Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, May 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: SOCCER Mourinho's Manchester United move a step closer LONDON - Jose Mourinho appears set to take over at Manchester United after reportedly agreeing personal terms with the club. We will bring you all the latest developments. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-MNU/MOURINHO, expect throughout) EURO 2016 We have moved the second part of our preview package for the 24-team tournament in France, which starts on June 10, and will bring you the latest team news throughout the day. (SOCCER-EURO-TEAM/, expect throughout) Sweden's Celtic connections relishing Irish challenge STOCKHOLM - Celtic defender Mikael Lustig and the club's former on-loan striker John Guidetti are looking forward to Sweden's Euro 2016 clash with Ireland more than most. (SOCCER-EURO-SWE/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 400 words) TENNIS French Open (to June 5) Wawrinka, Nishikori and Muguruza ease into third round PARIS - Swiss Stan Wawrinka and Japan's Kei Nishikori raced into the third round in straight sets while in the women's draw Spain's Garbine Muguruza also progressed. Andy Murray was facing Frenchman Mathias Bourgue later on Wednesday. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Pritha Sarkar, Martyn Herman and Julien Pretot, 600 words) MOTOR RACING Monaco Formula One Grand Prix Verstappen joins the race winners MONACO - Dutch 18-year-old Max Verstappen, fresh from his debut victory for Red Bull in Spain, joins fellow race winners Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in a Monaco Grand Prix news conference. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. Indy 500 Parnelli's Indy 500 relevance knows no limits INDIANAPOLIS - As the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500, Parnelli Jones will occupy a special place of honour on Sunday when "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" celebrates its centennial. (MOTOR-INDY500/JONES (INTERVIEW), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 735 words) OLYMPICS Canadian golfer Lyon's roar echoes 112 years on TORONTO - The almost forgotten story of little-known Canadian underdog George Lyon, a Scotch-swigging insurance salesman who beat competitors more than half his age to win the last Olympic gold medal for golf in 1904, has been salvaged thanks to golf's return to the Olympics in August after a 112-year absence. (OLYMPICS-GOLF/CANADA (FEATURE), moved, by Frank Pingue, 800 words) GOLF Spieth the top draw at Colonial U.S. Open champion and local favourite Jordan Spieth heads the field at this week's Colonial tournament in Fort Worth, Texas where fellow American Chris Kirk defends the title he claimed by one shot last year. We preview the prestigious event at Colonial Country Club which was won five times by golfing great Ben Hogan. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) Donald and Knox discuss Wentworth plans LONDON - Former world number one Luke Donald and improving Scottish prospect Russell Knox host news conferences on the eve of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moving shortly, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 29) Kruijswijk takes big lead into Stage 17 Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk takes a three-minute lead over Colombian Esteban Chaves into the 17th stage, a flat 196-km ride from Molveno to Cassano d'Anda. (CYCLING-GIRO/, 300 words) NHL Sharks eye first Stanley Cup Final berth The San Jose Sharks try to secure their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final when they host the St. Louis Blues needing a win to close out their National Hockey League best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/SHARKS, expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Cubs' Arrieta eyes NL-leading ninth win Reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta seeks his National League-leading ninth win of the season when he takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs versus the host St. Louis Cardinals in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NBA LeBron's Cavs hosts Raptors for pivotal Game Five LeBron James and the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers try to halt a two-game losing skid when they host the upstart Toronto Raptors in a pivotal Game Five of the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference final that is tied at two games apiece. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/CAVALIERS, expect by 0230 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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, 500 words) (Europe duty editor: Ken Ferris)