Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, April 23

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - BOXING Mayweather talks Pacquiao ahead of mega-fight With tickets to his May 2 mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao set to fetch jaw-dropping prices, Floyd Mayweather felt no need to add to the hype on Wednesday, avoiding controversy with the same ease with which he evades punches. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER/, moved, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Wenger gets another crack at beating Chelsea LONDON - Arsene Wenger gets another chance to finally beat his old nemesis and keep the Premier League title race alive for a little longer when Arsenal host leaders Chelsea on Sunday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) - - Europa League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Club Bruges (0-0) Fiorentina v Dynamo Kiev (1-1) Zenit St Petersburg v Sevilla (1-2) Napoli v VfL Wolfsburg (4-1) LONDON - Holders Sevilla have a 2-1 lead to cling to in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Zenit St Petersburg, while Napoli have a foot in the semi-finals already after their 4-1 first leg win against VfL Wolfsburg. (SOCCER EUROPA/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 600 words) - - - - NHL Rangers push Pens to the brink Kevin Hayes scored in a goalmouth scramble 3:14 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NBA Grizzlies beat Blazers to take 2-0 series lead Mike Conley and Courtney Lee combined for 36 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-82 and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. (NBA- PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX) moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - BASEBALL Tigers set for Yankees visit Former Cy Young Award winner David Price takes the mound for the Detroit Tigers against the visiting New York Yankees in one 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v England, Grenada, second test (to 25) England make solid start in reply to West Indies' 229 England openers Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott made a solid start in reply to West Indies' total of 299 by reaching 74 without loss on the second day of the second test. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, moved, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Barcelona Open, Spain (to 26) Nadal continues Barcelona Open bid against 13th seed Fognini BARCELONA - World number four Rafa Nadal continues his bid for a ninth Barcelona Open title when he takes on 13th-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini for a place in the last eight. (TENNIS-MEN/BARCELONA (PIX) expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - BRD 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 - - - - (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)