Reuters Sports Schedule at 0645 GMT on Tuesday, May 16

Reuters sports schedule at 0645 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

Premier League

Arsenal v Sunderland (1845)

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion (1900)

Arsenal, still in the hunt for a top-four berth, will be without midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and possibly top scorer Alexis Sanchez against relegated Sunderland while Manchester City expect to welcome back John Stones from injury when they host West Brom. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 2050 GMT/4:50 PM ET, 300 words)

Present perfect, future tense for upstart Aizawl

NEW DELHI - India's prolific film industry churns out scores of movies with plotlines bordering on the absurd every year but even Bollywood might have dismissed as too preposterous the story of the rise of soccer club Aizawl FC. (SOCCER-INDIA/AIZAWL (FEATURE), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 850 words)

TENNIS

French Open to make announcement on Sharapova

PARIS - The French Open is set to make announcement on Maria Sharapova possibly playing in the tournament. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/SHARAPOVA expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

WTA/ATP Italy International

Maria Sharapova continues her comeback from a 15-month doping ban when she plays Croatian veteran Mirjana Luci-Baroni in the second round in Rome. In the men's event, world number one Andy Murray meets local hopeful Fabio Fognini. (TENNIS-ROME/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words)

OLYMPICS

IOC commission visits Paris

The IOC Evaluation Commission makes a three-day visit to Paris as part of the process to decide which city will host the 2024 Olympic Games. Copy on merit.

NBA

Warriors host Spurs for Game Two of West final

The top-seeded Golden State Warriors, who have won all nine of their playoff games this year, try to take a 2-0 series lead over the visiting San Antonio Spurs when the best-of-seven Western Conference final resumes in Oakland. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

NHL

Predators host Ducks in West final in Music City

The Nashville Predators host the Anaheim Ducks in Game three of the best-of-seven Western Conference final that is tied at one game apiece. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Darvish leads Rangers in clash with Phillies

Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers host the Philadelphia Phillies while former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks host the New York Mets in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 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 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

CYCLING

Giro d'Italia (to 28)

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, lying in third place overall, has the chance to gain ground on his rivals in the 10th stage, a 39.8-km individual time trial from Foligno to Montefalco in Umbria. (CYCLING-GIRO/ 300 words)

Tour of California

Stage three of the 2017 Tour of California is a 144.5-kilometre route from Pismo Beach to Morro Bay. (CYCLING-CALIFORNIA/ expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)