Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, May 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to June 7) Federer canters through first round in Paris PARIS - Roger Federer's quest for a second French Open title started with an easy first-round win against Alejandro Falla while last year's women's runner-up Simona Halep progressed. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot and Martyn Herman, 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) - - - - 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) - - Europa League preview Record in sight for Europa League masters Sevilla LONDON - The road to Europa League success is renowned for being one of football's greatest slogs, making it all the more impressive that holders Sevilla stand on the brink of lifting the trophy for a record fourth time in the last nine years. (SOCCER-EUROPA/FINAL (PREVIEW), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand, first test (to 25) Cook and Root lead England revival LONDON - Alastair Cook and Joe Root shared a gritty unbroken century partnership to lift England to 175 for three at lunch against New Zealand on the fourth day of the first test at Lord's. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect throughout, 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) - - 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) - - - - NHL Rangers, Lightning meet in pivotal Game Five NEW YORK - The New York Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a pivotal Game Five of the best-of seven Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden with the series tied 2-2. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/RANGERS (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - - - NBA Cavaliers bid to go 3-0 against Hawks LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers return home looking to take a 3-0 lead over the Atlanta Hawks in Game Three of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/CAVALIERS (PIX), expect by 0333 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Giants face Rockies as they bid to catch Dodgers The San Francisco Giants, who are chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West, hope to move closer when they visit the Colorado Rockies in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London desk editor: Justin Palmer)