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SPORTS TENNIS-STUTTGART

Osaka pulls out of Stuttgart semis with injury, Kvitova through to final World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Saturday's semi-finals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after failing to recover from an abdominal injury she suffered in her quarter-final match.

MOTOR-F1-AZERBAIJAN Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favorite Charles Leclerc crash out. TENNIS-BARCELONA

Thiem stuns Nadal to reach Barcelona final Dominic Thiem knocked favourite and 11-times champion Rafael Nadal out of the Barcelona Open with a stunning 6-4 6-4 victory in Saturday's semi-final, avenging his defeat by the Spaniard in last year's French Open final.

UPCOMING SPORTS

SOCCER-BRAZIL-SAO-BOT/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Brasileiro Championship - Sao Paulo v Botafogo

Brasileiro Championship - Sao Paulo v Botafogo 27 Apr 21:30 ET / 21:30 GMT

SOCCER-FRANCE-REN-PSG/REPORT Soccer - French Cup final

Paris St Germain and Stade Rennais face off in the French Cup final at the Stade de France 27 Apr 19:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-LVT/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Barcelona v Levante

La Liga champions Barcelona host Levante knowing victory will seal their 26th title. 27 Apr 18:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-INT-JUV/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Inter Milan v Juventus

Inter Milan host Serie A leaders Juventus 27 Apr 18:30 ET / 18:30 GMT

SOCCER-CANADA-FOR-YK9/ Soccer-Canada launches domestic soccer league

The Canadian Premier League, the country's latest attempt at a domestic soccer league, launches with a match between the Hamilton Forge FC and York9 FC. 27 Apr 22:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-FRO-NAP/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Frosinone v Napoli

Napoli visit Frosinone for a Serie A match 28 Apr 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-ARS/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Leicester City v Arsenal

Leicester City face Arsenal in the Premier League. 28 Apr 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-NUR-BAY/REPORT Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Nuremberg v Bayern Munich Bayern Munich travel to Nuremberg in the Bundesliga. 28 Apr 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-BUR-MCI/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Burnley v Manchester City Manchester City travel to Burnley in the Premier League. 28 Apr 13:05 ET / 13:05 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-VAL-EIB/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Valencia v Eibar Valencia host Eibar in La Liga. 28 Apr 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-CHE/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester United v Chelsea Manchester United face Chelsea in the Premier League. 28 Apr 15:30 ET / 15:30 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-FRAPPART/ Soccer - Frappart becomes first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match 28 Apr 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-FRO-NAP/ (PIX) Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Frosinone v Napoli Napoli visit Frosinone for a Serie A match 28 Apr 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-LIL-NIM/REPORT Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap Lille take on Nimes in Ligue 1 28 Apr 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

SOCCER-WOMEN-CHAMPIONS/REPORT Soccer-Women's Champions League semi-final second legs Chelsea host Lyon and Barcelona take on Bayern Munich in the second legs of the women's Champions League semi-finals 28 Apr 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-SOC-GET/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Real Sociedad v Getafe Real Sociedad host Getafe, who are pushing for a top four finish in La Liga for the first time in their history. 28 Apr 14:15 ET / 14:15 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FCB-BAY/REPORT Soccer - Women's Champions League - Barcelona v Bayern Munich Barcelona face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final, holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg. Barca have never reached the final before. 28 Apr 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-BUR-MCI/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Burnley v Manchester City Manchester City travel to Burnley in the Premier League. 28 Apr 13:05 ET / 13:05 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-GIR-SEV/REPORT Soccer Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Girona v Sevilla Girona face Sevilla in La Liga. 28 Apr 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-ARS/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Leicester v Arsenal Leicester City host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. 28 Apr 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

SOCCER-BRAZIL-FLA-CRZ/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Cruzeiro Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Cruzeiro 27 Apr 02:30 ET / 02:30 GMT OLYMPICS-2020/ARCHERY-VENUE (TV) Olympics-Archery venue for Tokyo 2020 Olympics opened by Japanese princess Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, the first of the new venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be completed, will be officially opened on Sunday. Princess Tsuguko and Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will be in attendance, alongside Olympian archer Hiroshi Yamamoto. 28 Apr 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT ATHLETICS-LONDON/ (PIX) Athletics - London Marathon The usual top-class field compete in the London Marathon. 28 Apr 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT TENNIS-BUDAPEST/ Tennis - ATP 250 - Hungarian Open The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Budapest. April 28

TENNIS-ISTANBUL/ Tennis - WTA International - Istanbul Cup The WTA hosts an International event in Istanbul. April 28 TENNIS-STUTTGART/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - WTA Premier - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix Action from the final of the Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix. 28 Apr 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

TENNIS-BARCELONA/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open Action from the final of the Barcelona Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event. 28 Apr 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT MOTOR-F1-AZERBAIJAN/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix Action from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. 28 Apr 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT MOTOR-RALLY-ARGENTINA/ (TV) World Rally Championship - Rally Argentina Action from the final day of Rally Argentina - the fifth round of the World Rally Championship. 28 Apr 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

CYCLING-LIEGE/ (TV) Cycling - Liege-Bastogne-Liege Action from the 105th edition of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde, Peter Sagan, Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumouilin all feature in the race. 28 Apr 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX) Golf - European Tour - Trophee Hassan II, Morocco Final day coverage of the Trophee Hassan II from Morocco, part of the European Tour 28 Apr 17:00 ET / 17:00 GMT GOLF-ZURICH/ Golf - PGA Tour - Zurich Classic of New Orleans TPC Louisiana hosts the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 28 Apr 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/JAGUARES Rugby-Jaguares v ACT Brumbies Argentina's Jaguares face an ACT Brumbies side who are on their way home from South Africa with a morale-boosting victory following a superb defensive effort against the Stormers. 28 Apr 23:30 ET / 23:30 GMT