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MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN Leclerc marks himself out as F1's newest champion-in-waiting

Charles Leclerc's near-flawless performance at Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix marked out the Monegasque as Formula One's newest force to be reckoned with. ESPORTS-NBA2K/EVANS

NBA 2K League's first female player eager to silence doubters The first woman drafted into the NBA 2K League almost never had her crowning moment as sexism from fellow players convinced the trail-blazing gamer to flee an event where prospects were being evaluated.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-MUN/PREVIEW Solskjaer ready to work alongside a technical director at Man United

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is open to the prospect of working with a full-time technical director at the Old Trafford club, acknowledging the fact that a modern day manager cannot shoulder the burden alone anymore. UPCOMING

SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-HUE/ Soccer - Zidane names son Luca in Madrid line-up against Huesca

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's son Luca made his first appearance for the team in over 10 months as his father recalled him to the side for Sunday's La Liga clash at home to Huesca, which Real won 3-2. 1 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-NEW/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal v Newcastle United

Arsenal v Newcastle 1 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FRA-JPN/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Women's International Friendly - France prepare for Japan match

France's Grace Geyoro, Kadidiatou Diani and Valerie Gauvin speak to the media as the FIFA Women's World Cup hosts prepare for their tournament warm-up match against Japan. 2 Apr 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-MIL-UDI/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - AC Milan v Udinese

AC Milan host Udinese in a Serie A match 2 Apr 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-GIR/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Atletico Madrid v Girona

Atletico Madrid play Girona in La Liga. 2 Apr 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-UEFA-EQUAL/ (TV) Soccer - UEFA Equal Game anti-discrimination conference

Keynote conference at Wembley, organised jointly by UEFA, the English FA and the FARE network focusing on the campaign to rid football of racism and discrimination 2 Apr 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

GOLF GOLF-WOMEN-INSPIRATION/

Golf - Amateur Heck chooses LPGA major over Augusta National American amateur Rachel Heck chose to play the women's major ANA Inspiration, turning down a chance to contest the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.

2 Apr TENNIS

TENNIS-CHARLESTON/ Tennis - WTA Premier - Charleston Open

Action from first and second round matches at the Charleston Open - a WTA Premier tournament. 2 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (TV)

Motor racing-Mick Schumacher tests with Ferrari in Bahrain Michael Schumacher's son Mick tests with Ferrari in Bahrain following the weekend's grand prix.

2 Apr MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP Field Level MediaMLB roundup

Capsule roundups of all games on the schedule Monday. 1 Apr

COLLEGE BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NCAAB-UVA-FINALFOUR

Field Level Media-The last one: Virginia the lone favorite left standing Virginia went to overtime to beat Purdue in an epic regional final on Saturday and will land in Minneapolis as the Final Four favorite.

1 Apr 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NFL notebook

News and notes from around the NFL. 1 Apr 20:00 ET /24:00 GMT

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

NBA roundup-Field Level Media Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Monday.

1 Apr