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EDITORS
These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit
FRIDAY, May 1
thru 3, Rome _ tennis, ATP, Rome Masters.
thru 3, Stuttgart, Germany _ tennis, WTA, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
thru 2, Fes, Morocco _ tennis, WTA, Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.
thru 3, Charlotte, North Carolina _ golf, US PGA, Quail Hollow Championship.
thru 3, Girona, Spain _ golf, European, Spanish Open.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates _ cricket, Pakistan v Australia, 4th ODI.
thru 24, various sites, South Africa _ cricket, Indian Premier League.
thru 10, various sites, Switzerland _ ice hockey, world championship.
thru 5, Yokohama, Japan _ table tennis, world championships.
thru 4, Sheffield, England _ snooker, world championship.
SATURDAY, May 2
Louisville, Kentucky _ horse racing, Kentucky Derby.
Newmarket, England _ horse racing, 2,000 Guineas.
Richmond, Virginia _ auto racing, NASCAR, Russ Friedman 400.
Bremen, Germany _ boxing, Anselmo Moreno vs. Wladimir Sidorenko for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title.
Las Vegas _ boxing, Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao for Hatton's IBO junior welterweight title; Humberto Soto vs. Benoit Gaudet for Soto's WBC super featherweight title.
SUNDAY, May 3
thru 10, Estoril, Portugal _ tennis, ATP-WTA Estoril Open.
thru 10, Munich, Germany _ tennis, ATP, BMW Open.
thru 9, Rome _ tennis, WTA, Italian Open.
Jerez, Spain _ motorcycling, MotoGP, Spanish GP.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates _ cricket, Pakistan v Australia, 5th ODI.
Newmarket, England _ horse racing, 1,000 Guineas.
MONDAY, May 4
thru 10, Belgrade, Serbia _ tennis, ATP, Serbia Open.
TUESDAY, May 5
London _ football, Champions League semifinal, Arsenal vs. Manchester United.
Various sites, Asia _ football, Asian Champions League: Umm-Salal vs. Al Jazira, Esteghlal vs. Al Ittihad, Ettifaq vs. Bunyodkor, Al Shabab Al Ahli vs. Foolad Sepahan, Armed Forces vs. Shanghai Shenhua, Kashima Antlers vs. Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Pohang Steelers vs. Central Coast Mariners, Tianjin Teda vs. Kawasaki Frontale.
WEDNESDAY, May 6
London _ football, Champions League semifinal, Chelsea vs. Barcelona.
Various sites, Asia _ football, Asian Champions League: Saba Battery vs. Al Hilal, Pakhtakor vs. Al Ahli, Sharjah vs. Piroozi Athletic, Shabab vs. Al Gharafa, Nagoya Grampus vs. Ulsan Hyundai, Newcastle Jets vs. Beijing Guoan, Shandong Luneng vs. Gamba Osaka
thru 10, London _ cricket, England vs. West Indies, 1st test.


THURSDAY, May 7
Various sites, Europe _ football, UEFA Cup semifinals: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Dynamo Kiev, Hamburg vs. Werder Bremen.
thru 10, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida _ golf, US PGA, The Players Championship.
thru 10, Turin, Italy _ golf, European, Italian Open.
thru 10, Williamsburg, Virginia _ golf, US LPGA, Michelob Ultra Open.
FRIDAY, May 8
Doha, Qatar _ athletics, IAAF Super Grand Prix.
SATURDAY, May 9
thru 31, Various sites, Italy _ cycling, Giro d'Italia.
thru 17, Madrid _ tennis, ATP-WTA, Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open.
Darlington, South Carolina _ auto racing, NASCAR, Southern 500.
El Paso, Texas _ boxing, Jorge Linares vs. Josafat Perez for Linares' WBA super featherweight title.
Las Vegas _ boxing, Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver for Dawson's IBF-IBO light heavyweight title.
SUNDAY, May 10
Barcelona, Spain _ auto racing, F1, Spanish GP.
Monza, Italy _ motorcycling, superbikes, Italy.