Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, April 25

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

Premier League

Chelsea v Southampton (1845)

Chelsea look to stretch lead at the top

LONDON - Premier League leaders Chelsea welcome Southampton aiming to extend their advantage to seven points over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who visit Crystal Palace on Wednesday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-SOU/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Clare Lovell and Bill Schomberg, 400 words)

La Liga

Sporting Gijon v Espanyol (1730)

Granada CF v Malaga (1830)

Atletico Madrid v Villarreal (1930)

Atletico aim to consolidate third spot

MADRID - Atletico Madrid will try to stretch their three-point leade over fourth-placed Sevilla in their bid to secure an automatic Champions League place when they take on high-flying Villarreal at the Vicente Calderon. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

German Cup semi-final

Borussia Moenchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt (1845)

Borussia Moenchengladbach play Eintracht Frankfurt in the first semi-final to decide who will face the winners of Wednesday's heavyweight clash between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. (SOCCER-GERMANY-BMG-SGE/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words)

French Cup semi-final

Angers SCO v En Avant de Guingamp (1900)

PARIS - Mid-table Ligue 1 sides Angers and En Avant Guingamp meet for a place in the showpiece match against the winners of Wednesday's second semi-final between Paris St Germain and AS Monaco. (SOCCER-FRANCE/CUP, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 200 words)

2018 World Cup Local Organising Committee meeting

SAINT PETERSBURG - The Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee and FIFA will hold a joint news conference following a meeting in St Petersburg. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP/RUSSIA (TV) )

CRICKET

Pakistan take control of first test

Captain Misbah-ul-Haq became the first Pakistan batsman left stranded on an unbeaten 99 in a test on Monday but the visitors still seized control of the first match against West Indies in Jamaica. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, moved, 300 words)

NBA

Warriors try to clinch series

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have a chance to become the first team from the West to advance to the second round of the post-season as they take a 3-0 series lead into Game Four against the Portland Trail Blazers, one of three playoff games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

BASEBALL

Ryu on tap as Dodgers visit Giants

South Korean Ryu Hyun-jin is slated to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants as the two American League West rivals, both off to slow starts this season, begin a four-game series in one of nine games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 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)

CYCLING

Tour de Romandie

Briton Froome warms up for Tour de France defence

Britain's Chris Froome gears up to defend his Tour de France title with a ride at the Tour de Romandie which starts with a prologue - a 4.8-kilometre individual time trial around Aigle. (CYCLING-ROMANDIE/ (TV), 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

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