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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, May 24

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to June 7) Federer kicks off French Open against Falla PARIS - Roger Federer starts his quest for a second French Open title with a first-round match against Colombian Alejandro Falla while last year's runner-up Simona Halep of Romania is also in action in the women's draw. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), play starts at 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Monaco Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton on pole in Monaco with Rosberg alongside MONACO - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton starts on pole position for the first time in Monaco, aiming to deny Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg a third successive win in the showcase race (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1415 GMT/10:15 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - Indianapolis 500 Dixon goes from pole while Castroneves goes for four INDIANAPOLIS - Scott Dixon will start on pole for the 99th Indianapolis 500 but will be looking over his shoulder for Helio Castroneves, who will be bidding to join the Brickyard's exclusive club of four-time winners. (MOTORRACING-INDY/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 500 words) - - - - NBA Warriors take 3-0 lead over Rockets in Western finals The Golden State Warriors are one victory away from the NBA Finals after routing the Houston Rockets 115-80 in Game Three of the Western Conference finals on Saturday. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/ROCKETS (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks beat Ducks in overtime to level series The Chicago Blackhawks tied their Western Conference finals series with Anaheim when they beat the Ducks 5-4 in double overtime in Game Four on Saturday. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/BLACKHAWKS (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion (1400) Aston Villa v Burnley (1400) Chelsea v Sunderland (1400) Crystal Palace v Swansea City (1400) Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (1400) Hull City v Manchester United (1400) Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers (1400) Manchester City v Southampton (1400) Newcastle United v West Ham United (1400) Stoke City v Liverpool (1400) Newcastle and Hull face relegation decider The final piece of the Premier League's relegation puzzle will fall into place with Newcastle United and Hull City looking to avoid the drop. Hull, in 18th place with 34 points, have to beat fourth-placed Manchester United and need Newcastle, two points above them, to be beaten by West Ham United. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 400 words) - - Serie A Empoli v Sampdoria (1030) Cesena v Cagliari (1300) Chievo Verona v Atalanta Bergamo (1300) Palermo v Fiorentina (1300) Parma v Verona (1300) Udinese v Sassuolo (1300) AC Milan v Torino (1845) - - Bundesliga Trio eye promotion to the Bundesliga BERLIN - Three second tier clubs are vying for promotion to the Bundesliga with Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt in the running for the second place and the third spot leading to a promotion playoff against Hamburg SV. (SOCCER-GERMANY/PROMOTION, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand, first test (to 25) England face tough challenge to save first test LONDON - England will resume on 74 for two on the fourth day, still 60 runs behind New Zealand with eight second-innings wickets in hand. Alastair Cook and Ian Bell are at the crease having survived a torrid final session at Lord's. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1215 GMT/8:15 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Lahore, second T20 Pakistan aim to seal emotional series victory Hosts Pakistan will be hoping to complete a 2-0 series victory over Zimbabwe, the first international country to tour the troubled Asian nation for six years. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/ expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - GOLF BMW PGA Championship (to 24) Virginia Water, England Italian Molinari and Korean An lead way VIRGINIA WATER, England - Italian Francesco Molinari and An Byeong Hun of South Korea share the lead on 14-under-par going into the final round of the tour's flagship event at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - OneAsia Choi seeks to hold off chasing pack SEOUL - Choi Jin-ho will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the SK Telecom Open after the chasing pack closed in following course record performances by Wang Jeung-hun and Lee Soo-min. (GOLF-ASIA/KOREA, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 200 words) - - PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (to 24) Fort Worth, Texas Na leads Poulter by one in Texas American Kevin Na, seeking his second PGA Tour victory, takes a one-shot lead over England's Ian Poulter into the final round at Colonial Country Club where last year's winner Adam Scott and Masters champion Jordan Spieth both trail by five strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: Senior PGA Championship (to 24) French Lick, Indiana Pacesetting Monty three ahead of Langer at French Lick Defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland, bidding for a third major title in the over-50s ranks, carries a three-stroke lead over German veteran Bernhard Langer into the final round at the French Lick Resort. (GOLF-SENIOR/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 (to 31) Contador looks to put the hammer down on Giro MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy - Spain's Alberto Contador will hope to put the hammer down on the Giro d'Italia in the 15th stage, a tricky mountainous trek to Madonna Di Campiglio as the overall leader bids for a rare Giro/Tour de France double (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - RALLYING Rally of Portugal (to 24) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)