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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, May 28

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: MOTOR RACING Monaco Grand Prix Raikkonen on pole with Vettel alongside, Hamilton 13th MONACO - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has a golden opportunity to stretch his championship lead after qualifying on the front row with closest rival Lewis Hamilton only 13th on the grid. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is on pole. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS - Fernando Alonso will be in the spotlight as the twice Formula One world champion skips Monaco to race at the 101st Indianapolis 500 in a bid to claim the second jewel of motor racing's Triple Crown. (MOTOR-INDY-INDY500/ by Steve Keating, 400 words) TENNIS French Open Kvitova and Kerber in action on opening day The French Open kicks off on Sunday, with Petra Kvitova making her long-awaited comeback against Julia Boserup while world number one Angelique Kerber will be eager to leave her poor recent form behind her when she takes on Ekaterina Makarova. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/(PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and John Stonestreet, 600 words) SOCCER Serie A (1845 unless stated) Cagliari v AC Milan (1300) AS Roma v Genoa (1600) Sampdoria v Napoli (1600) Crotone v Lazio Fiorentina v Pescara Inter Milan v Udinese Palermo v Empoli Torino v Sassuolo Roma bid to wrap up Champions League group stage spot ROME - AS Roma host Genoa needing a win to guarantee runners-up spot behind Juventus and a place in the Champions League group stage while Napoli, a point behind in third, visit Sampdoria. The matches will also decide whether Empoli or Crotone will be relegated. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), by Brian Homewood, 500 words) Atletico moving to new stadium but will they lose soul? MADRID - Atletico Madrid play the last game at their beloved Vicente Calderon stadium with a friendly against a 'legends' team made up of former players as they bid farewell to their home of 51 years, but will the club lose part of their identity when they make the switch to the Wanda Metropolitano in a different part of the city? (SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM-STADIUM/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2000/4 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Portuguese Cup final LISBON - Benfica attempt to complete a league and double when they face Vitoria Guimaraes in the Portuguese Cup final. (SOCCER-PORTUGAL/CUP, expect by 1815 GMT/2:15 PM ET, 300 words) Chinese Super League HONG KONG - We bring you a wrap of the latest round of fixtures in the Chinese Super League as Felix Magath’s Shandong Luneng take on Henan Jianye aiming to close the gap on leaders Guangzhou Evergrande. (SOCCER-CHINA/ expect by 1500 GMT/1000 AM ET, 500 words) GOLF BMW PGA Championship Little-known Dodt chases Wentworth victory VIRGINIA WATER, England - Unheralded Australian Andrew Dodt holds a one-shot lead over world number 26 Branden Grace of South Africa going into the final round of the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) PGA Tour: Dean & DeLuca Invitational, Fort Worth (to 28) Simpson leads at Colonial Final round at Colonial Country Club where Webb Simpson leads the way. (GOLF-FTWORTH/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA Tour: Volvik Championship, Michigan (to 28) Feng tries to hold onto Volvik lead China's Shanshan Feng goes into the final round with a one stroke lead at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 28) Dutchman Dumoulin has Giro title in sight on final day The three-week race is set for a dramatic finale with Tom Dumoulin set to win the Giro on Sunday in the final 29.3 km time-trial. The Dutchmano is 53 seconds off the pace set by Colombia's Nairo Quintana. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) RUGBY Super Rugby Lions v Kings (1230) Lions face Kings in bid for home quarter-final JOHANNESBURG - The Lions host South African rivals the Southern Kings as their hunt for a home Super Rugby quarter-final continues at Ellis Park. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1420 GMT/1020 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) BADMINTON Sudirman Cup final Holders China hot favourites to beat South Korea SYDNEY - China are strong favourites to retain the title in the final against South Korea on Australia's Gold Coast having won 10 of the last 11 versions of the biennial mixed team international tournament. (BADMINTON-SUDIRMAN/, Nick Mulvenney, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)