Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, April 14

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: MOTOR RACING Chinese Formula One Grand Prix SHANGHAI - Fernando Alonso has been provisionally cleared to compete in Sunday's Chinese Formula One Grand Prix after being ruled out of the previous race in Bahrain due to injuries sustained in a crash in Australia last month. (MOTOR-F1-CHINA/ALONSO (PIX), moved, by Abhishek Takle, 381 words) SOCCER Europa League quarter-final second leg (1905 GMT) Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund Shakhtar Donetsk v Braga Sparta Prague v Villarreal Liverpool have a slight advantage against Dortmund LONDON - Liverpool will have a slight advantage when Juergen Klopp's team face his former club Borussia Dortmund at Anfield, having drawn the first leg in Germany 1-1. (SOCCER-EUROPA/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 650 words) Premier League Leicester's fairytale being watched all over the world LONDON - Leicester City's unlikely assault on the title has captured the imagination of football fans the world over. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI/WORLD (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 800 words) LONDON - We will bring the latest news from the Premier League ahead of the weekend's matches. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words) GOLF PGA Tour: RBC Heritage, Hilton Head Island (to 17) Day heads field in South Carolina World number one Jason Day heads the field at the RBC Heritage on the Harbour Town course in South Carolina. Last year's champion Jim Furyk is unable to defend due to a wrist injury. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0015 GMT/8:15 PM ET, 350 words) LPGA Tour Lotte Championship, Kapolei (to 16) Lee on song in Hawaii Australian Minjee Lee and Thai Moriya Jutanugarn lead the way on four-under-par 68 going into the second round in Hawaii. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 300 words) NHL Ovechkin's Capitals set for opener with Flyers Russian Alex Ovechkin and the top-seeded Washington Capitals host the wildcard Philadelphia Flyers in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/CAPITALS, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Panthers seek first playoff series win in 20 years The Atlantic division champion Florida Panthers, who last won a postseason series in 1996, look to take the first step towards ending the National Hockey League's longest drought between playoff series wins when they host the New York Islanders in the opener of a best-of-seven series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/PANTHERS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Stars host Wild in first-round opener The Western Conference's top-seeded Dallas Stars begin a quest for their first Stanley Cup since 1999 when they open a first-round series versus the Minnesota Wild. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/STARS, expect by 0445 GMT/12:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Kings try to take bite out of Sharks The Los Angeles Kings open their bid for a third Stanley Cup in five seasons when they host the San Jose Sharks in Game One of their opening-round playoff series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/KINGS, expect by 0545 GMT/1:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Royals visit Astros while Jays face Yankees The defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals visit the Houston Astros while the Toronto Blue Jays send Marcus Stroman to the mound when they host the American League East rival New York Yankees in two of the 12 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 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) BASKETBALL Real, Red Star aim to bounce back from playoff defeats BELGRADE - Euroleague holders Real Madrid and underdogs Red Star Belgrade face an uphill task to level their quarter-final playoff series against Fenerbahce Istanbul and CSKA Moscow respectively. (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 300 words) (London desk editor: Tony Jimenez)