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SOCCER-WORLDCUP-EQUAL-PAY USWNT gets 'equal pay' bump from LUNA Bar

LUNA Bar said Tuesday it will pay the 23 members of the U.S. 2019 Women’s World Cup squad $31,250 each to make up for the disparity in roster bonuses awarded to the men’s team. NBA-AFRICA

NBA to invest millions of dollars in new African league The NBA will invest millions of dollars in Basketball Africa League, its first professional league outside of North America, and will be hands-on in its operation, a top executive said on Tuesday.

BASEBALL-MLB-ATL-ACUNA-CONTRACT Reports: Braves sign Acuna to eight-year, $100 million extension

The Atlanta Braves and 21-year-old outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. have agreed to an eight-year, $100 million contract extension, multiple outlets reported Tuesday. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-ITALY-CAG-JUV/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Cagliari v Juventus Cagliari host Juventus in a Serie A match

2 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-MUN/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United Wolves look to follow-up their FA Cup win over United

2 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-CUP-LYO-REN/REPORT

Soccer - French Cup semi-final Olympique Lyonnais host Stade Rennais in a French Cup semi-final

2 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-GERMANY-AUG-RBL/REPORT

Soccer - Germany - DFB Cup - Augsburg v RB Leipzig FC Augsburg host RB Leipzig in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.

2 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-UDI-INT/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Udinese v Inter Milan Inter Milan visit Udinese for a Serie A match

2 Apr 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-WAT-FUL/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Watford v Fulham 2 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-VIL-FCB/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Villarreal v Barcelona

Villarreal play Barcelona in La Liga. 2 Apr 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-MUN/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester United in the Premier League. 2 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-EMP-NAP/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Empoli v Napoli

Empoli host Napoli in a Serie A match 3 Apr 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-BAY-HEI/REPORT Soccer - Germany - DFB Cup - Bayern Munich v Heidenheim

Bayern Munich host Bundesliga 2 side Heidenheim in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. 3 Apr 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

CRICKET CRICKET-WORLDCUP/NEWZEALAND

Cricket-New Zealand name World Cup squad New Zealand coach Gary Stead will name his 15-man squad for the one-day World Cup to be held in England and Wales

3 Apr 18:30 ET / 22:30 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-CHARLESTON/ Tennis - WTA Premier - Charleston Open

Action from second and third round matches at the Charleston Open - a WTA Premier tournament. 3 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (TV)

Motor racing-F1 testing in Bahrain, Mick Schumacher with Alfa Romeo Mick Schumacher, son of Michael, tests with Alfa Romeo in Bahrain.

3 Apr RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/CHEIKA (TV) Rugby Union - Australian coach Michael Cheika attends event in Tokyo

Australian rugby union coach Michael Cheika speaks at an event in Tokyo, less than 200 days before Japan hosts the 2019 Rugby World Cup. 3 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media-MLB roundup Capsule roundups of all games on the schedule Tuesday.

2 Apr COLLEGE BASEKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NCAAB-NIT-TEX-TCU Field Level Media-NIT: Final Four in NYC

Coverage of the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. 2 Apr 21:00 ET/ 3 Apr 01:00 GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media-NFL notebook News and notes from around the NFL.

2 Apr 20:00 ET / 24:00 GMT NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-NBA roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Tuesday. 2 Apr