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SPORTS MOTOR-F1-HAMILTON/BERGER

Berger says Hamilton is now on a par with Senna Gerhard Berger has always rated former team mate Ayrton Senna in a league of his own but he says Lewis Hamilton now ranks alongside the late Brazilian Formula One champion in his estimation.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-MCI/PREVIEW Old Trafford not a scary venue any more, says Man City's Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Manchester United's home ground Old Trafford is no longer the fortress it used to be as City look to win all three points and take the lead in the Premier League title race. TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/ANDERSON

Elbow injury forces Anderson to skip clay season Kevin Anderson has pulled out of all clay tournaments this season, including next month's French Open, to give himself time to recover from an elbow injury, the South African said on Tuesday.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-SPAIN-ALV-FCB/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Alaves v Barcelona

La Liga champions Barcelona visit Alaves. 23 Apr 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-HSV-RBL/REPORT Soccer - Germany - DFB Pokal - Hamburg SV v RB Leipzig

Hamburg SV face RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal semi-finals. 23 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-BRH/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton

Tottenham can strengthen their hold on a top-four place with victory over struggling Brighton 23 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WAT-SOU/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Watford v Southampton

Watford host relegation threatened Southampton 23 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-CONCACAF-TUA-MNT/REPORT Soccer - CONCACAF Champions League Final - First Leg - Tigres UANL v Monterrey

Tigres UANL host Monterrey in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Final at Universitario Stadium. 23 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-VAL/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Atletico Madrid v Valencia

Atletico Madrid host Valencia in La Liga. 24 Apr 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-MIL-LAZ/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Coppa Italia - AC Milan v Lazio

AC Milan host Lazio in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final following a 0-0 draw in the first match. 24 Apr

TENNIS TENNIS-BARCELONA/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open Rafael Nadal faces Leonardo Mayer in round two of the Barcelona Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event.

24 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.

24 Apr 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS-LONDON/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV) Athletics - London Marathon preview news conferences

The elite male athletes including Eliud Kipchoge and Mo Farah look ahead to the 2019 London Marathon. 24 Apr 06:45 ET / 10:45 GMT

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-LAC

Field Level Media - PREVIEW: Heavy favorite Warriors can put Clippers on ice Golden State needs one victory to bounce the Los Angeles Clippers from the first round, even after coughing up a 30-point lead in Game 1. The Warriors are favored by 14 points on their home court Wednesday.

23 Apr 20:00 ET/ 00:00 GMT ICEHOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-WAS-CAR Field Level Media - PREVIEW: Winner-take-all in Washington

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are back on the ice for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Wednesday in D.C 23 Apr 18:30 ET/ 22:30 GMT

GOLF GOLF-PGA-GLANCE

Field Level Media - Golf glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf.

23 Apr 19:00 ET/ 23:00 GMT FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media - NFL notebook

News and notes from around the NFL. 23 Apr 20:00 ET/ 00:00 GMT