Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday:
TENNIS
French Open
Djokovic and Williams to come, Nadal and Muguruza through
PARIS - Defending champion Novak Djokovic and women's 10th seed Venus Williams are still to come on Court Philippe Chatrier on day six after clay court maestro Rafa Nadal and women's title holder Garbine Muguruza eased into the fourth round.
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday:
TENNIS
French Open
Djokovic and Williams to come, Nadal and Muguruza through
PARIS - Defending champion Novak Djokovic and women's 10th seed Venus Williams are still to come on Court Philippe Chatrier on day six after clay court maestro Rafa Nadal and women's title holder Garbine Muguruza eased into the fourth round. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/(PIX), expect throughout, by Ossian Shine, Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and John Stonestreet, 600 words)
SOCCER
Champions League final
Juve, Real hold news conference ahead of Saturday's final
CARDIFF - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri and his Real counterpart hold news conferences ahead of the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FINAL/PREVIEW (PIX, TV), expect from 1445 GMT/10:45 AM ET, by Mitch Phillips and Simon Evans)
European club news
We will bring all the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams begin improving their squads for next season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/ expect throughout)
Plea hearing for Guatemalan judge charged in FIFA case
NEW YORK CITY, NY - A change of plea hearing is scheduled in Brooklyn for Hector Trujillo, a judge from Guatemala and former official in the country's soccer federation who faces corruption charges in the wide-ranging scandal surrounding FIFA, soccer's world governing body. Trujillo previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. (SOCCER-FIFA/COURT (PIX, TV), by Brendan Pierson)
RUGBY
British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
Lions and Barbarians complete build-up
The British and Irish Lions and New Zealand Provincial Barbarians complete their truncated build-ups for the opening game of the visitors' 10-match tour in Whangarei. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/, expect throughout, 400 words)
CRICKET
Champions Trophy
Australia v New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand clash at Edgbaston
Australia and New Zealand meet in Group A campaign at Edgbaston where the losers will find themselves immediately on the back foot in a pool that also contains hosts England who beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Thursday's opening game. (CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-AUS-NZL/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)
Sri Lanka and South Africa hold news conferences. Coverage on merit (CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-LKA-ZAF/PREVIEW)
MOTOR RACING
Williams 40th anniversary celebration at Silverstone
SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND - Former F1 champions Williams celebrate their 40th anniversary with a British Grand Prix preview event at Silverstone that is also open to fans, who can watch from the grandstands. There will be a display of running and static cars. (MOTOR-F1-WILLIAMS/, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
ATHLETICS
Van Niekerk sights set on Bolt's records
BOSTON - South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk is rapidly emerging as one of the stars of the sprint world and has set himself the ambitious goal of toppling some of the records of Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who has long outshone all his rivals. (ATHLETICS-BOSTON/VAN NIEKERK (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Scott Malone, 500 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament (to 4) Dublin, Ohio
Lingmerth, Dufner lead at Muirfield Village
Swede David Lingmerth and American Jason Dufner, after opening with seven-under 65s, take a one-stroke lead over Jordan Spieth and Daniel Summerhays into the second round at the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event, with world number one Dustin Johnson needing a minor miracle to make the halfway cut after starting with a six-over 78. (GOLF-MEMORIAL/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words)
LPGA: ShopRite LPGA Classic (to 4) Galloway, New Jersey
Ryu eyes world number one ranking
South Korean Ryu So-yeon will take over top spot in the women's world rankings from the idle Lydia Ko with a victory at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. If Ryu finishes second or third she also has a chance of surpassing Ko, otherwise Thai Ariya Jutanugarn will be the new number one. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 2100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words)
NBA
Cavs, Warriors talk to media during off day of NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif., - Members of the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and top-seeded Golden States Warriors talk to the media during an off day of the NBA Finals. (BASKETBALL-NBA/FINALS (TV), expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Darvish leads Rangers into battle with Astros
Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers host the intrastate rival Houston Astros while reigning Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello gets the call for the Boston Red Sox in a clash with the host Baltimore Orioles in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)
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