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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, May 23

(Corrects Atletico Madrid's opponents in La Liga schedule) Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (May 24-June 7) Djokovic ready for maiden French Open title PARIS - All stars seem aligned as world number one Novak Djokovic enters the French Open, the only grand slam title to elude him (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - ATP: Nice Open, France (to 24) Geneva Open, Geneva (to 24) WTA: Strasbourg International, France (to 24) Copy on merit - - - - NBA James dominates as Cavs take 2-0 lead in East finals LeBron James scored 30 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers, playing without an injured Kyrie Irving, cruised to a 94-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HAWKS (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - NHL Lundqvist makes 38 saves as Rangers level series Henrik Lundqvist returned to form with 38 saves while Rick Nash scored twice as the New York Rangers hammered the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 to level their best of seven Eastern Conference final series. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/LIGHTNING (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER La Liga (1630 unless stated) Levante v Elche (1430) Athletic Club v Villarreal Celta Vigo v Espanyol Eibar v Cordoba Barcelona v Deportivo Coruna Granada CF v Atletico Madrid Malaga v Sevilla Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad Almeria v Valencia Real Madrid v Getafe (1830) Atletico look to secure third place at imperilled Almeria MADRID - Atletico Madrid will look to clinch third place and a berth in the Champions League group stage when they play at Granada, one of four teams along with Deportivo La Coruna, Eibar and Almeria seeking to avoid joining relegated Cordoba in the second division next season. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900) Caen v Evian Thonon Gaillard FC FC Lorient v Monaco Metz v Lille Girondins Bordeaux v Montpellier HSC Olympique Marseille v Bastia Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims Racing Lens v Nantes Stade Rennes v Olympique Lyon St Etienne v En Avant Guingamp Toulouse v Nice Marseille, Monaco, St Etienne bid for Champions League spot PARIS - Marseille, St Etienne and Monaco fight it out for third place in Ligue 1 and the last Champions League spot on offer in the last round of matches as Paris St Germain celebrate their third title in a row at home to Stade de Reims.(SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Bundesliga (1330) Cologne v VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich v Mainz Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Augsburg Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg SV v Schalke 04 Hanover 96 v Freiburg Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin SC Paderborn v VfB Stuttgart Six teams sweat as relegation battle goes down to the wire BERLIN - Six teams are still embroiled in a battle to stay in the top flight including Hamburg SV -- who are the only team never to have been relegated from the Bundesliga -- and former champions VfB Stuttgart, (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 500 words) - - Serie A Juventus v Napoli (1600) Genoa v Inter Milan (1845) Copy on merit - - J-League Urawa aim to stretch lead with Gamba not in action TOKYO - Japanese league leaders Urawa Red Diamonds could go seven points clear at the top of the table with victory at home to Kashima Antlers on Saturday, with nearest challengers Gamba Osaka not in action. (SOCCER-ASIA/JAPAN, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 300 words) - - K-League Classic Jeonbuk look to get back to winning ways against Incheon SEOUL - K-League Classic leaders Jeonbuk Motors host mid-table Incheon United looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing home draw with Beijing Guo'an in Champions League action. (SOCCER-ASIA/KOREASOUTH, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Monaco Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton and Rosberg battle for Monaco pole MONACO - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is out to deny Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg a hat-trick of Monaco Grand Prix poles in qualifying for Sunday's showcase race. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1315 GMT/9:15 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - Indianapolis 500 F1 dream on hold and back to Indy 500 reality for Silvestro INDIANAPOLIS - Simona de Silvestro had planned to be racing in Monaco this Sunday but instead the Swiss driver has put her Formula 1 dreams on hold and is back at Brickyard and the reality of the Indy 500. (MOTORRACING-INDY/SILVESTRO, (PIX) expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand, first test (to 25) New Zealand look to build lead LONDON - New Zealand will resume on 303 for two with Kane Williamson on 92 not out, in sight of his 10th test century, in reply to England's first-innings total of 389, on the third day at Lord's. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1215 GMT/8:15 ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby round 15 (to 23) Blues v Hurricanes (0735) Waratahs v Crusaders (0940) Western Force v Highlanders (1145) Cheetahs v Lions (1505) Stormers v Melbourne Rebels (1710) Table-topping Hurricanes face enigmatic Blues AUCKLAND - The Wellington Hurricanes can seal a playoff spot with victory at Eden Park against an Auckland Blues side mired in off-field turmoil over the future of coach John Kirwan. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/BLUES, expect by 0930 GMT/5.30 AM ET, 300 words) - - Crusaders face do or die clash in final re-match SYDNEY - The seven-time champion Canterbury Crusaders face the NSW Waratahs in a re-match of last year's final with the New Zealand side needing to win to keep alive their chances of making the playoffs. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/WARATAHS, expect by 1130 GMT/7.30 AM ET, 300 words) - - Smith to make 100th Super Rugby appearance for Highlanders All Blacks fullback Ben Smith will make his 100th Super Rugby appearance for the Highlanders as the Dunedin-based side face a Western Force team, who have failed to fire this season, in Perth. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/FORCE, expect by 0130 GMT/9.30 PM ET, 300 words) - - Lions prey on Cheetahs in search of playoff berth BLOEMFONTEIN - The visiting Lions can keep alive their hopes of a playoff place if they inflict yet another home defeat on the Cheetahs who have lost four of their six matches at the Free State Stadium this season. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CHEETAHS, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 200 words) - - Fresh Stormers ready to batter Rebels CAPE TOWN - The Stormers return refreshed after having last weekend off in their bid to regain the leadership of the South African conference with a full points haul against the unpredictable Australian franchise the Rebels at Newlands. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/STORMERS, expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - GOLF BMW PGA Championship (to 24) Virginia Water, England Molinari leads way at Wentworth VIRGINIA WATER, England - Italy's Francesco Molinari begins the third round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth with a one-stroke lead over South Korean An Byeong Hun. World number one Rory McIlroy will be absent from the weekend action after missing the cut. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (to 24) Fort Worth, Texas Poulter chases Na, who leads by two in Texas Kevin Na takes a two-shot lead over England's Ian Poulter into the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational with Masters champion Jordan Spieth seven back at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.(GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: Senior PGA Championship (to 24) French Lick, Indiana Lehman leads by one at French Lick Former British Open champion Tom Lehman carries a one-stroke lead over defending champion Colin Montgomerie and Brian Henninger into the third round of the Senior PGA Championship in French Lick, Indiana. (GOLF-SENIOR/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - OneAsia Choi takes two shot lead into third round of OneAsia event SEOUL - South Korea's Choi Jin-ho, back after taking a near two-year break from golf to fulfil his military service requirement, takes a two-shot lead into the SK Telecom Open third round. (GOLF-ASIA/KOREA, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 (to 31) Italy's Aru leads going into individual time trial Italian Fabio Aru has an overall lead of 19 seconds ahead of Spaniard Alberto Contador, who lost nearly 40 seconds on Friday in a mass crash, heading into stage 13, an individual time trial over 59.4km from Treviso to Valdobbiadene. (CYCLING-GIRO/ expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - RALLYING Rally of Portugal (to 24) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)