Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
Champions League
Roma v Barcelona (1845)
Manchester City v Liverpool (1845)
Manchester City face uphill battle to overcome Liverpool
MANCHESTER - Manchester City will need to overturn a 3-0 deficit when they host Liverpool in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MCI-LIV/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 500 words)
Barcelona eye semi-final spot
ROME - AS Roma host La Liga leaders Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The Italian side face a huge task if they want to progress to the last four for the first time since 1984, having lost the first leg 4-1. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ROM-FCB/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 500 words)
Real Madrid v Juventus - training and news conference
MADRID - Real Madrid and Juventus managers lay out their plans for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MAD-JUV/PREVIEW (PIX, TV), 300 words)
Premier League
We look ahead to the weekend's action. Manchester City face a daunting few days as they look to recover from last week's back-to-back defeats which left them on the verge of being knocked out of the Champions League and also denied them a chance to wrap up the Premier League title with six games to spare. The league leaders face Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAMA-TEAMB/, expect throughout)
CRICKET
Home success stepping stone to winning abroad - Sharma
MUMBAI - India's excellent record at home is under-appreciated but it is an important stepping stone to winning matches abroad, batsman Rohit Sharma told Reuters in an interview. (CRICKET-INDIA/ROHIT (INTERVIEW), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 725 words)
NBA
Streaking 76ers visit Hawks
The Philadelphia 76ers go for their 15th straight win when they visit the last place Atlanta Hawks while the Utah Jazz host Kevin Durant and the defending champion Golden State Warriors in two of the six games on the National Basketball Association’s schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)
BASEBALL
Ohtani and the Angels visit the Rangers
Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels play the second of their three-game series against the Texas Rangers while the Yankees kick off their three-game set against the rival Red Sox in Boston in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 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 Field Level Media, 500 words) (Europe Desk Editor: Pritha Sarkar)