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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, July 12

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER WORLD CUP (to July 13) Third place play-off, Brasilia (2000) Netherlands v Brazil Hosts Brazil eye third place to salvage pride against Dutch BRASILIA - Brazil are desperate to end the World Cup on a winning note after their humiliation versus Germany by claiming third place against a Netherlands team looking to finish the tournament without being beaten in regulation time in Louis van Gaal's final match in charge. (SOCCER-M63-BRA-NED (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT, by Iain Rogers and Patrick Johnston, 500 words) - - We are running a separate World Cup Schedule at various times throughout the day during the tournament, offering previews, spot news, reports and analysis from our team in Brazil. - - - - GOLF European Tour: Scottish Open (to 13), Aberdeen Joint leaders Ricardo Gonzalez, Kristoffer Broberg and Marc Warren will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the Scottish Open. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words) - - PGA Tour: John Deere Classic (to 13) Silvis, Illinois Johnson in tie with McGirt at the top Zach Johnson, the 2012 champion, and fellow American William McGirt take a one-shot lead into the third round at the TPC Deere Run where three-times winner Steve Stricker trails by just three strokes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: U.S. Senior Open (to 13) Edmond, Oklahoma Monty leads the way at Oak Tree National Scotland's Colin Montgomerie will take a one-stroke lead over American Scott Dunlap into the third round at Oak Tree National, while German Bernhard Langer and American Gene Sauers are two behind in the fourth of the year's five majors on the over-50s Champions Tour. (GOLF-SENIORS/, expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - BASEBALL Orioles edge Yankees as division race heats up Nick Hundley lined a single to center with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Manny Machado, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Nibali leads as Tour hits the Vosges mountains GERARDMER, France - Overall leader Vincenzo Nibali can expect attacks from his main rivals as the eighth stage, a 161-km trek from Tomblaine, takes the peloton into the Vosges mountains. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - CRICKET England v India, first test, Nottingham (to 13) India eager to end England's last-wicket partnership NOTTINGHAM, England - Joe Root and James Anderson will aim to further frustrate India's bowlers when England resume their first innings on 352 for nine on day four of the first test at Trent Bridge. (CRICKET-INDIA/, expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, 400 words) - - Sri Lanka v South Africa, Hambantota, 3rd ODI Copy on merit - - - - ATHLETICS Diamond League: Glasgow Rudisha targets world best 800 metres time Olympic champion David Rudisha is aiming to lower the world-leading time in the 800 metres when he returns to racing at Hampden Park on Saturday after a knee injury. The race will be the 25-year-old's first on UK soil since the London 2012 Olympic final. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/GLASGOW, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby (round 18) Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch (0735) Reds v Waratahs, Brisbane (0940) Lions v Cheetahs, Johannesburg (1505) Stormers v Sharks, Cape Town (1710) Battle of the Deep South to finalise playoffs The intense 'Deep South' rivalry of the Canterbury Crusaders and Otago Highlanders will be ratcheted up with the final order of the top-six playoffs positions to be determined in the last matches of Super Rugby's regular season. (RUGBY-SUPER/, expect individual match reports by 0930/5:30 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP Tour: Hall of Fame Championship, Newport, Rhode Island (to 13) Swedish Open, Bastad (to 13) Stuttgart Cup, Germany (to 13) WTA Tour: Gastein International, Austria (to 13) Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary (to 13) Copy on merit - - - - (Duty editor: John O'Brien Asia Sports Desk)