Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday:
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SOCCER
Champions League
Barcelona 0 Bayern Munich 3 (agg 0-7)
Bayern crush Barca to reach Champions League final
BARCELONA - Bayern Munich stormed fortress Nou Camp to claim a berth in the first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 on Wednesday for a crushing 7-0 aggregate success that saw them hailed as the new kings of Europe.(SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCELONA (PIX), moved, by Iain Rogers, 500 words)
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AFC elections
Sheikh Salman elected AFC president
KUALA LUMPUR - The Asian Football Confederation handed the reins of power to Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Thursday, electing the Bahraini as its new president and voting him on to FIFA's powerful executive committee. (SOCCER-ASIA/ELECTIONS (PIX, TV), moved, by Patrick Johnston, 600 words)
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European weekend league previews
Manchester United are already basking in the glow of the Premier League title but if anything is likely to put the summer holiday planning on hold it is a visit from Chelsea. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 800 words)
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Marseille can delay PSG's title celebrations
Olympique Marseille will have extra motivation when they take on Bastia in Ligue 1 on Saturday as a win would boost their Champions League dreams while, at the same time, postponing Paris St Germain's capture of the title. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Julien Pretot, 420 words)
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Spain, Italy, Germany previews to move from 0900 GMT/5 AM ET
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Europa League semi-final second legs
Chelsea and Fenerbahce favourites to reach final
LONDON - Hosts Chelsea hold a 2-1 advantage over Basel, while Fenerbahce are 1-0 up before their second leg at Benfica.(SOCCER-EUROPA/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
We will also move individual match reports and sidebars on merit.
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South American Libertadores Cup
Last 16, first leg
BUENOS AIRES - Boca Juniors, without injured talisman Juan Roman Riquelme, beat holders Corinthians 1-0 in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup last-16 tie at a wet La Bombonera on Wednesday. (SOCCER-LIBERTADORES/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), moved, by Rex Gowar, 400 words)
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NBA
Atlanta take 3-2 lead over Indiana in playoff series
David West scored 24 points and Paul George collected 21 and 10 rebounds as Indiana took a 3-2 lead over Atlanta in the best-of-seven series. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by SportsDirect, 600 words)
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NHL
Penguins cruise to 5-0 win over Isles in playoffs
Pascal Dupuis scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots as Pittsburgh breezed to victory in Game One of their Eastern Conference first-round series with eighth-seeded New York. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by SportsDirect, 600 words)
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BASEBALL
Boston's Buchholz moves to perfect 6-0 to start season
Clay Buchholz tossed seven shutout innings to become baseball's first six-game winner and Mike Napoli hit two of Boston's five home runs as the Red Sox beat Toronto. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by SportsDirect, 600 words)
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HORSE RACING
Orb early favourite despite wide draw for Kentucky Derby
Orb was installed as the early favorite for Saturday's 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs despite landing one of the widest barriers at the post position draw.(HORSERACING-KENTUCKY/DRAW, moved, 400 words)
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TENNIS
ATP/WTA: Estoril Open, Portugal (to 5)
ATP: Munich Open (to 5)
Copy on merit
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GOLF
European Tour: China Open (to 5)
PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina (to 5)
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SNOOKER
World championship, Sheffield, England (to 6)
Copy on merit
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RALLYING
Rally of Argentina (to 4)
Copy on merit (Asia duty editor: Peter Rutherford)
