Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, July 12
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER WORLD CUP (to July 13) Third place playoff, Brasilia (2000) Netherlands v Brazil Hosts Brazil try 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/6 PM ET, 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 Trio setting the pace in Aberdeen Joint leaders Ricardo Gonzalez, Kristoffer Broberg and Marc Warren will take a one-shot advantage 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 triple winner Steve Stricker trails by three strokes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: U.S. Senior Open (to 13) Edmond, Oklahoma Monty leads way at Oak Tree National Scotland's Colin Montgomerie takes a one-stroke lead over American Scott Dunlap into the third round 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 by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - LPGA Tour: Women's British Open (to 13) Southport, England "Mighty Mo" Martin moves three ahead at Birkdale American "Mighty Mo" Martin takes a three-stroke lead over Spaniard Beatriz Recari and South Korean Ryu So-yeon into the third round at Royal Birkdale. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 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) Root and Anderson in record last-wicket stand NOTTINGHAM, England - England's Joe Root and James Anderson shared an unbeaten test record last-wicket stand of 187 on the fourth morning of the opening test to put the hosts 28 runs ahead on first innings. (CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Diamond League, Glasgow Rudisha targets world best 800 metres time Olympic champion David Rudisha aims 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 2012 London Games final. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/GLASGOW, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby (round 18) Lions v Cheetahs, Johannesburg (1505) Stormers v Sharks, Cape Town (1710) (RUGBY-SUPER/, expect individual match reports, 200 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP Tour: Hall of Fame Championship, Newport, Rhode Island (to 13) Karlovic seeks win as Davenport prepares for enshrinement Second seed Ivo Karlovic takes on Samuel Groth and Lleyton Hewitt meets Jack Sock in the semi-finals as Lindsay Davenport and four others are enshrined into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. (TENNIS-MEN/FAME (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 350 words) - - 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 - - - - SWIMMING Phelps tests 100 metres backstroke as he continues comeback Michael Phelps is scheduled to swim the 100 metres backstroke as he continues his comeback from retirement in the Bulldog Grand Slam at the University of Georgia. (SWIMMING-PHELPS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Wainwright seeks 12th win as Cardinals push for lead Adam Wainwright goes for his 12th win as the St Louis Cardinals try to narrow the gap on National League Central leader the Milwaukee Brewers in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 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) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Germany, Sachsenring (to 13) Copy on merit - - - - (London duty editor: Tony Jimenez)
