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    Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, May 19

    Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday:

    SOCCER

    Premier League season ends (1500 unless stated)

    Chelsea v Everton

    Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers

    Manchester City v Norwich City

    Newcastle United v Arsenal

    Southampton v Stoke City

    Swansea City v Fulham

    Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland

    West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

    West Ham United v Reading

    Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa

    North London rivals in Champions League shootout

    LONDON - Arsenal need a win to guarantee a top-four finish and Champions League qualification but know any slip could let north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur sneak ahead of them. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Sonia Oxley, 600 words)

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    La Liga

    Levante v Rayo Vallecano (1000)

    Deportivo Coruna v Espanyol (1500)

    Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao (1700)

    Barcelona v Real Valladolid (1900)

    Barca celebrate title at home to Valladolid

    MADRID - Champions Barcelona will celebrate their fourth La Liga title in five years at home to Valladolid after relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna have hosted Espanyol. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Elkington, 500 words)

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    Serie A season ends (1845 unless stated)

    Atalanta Bergamo v Chievo Verona (1300)

    Bologna v Genoa (1300)

    AS Roma v Napoli

    Cagliari v Lazio

    Inter Milan v Udinese

    Palermo v Parma

    Pescara v Fiorentina

    Siena v AC Milan

    Torino v Catania

    Milan looking for victory at Siena

    ROME - Third-placed AC Milan travel to Siena knowing a win will seal a place in the preliminary round of the Champions League next season. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Terry Daley, 500 words)

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    Dutch championship playoffs, first round

    Twente Enschede v Groningen (1030)

    Utrecht v Heerenveen (1430)

    Copy on merit

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    Oceania Champions League final (0345)

    Auckland face Waitakere with FIFA Club World Cup place on the line

    More will be at stake in the final of the Oceania Champions League than local bragging rights as cross-town rivals Waitakere United and Auckland City meet for a $500,000 payday and entry to the lucrative FIFA Club World Cup later this year. (SOCCER-OCEANIA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, 300 words)

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    TENNIS

    Nadal meets Federer in Italian final

    ROME - Rafa Nadal meets long-time rival Roger Federer in the final of the Italian Open men's event while Serena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka in the women's equivalent. (TENNIS-ROME/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 400 words)

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    ATP: Nice Open, France (to 26)

    World Team Cup, Duesseldorf, Germany (to 26)

    Copy on merit

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    RUGBY

    Folau in, Cooper out as Deans names Wallabies squad for Lions

    SYDNEY - Australia coach Robbie Deans omitted flyhalf Quade Cooper but named Israel Folau and two other uncapped players in his preliminary squad of 25 for the three-test series against the British and Irish Lions.(RUGBY-LIONS/AUSTRALIA, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)

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    CRICKET

    England v New Zealand, first test, Lord's (to 20)

    New Zealand scent victory after late fightback

    LONDON - England will resume on 180 for six in their second innings, 205 runs ahead of New Zealand who grabbed four late wickets on the third day to give themselves a chance of victory. (CRICKET-ZEALAND/ (PIX), expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 600 words)

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    GOLF

    European Tour: World Match Play Championship, Kavarna, Bulgaria (to 19)

    McDowell takes on Grace in semis

    KAVARNA, Bulgaria - Britain's Graeme McDowell takes on Branden Grace of South Africa in the semi-finals while Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee meets South African Thomas Aiken. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)

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    European Tour: Madeira Islands Open, Portugal (to 19)

    Scores only

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    PGA Tour: Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas (to 19)

    Bradley one ahead going into final round at the Byron Nelson

    American Keegan Bradley, seeking a fourth PGA Tour victory and his second at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, will take a one-shot lead into the final round after grinding out a two-under-par 68 in tricky, blustery conditions on Saturday. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)

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    CYCLING

    Nibali leads going into Stage 15

    COL DU GALIBIER, France - Home rider Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall lead into stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia, a 145-km Alpine ride from Cesana Torinese in Italy to the Col du Galibier. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 350 words)

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    ICE HOCKEY

    Host nation Sweden take on Swiss in world final

    STOCKHOLM - Switzerland meet Sweden in the final of the world ice hockey championship while United States face Finland in the bronze medal game. (ICE HOCKEY/WORLD, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 400 words)

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    MOTORCYCLING

    MotoGP: France, Le Mans (to 19)

    Copy on merit

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    NBA

    Pacers beat Knicks to set up Heat clash

    The Indiana Pacers will meet the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Finals after they closed out their semi-final series against the New York Knicks in six games with a 106-99 victory. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/PACERS, moved, 200 words)

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    NHL

    Sharks win in OT to get on the board against the Kings

    Logan Couture scored early in overtime to help the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in Game Three of the NHL's Western Conference semi-finals. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/SHARKS (PIX), moved, 200 words)

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    BASEBALL

    Indians walk off with win over Seattle again

    The Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners in a walk-off for the second successive day with a 5-4 victory. (BASEBALL-ROUNDUP/, moved, 300 words)

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    HORSE RACING

    Pastorius favourite for big race at Singapore meet

    SINGAPORE - German galloper Pastorius is the favourite for the Group 1 S$3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji on Sunday, while Australian raider Bel Sprinter, third to Black Caviar in April, will be hard to beat in the KrisFlyer Sprint. (HORSE RACING/SINGAPORE (PIX) expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Peter Rutherford, 350 words)

    (Asia duty editor: Greg Stutchbury)

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