Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
Champions League
Juventus v Monaco semi-final, second leg (1845)
Juve look to finish off Monaco in Turin
Juventus aim to complete the job against AS Monaco and reach the final as they defend a 2-0 lead from the away leg knowing the French side would have to end the Italian club's four-year unbeaten home record in Europe and run of six straight clean sheets in the competition.
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
Champions League
Juventus v Monaco semi-final, second leg (1845)
Juve look to finish off Monaco in Turin
Juventus aim to complete the job against AS Monaco and reach the final as they defend a 2-0 lead from the away leg knowing the French side would have to end the Italian club's four-year unbeaten home record in Europe and run of six straight clean sheets in the competition. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUV-AMO/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 450 words)
FIFA Council to give verdict on North American World Cup
MANAMA - The three-nation North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup is high on the agenda of FIFA's ruling council which meets on Tuesday.(SOCCER-FIFA/ (TV), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
UEFA meets ahead of FIFA Congress
MANAMA - The UEFA Council, the ruling body of European soccer, meets ahead of Thursday's FIFA Congress. (SOCCER-FIFA/UEFA, expect throughout, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
Premier League
We look ahead to this week's matches including Arsenal's trip to Southampton on Wednesday, as they chase a top-four finish, before Antonio Conte's league leaders Chelsea look to wrap up the title with a win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout)
OLYMPICS
Los Angeles ready to shine for IOC evaluation visit
LOS ANGELES - It will be lights, camera, action with the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid in the spotlight when the International Olympic Committee pays a visit to Tinseltown this week to grade plans to host the 2024 Summer Games. The IOC's Evaluation Commission will hear a well-worn sales pitch during a carefully scripted three day visit that will provide a first-hand glimpse at the LA2024 vision. (OLYMPICS-2024/LOSANGLES, moving shortly, by Steve Keating, 500 words)
TENNIS
Top seed Murray starts Madrid Open bid
MADRID - World number one Andy Murray plays Romanian Marius Copil in the second round of the Madrid Open, where he finished runner-up in 2016. Tommy Robredo and Nicolas Almagro meet in an all-Spanish first-round tie for the right to play Novak Djokovic. (TENNIS-MADRID/MEN, expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 300 words)
BASEBALL
Scherzer leads Nats in clash with Orioles
Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals visit the Baltimore Orioles while Bartolo Colon takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves in a clash with the host Houston Astros 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, 800 words)
NBA
Spurs host Rockets for pivotal Game Five clash
The San Antonio Spurs host the Houston Rockets for a pivotal Game Five clash of their best-of-seven Western Conference semi-finals which is tied at two games apiece in the only game of the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NBA makes first foray into India
NEW DELHI - The National Basketball Association opened its first academy in India on Tuesday, hoping the facility on the outskirts of Delhi will trigger the game's growth in a country obsessed with cricket. (BASKETBALL-NBA/INDIA, (UPDATE 1) moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words)
NHL
Rangers try to stave off playoff elimination
The New York Rangers try to stave off elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they host the Ottawa Senators in Game Six of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words)
CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 28)
Nibali, Quintana expected to make moves in Giro
The pre-race favourites, including holder Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and 2014 winner Nairo Quintana, are expected to play their first cards in the 180km fourth stage which ends on the flanks of Mount Etna. Fernando Gaviria of Colombia is the overall leader. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), 300 words)
Froome unhurt but bike "totaled" after hit-and-run
Tour de France champion Chris Froome said on Tuesday that he had escaped unhurt while having his bike written off by an impatient car driver in a hit-and-run incident (CYCLING-FROOME/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Ian Chadband, 200 words)
(Europe desk editor: Richard Lough)
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