Sports to watch this week: May 24-30

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FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

Ding Xia (L) of China passes the ball during the Round Robin match between China and Serbia at the 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup in Osaka, Japan, Sept. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League will be held in the Italian city of Rimini from May 25 to June 25. A total of 16 teams including China, the United States, Brazil, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands, and Japan will participate in the tournament. Each will play 15 matches in the round-robin phase, with the top four teams then proceeding to the finals - a departure from the usual six.

Dates: May 25 to June 25

Location: Rimini, Italy

Chinese table tennis Olympic simulation

Fan Zhendong serves the ball during the men's singles semi-final against Wang Chuqin at the 2021 WTT (World Table Tennis) Grand Smashes Trials and Olympic Simulation in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, May 6, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

Chinese Olympic-bound paddlers are set to undergo another round of tests as the second stop of table tennis Olympic simulations will be staged in Nanyang, China, between May 26 and 30.

Apart from warming up for the Olympics, the simulation competition offers the chance to qualify for other tournaments, including the World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smashes and the World Championships in Houston. It is also the first public event since the world's table tennis powerhouse announced its Olympic squad.

Dates: May 26 to 30

Location: Nanyang, China

Champions League Final: Manchester City vs. Chelsea

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling (L) is challenged by Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic during the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London, Britain on Dec. 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Matthew Impey)

Manchester City will take on fellow Premier League team Chelsea in this season's UEFA Champions League final on May 29.

Manchester City are the favorite to win since they have arguably the strongest squad of Europe's five major leagues.

Chelsea, however, have beaten City in recent weeks. They turned them over at the Etihad last Saturday thanks to Marcos Alonso's late strike, while they also sent Guardiola's team packing in the FA Cup semi-finals in April.

Date: May 29

Location: Estadio do Dragao, Portugal

Possible line-ups

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gündoğan; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden

Chelsea (3-4-3): Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kanté, Chilwell; Havertz, Werner, Mount

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