Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday April 24

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER Premier League Sunderland v Arsenal (1305) Leicester City v Swansea City (1515) Eight-point lead is Leicester's target LONDON - Leaders Leicester look to open an eight-point advantage over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the London team's home game with West Bromwich Albion on Monday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1505 GMT/10:05 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) We will have mini reports on both matches FA Cup semi-final Crystal Palace v Watford (1500) United await winners of Palace-Watford clash LONDON - Outsiders Crystal Palace and Watford meet at Wembley for the right to take on FA Cup favourites Manchester United in next month's final. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CUP/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) La Liga Levante v Athletic Bilbao (1000) Sevilla v Real Betis (1400) Getafe v Valencia (1615) Villarreal v Real Sociedad (1830) 'Yellow Submarine' aim to secure fourth place MADRID - Villarreal, nicknamed the 'Yellow Submarine', chase a home win over Real Sociedad that will keep them fourth in the table. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words) Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille v Nantes (1200) Guingamp v Caen (1500) Ajaccio v Bastia (1500) Montpellier v Troyes (1500) St Etienne v Lorient (1500) Stade Rennes v Monaco (1900) Lyon under threat from Monaco PARIS - Monaco visit Stade Rennes looking to reclaim second place following Olympique Lyonnais' victory at Toulouse on Saturday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 200 words) Bundesliga Borussia Moenchengladbach v Hoffenheim (1330) Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz (1530) Gladbach chasing Champions League berth BERLIN - Borussia Moenchengladbach need to beat struggling Hoffenheim to have any chance of a top-four finish and a spot in the Champions League qualifying rounds next season. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) Serie A Frosinone v Palermo (1030) Atalanta Bergamo v Chievo Verona (1300) Bologna v Genoa (1300) Sampdoria v Lazio (1300) Torino v Sassuolo (1300) Fiorentina v Juventus (1845) Juve eye 12-point lead over Napoli MILAN - Juventus visit Fiorentina looking to increase their nine-point lead over second-placed Napoli who play AS Roma on Monday. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 300 words) Dutch Cup final Feyenoord v Utrecht (1600) Rare piece of silverware on cards for Feyenoord AMSTERDAM - Feyenoord, playing at their home ground, are favourites to win their second piece of silverware since 2002 when they meet Utrecht. (SOCCER-DUTCH/CUP, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 250 words) Major League Soccer The New York Red Bulls, reeling after losing six of their first seven games, face another difficult test when they host Kaka-led Orlando City, while out west San Jose striker Chris Wondolowski seeks to add to his six-goal season haul when the Earthquakes host Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer action. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 2300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) Argentine 'Superclasico' Boca Juniors and River Plate set for attacking showdown BUENOS AIRES - Boca Juniors and River Plate go into the 'Superclasico', the biggest game of the Argentine season, on the back of scoring 10 goals between them in midweek Copa Libertadores matches. (SOCCER-ARGENTINA/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 300 words) RUGBY Super Rugby (week nine) ACT Brumbies v Canterbury Crusaders, Canberra (0605) The ACT Brumbies will look to move back to the top of the Australian conference when they host a Canterbury Crusaders side starting to bristle with confidence having won their last six games. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/BRUMBIES, expect by 0830 GMT/4.30 AM ET, 350 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Texas Open, San Antonio Barnes a stroke in front in San Antonio Ricky Barnes, bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour, takes a one-stroke lead over fellow American Brendan Steele into the final round after carding a five-under-par 67 at the TPC San Antonio. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA Tour: Swinging Skirts, San Francisco Nomura leads into final round Japanese player Haru Nomura takes a three-shot lead into the final round at the Lake Merced course as she seeks a second LPGA victory of the year after capturing the Women's Australian Open in February. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) NBA Spurs try to close out Grizzlies The San Antonio Spurs have a chance to become the first team to advance to the next round of the playoffs as they seek to sweep the injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies in Game Four of their Western Conference series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/GRIZZLIES, expect by 2030 GMT/4.30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Warriors seek to bounce back against Rockets MVP guard Stephen Curry, who has missed two games with an ankle injury, is likely to suit up for the top-seeded Golden State Warriors in Game Four of their series against the Houston Rockets, who can level the series at 2-2 with a win. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/ROCKETS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Celtics look to even series with Hawks The Boston Celtics, who rescued their playoff hopes with a victory in Game Three on Friday on the back of a career-high 42 points from Isaiah Thomas, seek to even their series with the Atlanta Hawks. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/CELTICS, expect by 0130 GMT/9.30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Cavaliers on verge of eliminating Pistons The top-seeded LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to sweep the Detroit Pistons when they meet in Game Four of their Eastern Conference series. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/PISTONS, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Capitals have another chance to eliminate Flyers The Washington Capitals, having blown two chances to close out their series, take a tenuous 3-2 series lead onto the road for Game Six against a Philadelphia Flyers team that sniffs a chance to force a seventh game against the Eastern Conference top seed. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/FLYERS, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Wild seek another great escape against Stars The Minnesota Wild, having staved off elimination thanks to an overtime goal by Finnish center Mikko Koivu on Friday, return home for another must-win contest against a Dallas Stars team that leads the series 3-2. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/WILD, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Islanders have chance to eliminate Panthers After an overtime victory on Friday, the John Tavares-led New York Islanders return home for Game Six holding a 3-2 series lead that leaves them just one win away from punching their ticket to the next round of the playoffs. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/ISLANDERS, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Unbeaten pitchers Mat Latos (Chicago) and Derek Holland (Texas) are expected to start for their respective teams as the White Sox host the Rangers in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 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 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) TENNIS Nadal seeks ninth Barcelona title on home clay BARCELONA - A week after winning the Monte Carlo Masters title, a resurgent Rafael Nadal, on his favourite clay surface, aims for a ninth Barcelona Open title when he meets Japan's Kei Nishikori in the final. (TENNIS-MEN/BARCELONA, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 300 words) Qualifier Siegemund out to shock favourite Kerber BERLIN - German qualifier Laura Siegemund looks to complete a fairytale run by beating Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final. (TENNIS-WOMEN/STUTTGART, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words) ATHLETICS Kipchoge out to retain London Marathon title LONDON - Eliud Kipchoge, the world's best marathon man in 2015, aims to retain his London Marathon title against a stellar field including fellow Kenyans, twice winner Wilson Kipsang and world record holder Dennis Kimetto, and Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele. (ATHLETICS-MARATHON/LONDON, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 400 words) MOTORCYCLING Rossi on pole in Lorenzo and Marquez's backyard JEREZ - Italian veteran Valentino Rossi starts on pole position for Yamaha at the Spanish Moto GP, with home favourites Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez behind him. (MOTOR-MOTOGP/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)