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    Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, May 26

    Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday:

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    SOCCER

    Champions League final, Wembley

    Bayern win Champions League with last-gasp Robben goal

    LONDON - A brilliant Franco-Dutch move involving Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben in the final minutes settled a memorable all-German Champions League final as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), moved, by Mike Collett, 850 words)

    See also BAYERN (ANALYSIS), ROBBEN, HEYNCKES, BAYERN-LEWANDOWSKI, KLOPP, STATS, QUOTES (FACTBOX), WINNERS,

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    La Liga (1800 unless stated)

    Athletic Bilbao v Levante

    Atletico Madrid v Real Mallorca

    Getafe v Rayo Vallecano

    Malaga v Deportivo Coruna

    Osasuna v Sevilla

    Espanyol v Barcelona

    Real Betis v Real Zaragoza

    Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

    Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo

    Valencia v Granada CF

    MADRID - Champions Barcelona visit local rivals Espanyol knowing they have to win this weekend and at home to Malaga on June 1 to match Real Madrid's record La Liga mark of 100 points achieved last season. (SOCCER-SPAIN (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Elkington, 500 words)

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    Ligue 1 season ends (1900 unless stated)

    Ajaccio v Nice

    FC Lorient v Paris St Germain

    Girondins Bordeaux v Evian Thonon Gaillard FC

    Lille v St Etienne

    Olympique Lyon v Stade Rennes

    Olympique Marseille v Stade de Reims

    Bastia v Sochaux

    Stade Brest v AS Nancy

    Toulouse v Montpellier HSC

    Valenciennes v ES Troyes AC

    PARIS - Olympique Lyon must beat Stade Rennes to guarantee third place and a Champions League qualifying spot knowing any slip could let in St Etienne who visit Lille with a better goal difference needing to make up a two-point gap. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Gregory Blachier, 500 words)

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    Italian Cup final

    AS Roma v Lazio (1600 GMT)

    ROME - The Eternal City is awash with excitement and the threat of all too familiar fan violence as the first all-Roman Cup final between AS Roma and Lazio takes place at the Olympic Stadium. (SOCCER-ITALY/CUP (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2:00 PM ET, by Terry Daley, 400 words)

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    Scottish Cup final

    Hibernian v Celtic, Hampden Park (1400)

    Scottish Premier League champions Celtic bid for their first domestic double since 2007 when they take on a Hibernian side who last won the Scottish Cup 111 years ago, having since lost nine finals including four to Saturday's opponents. (SOCCER-SCOTLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words)

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    Dutch Championship Europa League playoff, second leg

    Utrecht (2) v Twente Enschede (0) (1030)

    Copy on merit

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    Belgian championship Europa League playoff, second leg

    Standard Liege (0) v Ghent (1) (1230)

    Results only

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    NBA

    Grizzlies try to avoid being pushed to brink

    The Memphis Grizzlies try to avoid being pushed to the brink of elimination from the playoffs when they host the San Antonio Spurs in Game Three of the best-of-seven Western Conference final. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/GRIZZLIES (PIX), expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 200 words)

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    NHL

    Bruins host Rangers with eye on East final

    The New York Rangers try to stave off playoff elimination for a second consecutive game when they visit a Boston Bruins team that is one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference final. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/BRUINS (PIX), expect by 0045 GMT/8:45 PM ET, 200 words)

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    Blackhawks fighting for playoff lives

    The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to extend their best-of-seven series when they host a Detroit Red Wings team that is one win away from a stunning upset and first trip to the Western Conference final since 2009. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/BLACKHAWKS (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 200 words)

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    BASEBALL

    Rays and Yankees battle in marquee pitching matchup

    Undefeated Tampa Bay Rays hurler Matt Moore (8-0) battles New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia (4-3) in an AL East matchup while Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey seeks his first three-game win streak of the season in Major League Baseball action. (BASEBALL-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 300 words)

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    MOTOR RACING

    Monaco Formula One Grand Prix

    Rosberg on pole for Monaco Formula One Grand Prix

    MONACO - Nico Rosberg can become the first son of a Monaco Grand Prix winner to win the season's most glamorous race as the German starts on pole position with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton alongside. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words)

