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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT Tuesday, June 9

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER FIFA in crisis Argentine businessman surrenders in Italy ROME - Businessman Alejandro Burzaco, one of three Argentines wanted by U.S. authorities over the FIFA bribery investigation, surrendered voluntarily to police in northern Italy on Tuesday. (SOCCER-FIFA/BURZACO, moved, 400 words) Australia will not bid for FIFA events until change MELBOURNE - Australia has shelved its bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup pending an "overhaul" of FIFA as the global soccer governing body reels from a corruption scandal. (SOCCER-FIFA/AUSTRALIA, moved, 350 words) - - Lowy says Australia never had a chance for World Cup bid MELBOURNE - Australia's bid for the 2022 World Cup never stood a chance because their delegates had not understood that votes were secured in back rooms, Football Federation Australia boss Frank Lowy has said. (SOCCER-FIFA/AUSTRALIA-LOWY, moved, expect update by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words) - - Women's World Cup (to July 5) France battle England in Group F opener Group F action of the Women's World Cup gets underway in Moncton with France battling England followed by Colombia versus Mexico while in Montreal Spain and Costa Rica open Group E play followed by Brazil versus South Korea. (SOCCER-WOMEN/ (PIX), expect from 1830 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand first one-day international New-look England take on World Cup runners-up England and New Zealand, runners-up in this year's World Cup, meet at Edgbaston, Birmingham in the first of five one-day internationals following a fluctuating test series which ended 1-1. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Topshelf Open, Netherlands (to 14) WTA: Nottingham Open (to 15) ATP: Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart (to 14) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF LPGA Tour Women's PGA Championship (till 14) Second women's major of season a partnership with PGA RYE, New York - Women's U.S. Open champion Michelle Wie and world number two Park In-bee of South Korea are among top contenders at the Women's PGA Championship meeting the press at Westchester Country Club for the second women's major of the year. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - - - NHL Stanley Cup Final Lightning score late to take series lead vs Blackhawks The Tampa Bay Lightning shrugged off a hostile Chicago crowd to score twice in the third period and beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Monday, giving them a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.(NHL-STANLEY/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - NBA Cavs host Warriors for Game Three CLEVELAND - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers host league Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and the top-seeded Golden State Warriors for Game Three of the best-of-seven NBA Finals which is tied at 1-1. (NBA-FINALS/ (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals' Wacha looks to extend strong season St. Louis Cardinals right-hander looks to become the season's third nine-game winner when he takes the mound versus the host Colorado Rockies in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM 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) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)