Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, May 9
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) Aston Villa v West Ham United Hull City v Burnley Leicester City v Southampton Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur Crystal Palace v Manchester United (1630) Sunderland win at Everton LONDON - Sunderland won 2-0 at Everton to cluimb out of the relegation zone as the battle to avoid the drop takes centre stage. Burnley know failure to win at Hull City will see them make a swift return to the Championship. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Michael Hann and Mike Collett, 600 words) - - La Liga Granada CF v Cordoba (1400) Barcelona v Real Sociedad (1600) Real Madrid v Valencia (1800) Athletic Club v Deportivo Coruna (2000) Barca aim to maintain their title charge against Sociedad BARCELONA - Barcelona aim to preserve their two-point lead at the top of La Liga when they host Real Sociedad while second-placed Real Madrid face a tough match at home to fourth-placed Champions League-chasing Valencia. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Caen v Olympique Lyon (1500) Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Stade de Reims Metz v FC Lorient Girondins Bordeaux v Nantes Stade Rennes v Bastia Toulouse v Lille (1800) Lyon hope to stay in title race with Caen trip PARIS - Olympique Lyonnais can reduce the gap behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain back to three points if they beat Caen away after PSG thrashed En Avant Guingamp on Friday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Serie A Juventus v Cagliari (1600) AC Milan v AS Roma (1845) MILAN - Second-placed AS Roma visit mid-table AC Milan looking for a win to consolidate a Champions League qualifying spot ahead of third-placed Lazio who are a point behind and host Inter Milan on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Bundesliga (1330 unless stated) Bayern Munich v FC Augsburg Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt v Hoffenheim Hanover 96 v Werder Bremen VfB Stuttgart v Mainz (1630) Gladbach face rivals Leverkusen in Champions League race BERLIN - Borussia Moenchengladbach will take a huge step towards their first Champions League group stage spot and a top three finish if they beat rivals Bayer Leverkusen. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Spanish Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg ends Hamilton pole run BARCELONA - Nico Rosberg ended his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton's run of pole positions. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Madrid Open (to 10) Kvitova aims for second Madrid title against Kuznetsova MADRID - Czech Petra Kvitova aims to win the Madrid Open for the second time after her surprise win over Serena Williams when she faces Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, who had an unexpected win over Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals. (TENNIS-WOMEN/MADRID (PIX) expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Murray remains on course for Nadal final MADRID - Andy Murray remains on course for a Madrid Open final against holder Rafa Nadal, who is seeking a third straight title. Murray must first overcome fourth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan while the Spaniard faces Czech Tomas Berdych. (TENNIS-MEN/MADRID (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - RUGBY Super rugby round 13 (to 9) Lions v Otago Highlanders (1300) Stormers v ACT Brumbies (1505) (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/, expect reports on all games, 300 words) - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 31) Contador looking to contain Porte in team time trial SAN REMO, Italy - The Giro d'Italia opens with a 17.6-km team time trial from San Lorenzo al Mare with favourite Alberto Contador looking to lose as little time as possible to main rival Richie Porte. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/3 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - GOLF Players Championship (to 10) Na and Kelly move to front in Florida PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - Americans Kevin Na and Jerry Kelly share and Tiger Woods gets to play on after making the cut at the Players Championship(GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Ben Everill, 400 words) - - - - NBA Wall could be missing when Wizards face Hawks The Washington Wizards are unsure if point guard John Wall, who has five fractures in his left wrist, will be available when they meet the Atlanta Hawks in Game Three of their Eastern Conference semi-final series, which is tied at one game each. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/WIZARDS (PIX), expect by 0015 GMT/8:15 PM ET. by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Warriors seek to rebound in Memphis The Golden State Warriors try to get back on track when they travel to Memphis for Game Three of their deadlocked best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/GRIZZLIES (PIX), expect by 0315 GMT/11:15 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - NHL Lightning go for clincher in Montreal The Tampa Bay Lightning bid to close out the Montreal Canadiens when they meet in the Canadian city in Game Five of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series with the Lightning holding a 3-1 lead. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/CANADIENS (PIX), expect by 0215 GMT/10:15 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - BASEBALL Kershaw, Dodgers take on Rockies The Los Angeles Dodgers send three time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw to the mound against the struggling Colorado Rockies as the Dodgers try to stretch their National League West lead in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 800 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Jamaica international invitational, Kingston Copy on merit - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues.