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    Indy 500 build-up

    Girl power now part of Indy 500 while Formula One waits

    INDIANAPOLIS - While Formula One waits for a woman to appear on the starting grid, women drivers long ago stopped being a curiosity at the Indy 500 with four vying for the checkered flag on Sunday for what is known as the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing'. (MOTOR RACING-INDY/WOMEN (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 600 words)

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    GOLF

    European Tour: PGA Championship, Wentworth, England (to 26)

    Spain's Canizares takes one-shot lead into final round

    VIRGINIA WATER, England - Spain's Alejandro Canizares, in his first outing since being diagnosed with viral meningitis at the start of the month, takes a one-stroke lead over former world number one Lee Westwood into the final round at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words)

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    India's Singh bids for U.S. Open spot in final qualifying

    VIRGINIA WATER, England - India's Jeev Milkha Singh, a four-times winner on the European Tour, bids to win a place in next month's U.S. Open in final qualifying at Walton Heath on Monday before having an operation on a long-standing finger injury on Tuesday. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/SINGH (INTERVIEW), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words)

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    PGA Tour:

    Crowne Plaza Invitational (to 26) Fort Worth, Texas

    Kuchar takes one-shot lead into final round at Colonial

    American Matt Kuchar put the finishing touches on his impressive rain-hit second round on Saturday and then maintained a one-shot lead after the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 300 words)

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    Champions Tour:

    Senior PGA Championship (to 26) St. Louis, Missouri

    Cochran and Perry move joint top at Bellerive

    Good friends and fellow Kentucky natives Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry will take a joint two-shot lead into Saturday's third round at Bellerive Country Club after carding matching five-under-par 66s on Friday in the first of the season's five senior majors. (GOLF-SENIOR/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words)

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    CRICKET

    England v New Zealand, second test, Headingley

    England well-placed to push on against New Zealand

    LEEDS, England - England will look to push on towards 400 on Sunday after Joe Root hit a century to lead the hosts to 337 for seven on the second day. (CRICKET-ZEALAND/ (PIX), updates throughout from 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Justin Palmer)

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    CYCLING

    Giro d'Italia (to 26)

    Italy's Nibali poised to win Giro

    RIESE PIO X, Italy - Overall leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy is set to win the Giro heading into the final, completely flat, stage 21, which is 197 km from Riese Pio X to Brescia. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (PIX), expect by 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)

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    TENNIS

    French Open, Paris

    PARIS - Second seed Roger Federer is the main attraction on the opening day of the French Open as the Swiss 2009 champion plays qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta on Court Philippe Chatrier.(TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), by Julien Pretot, 600 words)

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    ATP: Nice Open, France

    Duesseldorf Cup, Germany

    Copy on merit

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    • Cricket-Root comes of age for England in familiar surroundings

      By Justin Palmer LEEDS, England, May 25 (Reuters) - Proud sons of Yorkshire have served England well with the bat in 136 years of test cricket and Headingley rose as one on Saturday to acclaim a new home-grown hero in centurion Joe Root. The likes of Herbert Sutcliffe, Leonard Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan have batted with distinction for England. Sutcliffe and Hutton's run-scoring feats have never been forgotten by proud Yorkshire folk despite fading in the mists of time since they made hay in the first half of the 20th century. ...

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      One of the first lessons one learns in English class is that context is everything. The same holds true in Spanish.

    • Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

      An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked ...

    • The Video of the Washington Bridge Collapse Is Terrifying

      Seattle's KIRO-TV got their hands on surveillance video capturing the very moment when a too-heavy truck starts crossing the bridge and the supports start to collapse. You can see the next truck start to cross the bridge as the whole thing is coming apart. It is a terrifying video. Watch the whole thing below: 

    • Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

      MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.

    • 5 climbers missing on world's 3rd highest mountain

      KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

    • Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

      GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.

    • No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn’t Working

      Henny Youngman, the late borscht belt comedian, told hundreds of politically incorrect jokes. One of them was his response when asked, “How’s your wife?” “Compared to what?” he’d say.

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