Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
Champions League/Europa League draws
NYON, Switzerland - Real Madrid and city neighbours Atletico, who have contested two of the last three Champions League finals, will hope to avoid each other in Friday's draw for this season's last four.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
Champions League/Europa League draws
NYON, Switzerland - Real Madrid and city neighbours Atletico, who have contested two of the last three Champions League finals, will hope to avoid each other in Friday's draw for this season's last four. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/DRAW, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 300 words)
Manchester United are among the teams involved in the semi-final draw for the second tier Europa League. (SOCCER-EUROPA/DRAW)
Premier League/FA Cup
We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's fixtures, which include FA Cup semi-finals between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal's clash with Manchester City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout)
DOPING
Olympic hurdles champ Rollins gets one-year ban
Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Brianna Rollins was handed a one-year suspension for failing to properly file whereabouts information for out-of-competition testing, the US Anti-Doping Agency said. (DOPING-ATHLETICS/ROLLINS moved, 400 words)
RUGBY UNION
Super Rugby round nine (until 22)
Hurricanes v Brumbies (0735)
Waratahs v Kings (0945)
Lions v Jaguares (1700)
Brumbies face defending champions Hurricanes
ACT Brumbies will look to become the first Australian side to inflict defeat on a New Zealand opponent this season when they face defending champions Hurricanes in Napier. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES expect by 0930 GMT/5:30 AM ET, 300 words)
Lions seek to keep up winning form
JOHANNESBURG – Six wins out of seven sees the Lions top Super Rugby's Africa 2 conference standings, but they will face a strong examination from the Argentine team, who started the season strongly but have lost their last two matches. (RUGBY-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open (to 23)
Charley Hoffman will try to put his final-round U.S. Masters letdown behind him when he tees it up at this week's Valero Texas Open where the American journeyman is the defending champion. (GOLF-TEXAS/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 300 words)
European Tour
Shenzhen International, Shenzhen (to 23)
Watson the clubhouse leader in China
Twice major champion Bubba Watson carded a six-under-par 66 at the Genzon Golf Club in the weather-hit opening round of the Shenzhen International to emerge as the clubhouse leader. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words)
NBA
Cavs, Spurs shoot for 3-0 series leads
The reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs try to take commanding 3-0 leads in their respective first-round playoff series versus the Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies. The Toronto Raptors visit the Milwaukee Bucks, with their series tied 1-1, in the night's other game. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Blackhawks try to stave off elimination
The Chicago Blackhawks try to stave off elimination when they visit the Nashville Predators while the Pittsburgh Penguins try to close out the Columbus Blue Jackets in two of the four first-round Stanley Cup playoff games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Mets' Syndergaard faces Phillies, Nats host Braves
New York Mets flamethrower Noah Syndergaard gets the call versus the visiting Philadelphia Phillies while Stephen Strasburg takes the mound for the Washington Nationals in a clash with the host Atlanta Braves in two of the 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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