Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday:
SOCCER
English FA Cup semi-final
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (1615)
Premier League title rivals go head to head
LONDON - Chelsea and Spurs, the Premier League's top two sides, meet for a place in the final of England's most important knockout competition. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)
Premier League (1400)
Bournemouth v Middlesbrough
Hull City v Watford
Swansea City v Stoke City
West Ham United v Everton
Relegation battle takes centre stage
LONDON - Relegation-threatened Middlesbrough, Hull and Swansea are all in action as the battle to stay in the top flight takes centre stage. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 ET, 400 words)
We will also have mini reports on each match
Spanish La Liga
Malaga v Valencia (1100)
Villarreal v Leganes (1415)
Osasuna v Sporting Gijon (1630)
Espanyol v Atletico Madrid (1845)
Confident Atletico visit Espanyol
MADRID - Champions League semi-finalists Atletico Madrid turn their attention to preserving their three-point lead over Sevilla in third place in La Liga when they visit Espanyol. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
German Bundesliga (1330 unless stated)
Bayern Munich v Mainz
Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg
FC Ingolstadt 04 v Werder Bremen
Hamburg SV v SV Darmstadt 98
Hertha Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund (1630)
Bayern bid to close on another title
BERLIN - Bayern Munich, eight points clear at the top, look to take another step towards a fifth successive title against 15th-placed Mainz. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
French Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated)
Paris St Germain v Montpellier (1500)
Dijon v Angers
FC Lorient v Metz
Girondins Bordeaux v Bastia
Lille v En Avant de Guingamp
Caen v Nantes
PSG eye top spot
PARIS - Paris St Germain will move above Monaco to the top of the standings if they avoid defeat against Montpellier. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
Italian Serie A
Atalanta Bergamo v Bologna (1600)
Fiorentina v Inter Milan (1845)
Copy on merit
RUGBY
Super Rugby round nine
Otago Highlanders v Sunwolves, Invercargill (0515)
In-form Highlanders seek to keep touch in NZ
The Otago Highlanders are looking for their fourth win in succession to keep in touch with the leading sides in the dominant New Zealand conference (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HIGHLANDERS, expect by 0715 GMT/3:15 AM ET, 300 words)
Sharks v Rebels (1730)
Sharks seek to sink teeth into Rebels
DURBAN – Home side Sharks are expected to have too sharp a bite for their visitors from Melbourne, who won only their first game of the campaign last weekend. (RUGBY-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words)
European Champions Cup semi-final
Munster v Saracens (1415)
Champions Saracens face Munster test
DUBLIN - English champions Saracens face a huge test of their credentials against Ireland's Munster as they continue the defence of their title in the first semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio (to 23)
Overnight leader Grace drops back
South African Branden Grace slipped down the leaderboard at TPC San Antonio after a second round 73. Bud Cauley is the clubhouse leader at eight under. (GOLF-TEXAS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 300 words)
European Tour
Shenzhen International, Shenzhen (to 23)
Wiesberger leads by four at weather-hit China event
Bernd Wiesberger's flawless seven-under-par 65 in the second round handed the Austrian the clubhouse lead at the weather-hit Shenzhen International. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words)
TENNIS
Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals
Goffin faces Nadal
MONTE CARLO - Belgian 10th seed David Goffin, who beat former world number one Novak Djokovic in the last eight, takes on claycourt king Rafa Nadal. (TENNIS-MONTECARLO/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words)
CRICKET
Windies recover from early setback on day one
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas took a wicket with his second ball in test cricket as the tourists made headway early on the first day of the first test before West Indies recovered to close at 244-7 in Jamaica on Friday. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, moved, 300 words)
NBA
Bulls, Rockets eye commanding series leads
The Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets try to take commanding 3-0 series leads in their respective playoff series versus the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder. The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Utah Jazz in the night's other game. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Caps battle Leafs, Bruins try to stay alive
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs in a pivotal fifth game to a best-of-seven series tied 2-2 while the Boston Bruins try to stave off elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they visit the Ottawa Senators in the night's other game. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words)
BASEBALL
Iwakuma leads Mariners in clash with Athletics
Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma takes the mound for the Seattle Mariners in a clash with the host Oakland Athletics while the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs visit the Cincinnati Reds in two of the 15 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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