Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur (1845)
Spurs look to cement top-four spot ahead of Chelsea
Fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur visit lowly Brighton looking for a win to take them 10 points clear of London rivals Chelsea, who visit Burnley on Thursday, in the race for Champions League qualification. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRH-TOT/ (PIX), 400 words)
We bring you all the latest team and injury news ahead of the midweek fixtures. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/ expect throughout)
La Liga
Deportivo La Coruna v Sevilla (1730)
Celta Vigo v Barcelona (1900)
Barcelona travel to Celta Vigo needing two more wins and a draw to guarantee lifting the title, although the leaders have lost on their last two Liga visits there. (SOCCER-SPAIN-CLV-FCB/ (PIX), expect at 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
Serie A
Inter Milan v Cagliari (1845)
Misfiring Inter look for goals at home to Cagliari
MILAN - Inter Milan can move up to provisional third place in Serie A in the battle for Champions League places with Roma and Lazio, who are a point above them, when they host lowly Cagliari and try to end a three-match scoring drought. (SOCCER-ITALY-INT-CAG/, expect at 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 200 words)
German Cup semi-final
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich (1845)
Bayern face Leverkusen in Cup semi as they bid for treble
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich take on in-form Bayer Leverkusen for a place in the German Cup final as they chase a treble of titles. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Asian Champions League
HONG KONG - Two-time champions Guangzhou Evergrande host Cerezo Osaka from Japan needing to avoid defeat to secure their place in the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League. (SOCCER-ASIA/ expect by 1600 GMT/1200 ET, 500 words)
Cricket
Vastly-improving Rashid a unique cricketer, says Moody
MUMBAI - Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan will have a major impact at this year's Indian Premier League for the Hyderabad franchise, coach Tom Moody has said. (CRICKET-AFGHANISTAN/RASHID-MOODY (INTERVIEW), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 500 words)
ATHLETICS
London Marathon
Farah gives London marathon news conference
LONDON - Mo Farah looks ahead to Sunday's London Marathon where he faces the acid test of how well he can transfer his track ability to the road. (ATHLETICS-LONDON/PREVIEW (PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11:AM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)
TENNIS
Zverev in action in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO - Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov play their second round matches on Tuesday. (TENNIS-MONTECARLO/ (PIX, TV) 300 words)
NBA
Raps, Celtics eye 2-0 series leads
The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics try to take 2-0 series leads when they host the Washington Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks, respectively, in two of the three first-round playoff games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)
NHL
Golden Knights eye second round, Caps try to battle back
The Vegas Golden Knights try to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings, the Washington Capitals look to avoid being pushed to the brink of elimination while the Minnesota Wild hope to even up their first-round series with the Winnipeg Jets as the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs continue. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)
BASEBALL
Ohtani takes mound for Angels, Mets battle Nats
Japanese two-way standout Shohei Ohtani takes the mound for the Los Angeles Angels in a clash with the visiting Boston Red Sox while the New York Mets try to pad their lead atop the National League East when they host the Washington Nationals in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 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 Field Level Media, 500 words) (Europe Desk Editor: Ed Osmond)
