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SPORTS SOCCER-SPAIN-ALV-FCB/PREVIEW

Barca want to seal La Liga title before Champions League tie with Liverpool - Valverde Barcelona are fully focused on winning La Liga and if possible want to wrap up the title before next week’s Champions League semi-final clash with Liverpool, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Monday.

TENNIS-BARCELONA/ Home favourite Granollers beaten, Verdasco advances

Home favourite Marcel Granollers was the main casualty on the opening day of the Barcelona Open as the tournament got underway amidst murky, grey skies in Catalonia GOLF-HERITAGE/

Pan claims first tour win by one stroke over Kuchar Taiwan’s Pan Cheng-tsung held steady when it counted and won his first PGA Tour tournament with a one-stroke victory over Matt Kuchar as world number one Dustin Johnson stumbled badly on the back nine at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-GERMANY-WOB-SGE/REPORT Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

VfL Wolfsburg play Eintracht Frankfurt in this Monday night Bundesliga match. 22 Apr 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-BUR/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Chelsea v Burnley

Chelsea host Burnley in the Premier League. 22 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-BARCELONA/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open Action from first and second round matches at the Barcelona Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event.

23 Apr 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT TENNIS-STUTTGART/

Tennis - WTA Premier - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix Action from round one of the Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix.

23 Apr 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NBA-PHI-BKN-PREVIEW PREVIEW: 76ers eye closeout of Nets in Game 5-Field Level Media

With Joel Embiid expected in the lineup, the Philadelphia 76ers look to close out the first-round, best-of-seven series in Game 5 Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. 22 Apr 18:00 ET/22:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-POR-OKC-PREVIEW PREVIEW: Blazers quiet Thunder with defense, up 3-1 - Field Level Media

The Portland Trail Blazers are known as an offensive team, but their defense has been equally important as they have built a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. 22 Apr 18:00 ET/22:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-ORL-TOR-PREVIEW PREVIEW: Orlando at Toronto - Field Level Media

22 Apr 18:00 ET/22:00 GMT BASKETBALL-NBA-SA-DEN-PREVIEW

PREVIEW: San Antonio at Denver- Field Level Media 22 Apr 18:00 ET/22:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY ICEHOCKEY-BOS-TOR-PREVIEW

PREVIEW: Bruins host Leafs in Game 7 - Field Level Media Boston pushed the first-round NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series to Game 7 with a 4-2 win at Toronto.

22 Apr 18:30 ET/22:30 GMT ICEHOCKEY-SJS-VGK

PREVIEW: Sharks ride streak into pivotal series final against Knights - Field Level Media San Jose won in double-overtime to extend the first-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights to a pivotal seventh game Tuesday.

22 Apr 18:30 ET/22:30 GMT FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK NFL notebook - Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NFL. 22 Apr 18:00 ET/22:00 GMT