Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:30 p.m. GMT/ 2:30 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.
TOP STORIES
GOLF-MASTERS/
McIlroy gets morning start to Masters title defense, Scheffler going out late
Rory McIlroy will launch his Masters title defense on Thursday alongside world number three Cameron Young and amateur Mason Howell.
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN/
Maguire signs Manchester United contract extension
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has signed a new contract to extend his stay until 2027, with the option for a further year, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
CHESS-CARLSEN-NIEMANN/
Niemann says he will be ‘stone cold killer’ as Carlsen feud resurfaces in documentary
Hans Niemann declares he will become a “stone cold killer” and the world’s best player in a Netflix documentary released on Tuesday about his feud with five-times classical world champion Magnus Carlsen, a pledge that injects new edge into the lingering fallout from the cheating scandal that shook elite chess.
UPCOMING
SPORTS
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-SCP-ARS/ (PIX)
Soccer - Europe - UEFA Champions League - Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal
Sporting Lisbon play Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
7 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RMA-FCB/ (PIX)
Soccer - Europe - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
Real Madrid play Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League at the Bernabeu.
7 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-CHW-BAL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Chicago White Sox v Baltimore Orioles
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
7 Apr 15:10 ET / 19:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-NYM-ARI/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - New York Mets v Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Citi Field, Flushing, New York
7 Apr 16:10 ET / 20:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-PIT-SD/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates v San Diego Padres
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7 Apr 18:40 ET / 22:40 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-MIA-CIN/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Miami Marlins v Cincinnati Reds
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - loanDepot park, Miami, Florida
7 Apr 18:40 ET / 22:40 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-TB-CHC/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Tampa Bay Rays v Chicago Cubs
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
7 Apr 18:40 ET / 22:40 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-BOS-MIL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Boston Red Sox v Milwaukee Brewers
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
7 Apr 18:45 ET / 22:45 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-WAS-STL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Washington Nationals v St. Louis Cardinals
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
7 Apr 18:45 ET / 22:45 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NJD-PHI/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - New Jersey Devils v Philadelphia Flyers
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CAR-BOS/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Carolina Hurricanes v Boston Bruins
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-IND-MIN/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Indiana Pacers v Minnesota Timberwolves
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DET-CBJ/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Detroit Red Wings v Columbus Blue Jackets
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MTL-FLA/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Montreal Canadiens v Florida Panthers
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-WAS-CHI/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Washington Wizards v Chicago Bulls
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-OTT-TBL/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Ottawa Senators v Tampa Bay Lightning
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, Ontario
7 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-OAK/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - New York Yankees v Athletics
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
7 Apr 19:05 ET / 23:05 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-TOR-LAD/ (PIX) $(TV)$
Baseball - MLB - Toronto Blue Jays v Los Angeles Dodgers
The Toronto Blue Jays play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB at the Rogers Centre.
7 Apr 19:07 ET / 23:07 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-BKN-MIL/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Brooklyn Nets v Milwaukee Bucks
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
7 Apr 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-MIA/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Toronto Raptors v Miami Heat
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
7 Apr 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-MIN-DET/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Minnesota Twins v Detroit Tigers
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 Apr 19:40 ET / 23:40 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MIN-SEA/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Minnesota Wild v Seattle Kraken
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota
8 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-BOS-CHA/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Boston Celtics v Charlotte Hornets
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
8 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DAL-CGY/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Dallas Stars v Calgary Flames
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
8 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-STL-COL/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - St. Louis Blues v Colorado Avalanche
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
8 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-NOP-UTA/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - New Orleans Pelicans v Utah Jazz
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
8 Apr 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-TEX-SEA/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Texas Rangers v Seattle Mariners
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
8 Apr 20:05 ET / 00:05 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-COL-HOU/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Colorado Rockies v Houston Astros
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
8 Apr 20:40 ET / 00:40 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-UTA-EDM/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Utah Mammoth v Edmonton Oilers
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 Apr 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-LAA-ATL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Los Angeles Angels v Atlanta Braves
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
8 Apr 21:38 ET / 01:38 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-SF-PHI/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - San Francisco Giants v Philadelphia Phillies
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
8 Apr 21:45 ET / 01:45 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-VAN-VGK/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Vancouver Canucks v Vegas Golden Knights
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
8 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ANA-NSH/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Anaheim Ducks v Nashville Predators
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Honda Center, Anaheim, California
8 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-SAC/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Chase Center, San Francisco, California
8 Apr 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-OKC/ (PIX) (TV)
Basketball - NBA - Los Angeles Lakers v Oklahoma City Thunder
The Los Angeles Lakers play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA at the Crypto.com Arena.
7 Apr 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-LAC-DAL/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Los Angeles Clippers v Dallas Mavericks
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Intuit Dome, Inglewood, California
8 Apr 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-PHX-HOU/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Phoenix Suns v Houston Rockets
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Arizona
8 Apr 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
CRICKET-IPL-DC-GT/ (PIX)
Cricket - Indian Premier League - Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Titans
Delhi Capitals play Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.
8 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
GOLF-MASTERS/ (TV)
Golf - The Masters - Chairman press conference
Fred S. Ridley, chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, speaks to the media ahead of the first major golf tournament of the season.
8 Apr 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - The Masters - Par-3 Contest
The Masters Par-3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia.
8 Apr 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-PIT-SD/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates v San Diego Padres
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8 Apr 12:35 ET / 16:35 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-KC/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Cleveland Guardians v Kansas City Royals
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
8 Apr 13:10 ET / 17:10 GMT
BASEBALL-MLB-BOS-MIL/ (PIX)
Baseball - MLB - Boston Red Sox v Milwaukee Brewers
2026 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
8 Apr 13:35 ET / 17:35 GMT
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