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TOP STORIES
SPORTS
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN-USA
Serena remains America's best hope at French Open
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Serena Williams represents the United States’ best chance to hoist the French Open trophy this year but questions loom about her fitness after she was forced to withdraw from the Italian Open last week with a knee injury.
BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-MIL
Leonard, Raptors rally, move within one win of Finals
The visiting Toronto Raptors withstood the early surge by the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, shook it off, and then went on to grind out a 105-99 victory to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
OLYMPICS-2026
Olympics: IOC praises 2026 candidates, hightlights higher support for Milan bid
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday heaped praise on two remaining candidate cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Italy’s Milan/Cortina bid recording stronger local support than Sweden’s Stockholm/Are proposal.
UPCOMING
OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS-2026/ (PIX)
Olympics-IOC holds conference calll on 2026 winter Olympics bids
IOC conference call following the release of the report by the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2026.
24 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
SOCCER
SOCCER-FRANCE-NCE-AMO/REPORT
Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap
Monaco travel to Nice as they look to salvage their place in the elite
24 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRANCE-REI-PSG/REPORT
Soccer - Ligue 1 - Reims v Paris St Germain
Champions Paris St Germain sign off on the Ligue 1 season with a trip to Reims
24 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-VAL/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey Final - Barcelona news conference & training
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and center-back Gerard Pique hold a news conference with coach Ernesto Valverde as Barcelona prepares to play Valencia in the Copa del Rey final.
24 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-CAFCHAMPIONS-WCA-TUN/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - African Champions League - Wydad Casablanca v Esperance
Wydad Casablanca host holders Esperance in the first leg of the African Champions League final in Rabat.
24 May 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/CANADIANS
Tennis - The rise of the Canadians
Canadian tennis is on a high going into the French Open with the likes of Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime and Bianca Andreescu all poised to make a big impact
24 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
TENNIS-GENEVA/
Tennis - ATP 250 - Geneva Open
The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Geneva.
25 May
TENNIS-STRASBOURG/
Tennis - WTA International - Strasbourg International
Strasbourg hosts a WTA International tournament.
25 May
TENNIS-LYON/
Tennis - ATP 250 - Lyon Open
The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Lyon.
25 May
TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/STADIUM
Tennis - French Open - A look at the Roland Garros new stadium
The French Open unveils its new stadium
25 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
TENNIS-NUREMBERG/
Tennis - WTA International - Nuremberg Cup
The WTA hosts an International event in Nuremberg.
25 May
MOTOR RACING
MOTOR-INDAY/
Motor racing-Drivers get final practice ahead of Indy 500
It's Carb Day at the Indianapolis 500 as drivers get they final practice in before Sunday's race.
24 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
MOTOR-F1-MONACO/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix - Qualifying Action from qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
25 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
MOTOR-ELECTRIC-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV)
Motor racing - Formula E - Berlin ePrix
Germany hosts the 10th round of the Formula E world championship.
25 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
RUGBY
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/CRUSADERS
Rugby - Canterbury Crusaders v Auckland Blues
The Canterbury Crusaders have the opportunity to all but sew up the New Zealand conference when they host the Auckland Blues in Christchurch.
25 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/WARATAHS
Rugby - NSW Waratahs v Jaguares
The NSW Waratahs and Jaguares are still in the race for the playoffs with the Argentine side coming off a morale-boosting first victory over the Wellington Hurricanes.
25 May 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/
Rugby - Super Rugby Week 15
Super Rugby week 15
25 May 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-ENGLAND-SAR-GLO/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - England - Premiership Semi Final - Saracens v Gloucester Rugby
Wrap up of the day's two semi-finals
25 May 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
PILLOW FIGHTING
PILLOWFIGHTING-JAPAN/ (TV)
Pillow fight competition in Japan
Japan takes pillow fighting to the next level by pitting teams from different parts of the nation against each other in an annual competition.
25 May 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
GOLF
GOLF-FTWORTH/ (PIX)
Golf - PGA Tour - Charles Schwab Challenge third round
Third round coverage of the PGA Tour event at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
25 May
CYCLING
CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV)
Cycling - Giro d'Italia
Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia is a 131-kilometer ride from Saint-Vincent to Courmayeur
25 May 07:10 ET / 11:10 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-WORLDCUP-ENG-AUS/PREVIEW (PIX)
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match - England v Australia
England face Australia in a Cricket World Cup warm-up match in Southampton.
25 May 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
CRICKET-WORLDCUP-IND-NZL/PREVIEW (PIX)
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match - India v New Zealand
India play New Zealand in a Cricket World Cup warm-up match at The Oval.
25 May 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
ICE HOCKEY
HOCKEY-WORLD/REPORT
Ice Hockey - 2019 World Championship semi-finals The 2019 World Ice Hockey Championship semi-finals in Slovakia
25 May 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
