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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, May 27

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER FA Cup final Arsenal v Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (1630) Chelsea bid for double against Arsenal at Wembley LONDON - Antonio Conte's Premier League champions Chelsea are favourites to secure the club's second domestic double in his first season by beating Arsenal, who came fifth as they struggled for form with the future of manager Arsene Wenger still in doubt.

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Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday:

SOCCER

FA Cup final

Arsenal v Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (1630)

Chelsea bid for double against Arsenal at Wembley

LONDON - Antonio Conte's Premier League champions Chelsea are favourites to secure the club's second domestic double in his first season by beating Arsenal, who came fifth as they struggled for form with the future of manager Arsene Wenger still in doubt. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-CHE/FINAL (PIX), expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, Clare Lovell and Bill Schomberg, 500 words, plus sidebars)

King's Cup final

Barcelona v Alaves, Vicente Calderon Stadium (1930)

Barca want Copa trophy to end difficult season

MADRID - Barcelona will bid to salvage some silverware from a disappointing season by winning the King's Cup final against Alaves in coach Luis Enrique's final game in charge of the Catalan club. (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-ALV/FINAL (PIX, TV), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 500 words)

German Cup final

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund (1800)

Dortmund hope to make it fourth time lucky in German Cup

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund will hope it is fourth time lucky when they face Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup final, having lost the last three finals in a row. (SOCCER-GERMANY-CUP-FINAL/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

French Cup Final

Angers v Paris St Germain, Stade de France (1900)

SAINT-DENIS - Paris Saint Germain face Angers aiming to win the French Cup for the third season in a row after their four-year reign as Ligue 1 champions was ended by Monaco, who they beat in the semi-finals and in the final of the League Cup, which they won for the fourth straight year. (SOCCER-FRANCE-CUP/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

Scottish Cup Final

Celtic v Aberdeen, Hampden Park (1400)

Unbeaten Celtic face Aberdeen aiming for domestic treble

GLASGOW - Celtic bid for the domestic treble when they face Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final after claiming a sixth straight league title with an unbeaten season. (SOCCER-SCOTLAND-ABE-CLG/FINAL (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words)

Serie A (1600)

Atalanta Bergamo v Chievo Verona

Bologna v Juventus

MILAN - Champions Juventus visit Bologna for their final match of the season and their last game before facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1800 GMT/4 PM ET, by Phil O'Connor, 400 words)

Chinese Super League

Shanghai SIPG v Beijing Guoan

GUANGZHOU - Shanghai SIPG face Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. (SOCCER-CHINA/ (TV), 300 words)

MOTOR RACING

Drivers last chance to fine tune setups ahead of Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS – It is Carb Day at the Brickyard as drivers get their last chance to test their cars and setups prior to Sunday's 101st Indy 500. (MOTOR-INDY-INDY500/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words)

Monaco Grand Prix qualifying

Hamilton can equal Senna's 65 poles but Vettel looks quick

MONACO - Lewis Hamilton can equal the late Ayrton Senna's 65 pole positions but the Mercedes driver faces a big challenge from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)

We will also have stories from around the paddock

GOLF

PGA Tour: Dean & DeLuca Invitational, Fort Worth (to 28)

Big names lurk after first round at Colonial

Several big names are poised to challenge for the lead heading into the second round at Colonial Country Club, where Americans Kelly Kraft, J.T. Poston and Derek Fathauer lead on five-under 65, one stroke ahead of a group including Spaniard Jon Rahm and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, with American Phil Mickelson two off the pace. (GOLF-FTWORTH/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words)

LPGA Tour: Volvik Championship, Michigan (to 28)

Hsu and Lewis lead by one in Ann Arbor

Taiwan's Hsu Wei-ling and American Stacy Lewis take a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda into the second round at Ann Arbor, Michigan, where twice major winner Suzann Pettersen on Norway is among a pack of five golfers a further shot off the pace. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

