Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, April 25

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - FORMULA ONE Reuters ran a package of stories to mark the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Brazilian triple Formula One champion Ayrton Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The multi-media package moved on Friday at 0001 GMT (8:01 PM ET Thursday). It included interviews with Senna's sister Viviane, former FIA President Max Mosley, Senna's Williams team mate Damon Hill and the reminiscences of the Brazilian's former McLaren team boss Ron Dennis. There was a story on Ratzenberger and other pieces from Sao Paulo, where Senna is buried, and Imola. There were two factboxes issued: one a timeline of the weekend and the other on Senna's career. - - - - SOCCER Premier League We will bring you all the latest news ahead of this weekend's fixtures, which include Liverpool's key clash with title rivals Chelsea, while Manchester United aim to end a tumultuous week with victory over relegation-haunted Norwich in Ryan Giggs's debut as manager. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - Bundesliga Hanover 96 v VfB Stuttgart (1930) (Copy on merit) - - Ligue 1 FC Nantes v Olympique Marseilles (1930) (Copy on merit) - - - - SWIMMING Phelps pipped by Lochte on return PHOENIX - Michael Phelps suffered a narrow loss to old rival Ryan Lochte in his comeback to competitive swimming on Thursday, but still showed enough to suggest he will be a force to be reckoned with. (SWIMMING-PHELPS/, moved, by Julian Linden, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Barcelona Open (to 27) Rafa Nadal continues his quest for a ninth title in Barcelona (TENNIS-BARCELONA/, 200 words) - - Romania Open, Bucharest (to 27) (copy on merit) WTA: Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany (to 27) Morocco Grand Prix, Marrakech (to 27) Copy on merit - - - - CYCLING La Fleche Wallonne, Belgium Copy on merit - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Zurich Classic (to 27) Martin takes two-shot lead into second round American Ben Martin will take a two-shot lead over compatriot Andrew Svoboda into the second round of Zurich Classic at the TPC Louisiana in New Orleans where defending champion Billy Horschel is 12 shots off the pace. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 450 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks visit Blues with series tied The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks visit the St. Louis Blues with their best-of-seven series tied 2-2 while the New York Rangers try to push the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination in two of the three first-round playoff games on the schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NBA Nets look to get upper hand on Raptors The Brooklyn Nets host the Toronto Raptors with the first-round playoff tilt tied at 1-1 while the Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Wizards seek commanding 3-0 leads in their respective series versus the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - BASEBALL Blue Jays' Buehrle seeks fifth win of the season Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle will try to become the first five-game winner on the season when he takes the mound versus the visiting Boston Red Sox in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London duty editor: Ed Osmond)