Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, May 24

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League final Real bid for 10th European Cup versus Madrid rivals Atletico LISBON - Real Madrid aim to lift the European Cup for the 10th time while their city rivals Atletico seek a first title when the pair clash at the Stadium of Light in the first UEFA club competition final ever staged between two teams from the same city. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX, TV), expect from 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Mike Collett and Iain Rogers, 800 words) We will also have sidebars, analysis and reaction. - - World Cup Germany's Reus and Goetze hold news conference in Italy BERLIN - Germany's in-form midfielders Marco Reus and Mario Goetze hold a news conference at the team's northern Italy training camp ahead of next month's World Cup in Brazil. (SOCCER-WORLD/GERMANY, expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - We continue the build-up to next month's World Cup in Brazil. (SOCCER-WORLD/, expect stories throughout) - - Argentina's 1950 no-show sparked years of gloom BUENOS AIRES - Argentina are going to the World Cup in Brazil for the first time looking to correct a big mistake that led to years of national grief after their withdrawal from the 1950 tournament in conflict with the Brazilian Football Confederation. (SOCCER-WORLD/ARGENTINA-CARRIZO (INTERVIEW), moved, by Rex Gowar, 1,000 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (to 25) Fort Worth, Texas Dustin Johnson falls out of lead with a 70 at Colonial Long-hitting Dustin Johnson could not maintain his overnight lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational as he followed his strong start with an average second round in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 250 words) - - Champions Tour: Senior PGA Championship (to 25) Benton Harbor, Michigan Watson shares lead in Benton Harbor Seemingly ageless American Tom Watson upstaged most of his younger rivals to earn a six-way share of the lead after the second round of the Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Michigan on Friday. (GOLF-SENIORS/, moved, 250 words) - - European Tour BMW PGA Championship (to 25) Bjorn and Lowry four shots clear at Wentworth VIRGINIA WATER, England - Dane Thomas Bjorn and Irishman Shane Lowry lead the way by four strokes going into the third round of the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (TV), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 600 words) - - Jacklin excited by potential of Blixt, Dubuisson, Luiten VIRGINIA WATER, England - Tony Jacklin, Europe's most successful Ryder Cup captain, says potential rookies Jonas Blixt, Victor Dubuisson and Joost Luiten would be welcome additions to Paul McGinley's side at the biennial team event in Scotland in September. (GOLF-RYDER/JACKLIN (INTERVIEW), expect by 1130 GMT/7:30 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Kanaan tops speed charts in final Indy 500 practise INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Kanaan signalled on Friday that he will not surrender his Indianapolis 500 crown without a fight after posting the fastest time in final practise ahead of Sunday's race. (MOTOR RACING/INDY (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 300 words) - - Monaco Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton aims for first Monaco pole MONACO - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will be chasing his first Monaco pole position to give himself every chance of a fifth win in a row on Sunday. Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, who won last year from pole, will do all he can to deny him the pleasure. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/POLE (PIX), expect by 1315 GMT/9:15 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) - - - - BASEBALL Dodgers' Kershaw in action v Phillies Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw seeks his first win in nearly three weeks when he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the host Philadelphia Phillies in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Heineken Cup final Toulon v Saracens, Millennium Stadium (1400) Holders Toulon face Saracens in European showpiece CARDIFF - Toulon will aim to become the third team to retain the Heineken Cup when they face a Saracens team making their debut in the European final with both sides still in the running for a domestic and European double led by retiring captains Jonny Wilkinson and Steve Borthwick. (RUGBY-HEINEKEN/ (PIX), expect from 1545 GMT/1145 AM ET, 500 words) - - Super Rugby round 15 Highlanders v Crusaders, Dunedin (0535) Hurricanes v Chiefs, Wellington (0735) Force v Lions, Perth (0940) Stormers v Cheetahs, Cape Town (1505) Chiefs chase win in Wellington to hold onto top spot The defending champion Chiefs will almost certainly need to beat the Hurricanes in Wellington to retain top spot in the New Zealand conference with the pursuing Highlanders and Crusaders facing off in Saturday's opening game. (RUGBY-SUPER/, expect from 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - BADMINTON Thomas and Uber Cup, New Delhi (to May 25) China one step away from retaining Uber Cup title Holders China meet Japan in the final of the women's Uber Cup a day after the same opponents ended their decade-old Thomas Cup reign in the men's event. (BADMINTON-TEAM/PIX, by 1400 GMT/10 am ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS French Open Holder Nadal begins title defence against Ginepri PARIS - Holder Rafa Nadal begins his bid for a ninth French Open title against American Robbi Ginepri. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - ATP: Nice Open, France Duesseldorf Open, Germany WTA: Nuremberg Cup, Germany Strasbourg International, France Copy on merit - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to June 1) Uran leads Evans by 37 seconds heading into stage 14 RIVAROLO CANAVESE, Italy - Colombian Rigoberto Uran wears the overall leader's pink jersey 37 seconds ahead of Australian Cadel Evans heading into the 14th stage over 164km in the mountains with two first-category climbs to tackle. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/1130 AM ET, 250 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: Ian Ransom)