Reuters sports schedule at 1545 GMT on Thursday:
TENNIS
French Open
Struggling Murray tames power-hitter Klizan
PARIS - World number one Andy Murray's struggles this season on clay came back to plague him at the French Open as he ground out an unconvincing 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) win against Slovakian power-hitter Martin Klizan.
Reuters sports schedule at 1545 GMT on Thursday:
TENNIS
French Open
Struggling Murray tames power-hitter Klizan
PARIS - World number one Andy Murray's struggles this season on clay came back to plague him at the French Open as he ground out an unconvincing 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) win against Slovakian power-hitter Martin Klizan. Romanian third seed Simona Halep will also be seeking to burnish her title credentials against 102nd-ranked German Tatjana Maria. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/(PIX), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and John Stonestreet, 600 words)
CRICKET
Champions Trophy
England v Bangladesh
Tamim century lifts Bangladesh to 305-6 against England
LONDON - Tamim Iqbal struck a fluent century to lead Bangladesh to a decent total of 305 for six against England in the opening game of the Champions Trophy at The Oval on Thursday. (CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-ENG-BGD/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Ed Osmond, 400 words).
Australia and New Zealand hold media conferences. Coverage on merit (CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-AUS-NZL/PREVIEW)
SOCCER
Champions League final preview
We moved a seven-part preview package, including an overall preview, five memorable European Cup games between the two teams and stories about Real Madrid players Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FINAL/)
Real Madrid will become the first club to retain the Champions League if Zinedine Zidane's La Liga title winners can plot a way past Italian giants Juventus in Cardiff on Saturday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FINAL/PREVIEW)
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)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament (to 4) Dublin, Ohio
Johnson heads strong field at Muirfield Village
World number one Dustin Johnson heads a strong field going into the opening round at Muirfield Village Golf Club where six of the game's top-10 players are competing, among them Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and 2014 champion Hideki Matsuyama. (GOLF-MEMORIAL/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words)
European Tour
Nordea Masters
Coverage on merit (GOLF-EUROPEAN/)
NBA
LeBron's Cavs visit Warriors in NBA Finals opener
OAKLAND, Calif., - LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers visit the top-seeded Golden State Warriors in the opening game of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. (BASKETBALL-NBA/FINALS (TV), expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 400 words)
BASEBALL
D-backs battle Marlins, Red Sox face rival Orioles
Former Cy Young Award winner Zack Grienke gets the call for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a clash with the host Miami Marlins while the Boston Red Sox visit the American League East rival Baltimore Orioles in two of the eight 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: Pritha Sarkar)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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