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SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-MCI/ United miles behind as City and Liverpool take title to the wire

MANCHESTER, England - The North West can claim to be the current capital of English football but while Liverpool and Manchester City head into the finale of an extraordinary Premier League title race, the biggest brand of all, Manchester United, are in crisis. TENNIS-STUTTGART/

Osaka breezes past Hsieh to reach Stuttgart last eight BERLIN - World number one Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her claycourt season by beating Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

GOLF-WOODS/ Tiger to return to Japan at Zozo Championship in October

Tiger Woods will return to Japan for the first time since 2006 to compete in the inaugural Zozo Championship in October, the Masters champion said on Wednesday. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-SPAIN-GET-MAD/REPORT

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Getafe v Real Madrid Real Madrid visit Getafe in La Liga.

25 Apr 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-AZERBAIJAN/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Practice

Action from the first two practice sessions ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. 26 Apr 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/

Rugby - Super Rugby Week 11 Super rugby week 11

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

Rugby-Crusaders v Lions The table-topping Canterbury Crusaders return after their bye to face a Lions side that overwhelmed the Waikato Chiefs in the forwards last week.

26 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-STUTTGART/ Tennis - WTA Premier - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix

Action from the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix. 26 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

TENNIS-BARCELONA/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open

Action from the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event. 26 Apr 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-SEMENYA/ (PIX)

Athletics - South African Championship Caster Semenya and Wayde van Niekerk are due to participate in the national championship as South Africa select their team for the World Athletics Championship in Doha later this year.

26 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-ZURICH/ Golf - PGA Tour - Zurich Classic of New Orleans

TPC Louisiana hosts the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 26 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT