Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, April 1

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: MOTOR RACING Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg fastest in first practice MANAMA - Championship leader Nico Rosberg lapped half a second faster than Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton, and inside last year's pole position time, in Friday's first free practice. (MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/, pix, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words). We will also have news from around the paddock. - - - - CRICKET World Twenty20, India (to April 3) Let down by team mates, Kohli's golden World T20 run ends NEW DELHI - As the full toss left Andre Russell's blade and settled deep into the stands, dropping a deathly silence across the Wankhede Stadium, Virat Kohli stood dazed, gazing at the trajectory and probably wondering what he had done to deserve it. (CRICKET-WORLD/INDIA-KOHLI (PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 500 words) We're not just drummers in the band - Simmons MUMBAI - Aggressive opening batsman Chris Gayle usually hogs the headlines but West Indies' advance to the World Twenty20 final against England has shown they are by no means a one-man band, according to batsman Lendl Simmons. (CRICKET-WORLD/), moved, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg (1830) Wolfsburg desperate for win to maintain European hopes BERLIN - Champions League quarter-finalists VfL Wolfsburg must beat Bayer Leverkusen to boost their hopes of qualifying for European football next season via their league position. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) We will also have news from the Friday news conferences ahead of the weekend's action in the English Premier League. - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby (round six) Lions v Canterbury Crusaders, Johannesburg (1700) Lions home form to be tested by Crusaders JOHANNESBURG - Lions have won seven of their last eight home games but that impressive form will be severely tested by the polished and experienced Crusaders. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1900GMT/3:PM ET, 300 words) - - - - BASKETBALL Euroleague playoff race heading for frantic home straight BELGRADE - Holders Real Madrid and several other big guns face a dramatic finish in the race to clinch Euroleague playoff berths with two rounds remaining in the competition's second group stage (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/expect by 2130 GMT/5.30 pm ET; By Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words). - - - - BASEBALL Optimism abounds as teams set to open 2016 MLB season We look ahead to the 2016 Major League Baseball season with a five-part package consisting of an overall preview of the campaign, a look at Japanese ace Yu Darvish's expected return, five storylines and five players to watch and key dates to look out for. (BASEBALL-PREVIEW/, moved, by Larry Fine, 600 words) Also see the following moved items: (BASEBALL-RANGERS/DARVISH, by Larry Fine, 425 words) (BASEBALL-STORYLINES/, 535 words) (BASEBALL-PLAYERS/, 470 words) (BASEBALL-DATES/, 85 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Miami Open (to 3) Djokovic battles Goffin for berth in Miami final Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic battles David Goffin of Belgium in the first of two men's semi-final matches at Crandon Park while Japan's Kei Nishikori will be in . (TENNIS-MIAMI/MEN (PIX), expect first lede by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Houston Open, Humble, Texas (to 3) Hoffman one ahead, Spieth trails by three Charley Hoffman takes a one-shot lead over fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Roberto Castro, Scott Brown and Morgan Hoffmann into the second round at the Golf Club of Houston where world number two Jordan Spieth trails by three strokes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA: ANA Inspiration, Rancho Mirage (to 3) Second-round coverage from Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, where the world's top 19 ranked are among those in a top-flight field for the first women's major championship of the year. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - NBA Warriors try to move closer to wins record Stephen Curry and the defending Golden State Warriors try to extend their regular-season home unbeaten run to 55 games and stay on track for the NBA's all-time season wins record when they host the Boston Celtics. (NBA-WARRIORS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Grizzlies look to declaw Raptors The Memphis Grizzlies try to snap a four-game losing skid and tighten their grip on the fifth seed in the competitive Western Conference when they host a Toronto Raptors team that are challenging the Cleveland Cavaliers for top spot in the Eastern Conference. (NBA-GRIZZLIES/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Cavs battle Hawks; Jazz host T'Wolves LeBron James and the reigning Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Atlanta Hawks while the Utah Jazz will try to bolster their playoff hopes when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in two of the 10 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NHL Bruins hope to bolster playoff hopes The Boston Bruins, who have lost six of their last seven games and are in danger of missing out on the playoffs, try to get back on track when they visit a St. Louis Blues team seeking a sixth consecutive win in one of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0010 GMT/8:10 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)