Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, May 8
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: MOTOR RACING Spanish Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton sets pace BARCELONA - Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice, well ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Ligue 1 Paris St Germain v En Avant Guingamp (1830) PSG host Guingamp targeting six-point lead at the top PARIS - Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain welcome mid-table En Avant Guingamp knowing a victory would give them a provisional six-point lead at the top over Olympique Lyonnais who visit Caen on Saturday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Bundesliga Hamburg SV v Freiburg (1830) Improving Hamburg face fellow strugglers Freiburg Hamburg are 14th on 31 points after two straight wins but they are desperate for another victory as they stand only one point above the relegation playoff spot occupied by Friday's visitors Freiburg and 17th-placed Hanover 96. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - La Liga Eibar v Espanyol Copy on merit Brazil Brazil's Serie A kicks off this weekend in a familiarly restless environment with teams from Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre favourites for the title but lingering fears over crowd trouble, low attendances and chronic disorganisation all as pertinent as ever. (SOCCER-BRAZIL/PREVIEW, expect by 1900 GMT/3:00 PM ET, 550 words) Women's Under-17 World Cup set to have major impact AMMAN - The Women's Under-17 World Cup will have a huge impact on women in the Middle East and across Asia when it is staged in Jordan next year, the chief executive of the organising committee Samar Nassar says in an interview. (SOCCER-WORLD/JORDAN, (PIX), moving shortly, by Mike Collett, 850 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Madrid Open (to 10) Nadal plays Dimitrov in pursuit of third straight Madrid MADRID - Local favourite Rafa Nadal continues his bid for a third straight Madrid title with a quarter-final clash against Bulgarian 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov before second seed Andy Murray meets fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic. (TENNIS-MEN/MADRID (PIX) expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) - - Top seed Williams, holder Sharapova lose in semi-finals MADRID - World number one Serena Williams and holder Maria Sharapova lost to Czech Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the semi-finals. (TENNIS-WOMEN/MADRID (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET Ireland v England, Dublin ODI Experimental England visit buoyant Ireland in one-dayer A second-string England side led by James Taylor face a confident Ireland team in a one-off ODI at the Malahide Cricket Club in the visitors' first one-dayer since their embarrassing World Cup group stage exit. (CRICKET-IRELAND/, 300 words) - - - - Snooker Bulgaria goes mad for the green baize SOFIA - Ten years ago there was not a single full-sized snooker table in Bulgaria and the majority of people in the Black Sea state would not have heard of the sport, let alone played it. (SNOOKER-BULGARIA/, moved, by Angel Krasimirov, 700 words) - - - - GOLF Players' Championship Matsuyama leads after first round PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shares a four-way lead into the second round of the prestigious event at the TPC Sawgrass, while world number one Rory McIlroy is just two strokes behind on a crowded leaderboard. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Ben Everill, 400 words) - - - - NHL Capitals try to eliminate Rangers from playoffs The Washington Capitals, leading the series 3-1, can eliminate the New York Rangers from the Stanley Cup playoffs with a victory in Game Five of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/RANGERS (PIX), expect by 0215 GMT/10:15 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) Flames attempt to level series against Ducks The underdog Calgary Flames seek to tie their series against Anaheim as they host the Ducks in Game Four of the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/FLAMES (PIX), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - NBA Bulls host Cavs after splitting two road games With the series tied at 1-1, the Chicago Bulls host the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of their Eastern Conference semi-final series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/BULLS (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11.30 PM ET, by the Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - Clippers try to bounce back against Rockets The Los Angeles Clippers will try to bounce back against Houston in Game Three after a second-half meltdown in Game Two allowed the Rockets to tie the Western Conference semi-final series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/CLIPPERS (PIX), expect by 0600 GMT/2AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - BASEBALL Tigers and Royals continue rivalry Detroit ace David Price takes the mound as the Tigers continue their rivalry with the Kansas City Royals in a battle between the top two teams in the American League Central, in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 800 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
