Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (1845)
Tottenham Hotspur, who have already wrapped up second place, visit last season's champions Leicester City, who are lookig to finish the season on a high after a difficult campaign when they had to fight their way out of relegation danger.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (1845)
Tottenham Hotspur, who have already wrapped up second place, visit last season's champions Leicester City, who are lookig to finish the season on a high after a difficult campaign when they had to fight their way out of relegation danger. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-TOT/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
We look ahead to Sunday's final matches when Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are all battling to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout)
Interview with Portugal coach Fernando Santos
LISBON - Fernando Santos, coach of European champions Portugal, gives an exclusive interview to Reuters. (SOCCER-PORTUGAL/SANTOS (TV), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 400 words)
CRICKET
Australian players wont be pressured by board - May
MELBOURNE - The Australian cricket board faces an uphill battle to convince players to jettison a revenue-sharing model that has underpinned the game's development for 20 years, according to former players' boss Tim May, who brokered the landmark deal in 1997. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/PAY-MAY (INTERVIEW), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Ian Ransom, 650 words)
WINTER OLYMPICS
Roundtable with Pyeongchang Organising Committee President
LONDON - The Pyeongchang 2018 Organising Committee President, Hee-beom Lee holds a media roundtable in London to discuss the latest developments for next year's Games. OLYMPICS-PYEONGCHANG/ (TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET)
DOPING
WADA board to discuss reform and Russia
MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency holds its Foundation Board meeting where members will be updated on the series of recommendations that were endorsed by the Board last November ranging from compliance and governance to investigations and whistleblowing. (SPORT-DOPING/WADA, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Steve Keating)
NBA
Celtics host Cavaliers in opener of East final
The top-seeded Boston Celtics, 30-11 at home this season, host the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were 20-21 on the road in the regular season, in the opening game of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Penguins visit Senators in Game 3 of East final
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Ottawa Senators looking to gain the upper hand in Game Three of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final, which is tied at 1-1. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0300 GMT/11:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Kershaw, Santana go for seventh wins
Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw (6-2) goes for the Dodgers against longtime rivals the San Francisco Giants, while Ervin Santana (6-1) seeks his seventh victory for surprise AL Central contenders the Minnesota Twins, who host NL West-leading Colorado Rockies, in two of 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)
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)
TENNIS
ATP: Rome Masters (till 21)
ROME - Rafa Nadal continues his march through the claycourt season with American Jack Sock the next in the firing line. Second seed Novak Djokovic is also in action against Spain's Roberto Bautista-Agut. (TENNIS-ROME/MEN, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words)
CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 28)
Tom Dumoulin holds the overall lead heading into Stage 12, a mostly-flat 229 km ride from Forli to Reggio Emilia. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words)
WRESTLING
TEAM USA and Japan grapple in Times Square
Leading wrestlers from the United States and Japan grapple outdoors in Times Square in the Beat the Streets competition that benefits wrestling programs in the greater New York City area. (USA-WRESTLING/ expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
MMA
Interview with Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee
SINGAPORE - One championship's women's Atomweight world champion Angela "Unstoppable" Lee arrives in Singapore to defend her second title later this week. Multimedia interview with the 20-year-old Hawaiian who will face Brazilian fighter Istela Nunes, a two-time Muay Thai world champion. (MMA-LEE/ (TV))
(Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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