BMW PGA Championship

Pieters, Molinari, Jamieson setting pace at Wentworth

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Belgian Thomas Pieters, Francesco Molinari of Italy and Scott Jamieson of Scotland share the lead on seven-under-par heading into the third round of the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words)

TENNIS

ATP Tour: Lyon Open

Tsonga makes claycourt final debut against Berdych

France's second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play in his first claycourt final when he takes on Czech third seed Tomas Berdych at the Lyon Open. (TENNIS-MEN/LYON, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words)

Geneva Open

Local favourite Wawrinka faces Mischa Zverev in final

Top-seeded Swiss Stan Wawrinka faces Mischa Zverev, ranked 33, in the Geneva Open showpiece. (TENNIS-MEN/GENEVA, 300 words)

WTA Tour: Nueremberg Cup

Dutchwoman Bertens meets Krejcikova in final

Top seed and defending champion Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands plays 254th-ranked Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova in the Nueremberg Cup final. (TENNIS-WOMEN/NUEREMBERG, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words)

Strasbourg International

Australian number one ranking on the line in Strasbourg

Seventh seed Daria Gavrilova faces number six seed Sam Stosur in an all-Australian Strasbourg International final with the winner set to secure the country's number one ranking, which Stosur has owned for 450 straight weeks since October 2008. (TENNIS-STRASBOURG/, 300 words)

RUGBY

Super Rugby - Week 14

Sunwolves v Cheetahs (0515)

Highlanders v Waratahs (0735)

Rebels v Crusaders (0935)

Bulls v Hurricanes (1305)

Sharks v Stormers (1515)

Highlanders look to extend streak against Waratahs

The Highlanders bid to extend their winning streak to nine matches when they take on the struggling 2014 champion New South Wales Waratahs in Dunedin. The Waratahs have won on just two of their last 12 trips across the Tasman Sea. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HIGHLANDERS, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 300 words)

Sharks, Stormers primed for physical battle

DURBAN – The Sharks host South African rivals the Stormers in what is expected to be an intensely physical encounter at King's Park as both teams seek to book a quarter-final place in this year's competition. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1715 GMT/1115 PM ET, 300 words)

We will also run highlights (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS) with brief updates on each match of the round.

Premiership Final

Wasps v Exeter Chiefs, Twickenham (1330)

Premiership title on the line as Wasps face Chiefs

LONDON - The top two in the Premiership - Wasps and Chiefs - meet in the final at Twickenham after coming through dramatic semi-finals with late tries. (RUGBY-UNION-ENGLAND/FINAL (PIX), expect by 1520 GMT/1120 AM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 500 words)

ATHLETICS

Dibaba chases sister's world record at Prefontaine Classic

EUGENE, Oregon - Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba seeks to add women's 5,000 metres world record held by older sister Tirunesh to her record collection on the first day of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/EUGENE (PIX, TV), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Tigers battle Sox; Mets ace deGrom faces Pirates

The Detroit Tigers visit the American League Central rival Chicago White Sox for the first leg of a doubleheader while New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom takes the mound versus the host Pittsburgh Pirates in two of the 16 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

CRICKET

England v South Africa, 2nd one-day international

England look to take 2-0 ODI series lead over South Africa

England and South Africa resume battle on the south coast in the second encounter of the three-match series before the Champions Trophy begins next month after the hosts enjoyed a convincing win in the first ODI on Wednesday. (CRICKET-ODI-ENG-ZAF/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), by Nick Said, 400 words)

CYCLING

Giro d'Italia (to 28)

Quinatan leads Dumoulin as race goes to the wire

Colombia's Nairo Quintana leads Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 38 seconds, Italian defending champion Vincenzo Nibali by 43 and Frenchman Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) by 53 ahead of Saturday's penultimate stage featuring two big climbs that could favour Quintana, Nibali and Pinot, while Sunday's final time trial over 29.3km is expected to go Dumoulin's way. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

 

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