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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, May 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 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 We continue the build-up to next month's World Cup in Brazil. (SOCCER-WORLD/, expect stories throughout) - - English Championship playoff final QPR and Derby face off for place in Premier League London - Queens Park Rangers and Derby County face off at Wembley Stadium in what is considered to be the most lucrative fixture in soccer as a place in the Premier League is up for grabs. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX, TV), expect from 1545 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by Tom Hayward, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Monaco Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg under investigation after Monaco pole MONACO - Germany's Nico Rosberg took a controversial pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday after an incident that denied unhappy Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton the chance to beat him. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/POLE (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) - - Villeneuve back at the Brickyard chasing more 500 magic INDIANAPOLIS - The last time Jacques Villeneuve raced the Indy 500 the Canadian blitzed his way onto Victory Lane. But that was 1995 and nearly two decades later the former Formula One drivers champion has returned to the Brickyard hoping to rediscover some of that Indy magic. (MOTOR RACING-INDY/VILLENEUVE (PIX), expect lead by 2000 GMT/4:00 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 600 words) - - - - GOLF 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) - - Steely-eyed Blixt has got what it takes - Jacklin VIRGINIA WATER, England - Rookie trio Jonas Blixt, Victor Dubuisson and Joost Luiten will be welcome additions if they manage to qualify for Europe's Ryder Cup team later this year, according to four-times skipper Tony Jacklin. (GOLF-RYDER/JACKLIN (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational (to 25) Fort Worth, Texas PGA Tour rookie Garnett in command at Colonial Unheralded PGA Tour rookie Brice Garnett takes a one-shot lead over fellow Americans Chris Stroud and Robert Streb into Saturday's third round at Colonial Country Club where newly anointed world number one Adam Scott trails by six strokes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: Senior PGA Championship (to 25) Benton Harbor, Michigan Watson, Langer and Montgomerie in six-way tie for lead Golfing great Tom Watson, Germany's former world number one Bernhard Langer and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie are among a group of six players tied for the lead at four under par heading into Saturday's third round at Harbor Shores in the second of the year's five senior majors. (GOLF-SENIORS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - TENNIS French Open (May 25-June 8) Nadal still the man to beat at the French Open PARIS - If this season's records are supposed to provide an indication to the man who will be crowned 'king of Roland Garros', Rafa Nadal's hopes of winning a record-extending ninth French Open title could be in jeopardy. (TENNIS-OPEN/(PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) We also moved a list of former men's and women's singles champions. - - ATP: Nice Open, France Duesseldorf Open, Germany WTA: Nuremberg Cup, Germany Strasbourg International, France Copy on merit - - - - RUGBY Heineken Cup final Toulon v Saracens, Millennium Stadium (1600) 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 1745 GMT/1:45 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - 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/11:30 AM ET, 250 words) - - - - NBA Heats host Pacers with East Final tied The two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat host the Indiana Pacers in Game Three of a best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final tied at one game apiece. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/HEAT (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 500 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks visit Kings for Game Three of West Final The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks hope to rebound from a blowout 6-2 Game Two loss when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for Game Three of the best-of-seven Western Conference Final which is tied at 1-1. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/KINGS (PIX), expect by 0315 GMT/11:15 PM ET, by Ben Everill, 500 words) - - - - BASEBALL Tigers' Porcello seeks eight win of the season Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello looks to grab a share of the Major League Baseball lead in wins when he takes the mound versus the visiting Texas Rangers seeking his eighth victory of the season 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) (London duty editor: Pritha Sarkar)