Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, April 22
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER English FA Cup semi-final Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (1615) Premier League title rivals go head to head LONDON - Chelsea and Spurs, the Premier League's top two sides, meet for a place in the final of England's most important knockout competition. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Premier League (1400) Bournemouth v Middlesbrough Hull City v Watford Swansea City v Stoke City West Ham United v Everton Relegation battle takes centre stage LONDON - Relegation-threatened Middlesbrough, Hull and Swansea are all in action as the battle to stay in the top flight takes centre stage. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 ET, 400 words) We will also have mini reports on each match Spanish La Liga Malaga v Valencia (1100) Villarreal v Leganes (1415) Osasuna v Sporting Gijon (1630) Espanyol v Atletico Madrid (1845) Confident Atletico visit Espanyol MADRID - Champions League semi-finalists Atletico Madrid turn their attention to preserving their three-point lead over Sevilla in third place in La Liga when they visit Espanyol. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) German Bundesliga (1330 unless stated) Bayern Munich v Mainz Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg FC Ingolstadt 04 v Werder Bremen Hamburg SV v SV Darmstadt 98 Hertha Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Moenchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund (1630) Bayern bid to close on another title BERLIN - Bayern Munich, eight points clear at the top, look to take another step towards a fifth successive title against 15th-placed Mainz. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) French Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Paris St Germain v Montpellier (1500) Dijon v Angers FC Lorient v Metz Girondins Bordeaux v Bastia Lille v En Avant de Guingamp Caen v Nantes PSG eye top spot PARIS - Paris St Germain will move above Monaco to the top of the standings if they avoid defeat against Montpellier. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) Italian Serie A Atalanta Bergamo v Bologna (1600) Fiorentina v Inter Milan (1845) Copy on merit RUGBY Super Rugby round nine Otago Highlanders v Sunwolves, Invercargill (0515) In-form Highlanders seek to keep in touch in NZ The Otago Highlanders are looking for their fourth win in succession to keep in touch with the leading sides in the dominant New Zealand conference. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HIGHLANDERS, expect by 0715 GMT/3:15 AM ET, 300 words) Sharks v Rebels (1730) Sharks seek to sink teeth into Rebels DURBAN – Home side Sharks are expected to have too sharp a bite for their visitors from Melbourne, who won only their first game of the campaign last weekend. (RUGBY-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words) European Champions Cup semi-final Munster v Saracens (1415) Champions Saracens face Munster test DUBLIN - English champions Saracens face a huge test of their credentials against Ireland's Munster as they continue the defence of their title in the first semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio (to 23) Finau stumbles at finish but claims share of lead Long-hitting Tony Finau stumbled at the final hole to fall back into a share of the second-round lead with fellow American Bud Cauley at the Texas Open. (GOLF-TEXAS/, moved, 300 words) European Tour Shenzhen International, Shenzhen (to 23) Wiesberger leads at weather-hit China event Bernd Wiesberger leada the weather-hit Shenzhen International heading into Saturday's third round. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words) TENNIS Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals Goffin faces Nadal MONTE CARLO - Belgian 10th seed David Goffin, who beat former world number one Novak Djokovic in the last eight, takes on claycourt king Rafa Nadal. (TENNIS-MONTECARLO/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words) CRICKET Windies recover from early setback on day one Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas took a wicket with his second ball in test cricket as the tourists made headway early on the first day of the first test before West Indies recovered to close at 244-7 in Jamaica on Friday. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, moved, 300 words) NBA Thunder get on the board with win over Rockets Russell Westbrook's second missed free throw of the closing seconds kept the door open for James Harden heroics, but he missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 115-113 on Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 400 words) NHL Caps strike in OT to beat Leafs, Bruins stay alive Justin Williams scored 64 seconds into overtime as the Washington Capitals pulled out a 2-1 thriller over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) BASEBALL Iwakuma leads Mariners in clash with Athletics Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma takes the mound for the Seattle Mariners in a clash with the host Oakland Athletics while the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs visit the Cincinnati Reds in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
