Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, May 6
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League, semi-final, first leg Barcelona v Bayern Munich (1845) Barca need to fire on all cylinders to beat Bayern BARCELONA - Barcelona's hopes of overcoming their former coach Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich side rest on the scoring exploits of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez two years on from a humiliating 7-0 aggregate defeat to the Germans at the same semi-final stage. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCELONA (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Madrid Open (to 10) Federer and Nadal in action in Madrid MADRID - Top-seeded Swiss Roger Federer faces Nick Kyrgios and third-seeded Spnaird Rafa Nadal plays Steve Johnson in the second round at the Madrid Open, while Dane Caroline Wozniacki, seeded fith, meets ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round of the women's event. (TENNIS-MADRID/, 300 words) - - Mirza wants her success to inspire girls in sub-continent NEW DELHI - Outside Bollywood films, Sania Mirza's feat is probably the only thing that evokes the same feeling on either side of the Indo-Pak border and the 28-year-old expects her recent doubles success to inspire more girls to pick up a racket. (TENNIS-INDIA/MIRZA (INTERVIEW, PIX), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words) - - - - NBA Hawks break Wizards' unbeaten spell to level series Forward DeMarre Carroll led five double-figure scorers with 22 points as the Atlanta Hawks used an 11-2 run midway through the final quarter to pull away for 106-90 Game Two victory over the Washington Capitals. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HAWKS (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Grizzlies stun Warriors to even series Mike Conley outplayed NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and defensive ace Tony Allen harassed All-Star Klay Thompson into an off shooting night as the Memphis Grizzlies stunned the top-seeded Golden State Warriors 97-90. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HAWKS (PIX) , moved, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks shut out Wild to take control of series Right winger Patrick Kane's first-period power-play goal was the difference in Chicago's 1-0 win over the Wild on Tuesday, giving the Blackhawks a 3-0 stranglehold on their Western Conference semi-final playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/WILD (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - Flames edge Ducks in overtime Center Mikael Backlund scored the overtime winner on a delayed penalty call as the Calgary Flames beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in Game Three of their Western Conference playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/FLAMES (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 250 words) - - - - BASEBALL Betts blasts powers Boston past Tampa Bay Mookie Betts logged his first career multi-homer game, hitting solo shots in the sixth and eighth innings to power the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. (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) - - - - MOTOR RACING Spanish Formula One Grand Prix preview Hamilton aims for four, Alonso back at scene of crash BARCELONA - Lewis Hamilton will be chasing his fourth victory in five races but much of the attention will be on a man with no hope of winning, as Fernando Alonso returns home to the scene of his big pre-season crash. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) We will also issue a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's race. - - Women drivers in Formula One Williams tester Wolff is close yet still so far LONDON - Williams development driver Susie Wolff will drive in Friday practice in Barcelona, 40 years on from a Spanish Grand Prix that saw a woman driver finish in the points for the first and only time. We consider what the sport and sponsors are looking for, and interview Wolff. We will also issue a factbox on women in F1 and look back at that 1975 race. (MOTOR RACING-WOMEN/WOLFF, MOTOR RACING-WOMEN/SPONSORSHIP, MOTOR RACING-WOMEN/SPAIN, MOTOR RACING-WOMEN/FACTBOX, moved, by Alan Baldwin) - - - - CRICKET Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd test (to 10) Last chance for Pakistan to salvage pride in Bangladesh DHAKA - Pakistan have failed to beat Bangladesh in all five fixtures across three formats on their tour and will have their last chance to salvage pride with a win in the second and final test. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 350 words) (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)
