Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, June 16

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday

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GOLF

U.S. Open

Mickelson in position to claim maiden U.S. Open win

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania - Four-times major champion Phil Mickelson, seeking his first U.S. Open crown, will take a one-shot lead over fellow Americans Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan, and South African Charl Schwartzel, into Sunday's final round at Merion Golf Club where he will also celebrate his 43rd birthday. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Larry Fine, 600 words)

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Asian Tour: Queen's Cup

Home favourite Prayad wins Thailand's Queen's Cup

Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng showed his class with two eagles in the final round to secure a comfortable three-stroke home win in the Queen's Cup. (GOLF-ASIA/THAILAND, moved, 300 words)

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ATHLETICS

Jamaican Campbell-Brown fails doping test: sources

KINGSTON - Jamaica's 200 metres world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned diuretic, sources close to Jamaican athletics told Reuters. (ATHLETICS-DOPING/CAMPBELLBROWN, moved, by Kayon Raynor, 300 words)

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NHL

Bruins beat Blackhawks in OT to square series

Dan Paille scored in overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to level the best-of-seven series. (NHL-STANLEY/ (PIX), moved, 400 words)

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NBA

Spurs and Heat clash in Game Five showdown

SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs host the defending champion Miami Heat in a critical Game Five of a best-of-seven NBA Finals series tied at 2-2. (NBA-FINALS/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 500 words)

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BASEBALL

Red Sox visit Orioles for East Division clash

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles meet in an American League East showdown while Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg make his first appearance of the month after a strained muscle at Cleveland. (BASEBALL-ROUNDUP/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, 300 words)

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SOCCER

Confederations Cup (to 30)

Group A

Mexico v Italy (1900)

Mexico face Italy at Maracana

RIO DE JANEIRO - CONCACAF champions Mexico face European Championship runners-up Italy in their opening Group A match at the Maracana Stadium. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS/MEXICO (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words)

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Group B

Spain v Uruguay (2200)

World champions Spain meet Uruguay

RECIFE - Spain face South American champions Uruguay in their opening Group B match with the world and European title holders chasing the one major international honour they have never won. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS/SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Andrew Downie, 500 words)

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We will also have the latest news from Nigeria and Tahiti ahead of their Group B match in Belo Horizonte on Monday.

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World Cup

African World Cup qualifiers (1300 unless stated)

Tanzania v Ivory Coast (1200)

Ethiopia v South Africa

Lesotho v Ghana

Mozambique v Egypt

Rwanda v Algeria (1330)

DR Congo v Cameroon (1430)

Equatorial Guinea v Tunisia (1600)

Guinea v Zimbabwe (1700)

Mali v Benin (1800)

Egypt bid to advance with perfect record

MAPUTO - Egypt aim to preserve their 100 percent record as they visit Mozambique hoping to lead other heavyweight teams like Algeria and Ivory Coast into the last phase of African qualifying. (SOCCER-WORLD/AFRICA, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 500 words)

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Asia qualifying previews

Socceroos out to seal the World Cup deal at home

SYDNEY - Australia have named complacency public enemy number one ahead of their attempt to seal a berth at a third successive World Cup with victory over Iraq in front of a sell-out crowd of 80,000 at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. (SOCCER-WORLD/AUSTRALIA (PREVIEW), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

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Verbal volleys add spice to South Korea-Iran game

A war of words between the coaches of Iran and South Korea has spiced things up between the Group A rivals as they bid to secure automatic qualifying spots for the 2014 World Cup. (SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA, moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words)

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Spanish playoffs

Promotion hopefuls seek place in playoff final

MADRID - Girona host Alcorcon and Almeria are at home to Las Palmas in their second-division promotion playoff semi-final second legs after Thursday's first matches ended 1-1. (SOCCER-SPAIN/PROMOTION, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 250 words)

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RUGBY

British and Irish Lions tour of Australia

Welshman Williams a shock call-up for Canberra tour match

SYDNEY - Former Wales winger Shane Williams has received a shock call-up to join the British and Irish Lions and will play in their sixth tour match against the ACT Brumbies on Tuesday. (RUGBY-LIONS/, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 450 words)

We also moved a preview of the Brumbies match at 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 600 words)

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International matches

Canada v Ireland, Toronto (0000)

Copy on merit

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CRICKET

ICC Champions Trophy

England v New Zealand, Cardiff (0930)

Hosts England face New Zealand in must-win game

CARDIFF - England must win to reach the semi-finals while a defeat for New Zealand would leave them needing Australia to beat Sri Lanka on Monday. (CRICKET-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), 500 words)

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TENNIS

ATP

Queen's Club tournament, London

Top seed Murray faces Cilic in Queen's final

LONDON - Local favourite Andy Murray takes on holder Marin Cilic in the final of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club as the fifth-seeded Croat and Britain's world number two warm up for Wimbledon. (TENNIS-QUEENS/, by Martyn Herman, 500 words)

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Halle Open, Germany

Federer seeks first title of year

HALLE - World number three Roger Federer looks to polish off preparations for his Wimbledon title defence with a first title this year when he meets Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the Halle Open final. (TENNIS-HALLE/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words)

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WTA: Edgbaston Classic, Birmingham, England

Result

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MOTORCYCLING

MotoGP: Catalunya, Barcelona

Lorenzo wins in Catalunya

MONTMELO, Spain - Jorge Lorenzo triumphed on home soil. (MOTORCYCLING-PRIX/CATALUNYA (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words)

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CYCLING

Tour of Switzerland

Copy on merit

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BADMINTON

Indonesian Open, Superseries Premier, Jakarta

Copy on merit (Duty editor: Mark Meadows)

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