Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
CONCACAF Champions League final
Pachuca v UANL Tigres (0300)
Pachuca bid for a fifth CONCACAF Champions League title when they host fellow Mexican side UANL Tigres in the second leg of the final at the Estadio Hidalgo after last week's 1-1 draw in the first game in Monterrey.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
CONCACAF Champions League final
Pachuca v UANL Tigres (0300)
Pachuca bid for a fifth CONCACAF Champions League title when they host fellow Mexican side UANL Tigres in the second leg of the final at the Estadio Hidalgo after last week's 1-1 draw in the first game in Monterrey. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/FINAL, expect by 0500 GMT/0100 PM ET, 400 words)
Premier League
Manchester City v Manchester United (1900)
MANCHESTER, England - Fourth-placed City go into the derby with a one-point advantage over United, who are chasing down the final Champions Leaugue qualification spot and have gone 23 league matches unbeaten. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-MUN/, expect by 2100 GMT/5PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
TENNIS
WTA Tour, Stuttgart Grand Prix
Sharapova marks comeback from doping ban with win over Vinci
STUTTGART, Germany - Former world number one Maria Sharapova made a winning comeback to the tour on Wednesday following her 15-month doping ban, beating Italian Roberta Vinci in straight sets in the first round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix. (TENNIS-STUTTGART/WOMEN (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 400 words)
ATP Tour, Barcelona Open
Nadal and Murray in third-round action
MADRID - Home favourite Rafael Nadal faces Kevin Anderson, having seen off Rogerio Dutra Silva, while world number one Andy Murray plays Feliciano Lopez in his first match of the tournament after second-round opponent Bernard Tomic pulled out injured. (TENNIS-BARCELONA/, expect by 1300 GMT/9AM ET, by Joseph Cassinelli, 250 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour - Zurich Classic of New Orleans
KAPALUA, UNITED STATES - Six of the world's top 10 players, including Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama and Jordan Spieth all feature at the Zurich Classic. (GOLF-ZURICH/ (TV), 400 words)
NBA
Home cooking turns sour in Celtics-Bulls series
The Boston Celtics return home for Game Five against the Chicago Bulls, though home court might not provide much of an advantage with the road team winning all four encounters in the first-round playoff series, while another Eastern Conference series is also locked at 2-2 as the Washington Wizards host the Atlanta Hawks, in the two post-season games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Two games in West kick off second-round of postseason
The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs start with two games in the Western Conference, the Nashville Predators at the St. Louis Blues, while Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit the Anaheim Ducks. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Rockies try to build on good start
The National League West-leading Colorado Rockies, off to a sizzling start to the season, are scheduled to send right-hander Tyler Chatwood (2-2) to the mound as they complete a three-game series against the NL East-leading Washington Nationals, one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (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)
MOTOR RACING
Russian Formula One Grand Prix
SOCHI, Russia - Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel and his Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton meet the media ahead of Sunday's fourth round of the season. (MOTOR-F1-RUSSIA/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1400 GMT/10 A.M. ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
We will also have stories from around the paddock.
CYCLING
Tour de Romandie
Felline leads heading into stage two
Italian Fabio Felline holds the overall lead heading into stage two, a 160.7-km trek from Champery to Bulle. (CYCLING-ROMANDIE/ (TV), 300 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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