Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Clubs raided by HMRC, arrests made in tax probe
LONDON - English soccer clubs were raided early on Wednesday morning by tax officials as part of a wide-sweeping probe, with several men arrested for suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud.
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Clubs raided by HMRC, arrests made in tax probe
LONDON - English soccer clubs were raided early on Wednesday morning by tax officials as part of a wide-sweeping probe, with several men arrested for suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/TAX (UPDATE 1), moved, 230 words)
Premier League
Arsenal v Leicester City (1845)
Middlesbrough v Sunderland (1845)
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (1900)
LONDON - Tottenham will try to shake off any hangover from their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea with victory at in-form Crystal Palace as they try to maintain their title challenge. Arsenal will look to refuel their top-four bid with victory at home to champions Leicester. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)
We will also have mini match reports on all games.
FIFA
South American federation releases report on FIFA corruption
SANTIAGO - FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the 67th Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress in Santiago. CONMEBOL says it will use the occasion to present an externally audited report on the FIFA corruption scandal and make changes based on the findings. (SOCCER-CONMEBOL/ (PIX, TV) 400 words)
La Liga
Barcelona v Osasuna (1730)
Leganes v Las Palmas (1830)
Valencia v Real Sociedad (1830)
Deportivo Coruna v Real Madrid (1930)
Barca cling to Liga lead against Osasuna
MADRID - After beating arch rivals Real Madrid 3-2 to reignite the title race, champions Barcelona aim to retain their slender lead at the top of La Liga when they host basement club Osasuna, who could be relegated if results go against them. Real, level on points with Barca and with a game in hand, visit Deportivo La Coruna. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)
German Cup semi-final
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (1845)
BERLIN - Holders Bayern Munich host domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last year's final as the Bavarians, top of the league with four matches left, are looking to snap their recent winless run and maintain their quest for a league and Cup double. (SOCCER-GERMANY-BAY-DOR/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words)
Asian Champions League
Shanghai set sights on ACL knockout phase
HONG KONG - We bring you a wrap of the latest round of fixtures in the Asian Champions League as Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG take on FC Seoul aiming to seal their progress to the competition's last 16. (SOCCER-ASIA/ expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 500 words)
TENNIS
WTA Tour, Stuttgart Grand Prix
STUTTGART, Germany - Maria Sharapova returns to professional tennis at the Stuttgart Grand Prix after completing her 15-month doping ban and will play Italian Roberta Vinci. (TENNIS-STUTTGART/WOMEN (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 400 words)
NBA
Home cooking turns sour in Celtics-Bulls series
The Boston Celtics return home for Game Five against the Chicago Bulls, though home court might not provide much of an advantage with the road team winning all four encounters in the first-round playoff series, while another Eastern Conference series is also locked at 2-2 as the Washington Wizards host the Atlanta Hawks, in the two postseason games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Two games in West kick off second-round of postseason
The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs start with two games in the Western Conference, the Nashville Predators at the St. Louis Blues, while Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit the Anaheim Ducks. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Rockies try to build on good start
The National League West-leading Colorado Rockies, off to a sizzling start to the young season, are scheduled to send right-hander Tyler Chatwood (2-2) to the mound as they complete a three-game series against the NL East-leading Washington Nationals, one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball 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
Italian Fabio Felline holds the overall lead after Tuesday's prologue going into the Tour de Romandie's first stage, a 173.3-km mountainous trek from Aigle to Champery. (CYCLING-ROMANDIE/ (TV), 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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