT. Other news: — SKI--WORLDS-WOMEN'S SLALOM — American Mikaela Shiffrin defends slalom title at worlds. By Pat Graham. SENT: 340 words, photos. — TEN--WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT — Berdych easily beats Simon to meet Wawrinka in final. SENT: 160 words, photos. — TEN--MEMPHIS OPEN — Anderson beats Young to make final. By Teresa Walker. SENT: 90 words, photos. Will be updated. — TEN--BRAZIL OPEN — Vanni beats Souza to reach final. SENT: 90 words. — TEN--THAILAND OPEN — Hantuchova, Tomljanovic advance to final. SENT: 180 words. — TEN--DIAMOND GAMES — Petkovic advances to final vs. Suarez Navarro. SENT: 130 words. YOUR QUERIES: Questions and story requests are welcome. Contact your local AP bureau or the AP International Sports Desk in London by telephone at 44-2074274105 or email lonsports@ap.org. 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