Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, April 17

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday:

SOCCER

Premier League

Middlesbrough v Arsenal (1900)

Struggling Arsenal visit relegation-battling Boro

Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish are fading fast as they travel to second-bottom Middlesbrough who are desperate for points to stave off relegation. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MID-ARS/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)

Champions League previews

Bayern's Lewandowski set to face Madrid's shaky defence

Real Madrid's struggling defence will probably have to keep Bayern Munich's deadly striker Robert Lewandowski at bay in the Bernabeu Stadium if they are to reach the Champions League semi-finals. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RMA-BAY/ (PREVIEW), by Rik Sharma, moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 450 words)

Surprise package Leicester plot Atletico downfall

Leicester City remain a surprise guest at European football's top table but a place in the Champions League semi-finals beckons if they overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Atletico Madrid. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-LEI-ATM/ (PREVIEW), by Tom Hayward, moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 450 words)

NBA

Warriors begin playoff chase against Trail Blazers

The Golden State Warriors open their NBA playoff schedule against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers in the first game of a best of seven Western Conference series. Also in the Western playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Houston Rockets while in the East, conference champions the Boston Celtics are at home to the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks open at the Washington Wizards. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words)

NHL

Penguins and Blues looking 3-0 leads

The visiting Pittsburgh Penguins bid for a 3-0 lead over the Columbus Blue Jackets in their first-round playoff series and the St. Louis Blues are hoping for similar success at the Ottawa Senators. In series that are tied at 1-1, Montreal plays at the New York Rangers and the Edmonton Oilers visit the San Jose Sharks. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

BASEBALL

Soaring Yankees face Wainwright

The red hot New York Yankees, winners of six in a row, face Adam Wainwright and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals while the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Los Angeles Dodgers in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 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 The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

MOTOR RACING

Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Hamilton

MANAMA - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel forged seven points clear at the top of the Formula One standings on Sunday after winning a Bahrain Grand Prix thriller that saw Lewis Hamilton penalised for underhand tactics. (MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/, (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)

Also see MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/VETTEL, HAMILTON, BOTTAS, SAINZ, MCLAREN (UPDATE 1) and TEAMS

TENNIS

Monte-Carlo Masters

MONTE CARLO - Ninth seed Tomas Berdych is the highest ranked player to feature on the opening day of the Monte Carlo Masters when he takes on qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia. (TENNIS-MONTECARLO/ (PIX, TV), 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

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