Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, May 5

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday:

SOCCER

Premier League

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur (1900)

Spurs visit West Ham looking to pile pressure on Chelsea

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur hope to crank up the pressure on leaders Chelsea with a win at local rivals West Ham United that would take them within one point of top spot at least until Monday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-WHU-TOT/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words plus sidebars)

We will also bring you all the latest news and managers' press conferences ahead of this weekend's matches which include our showcase game between Arsenal and Manchester United on Sunday and leaders Chelsea at home to Middlesbrough on Monday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout)

RUGBY

Super Rugby (week 11)

Melbourne Rebels v Lions, Melbourne (0500)

Waikato Chiefs v Queensland Reds, New Plymouth (0735)

NSW Waratahs v Auckland Blues, Sydney (0945)

Sharks v Western Force, Durban (1305)

Bulls v Canterbury Crusaders, Pretoria (1515)

Jaguares v Sunwolves, Buenos Aires (2140)

Ngatai returns after year out due to concussion

WELLINGTON - One test All Blacks centre Charlie Ngatai will return to Super Rugby as the Waikato Chiefs host the Queensland Reds in New Plymouth, with the home side looking to continue their push for the playoffs. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/CHIEFS, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words)

We will also move brief reports of all matches over the round (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS)

Highlanders aim to keep run going against Cheetahs

BLOEMFONTEIN – The Otago Highlanders of New Zealand seek a sixth straight Super Rugby victory in a row when they take on the stuttering Cheetahs from South Africa at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/CHEETAHS, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words)

MOTOR RACING

Indianapolis 500 media briefing at McLaren

WOKING, England - Three times Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti joins McLaren boss Zak Brown and Hulman & Co President Mark Miles to discuss the May 28 race that McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso will take part in for the first time. (MOTOR-INDY-MCLAREN/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

CYCLING

Giro d'Italia

Quintana starts quest for Giro-Tour double

Nairo Quintana starts a daunting quest for a career-defining Giro-Tour de France double when he takes on fierce competition on the Italian roads. Stage one is a 203-km route from Alghero to Olbia. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), by Julien Pretot, 4900 words)

ATHLETICS

Diamond League

Women's Olympic 800 metres trio meet again in Doha

DOHA - Castor Semenya, Francine Niyonsaba and Margaret Wambui, the three medallists in the women's 800 metres at last year's Olympics, meet again while Justin Gatlin, silver medallist in the men's 100 last year, gets his season underway at the Doha Diamond League meeting. (ATHLETICS-DOHA/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)

HORSE RACING

We preview Saturday's Kentucky Derby where race favourite Classic Empire will break from the 14th post position in the 20-horse race for 3-year-olds over 1-1/4 miles that marks the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. (HORSERACING-KENTUCKY/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship, North Carolina (to 7)

Molinari leads by one, Johnson four shots back

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Italian Francesco Molinari takes a one-shot lead over a group of four golfers heading into the second round at Eagle Point where world number one Dustin Johnson is four shots off the pace in a tie for 15th. (GOLF-WELLSFARGO/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Darvish leads Rangers in clash with Padres

Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers visit the San Diego Padres while former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Colorado Rockies 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)

NBA

Cavs try to put Raptors on brink, Spurs battle Rockets

LeBron James and the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers seek a commanding 3-0 series lead when they visit the Toronto Raptors while the San Antonio Spurs, in their first game since losing Tony Parker to a season-ending injury, visit the Houston Rockets with their best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied at 1-1. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

NHL

Blues try to stay alive versus Preds

The St. Louis Blues try to stave off elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they host the Nashville Predators while the Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers in a best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 2-2. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

OLYMPICS

AOC chief John Coates faces Roche challenge

SYDNEY - President John Coates faces a challenge for the first time in his long reign as the head of the Australian Olympic Committee when he goes up against Olympic hockey gold medallist Danni Roche at the body's AGM. (OLYMPICS-AUSTRALIA/, pix, tv, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

(Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)

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