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TOP STORIES
GOLF-MASTERS-LEE/
Defending Masters champion Johnson four back of early leaders
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson was four shots behind the early first-round Masters leaders on Thursday as the defending champion faced much fiercer conditions at Augusta National compared to the toothless layout he triumphed on five months ago.
OLYMPICS-2020-JAPAN-VACCINE/
Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Thursday it was not currently looking to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, dismissing a media report that sparked a social media outcry since the country’s inoculations are trailing other major economies.
TENNIS-CANADA-ALIASSIME/
Tennis-Toni Nadal returns to Tour to work with Auger-Aliassime
LONDON (Reuters) -Toni Nadal, the man who masterminded nephew Rafa’s incredible career, is returning to the Tour as part of the coaching team of Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime.
UPCOMING
BASEBALL-MLB-BAL-BOS/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Baltimore Orioles v Boston Red Sox
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
8 Apr 15:05 ET / 19:05 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-CHW-KC/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Chicago White Sox v Kansas City Royals
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
8 Apr 16:10 ET / 20:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-COL-ARI/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Colorado Rockies v Arizona Diamondbacks
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
8 Apr 15:10 ET / 19:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-HOU-OAK/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Houston Astros v Oakland Athletics
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
9 Apr 20:10 ET / 00:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-MIN-SEA/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Minnesota Twins v Seattle Mariners
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
8 Apr 16:10 ET / 20:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-STL-MIL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - St. Louis Cardinals v Milwaukee Brewers
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
8 Apr 16:15 ET / 20:15 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-LAA/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Toronto Blue Jays v Los Angeles Angels
2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - TD Ballpark, Dunedin, Florida
8 Apr 18:37 ET / 22:37 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-MIL/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Dallas Mavericks v Milwaukee Bucks
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
9 Apr 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-LAC-PHX/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Los Angeles Clippers v Phoenix Suns
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
9 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-MIA-LAL/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Miami Heat v Los Angeles Lakers
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, Florida
8 Apr 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-OKC-CLE/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder v Cleveland Cavaliers
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-SAC-DET/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Sacramento Kings v Detroit Pistons
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
9 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-CHI/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Toronto Raptors v Chicago Bulls
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
8 Apr 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-UTA-POR/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Utah Jazz v Portland Trail Blazers
2020-21 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
CRICKET-INDIA/IPL (GRAPHIC)
Cricket-Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition
The eight-team Indian Premier League, the world's richest Twenty20 tournament, gets underway on April 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opener in Chennai.
Apr 9
GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - The Masters
Round two of the Masters at the Augusta National.
9 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-BUF-NJD/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Buffalo Sabres v New Jersey Devils
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CAR-FLA/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Carolina Hurricanes v Florida Panthers
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CBJ-TBL/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets v Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CHI-DAL/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Chicago Blackhawks v Dallas Stars
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - United Center, Chicago, Illinois
9 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DET-NSH/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Detroit Red Wings v Nashville Predators
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
8 Apr 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MTL-WPG/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Montreal Canadiens v Winnipeg Jets
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NYI-PHI/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - New York Islanders v Philadelphia Flyers
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NYR-PIT/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - New York Rangers v Pittsburgh Penguins
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-OTT-EDM/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Ottawa Senators v Edmonton Oilers
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, Ontario
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-WSH-BOS/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Washington Capitals v Boston Bruins
2020-21 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
8 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
OLYMPICS-2020/HASHIMOTO (TV)
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 president holds regular news conference
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee President Seiko Hashimoto holds a regular news conference.
9 Apr 01:30 ET / 05:30 GMT
OLYMPICS-2020/USA (TV)
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Team USA Media Summit
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee holds its media summit ahead of Tokyo 2020. The three-day event will be held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. Around 100 athletes will be available to speak to the media.
9 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/AUSTRALIA
Rugby Union - Super Rugby AU - Round 8
Rebels v Force
9 Apr 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-CHE/PREVIEW
Soccer - England - Premier League - Chelsea news conference
Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel holds a news conference ahead of his side's Premier League match away to Crystal Palace.
9 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-AVA/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool news conference
Liverpool's Juergen Klopp speaks to the media ahead of his team's Premier League match against Aston Villa.
9 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-LEE/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester City news conference
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola speaks to the media ahead of his side's Premier League match against Leeds United.
9 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-SHU-ARS/PREVIEW
Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal news conference
Arsenal's Mikel Arteta holds a news conference ahead of his side's Premier League match away to Sheffield United.
9 Apr 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-MUN/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur news conference
Tottenham Hotspur's Jose Mourinho speaks to the media ahead of his side's Premier League match against Manchester United.
9 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-MUN/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester United news conference
Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaks to the media ahead of his team's Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.
9 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-AJA-ROM/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Europa League - Ajax Amsterdam v AS Roma
Ajax Amsterdam host AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
8 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-ARS-SLP/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Europa League - Arsenal v Slavia Prague
Arsenal play Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
8 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-DZA-VIL/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Europa League - Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal
Dinamo Zagreb play Villarreal in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
8 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-GCF-MUN/REPORT (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Europa League - Granada v Manchester United
Granada play Manchester United in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
8 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Barcelona news conference & training
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman speaks to the media and oversees a training session as his team prepares to face Real Madrid in the second "Clasico" of the season.
9 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Real Madrid news conference & training
Real Madrid prepare to face Barcelona in the second "Clasico" of the season.
9 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
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