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Tiger Woods made a solid start in his pursuit of a fifth Masters title with a quick birdie that left him one shot back of the early first-round leaders at Augusta National on Thursday.

BASEBALL-MLB-LAD-KERSHAW/ Dodgers' Kershaw to make season debut Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will make his first major league start of 2019 at home Monday against the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers announced Thursday. ICEHOCKEY-NHL-WSH-DOWD-EXTENSION/

Capitals sign C Dowd to three-year extension The Washington Capitals signed center Nic Dowd to a three-year, $2.25 million contract extension Thursday, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-EUROPA-SLB-SGE/REPORT Soccer - Europa League - Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt

Benfica host Eintracht Frankfurt in a Europa League quarter-final, first leg match. 11 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPA-VIL-VAL/REPORT Soccer - Europa League - Villareal v Valencia

Villareal take on Valencia in the first leg of an all-Spanish tie 11 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPA-ARS-NAP/REPORT Soccer - Europa League - Arsenal v Napoli

Arsenal take on Napoli in a tough-looking quarter-final 11 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPA-SLP-CHE/REPORT Soccer - Europa League - Slavia Prague v Chelsea

Slavia host Chelsea in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. 11 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-NATIONS/ (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations draw

The Africa Cup of Nations draw will take place in front of the Great Pyramids near Cairo as the tournament features 24 teams for the first time. 12 Apr 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

SOCCER-CONCACAF-SKC-MNT/REPORT Soccer - CONCACAF Champions League - Sporting Kansas City v Monterrey

Sporting Kansas City play Monterrey in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final. 11 Apr 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT

SOCCER-GREECE/PREVIEW (PIX) Soccer-PAOK eyes first Greek league title since 1985

Northern Greek club PAOK will clinch their first league title in 34 years if they beat Larisa on Sunday 12 Apr

RUGBY RUGBY UNION-SUPER/REBELS

Super Rugby - Week Nine - Melbourne Rebels v Stormers The Melbourne Rebels will be looking to cement their position at the top of the Australian conference with only a second win in seven attempts against the Cape Town-based tourists, who are bottom of the South Africa conference.

12 Apr 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CRUSADERS

Super Rugby - Week Nine - Canterbury Crusaders v Otago Highlanders The reigning champion Crusaders look to extend their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference in the south island derby against the Otago Highlanders in Christchurch.

12 Apr 01:30 ET / 05:30 GMT RUGBY UNION-SUPER/

Super Rugby - Week Nine Super Rugby week nine

12 Apr 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CRUSADERS

Super Rugby - Week Nine - Canterbury Crusaders v Otago Highlanders The reigning champion Crusaders look to extend their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference in the south island derby against the Otago Highlanders in Christchurch.

12 Apr 01:30 ET / 05:30 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-CHINA/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Chinese Grand Prix - Practice

Action from the first two practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. 12 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

BOXING BOXING-WOMEN-IRAN-KHADEM/ (PIX) (TV)

Boxing - Interview with Iranian Sadaf Khadem Sadaf Khadem talks to Reuters about being the first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing fight, in western France on Saturday.

12 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BOXING-HAMMER/INTERVIEW (PIX)

Germany's Hammer talks about her upcoming world title bout with American Claressa Shields Germany's Christina Hammer talks about her unifying bout with double Olympic champion Claressa Shields that will decide the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, and what the fight means for the sport of women's boxing.

12 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) FEATURE-Golf-In Augusta, all roads lead to somebody's home

Augusta National, with its climate-defying azalea blooms and meticulous greens, offers plenty of attraction for visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the world's greatest golfers at The Masters. 12 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) (TV) Golf - The Masters

Golf pros compete at the Masters being held at Augusta National Golf Club. 12 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-HOUSTON/

Tennis - ATP 250 - U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Houston.

12 Apr FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media - NFL notebook

News and notes from around the NFL. 11 Apr, 20:00 ET, 12 Apr, 00:00 GMT

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