Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, May 21
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday:
SOCCER
La Liga (1445 unless stated)
Atletico Madrid v Athletic Club
Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad
Valencia v Villarreal
Barcelona v Eibar (1800)
Malaga v Real Madrid (1800)
Real look to lift first title in five years at Malaga
MALAGA - Real Madrid need a point at Malaga to clinch their first La Liga title since 2012, while Barca, three points off the pace, host Eibar needing to win and hoping Real lose to land a third title in three seasons. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 500 words)
Serie A (1300 unless stated)
AC Milan v Bologna
Empoli v Atalanta Bergamo
Genoa v Torino
Juventus v Crotone
Sassuolo v Cagliari
Udinese v Sampdoria
Lazio v Inter Milan (1845)
ROME - Juventus can clinch the Serie A title if they beat 18th-placed Crotone in their penultimate match after AS Roma put pressure on them with a 5-3 victory at Chievo Verona and moved within one point of the league leaders. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1750 GMT/1:50 PM ET, 400 words)
Premier League (1400)
Arsenal v Everton
Burnley v West Ham United
Chelsea v Sunderland
Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v Bournemouth
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Southampton v Stoke City
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
Watford v Manchester City
Final Champions League spots up for grabs
LONDON - Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal battle for the final two Champions League qualifying places on the final day of the Premier League season with Chelsea having already wrapped up the title. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1600 GMT/10 AM ET, by Martyn Herman and Steve Tongue, 500 words)
We will also have individual match reports plus sidebars. SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAMA-TEAMB/)
Scottish Premier League
Champions Celtic look to end season unbeaten
Treble-chasing champions Celtic host Hearts on the final day looking to become the first Scottish title-winning side to go a whole season unbeaten since Glasgow Rangers in 1899. (SOCCER-SCOTLAND-CEL-HOM/, expect by 1330 GMT/7:30 AM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words)
HORSE RACING
Preakness Stakes
Surprising Cloud Computing pulled a major surprise in the Preakness Stakes in Maryland, ending any chance for a horse racing Triple Crown this year. (HORSERACING-PREAKNESS/, moved with updates to follow)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Byron Nelson, Irving (to 21)
Hahn leads as Day lurks at Byron Nelson
Jason Day made the most of a frantic moving day at the AT&T Byron Nelson by firing a seven-under 63 in the third round to move within two shots of leader James Hahn at TPC Las Colinas in Texas. (GOLF-BYRONNELSON/, moved with update to follow, 350 words)
NBA
Warriors try to push Spurs to brink
The top-seeded Golden State Warriors try to push the San Antonio Spurs to the brink of elimination and move within one win of their third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals when they head to Texas for Game Three of the best-of-seven Western Conference final. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NHL
Ducks host Predators in Game Five of West final
The Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators in a pivotal fifth game of a best-of-seven Western Conference final tied at two games apiece. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Scherzer leads Nats in clash with Braves
Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals visit the Atlanta Braves in a clash of the top two in the National League East while Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the New York Yankees against the host Tampa Bay Rays in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
MOTOR RACING
Indy 500
Alonso bids to qualify for 33-car Indy 500 field
Two days of qualifying get underway at the Brickyard with 33 cars attempting to earn a spot on the starting grid for next week's 101st Indy 500. The nine fastest cars will battle for the coveted pole position on Sunday. (MOTOR-INDY-INDY500/QUALIFYING, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 400 words)
TENNIS
ATP/WTA: Italian Open (to 21)
Djokovic looks to end title drought in final against Zverev
Novak Djokovic will be eager to complete his preparations for his French Open title defence by winning his first title since January when he takes on Alexander Zverev in the Italian Open final. (TENNIS-ROME/MEN, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)
Halep targets back-to-back claycourt titles
Romania's Simona Halep will be looking to follow up her triumph at last week's Madrid Open by downing Ukrainian eighth seed Elina Svitolina in the Italian Open final. (TENNIS-ROME/WOMEN, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 300 words)
CYCLING
Tour of California draws to a close
The Tour of California ends with the 125km seventh stage starting in the Mountain High ski resort and heading to downtown Pasadena where a winner will be crowned after a long straightaway that will allow teams to launch their sprinters. (CYCLING-CALIFORNIA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 200 words)
Giro d'Italia (to 28)
Tom Dumolin holds the overall lead heading into Stage 15, a 199km ride from Valdengo to Bergamo, after an outstanding summit finish in Oropa. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words)
CRICKET
Indian Premier League final, Hyderabad
Smith's Pune eye first IPL title against mighty Mumbai
Rising Pune Supergiant will be eyeing their first Indian Premier League title when the Steve Smith-led side take on two-time champions Mumbai Indians whom they beat in the first qualifier on Tuesday. (CRICKET-INDIA/IPL, expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 350 words)
MOTORCYCLING
French MotoGP
Vinales on pole with Yamaha team mate Rossi second
Spaniard Maverick Vinales starts on pole position at Le Mans with his Yamaha team mate and MotoGP leader Valentino Rossi alongside on the front row. (MOTOR-MOTOGP-FRANCE/, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words)
ATHLETICS
Jamaica International Invitational athletics meeting
KINGSTON - Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson headlines the women's 200m field with American Allyson Felix running the women's 100m and Canadian Olympic double medallist Andre De Grasse going for top honours in the men's 200 at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston. (ATHLETICS-KINGSTON/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words)
RUGBY
NSW Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels (0605)
Waratahs bid to keep season alive
SYDNEY - The Waratahs could yet inject a glimmer of hope into a largely woeful season by beating the Melbourne Rebels at home and keeping their hopes of a playoffs berth alive (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/WARATAHS, expect by 0800 GMT / 4 AM ET, 300 words)
ICE HOCKEY
Ice Hockey world championships
Canada chase title hat-trick
COLOGNE - Canada will be bidding to complete a third successive triumph when they take on 2013 champions Sweden.(ICEHOCKEY-WORLD/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words)
(Asia desk editor: Greg Stutchbury)