Advertisement

Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, April 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: SOCCER Champions League draw Barca eye Bayern revenge, Real v Juventus LONDON - Barcelona will have the chance to avenge their 2013 humbling by Bayern Munich after being paired with the Germans again in the Champions League semi-final draw which also pitted holders Real Madrid against Juventus. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, moved, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Mainz v Schalke 04 (1830) Schalke need win at Mainz to boost Champions League hopes BERLIN - Fifth-placed Schalke must beat Mainz, who are 11th, to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille v Lorient (1830) Champions League-chasing Marseille seek win at Lorient PARIS - Fourth-placed Marseille, eight points off the pace and two behind third-placed Monaco, who occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot, seek a win at third-bottom Lorient. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) - - La Liga Cordoba v Athletic Bilbao (1845) Copy on merit - - Dutch championship ADO Den Haag v Vitesse Arnhem (1800) Copy on merit - - - - BOXING Pacquiao's hand speed will earn win, says Roach LOS ANGELES - Superior hand speed will give Manny Pacquiao a decisive edge over American Floyd Mayweather in their heavily anticipated mega-fight in Las Vegas next week, says the Filipino southpaw's trainer Freddie Roach. (BOXING-PACQUIAO/ROACH (INTERVIEW), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 650 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v England, second test, Grenada (to 26) England will resume on 373 for six with Joe Root on 118 not out as the touring side look to extend their lead on the fourth day in Grenada. (CRICKET-WINDES/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words) - - Bangladesh v Pakistan, Twenty20, Dhaka Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS ATP: Barcelona Open, Spain (to 26) Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest (to 26) WTA: Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (to 26) Copy on merit - - - - SNOOKER World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, England (to May 4) Copy on merit - - - - RALLYING Rally of Argentina (to 26) Copy on merit - - - - BOXING Fights from different eras cannot be compared, says Arum LOS ANGELES - Next week's megafight in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is expected to be the most lucrative in boxing but that does not necessarily make it the biggest of all time, veteran promoter Bob Arum told Reuters. (BOXING-WORLD/ARUM (INTERVIEW), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 550 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (to 26) Avondale, Louisiana Weekley and de Jonge in joint command in New Orleans American Boo Weekley and Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge take a joint one-shot lead into the second round at the TPC Louisiana after opening with eight-under-par 64s on a rain-softened layout. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA Tour Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic (to 26) Daly City, California Holder Ko back at the top after opening with a 67 New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko, the defending champion at Lake Merced Golf Club, leads by one shot going into the second round after launching her title defence with a five-under-par 67. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - NHL Sens and Pens try to stay alive The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins try to stave off playoff elimination in their respective series versus the Montreal Canadiens and top-seed New York Rangers while the St. Louis Blues host the Minnesota Wild with their series tied at 2-2 in the three first-round games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NBA Spurs and Clippers clash in Game Three The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers clash with their best-of-seven series tied at 1-1 while the Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards seek commanding 3-0 leads in their respective series versus the Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors in the three first-round playoff games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA- PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - BASEBALL Yankees, Mets renew crosstown rivalry The New York Yankees host the crosstown rival New York Mets while former Cy Young Award winner Zack Grienke takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the San Diego Padres in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)