Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
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.
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
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/5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
NFL
Talent in droves at NFL draft
The three-day NFL draft, the biggest event of the offseason, kicks off with the Cleveland Browns having the first pick from a group loaded with defensive talent but also expected to form a running backs class that could go down as one of the all-time greats. (FOOTBALL-NFL/DRAFT, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 500 words)
TENNIS
WTA Tour, Stuttgart Grand Prix
Sharapova continues comeback after doping ban
STUTTGART, Germany - Maria Sharapova faces fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix after her first win a day earlier following the end of her 15-month doping ban. (TENNIS-STUTTGART/WOMEN (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM, 400 words)
ATP Tour, Barcelona Open
Nadal and Murray in third-round action
MADRID - Home favourite Rafa Nadal faces Kevin Anderson while world number one Andy Murray plays Feliciano Lopez in his first match of the tournament after his second-round opponent Bernard Tomic pulled out injured. (TENNIS-BARCELONA/, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Joseph Cassinelli, 250 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Team format debuts as tour experiments
In an effort to spice up an event that falls at a bad time in the schedule during a post-Masters lull, a new format will be used for the PGA Tour event. Eighty two-man teams will play alternate-shot foursomes in the first round and four ball (better ball) in the second round at TPC Louisiana, before the cut for top 40 is made and the menu is repeated over the weekend. (GOLF-ZURICH/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 350 words)
NFL
Talent in droves at NFL draft
The three-day NFL draft, the biggest event of the offseason, kicks off with the Cleveland Browns having the first pick from a group loaded with defensive talent but also expected to form a running backs class that could go down as one of the all-time greats. (FOOTBALL-NFL/DRAFT, expect first lead by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 500 words)
NBA
Spurs seek to deliver knockout punch
The San Antonio Spurs try to deliver a knockout blow to Marc Gasol and the Memphis Grizzlies in Game Six, while the Toronto Raptors also seek to clinch when they face the Milwaukee Bucks in Game Six as the first round of the playoffs continue in the National Basketball Association. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Caps and Penguins begin battle
A potentially blockbuster second-round playoff series between the Alex Ovechkin-led Washington Capitals and the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins gets going, while the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers also play Game One of the other Eastern Conference series. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Tanaka on tap for Yankees
A high-powered pitching duel looms with right-hander Masahiro Tanaka scheduled to take the mound for the New York Yankees as they meet the Boston Red Sox, who are expected to counter with Chris Sale in a clash between division rivals, one of 10 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
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)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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