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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, May 28

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday: MOTOR RACING Monaco Grand Prix Raikkonen on pole with Vettel alongside, Hamilton 13th MONACO - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has a golden opportunity to stretch his championship lead after qualifying on the front row with closest rival Lewis Hamilton only 13th on the grid.

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Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday:

MOTOR RACING

Monaco Grand Prix

Raikkonen on pole with Vettel alongside, Hamilton 13th

MONACO - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has a golden opportunity to stretch his championship lead after qualifying on the front row with closest rival Lewis Hamilton only 13th on the grid. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is on pole. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)

We will also have stories from around the paddock

TENNIS

French Open

Kvitova and Kerber in action on opening day

The French Open kicks off on Sunday, with Petra Kvitova making her long-awaited comeback against Julia Boserup while world number one Angelique Kerber will be eager to leave her poor recent form behind her when she takes on Ekaterina Makarova. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/(PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and John Stonestreet, 600 words)

SOCCER

Serie A (1845 unless stated)

Cagliari v AC Milan (1300)

AS Roma v Genoa (1600)

Sampdoria v Napoli (1600)

Crotone v Lazio

Fiorentina v Pescara

Inter Milan v Udinese

Palermo v Empoli

Torino v Sassuolo

Roma bid to wrap up Champions League group stage spot

ROME - AS Roma host Genoa needing a win to guarantee runners-up spot behind Juventus and a place in the Champions League group stage while Napoli, a point behind in third, visit Sampdoria. The matches will also decide whether Empoli or Crotone will be relegated. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), by Brian Homewood, 500 words)

Atletico moving to new stadium but will they lose soul?

MADRID - Atletico Madrid play the last game at their beloved Vicente Calderon stadium with a friendly against a 'legends' team made up of former players as they bid farewell to their home of 51 years, but will the club lose part of their identity when they make the switch to the Wanda Metropolitano in a different part of the city? (SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-STADIUM/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2000/4 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Portuguese Cup final

LISBON - Benfica attempt to complete a league and double when they face Vitoria Guimaraes in the Portuguese Cup final. (SOCCER-PORTUGAL/CUP, expect by 1815 GMT/2:15 PM ET, 300 words)

GOLF

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

American Webb Simpson carded three-under-par 67 to earn a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday. (GOLF-FTWORTH/, moved with update to follow, 400 words)

LPGA Tour: Volvik Championship, Michigan (to 28)

Park leads Lee and Pettersen at halfway

South Korean Park Sung-hyun, at 12-under 132, takes a two-stroke lead over Australian Minjee Lee and Norway's Suzann Pettersen into the third round at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words)

BMW PGA Championship

Little-known Dodt chases Wentworth victory

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Unheralded Australian Andrew Dodt holds a one-shot lead over world number 26 Branden Grace of South Africa going into the final 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)

BASEBALL

Greinke takes mound for charging Diamondbacks

Former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke (6-2) takes the hill for the surging, NL West-contending Arizona Diamondbacks against the Milwaukee Brewers, while the World Series champion Chicago Cubs face the Los Angeles Dodgers in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0545 GMT/1:45 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

CYCLING

Giro d'Italia (to 28)

Dutchman Dumoulin has Giro title in sight on final day

The three-week race is set for a dramatic finale with Tom Dumoulin set to win the Giro on Sunday in the final 29.3 km time-trial. The Dutchmano is 53 seconds off the pace set by Colombia's Nairo Quintana. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)

RUGBY

Super Rugby

Lions v Kings (1230)

Lions face Kings in bid for home quarter-final

JOHANNESBURG - The Lions host South African rivals the Southern Kings as their hunt for a home Super Rugby quarter-final continues at Ellis Park. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1420 GMT/1020 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words)

BADMINTON

Sudirman Cup final

Holders China hot favourites to beat South Korea

SYDNEY - China are strong favourites to retain the title in the final against South Korea on Australia's Gold Coast having won 10 of the last 11 versions of the biennial mixed team international tournament. (BADMINTON-SUDIRMAN/, Nick Mulvenney, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

 

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