Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, May 14
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SOCCER Europa League semi-final second legs Fiorentina v Sevilla (0-3) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Napoli (1-1) Fiorentina chasing unlikely comeback against holders Sevilla FLORENCE, Italy - Fiorentina must pull off an unlikely comeback if they are to get past Sevilla into the final of the Europa League when the holders, who won last week's first leg in Spain 3-0, visit the Tuscan capital. (SOCCER-EUROPA/FIORENTINA (PIX) expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - Napoli eye first European final in 26 years KIEV - Napoli, who drew their Europa League semi-final first leg against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-1 in Italy, visit Ukraine hoping to reach their first European final since Diego Maradona led them to a UEFA Cup triumph in 1989. (SOCCER-EUROPA/DNIPRO expect by 2105 GMT/5:05 PM ET, 400 words). - - La Liga Barca can wrap up title at Atletico as strike threatens MADRID - Barcelona can make sure of a fifth La Liga title in seven years with a win at last season's champions Atletico Madrid on Sunday, although there is a question mark over the latest round of matches due to a threatened strike by the players' union. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW) expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Premier League Gerrard says farewell to Anfield LONDON - An emotional Anfield will witness the end of an era on Saturday when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard makes his final home appearance after more than 700 games and 17 years playing for his boyhood club. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Mike Collett, 400 words) - - Borussia Dortmund interview MUNICH - Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans Joachim Watzke talks about the rollercoaster season, the upcoming German Cup final and the chance of a Europa League spot, the club's finances and changes to the team next season. (SOCCER-GERMANY/DORTMUND-CEO, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 450 words) - - Libertadores Cup round of 16 second legs Corinthians crash out on grim night for Sao Paulo clubs Corinthians had two men sent off and conceded a late goal to crash out of the Libertadores Cup following a 1-0 home defeat against Paraguay's Guarani. (SOCCER-BRAZIL/LIBERTADORES, moved, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Italian Open, Rome (to 17) Nadal faces Isner in third round ROME - Rafa Nadal, still searching for his best form, takes on big-serving American John Isner in the third round of the Rome Masters and in the women's draw top seed Serena Williams faces fellow American Christina McHale. (TENNIS-ROME/, expect first take by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET), 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte (to 17) Busy McIlroy returns to scene of first U.S. win Rory McIlroy does not usually play five successive weeks of tournament golf but he could not resist returning to the site of his first PGA Tour victory for this week's Wells Fargo Championship. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Andrew Both, 400 words) - - Korean golf feature and interview Korea's soldier-golfers fight to stay out of the bunkers SEOUL - While the lure of fame and fortune fires the imagination of most aspiring golfers, players on South Korea's armed forces team hope their talents will let them fulfil two years of military service on the fairways rather than the frontlines. (GOLF-SOUTHKOREA/MILITARY (FEATURE, PIX) moved, by Peter Rutherford, 1,200 words) - - Army discipline helps Korean Hur shoot for success SEOUL - Hur In-hoi's freewheeling lifestyle came to a crashing halt the day his mandatory military service began but the South Korean golfer says the switch to a life of discipline and deprivation has been good for his game. (GOLF-SOUTHKOREA/MILITARY-HUR (INTERVIEW, PIX) moved, by Peter Rutherford, 600 words) - - - - DOPING Rio lab has credentials restored in time for Olympics MONTREAL - The Brazilian lab stripped of its accreditation for not meeting standards had its credentials restored by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday, clearing the way for it to conduct tests at the 2016 Rio Olympics. (DOPING-WADA/, moved, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Williams looks to muscle in on All Blacks midfield SYDNEY - If Sonny Bill Williams is going to succeed in muscling in on test rugby's most settled centre partnership in time for the World Cup, he will have few better chances to stake a claim than when his Waikato Chiefs face the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-ZEALAND/WILLIAMS (FEATURE), expect at 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - - - NHL Rangers reach conference finals with Game Seven OT win NEW YORK - The resilient New York Rangers did it the hard way once again, capping an historic comeback with a 2-1, Game Seven overtime win over the Washington Capitals to reach the NHL Eastern Conference finals. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/RANGERS (PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - - - NBA Horford game-winner helps Hawks swoop ahead of Wizards Atlanta forward Al Horford fought off several Washington Wizards defenders to snatch an offensive rebound and scored on a put-back with one second remaining to give the Hawks a vital 82-81 win at Philips Arena. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HAWKS (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Warriors trounce Grizzlies to take series lead The Golden State Warriors moved to within one win of a trip to their first Western Conference finals since 1976, overcoming a slow start to rout the Memphis Grizzlies 98-78 on Wednesday for a 3-2 lead in their playoff series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/WARRIORS (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - BASEBALL Kluber Ks 18 as Indians blank Cardinals Corey Kluber struck out 18 batters in eight innings, tying the Indians' record for a nine-inning game, as Cleveland beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-0 at Progressive Field. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/9:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 31) Contador leads going into sixth stage ROME - Race favourite Alberto Contador wears the pink jersey at the start of a 183-km ride from Montecatini Terme to Castiglione Della Pescaia. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)
