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| Thu, 02 May 2024 18:30:31 GMTHere are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:30 p.m. GMT/2:30 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.
TOP STORIES
SOCCER-SPAIN/PREVIEW
Real ready to celebrate as Barca and Girona tussle for second place
MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s fans are getting ready to celebrate clinching the LaLiga title and the party could start as early as Saturday if the leaders beat lowly Cadiz and Barcelona fail to win at Girona later in the day.
MOTOR-F1-MIAMI/
Verstappen chases Miami hat-trick as Newey makes headlines
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen can complete a hat-trick of Miami Grand Prix victories on Sunday but the announced departure of his team’s star designer Adrian Newey is the big talking point going into the weekend.
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-MUN/PREVIEW
Man United have to improve squad but have a strong base, says Ten Hag
Manchester United have work to do in the transfer market in the close season if they are to get back to their best, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-TOT/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer – England – Premier League – Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
2 May 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-OLM-ATT/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer – Europa League – Olympique Marseille v Atalanta
First leg of the Europa League semi-final between Olympique Marseille and Atalanta.
2 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-ROM-B04/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer – Europa League – AS Roma v Bayer Leverkusen
First leg of the Europa League semi-final between AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen.
2 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPACONF-AVA-OLY/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer – Europa Conference League – Aston Villa v Olympiakos
Aston Villa play Olympiakos in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final plus a wrap-up of the other semi-final first leg tie between Fiorentina of Italy and Belgium’s Club Brugge
2 May 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-TOT/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer – England – Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur press conference
Tottenham Hotspur’s Ange Postecoglou holds a press conference ahead of his side’s Premier League match against Liverpool.
3 May 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-WLV/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer – England – Premier League – Manchester City press conference
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola holds a press conference ahead of his side’s Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
3 May 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-WHU/PREVIEW
Soccer – England – Premier League – Chelsea press conference
Chelsea’s Mauricio Pochettino speaks to the media ahead of his side’s Premier League match against West Ham United.
3 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-BOU/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer – England – Premier League – Arsenal press conference
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta speaks to the media ahead of his side’s Premier League match against AFC Bournemouth.
3 May 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
SOCCER-SAUDI-ALT-ALH/REPORT (PIX) (TV)
Soccer – Saudi Arabia – Saudi Pro League – Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal
Al-Taawoun play Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
3 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-TOT/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer – England – Premier League – Liverpool press conference
Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp holds a press conference ahead of his side’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.
3 May 04:45 ET / 08:45 GMT
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BASEBALL-MLB-TEX-WAS/ (PIX)
Baseball – MLB – Texas Rangers v Washington Nationals
2024 MLB Season (Regular Season) – Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
2 May 14:35 ET / 18:35 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-HOU-CLE/ (PIX)
Baseball – MLB – Houston Astros v Cleveland Guardians
2024 MLB Season (Regular Season) – Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
3 May 20:10 ET / 00:10 GMT
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BASKETBALL-NBA-IND-MIL/ (PIX)
Basketball – NBA – Indiana Pacers v Milwaukee Bucks
2023-24 NBA Season (Postseason) – Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2 May 18:30 ET / 22:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-PHI-NYK/ (PIX)
Basketball – NBA – Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks
2023-24 NBA Season (Postseason) – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 May 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-TOR-BOS/ (PIX)
Hockey – NHL – Toronto Maple Leafs v Boston Bruins
2023-24 NHL Season (Postseason) – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
3 May 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
GOLF
GOLF-LIV-SINGAPORE/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf – LIV Golf League – Singapore
Round one of LIV Golf Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club.
3 May 21:15 ET / 01:15 GMT
GOLF-PGA-CJCUP/
Golf – The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Day two of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
Coverage provided by Field Level Media.
3 May
GOLF-CHAMPIONS-INSPERITY/
Golf – Insperity Invitational
Day one of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands CC in The Woodlands, Texas.
Coverage provided by Field Level Media.
3 May
MOTOR RACING
MOTOR-F1-MIAMI/ (PIX)
Motor racing – Formula One – Miami Grand Prix – Practice
Action from the first practice session ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
3 May
MOTOR-F1-MIAMI/ (PIX)
Motor racing – Formula One – Miami Grand Prix – Qualifying
Action from the qualifying session for the Miami Grand Prix.
3 May
OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS-IOC/ (TV)
Olympics-Media roundtable with IOC President Thomas Bach
Media roundtable with IOC President Thomas Bach.
3 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-MADRID/ (PIX) (TV)
Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Madrid Open
The semi-finals of the Madrid Open – an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
3 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-SCHUMACHER/WATCHES (TV)
Christie’s to auction F1 legend Schumacher’s watches
Reuters is granted access to eight watches from the collection of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, before they go under the hammer in Switzerland on May 13. The overall estimate for the 8 watches is around four million dollars.
3 May
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