Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, April 29
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - BOXING Mayweather, Pacquiao wind down preparations for megafight LAS VEGAS - Four days before they meet in the ring for their highly anticipated showdown, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather marked the start of fight week at different events on Tuesday, with the Filipino southpaw a notable absentee from the 'Grand Arrival'. (BOXING-WORLD/MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Leicester City v Chelsea (1845) Champions-elect Chelsea face tricky trip to Leicester LONDON - Leaders Chelsea will take another big step towards the Premier League title if they win at relegation-threatened Leicester City, who will themselves be determined to pick up points after four straight wins. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 500 words) - - Serie A (1845) AC Milan v Genoa Cesena v Atalanta Bergamo Chievo Verona v Cagliari Juventus v Fiorentina Lazio v Parma Palermo v Torino Sampdoria v Verona Sassuolo v AS Roma Juventus can wrap up fourth successive Serie A title MILAN - Juventus can clinch their fourth straight Serie A crown with four games to spare if they beat Fiorentina at home and Lazio fail to defeat bottom side Parma. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 500 words) - - La Liga (1800 unless stated) Celta Vigo v Malaga Eibar v Sevilla Real Madrid v Almeria Elche v Deportivo Coruna (2000) Villarreal v Atletico Madrid (2000) Real need home win over Almeria to stay on Barca's heels MADRID - Second-placed Real Madrid bid to move back within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona, who thrashed Getafe 6-0 on Tuesday, with a home win over struggling Almeria before champions Atletico Madrid, seven points behind Real in third, visit Villarreal. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 500 words) - - German Cup semi-finals Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Wolfsburg (1830) Wolfsburg eye German Cup final against third division club BERLIN - VfL Wolfsburg are overwhelming favourites to reach the German Cup final, where they would face Borussia Dortmund, when they take on third-tier Arminia Bielefeld, who are out to upset another Bundesliga club. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Asian Soccer Congress, Jordan (to 30) Asian soccer's new technical director outlines future plans MANAMA - Andy Roxburgh, the former Scotland manager and UEFA's one-time technical director discusses the future of the game in Asia after his recent appointment as the Asian Football Confederation's new technical director. (SOCCER-ASIA/ROXBURGH expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 400 words) - - Libertadores Cup round of 16, first leg - - - - OLYMPICS IOC chief Bach speaks in Sydney SYDNEY - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach addresses the media on a visit to Sydney, host city of the 2000 Summer Games. (OLYMPICS-BACH/ (PIX, TV), expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Melbourne Rebels players put polish on sales pitch MELBOURNE - With the cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union eager to put the Melbourne Rebels on the block to ease pressure on their balance sheet, the struggling Super Rugby club's on-field performances have inexorably become part of the sales pitch. (RUGBY-SUPER/REBELS (INTERVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 700 words) - - - - NBA Rockets eliminate Mavs James Harden and Terrence Jones combined on a series of backbreaking plays to lift the Houston Rockets to a 103-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, clinching their Western Conference first-round series in five games. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - BASEBALL Uggla hits 9th inning homer to lift Nats over Braves Dan Uggla hit a towering three-run homer in the ninth inning against his former team to give the Nationals a dramatic 13-12 win over the Atlanta Braves, ending Washington's six-game losing streak. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 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) - - - - GOLF Europe captain Koch heaps Solheim pressure on U.S. LONDON - Europe's Solheim Cup skipper Carin Koch believes all the pressure will be on opposite number Juli Inkster and her United States side at the biennial team event in Germany in September. (GOLF-SOLHEIM/KOCH (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 700 words) - - - - CRICKET Bangladesh v Pakistan, first test, Khulna (to May 2) Confident Bangladesh on top against Pakistan Bangladesh resume on 236 for four against Pakistan after Mominul Haque struck a patient 80 before being dismissed with the final delivery of the opening day in the first test at Khulna. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/PAKISTAN, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Munich Open (to May 3) Istanbul Open (to May 3) WTA: Morocco Grand Prix, Marrakech (to May 2) Prague Open, (to May 2) Copy on merit on all above tournaments - - - - SNOOKER World championship, Sheffield, England (to May 4) Copy on merit - - - - CYCLING Tour of Romandie, Switzerland (to May 3) Copy on merit (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
