Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, April 29

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT onSunday (times GMT):

Chicago and Miami opened the National Basketball Associationpost-season with comfortable wins on Saturday but the Bulls paida steep price for their victory when Derrick Rose was ruled outfor the rest of the season with a knee injury. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/,moved with updates to follow, pix, 400 words)

the new York Rangers scored third period goals 90 secondsapart to beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday and drawfirst blood in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final.(NHL-PLAYOFFS/, moved with updates to follow, pix, 400 words)

Joe Blanton returns to the mound for the Phillies, who hostthe Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball. (BASEBALL-PHILLIES/expect by 0200, 300 words)

PGA Tour: new Orleans Classic (to 29) Avondale, Louisiana

American Jason Dufner birdied two of the last four holes totake a two-shot lead in Saturday’s third round of the NewOrleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana and close in on a maidenPGA Tour victory. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words)

European Tour: Ballantines Championship, South Korea

Chelsea v QPR (1230)

Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers (1500)

LONDON – Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur hostrelegation-threatened QPR and Blackburn respectively as theyseek to pile pressure on fourth-placed Newcastle United in therace for Champions League action next season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/,expect by 1430, pix, 400 words)

Real Madrid v Sevilla (1000)

Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao (1400)

Malaga v Valencia (1600)

Real Betis v Atletico Madrid (1745)

Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona (1930)

MADRID – Leaders Real Madrid can wrap up their first La Ligatitle in four years if they win at home to Sevilla (1000) andsecond-placed Bareclona lose at Rayo Vallecano (1930).(SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1200, pix, by Iain Rogers and MarkElkington)

Bologna v Genoa (1030)

Atalanta Bergamo v Fiorentina (1300)

Inter Milan v Cesena (1300)

Lecce v Parma (1300)

Novara v Juventus (1300)

Siena v AC Milan (1300)

Udinese v Lazio (1845)

ROME – Leaders Juve and title rivals AC Milan visit Novaraand Siena respectively while the race for third place and thebattle to avoid the drop are also in focus. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1400, pix, by Terry Daley, 350 words)

Auxerre v Stade Brest (1500)

AS Nancy v Caen (1500)

Sochaux v Girondins Bordeaux (1500)

Stade Rennes v Ajaccio (1500)

St Etienne v Dijon FCO (1500)

Valenciennes v Nice (1500)

Lille v Paris St Germain (1900)

PARIS – Second-placed Paris St Germain visit Lille, who arethird, needing a win to stay within two points of leadersMontpellier who won on Friday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1700,pix, 500 words)

Dutch championship Roda JC Kerkrade v PSV Eindhoven (1030) Twente Enschede v Ajax Amsterdam (1230) Feyenoord v AZ Alkmaar (1230) NEC Nijmegen v RKC Waalwijk (1430)

ATP: Barcelona Open (to 29)

BARCELONA – World number two Rafa Nadal has his eyes set ona seventh Barcelona Open title when he takes on Spanishcompatriot David Ferrer in the final on Sunday.(TENNIS-MEN/BARCELONA, expect by 1600, pix, by Iain Rogers)

WTA: Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (to 29)

World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus takes onsecond-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova for the Stuttgart indoortitle. (TENNIS-WOMEN/STUTTGART, expect by 2000, by BrianHomewood, 350 words)

Romania Open, Bucharest (to 29)

Morocco Grand Prix, Fes (to 29)

Clermont Auvergne v Leinster (1400)

Holders Leinster or French giants Clermont Auvergne can booka place in next month’s Heineken Cup final against Ulster.(RUGBY-HEINEKEN/, expect by 1700, pix, 400 words)

MotoGP: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera (to 29)

JEREZ, Spain – Spain’s championship leader Jorge Lorenzo ison pole position ahead of compatriot Dani Pedrosa for theSpanish MotoGP. (MOTORCYCLING-PRIX/SPAIN, expect from 1300, pix,by Iain Rogers)

Tour of Romandie, Switzerland (to 29)

Rally of Argentina (to 29)

World Snooker Championships, Crucible, Sheffield, England (to May 7)