Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, June 1

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER Asia-Pacific remains firmly behind embattled Blatter SYDNEY - There were a few fissures but no major cracks apparent in FIFA president Sepp Blatter's bedrock of Asia-Pacific support as officials began returning to the region from the annual congress of soccer's world governing body over the weekend. (SOCCER-FIFA/ASIA, moving shortly, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to 7) Holder Sharapova out as Federer marches on at Roland Garros PARIS - Defending champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out by 13th-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova but Roger Federer cruised into the last eight with Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and Serena Williams playing later on Monday. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Pritha Sarkar and Julien Pretot, 650 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand, second test (to 2) England make solid start in record bid LEEDS, England, June 1 (Reuters) - England, needing 455 runs to complete the highest successful run chase in test history, reached 32 for no wicket at lunch on the fourth day of the second and final match of the series against New Zealand on Monday. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Kershaw aims to get on winning side of ledger v Rockies Three-time Cy Young winner and reigning NL Most Valuable Player Clayton Kershaw of the West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers seeks to lift his record to a modest 4-3 when he takes the mound against the Colorado Rockies and Kyle Kendrick (2-6) in the Mile High city, one of 11 games on Major League Baseball's schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES Reuters are running a series of features in the countdown to the Southeast Asian Games taking place in Singapore from June 5-16. - - Gymnast Thanh eyes big haul at SEA Games SINGAPORE - Patience, as much as skill and flexibility, has become a necessary part of the armoury of Southeast Asia's top-ranked gymnast, Vietnam's Phan Thi Ha Thanh. (GAMES-SEA/THANH, moved, by Julian Linden, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Tony Jimenez)