Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 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.
Updated : Nov 18, 2017, 05:58 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 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) )
NFL
Teams get set to replenish rosters
After months of study and speculation, teams will desperately try to land a knockout punch when they replenish their rosters with the best college players at this week's NFL Draft on the beloved "Rocky Steps" in Philadelphia. (NFL-DRAFT/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words)
NHL
Crosby, Ovechkin set to take Stanley Cup spotlight
TORONTO - Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have the ice hockey world buzzing as the two best players of their generation prepare to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals into a Stanley Cup second round showdown. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/PLAYOFFS (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 500 words)
CRICKET
Pakistan try to deliver knockout punch against West Indies
West Indies are in danger of another home defeat as they enter the final day of the first test against Pakistan on 93 for four wickets in their second innings, still 28 runs behind the visitors' first-innings score in Kingston, Jamaica. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words)
NBA
Rockets seek to send Westbrook on early vacation
The Houston Rockets, leading their series against Oklahoma City 3-1, seek to advance to the next round and bring down the curtain on Russell Westbrook's magnificent season when they host the Thunder in Game Five of their playoff series. In two other Game Five match-ups, the Los Angeles Clippers host the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs host the Memphis Grizzlies with both series locked at 2-2. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words
BASEBALL
Astros' Keuchel takes the mound against Indians' Tomlin
The Houston Astros send former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (3-0) to the mound while the Cleveland Indians counter with Josh Tomlin (1-2) in one of 15 Major League Baseball games on the 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)
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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