May 24 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT):
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TENNIS
French Open (to June 5)
PARIS - Rafa Nadal opens the defence of his French Open title against American John Isner in what is expected to be another warm day, while Kim Clijsters tests her strapped ankle against Anastasiya Yakimova (TENNIS-OPEN/, pix, expect first copy by 1100, by Mark Meadows, 400 words)
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NHL
BOSTON - The third-seeded Boston Bruins will aim to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they host the Rays for Game Five of the Eastern Conference finals. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0400, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks will look to grab a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals in their second successive road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0500, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
CLEVELAND - Right-hander Justin Masterson (5-2) shoots for his sixth victory of the season when the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians host the Boston Red Sox. (BASEBALL/INDIANS, expect by 0400, 350 words)
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GOLF
DALLAS - A painful finger injury forced Spain's Sergio Garcia to withdraw from the U.S. qualifying tournament for this year's British Open where eight automatic places were up for grabs in golf's oldest major championship. (GOLF-OPEN/QUALIFER, expect by 0100, 300 words) - - - -
CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
BELLUNO, Italy - Spain's Alberto Contador is the overall leader heading into the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, a 12.7km uphill individual time trial from Belluno to Nevegal. (CYCLING-GIRO/, pix, expect by 1600, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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CRICKET
West Indies v Pakistan, second test, Basseterre
BASSETERRE, St Kitts - Pakistan were on the brink of winning the second test against West Indies. At stumps on day four, West Indies had slumoed to 130-5, chaing another 297 runs for an unlikely win. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, moved, 300 words)
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SOCCER
International match
Ireland v Northern Ireland (1845)
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TENNIS
French Open (to June 5)
PARIS - Rafa Nadal opens the defence of his French Open title against American John Isner in what is expected to be another warm day, while Kim Clijsters tests her strapped ankle against Anastasiya Yakimova (TENNIS-OPEN/, pix, expect first copy by 1100, by Mark Meadows, 400 words)
Plus sidebars
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NHL
BOSTON - The third-seeded Boston Bruins will aim to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they host the Rays for Game Five of the Eastern Conference finals. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0400, pix, 350 words)
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NBA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks will look to grab a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals in their second successive road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (NBA-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 0500, pix, 350 words)
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BASEBALL
CLEVELAND - Right-hander Justin Masterson (5-2) shoots for his sixth victory of the season when the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians host the Boston Red Sox. (BASEBALL/INDIANS, expect by 0400, 350 words)
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GOLF
DALLAS - A painful finger injury forced Spain's Sergio Garcia to withdraw from the U.S. qualifying tournament for this year's British Open where eight automatic places were up for grabs in golf's oldest major championship. (GOLF-OPEN/QUALIFER, expect by 0100, 300 words) - - - -
CYCLING
Giro d'Italia (to 29)
BELLUNO, Italy - Spain's Alberto Contador is the overall leader heading into the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, a 12.7km uphill individual time trial from Belluno to Nevegal. (CYCLING-GIRO/, pix, expect by 1600, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words)
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CRICKET
West Indies v Pakistan, second test, Basseterre
BASSETERRE, St Kitts - Pakistan were on the brink of winning the second test against West Indies. At stumps on day four, West Indies had slumoed to 130-5, chaing another 297 runs for an unlikely win. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, moved, 300 words)
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SOCCER
International match
Ireland v Northern Ireland (1845)
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