Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday April 28

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER English Premier League LONDON - We bring you the latest team news ahead of the weekend's fixtures as Leicester City bid to clinch the title with a win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/ expect throughout, 300 words) Europa League Villarreal out to break European hoodoo against Liverpool LONDON - Liverpool play Villarreal, who are hoping to reach their first continental final, in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in Spain, while holders Sevilla visit Shakhtar Donetsk. (SOCCER-EUROPA/ expect by 2115 GMT/5:15 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 600 words) UEFA facing a very different Congress from one year ago ZURICH - One year after a triumphant Congress where UEFA president Michel Platini described it as transparent, democratic and "the best", European soccer's governing body meets again in very different circumstances in Budapest. (SOCCER-UEFA/PREVIEW, expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 600 words) Club America host Tigres in CONCACAF Champions League final Defending champion and host Club America hold a 2-0 lead over Tigres UANL heading into the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The eventual winner will earn a ticket to the FIFA Club World Cup Japan in 2016. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/, expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 300 words) MOTOR RACING Russian Formula One Grand Prix Championship leader Rosberg aims for another winning weekend SOCHI, Russia - Formula One drivers prepare for Sunday's race with championship leader Nico Rosberg, chasing his seventh win in a row for Mercedes and fourth of the season, appearing in a news conference at the Sochi circuit. (MOTOR-F1-RUSSIA/, (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. NFL Rams on the clock with top pick CHICAGO - The St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles hold the top two picks in the first round of the NFL Draft where quarterbacks, most notably Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, are the marquee attraction. (NFL-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by Michael Hirtzer, 500 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (to May 1) Rose set for Zurich Classic title defence Justin Rose bids to defend his title against a strong field that includes world number one Jason Day and American Rickie Fowler at TPC Louisiana in New Orleans. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words) BOXING Irishman Quigley looks 'big picture' with no Rio regrets LOS ANGELES - Two years ago, exciting Irish prospect Jason Quigley aborted his dream of competing as an amateur at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and turned professional, a decision he has not once regretted. Though he readily concedes he will be keeping an eye on the Rio Games via television, he is much more focused on a breathtaking start to his professional boxing career that has produced nine knockouts in his first 10 bouts. (BOXING-QUIGLEY/ (INTERVIEW), expect by 2030 GMT/4.30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 550 words) NBA Celtics host Hawks with season on the line The Boston Celtics try to stave off playoff elimination and force a decisive seventh game to their first-round series when they host the Atlanta Hawks in a do-or-die Game Six. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/CELTICS, expect by 0215 GMT/10:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Ovechkin's Capitals host Pens in series opener Russian sniper Alex Ovechkin and the top-seeded Washington Capitals host Canadian Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening game of their best-of-seven second round Stanley Cup playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/CAPITALS, expect by 0315 GMT/11:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Maeda looks to extend perfect start to season Los Angeles Dodgers' Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda look to improve to 5-0 on the season when he takes the mound versus the visiting Miami Marlins in one of eight games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0245 GMT/10:45 PM 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) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)