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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0030 GMT on Friday, May 19

Reuters sports schedule at 0030 GMT on Friday: SOCCER Premier League We look ahead to Sunday's final matches as Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal battle to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification.

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Reuters sports schedule at 0030 GMT on Friday:

SOCCER

Premier League

We look ahead to Sunday's final matches as Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal battle to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout)

Interview with Portugal coach Fernando Santos

LISBON - Portugal's famously pragmatic coach Fernando Santos tells Reuters in an interview that he struggles with the concept of "beautiful football" and says that criticism is the natural fate of any "genius", whether they be artists, composers or Cristiano Ronaldo. (SOCCER-PORTUGAL/SANTOS (INTERVIEW TV, PIX), expect at 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 600 words)

MOTOR RACING

Triple crown: Monaco or F1 championship?

LONDON - If Fernando Alonso were to win the Indy 500, the double Formula One world champion will be one step away from the 'Triple Crown of Motorsport'. That much is certain. But there is still some debate about what three jewels make up a crown only ever worn by one man. (MOTOR-F1-INDY/TRIPLE, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 650 words)

TENNIS

ATP: Rome Masters (to 21)

ROME - Favourite Rafael Nadal will look to continue his imperious start to the claycourt season when he faces Dominic Thiem for the third time in three weeks in the quarter-finals (TENNIS-ROME/MEN, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: Byron Nelson, Irving (to 21)

Johnson in sight of first round lead at Las Colinas

World number one Dustin Johnson battled through tricky afternoon winds to post a three-under-par 67 and challenge for the lead after the opening round of the AT&T Byron Nelson. (GOLF-BYRONNELSON/, expect by 0045 GMT/8:45 PM ET, 350 words)

BASEBALL

Ryu leads Dodgers in clash with Marlins, Cubs face Reds

South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the visiting Miami Marlins while three-times World Series champion Jon Lester gets the call for the Chicago Cubs versus the Cincinnati Reds in two of the 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Predators try to push Ducks to brink

The Nashville Predators try to take a 3-1 series lead and move to within one win of a maiden Stanley Cup Finals berth when they host the Anaheim Ducks in Game Four of the best-of-seven Western Conference final. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

RUGBY

Super Rugby (week 13)

Waikato Chiefs v Canterbury Crusaders, Suva (0735)

Stormers v Auckland Blues, Cape Town (1700)

Crusaders put unbeaten record on line in Suva

The unbeaten Canterbury Crusaders, fresh off beating up the rampant Wellington Hurricanes, face the dangerous Waikato Chiefs in Suva for the second successive year. The Chiefs used the wet conditions last year to beat the Crusaders. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/CHIEFS, expect by 0930 GMT/5:30 AM ET, 400 words)

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

CYCLING

Giro d'Italia (to 28)

Tom Dumoulin holds the overall lead heading into Stage 13, a completely flat 167km ride from Forli to Reggio Emilia to Tortona. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words)

Majka takes overall lead into fifth stage in California

Polish rider Rafal Majka takes the outright lead into the 125.5 km fifth stage of the Tour of California. (CYCLING-CALIFORNIA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 250 words)

(Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

 

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