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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, April 30

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER Premier League (times GMT) Everton v Chelsea (1305) Middlesbrough v Manchester City (1305) Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (1530) Tottenham can finish ahead of Arsenal if they win derby LONDON - Tottenham will finish above Arsenal for the first time in 22 years if they beat Arsene Wenger's Gunners in the last north London derby at their historic White Hart Lane stadium. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 500 words) We will also have mini-match reports on every game. La Liga Real Betis v Alaves (1415) Eibar v Leganes (1630) Celta Vigo v Athletic Club (1845) Results only Bundesliga FC Augsburg v Hamburg SV (1330) Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt (1530) Top three beckons if Hoffenheim can win Hoffenheim can move back into the Bundesliga top three if they beat Eintracht Frankfurt. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect from 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words Serie A Bologna v Udinese (1300) Cagliari v Pescara (1300) Crotone v AC Milan (1300) Empoli v Sassuolo (1300) Genoa v Chievo Verona (1300) Palermo v Fiorentina (1300) Inter Milan v Napoli (1845) Lazio derby win overshadowed by controversial Roma penalty ROME - AS Roma's Serie A title challenge all but fizzled out on Sunday when they lost 3-1 to arch-rivals Lazio despite being awarded a hugely controversial penalty which overshadowed the game. Crisis-hit Inter Milan host third-placed Napoli. (SOCCER-ITALY/(PIX), moved with updates to follow, 500 words) Ligue 1 Caen v Olympique Marseille (1300) Dijon FCO v Girondins Bordeaux (1500) Nice v Paris St Germain (1900) One last throw of the dice for Nice against PSG PARIS - Third-placed Nice, six points adrift of their opponents, host second-placed Paris St Germain needing a win to maintain their outside chances of winning the Ligue 1 title. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) China Super League SIPG aiming to move into pole position HONG KONG - We bring you a wrap of the latest round of fixtures in the Chinese Super League as Shanghai SIPG travel to face Chongqing Lifan knowing victory will see them join Guangzhou Evergrande and Guangzhou R&F at the top of the standings. (SOCCER-CHINA/ expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 500 words) MOTOR RACING Russian Formula One Grand Prix Bottas takes his first F1 victory with Russian win SOCHI - Finland's Valtteri Bottas seized the first Formula One victory of his career at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping both Ferraris at the start and then holding his nerve over the tense closing laps. (MOTOR-F1-RUSSIA/ (PIX, TV), moved with updates to follow, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. TENNIS ATP Tour, Barcelona Open Nadal looks for 10th Barcelona crown BARCELONA - Rafael Nadal faces world number nine Dominic Thiem in the final of the Barcelona Open, hoping to repeat his triumph in the Monte Carlo Masters last week by winning the tournament in Barcelona for a 10th time. (TENNIS-BARCELONA/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) CYCLING Tour de Romandie Briton Simon Yates leads going into the final stage of the Tour de Romandie, an 18.3-km time trial around Lausanne. (CYCLING-ROMANDIE/ (TV), expect from 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 250 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Zurich Classic, New Orleans (to 30) Smith/Blixt four clear in team event The Australian-Swedish duo of Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour team event at TPC Louisiana, where the Sunday format will be four-ball (best ball). (GOLF-ZURICH/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA LPGA: Volunteers of America Tecas Shootout, Irving (to 30) Nomura leads by two in Texas Haru Nomura of Japan carries a two-stroke lead over American Cristie Kerr and South Koreans Park In-bee and Seong Eun-Jeong into the final round of the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) CRICKET Pakistan and Windies start second test After an emphatic seven-wicket victory in the first test in Kingston, the West Indies and Pakistan resume hostilities in Bridgetown, Barbados for the second test as the Misbah-ul-Haq-captained visitors try to clinch the three-test series in the Caribbean. (CRICKET-WIN-PAK/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words) NBA Clippers and Jazz in Game Seven decider An injury doubt hovers over Utah center Rudy Gobert as the Jazz visit Los Angeles for the deciding Game Seven of their Western Conference first-round series against the Clippers, with the winner earning the dubious reward of a series against the rampant Golden State Warriors. Also, the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards open their second-round series in the other playoff game on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Oilers seek to drill Ducks again The rejuvenated Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers, 2-0 up in their series against the Anaheim Ducks, seek to press home their advantage when they return home for Game Three, while the other Western Conference second-round series is locked at 1-1 as the Nashville Predators host the St. Louis Blues in the two playoff games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Yankees seek sweep over Orioles The streaking New York Yankees (15-7) go for a sweep of their three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (14-8) as the top two teams in the American League East clash in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 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) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)