Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday:

SOCCER

Europa League (all 1905 GMT)

Salzburg v Lazio

CSKA Moscow v Arsenal

Sporting v Atletico Madrid

Olympique de Marseille v RB Leipzig

Arsenal are heavy favourites to reach the Europa League semi-finals as they take a 4-1 advantage to CSKA Moscow for the second leg of their last-eight tie, while Atletico Madrid, who are 2-0 up against Sporting, are likely to join them in the next round. (SOCCER-EUROPA/ expect by 2105 GMT/5.45 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)

Premier League

We look ahead to the weekend's action including runaway leaders Manchester City's trip to in-form Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAMA-TEAMB/, expect throughout)

La Liga

Barcelona refocus on title after Champions League debacle

Barcelona turn their focus back to sealing the La Liga title as soon as possible and remaining unbeaten when they host third-placed Valencia on Saturday after suffering one of their most humiliating setbacks in being eliminated from the Champions League by AS Roma. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 300 words)

New Japan head coach faces the media

TOKYO - New Japan head coach Akira Nishino faces the media for the first time since his surprise appointment just two months out from the World Cup. (SOCCER-JAPAN/COACH (PIX, TV), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Jack Tarrant, 400 words)

COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (to 15)

Jamaica hopes Bolt can sprinkle some star dust

GOLD COAST, Australia - Jamaica will be hoping the presence of the greatest championship sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt, will be a lucky omen when the men's and women's 200 metres are run in the athletics at the Carrara Stadium. There are also gold medals up for grabs in beach volleyball, mountain biking, boxing and wrestling among other sports. (GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/ (PIX), expect throughout, Greg Stutchbury and Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

Bolt talks Commonwealth Games on Gold Coast

GOLD COAST - Former sprint champion Usain Bolt talks to media as he arrives in Gold Coast to watch the XXI Commonwealth Games. (GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/BOLT (PIX), expect by 0730 GMT/3.30 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

We will also move highlights of day eight's events on the Gold Coast (GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX))

MOTOR RACING

Chinese Formula one Grand Prix

SHANGHAI - Formula One drivers face the media ahead of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, the third race of the season. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is going for a hat-trick of wins after victories in Australia and Bahrain. (MOTOR-F1-CHINA/, (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Abhishek Takle, 400 words)

GOLF

LPGA: LOTTE Championship: Kapolei, Hawaii (to 13)

World number one Feng looks to keep rolling

China's Shanshan Feng bids to hold onto her one-shot lead on the Hawaii island of Oahu. (GOLF-WOMEN/LOTTE, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 300 words)

European Tour: Spanish Open

MADRID - Spaniard Jon Rahm is one of the main attractions at the Spanish Open in Madrid after coming fourth in the Masters last week. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 300 words)

TENNIS

Sloane Stephens teaches tennis to kids in Compton

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens teaches tennis to 400 elementary school students in her adopted hometown of Compton, where more than a quarter of the residents live in poverty. (TENNIS-COMPTON/STEPHENS (PIX, TV), expect by 0100 GMT/9:00 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 350 words)

BASEBALL

Yankees wrap up series with Red Sox

The AL East-leading Red Sox and the rival New York Yankees finish up their three game set in Boston while in the National league the San Francisco Giants visit the San Diego Padres in two of the eight games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)

NHL

Devils clash with Lightning in playoff action

The New Jersey Devils battle the Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks target the Anaheim Ducks in two of the five playoff games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 500 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) (Asia Desk Editor: Peter Rutherford)