Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, April 25
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER Premier League Chelsea v Southampton (1845) Chelsea look to stretch lead at the top LONDON - Premier League leaders Chelsea welcome Southampton aiming to extend their advantage to seven points over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who visit Crystal Palace on Wednesday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-SOU/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Clare Lovell and Bill Schomberg, 400 words) La Liga Sporting Gijon v Espanyol (1730) Granada CF v Malaga (1830) Atletico Madrid v Villarreal (1930) Atletico aim to consolidate third spot MADRID - Atletico Madrid will try to stretch their three-point lead over fourth-placed Sevilla in their bid to secure an automatic Champions League place when they take on high-flying Villarreal at the Vicente Calderon. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) German Cup semi-final Borussia Moenchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt (1845) Borussia Moenchengladbach play Eintracht Frankfurt in the first semi-final to decide who will face the winners of Wednesday's heavyweight clash between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. (SOCCER-GERMANY-BMG-SGE/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) French Cup semi-final Angers SCO v En Avant de Guingamp (1900) PARIS - Mid-table Ligue 1 sides Angers and En Avant Guingamp meet for a place in the showpiece match against the winners of Wednesday's second semi-final between Paris St Germain and AS Monaco. (SOCCER-FRANCE/CUP, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 200 words) 2018 World Cup Local Organising Committee meeting SAINT PETERSBURG - The Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee and FIFA will hold a joint news conference following a meeting in St Petersburg. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP/RUSSIA (TV) ) NFL Teams get set to replenish rosters After months of study and speculation, teams will desperately try to land a knockout punch when they replenish their rosters with the best college players at this week's NFL Draft on the beloved "Rocky Steps" in Philadelphia. (NFL-DRAFT/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words) NHL Crosby, Ovechkin set to take Stanley Cup spotlight TORONTO - Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have the ice hockey world buzzing as the two best players of their generation prepare to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals into a Stanley Cup second round showdown. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/PLAYOFFS (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 500 words) CRICKET Pakistan try to deliver knockout punch against West Indies West Indies are in danger of another home defeat as they enter the final day of the first test against Pakistan on 93 for four wickets in their second innings, still 28 runs behind the visitors’ first-innings score in Kingston, Jamaica. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words) NBA Rockets seek to send Westbrook on early vacation The Houston Rockets, leading their series against Oklahoma City 3-1, seek to advance to the next round and bring down the curtain on Russell Westbrook's magnificent season when they host the Thunder in Game Five of their playoff series. In two other Game Five match-ups, the Los Angeles Clippers host the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs host the Memphis Grizzlies with both series locked at 2-2. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words BASEBALL Keuchel and Tomlin on tap A high-powered pitching duel is on tap in one of the 15 Major League Baseball games on the schedule as the Houston Astros send former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (3-0) to the mound, while the Cleveland Indians counter with Josh Tomlin (1-2), who after beginning the season with two disastrous outings found his rhythm to earn the win in his most recent start. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) CYCLING Tour de Romandie Briton Froome warms up for Tour de France defence Britain's Chris Froome gears up to defend his Tour de France title with a ride at the Tour de Romandie which starts with a prologue - a 4.8-kilometre individual time trial around Aigle. (CYCLING-ROMANDIE/ (TV), 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
