Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, June 3

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA crisis Blatter rocks world soccer by quitting FIFA amid scandal ZURICH/NEW YORK - Sepp Blatter rocked the world of soccer on Tuesday by unexpectedly saying he would step down as FIFA president in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself. (SOCCER-FIFA/, moved, by Brian Homewood, 800 words) See also: SOCCER-FIFA/BLATTER (FACTBOX) plus other reaction stories - - UEFA Champions League We continue the build-up to Saturday's Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus in Berlin. - - US, Germany fancied at Women's World Cup We look ahead to the June 6-July 5 Women's World Cup in Canada with the first instalment of an extensive preview package over three days. The first part includes an overall preview, schedule of games and overviews plus factboxes for Group A teams Canada, China, New Zealand and Netherlands and Group B sides Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. (SOCCER-WORLD/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Philip O'Connor, 750 words) - - SEE ALSO: SOCCER-WORLD/CANADA, SOCCER-WORLD/CHINA, SOCCER-WORLD/ZEALAND, SOCCER-WORLD/NETHERLANDS, SOCCER-WORLD/GERMANY, SOCCER-WORLD/IVORYCOAST, SOCCER-WORLD/NORWAY, SOCCER-WORLD/THALIAND - - - - MOTOR RACING Canadian Formula One Grand Prix Montreal offers Hamilton a balm for Monaco wounds MONTREAL - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has the perfect opportunity to get back on the winning track in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after going astonishingly awry in Monaco. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for the seventh race of the season. - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to 7) Nadal faces Djokovic in monster quarter-final PARIS - Nine-times champion Rafa Nadal faces world number one Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster quarter-final while women's top seed Serena Williams takes on Italian Sara Errani for a place in the last four. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Pritha Sarkar and Julien Pretot, 650 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Gatlin out to win races, not popularity contest EUGENE, Oregon - Justin Gatlin skipped along the track during his workout, sunglasses on, seemingly without a care in the world. And why not? (ATHLETICS-GATLIN/ moving at 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by Gene Cherry, 600 words) - - Asian Athletics Championships, Wuhan, China (to 7) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF South Korean An on the rise after Wentworth win SEOUL - An Byeong-hun's victory at last month's BMW PGA Championship could help open the door to Olympic and Presidents Cup berths, but the South Korean golfer knows he has a long way to go to match the exploits of his sporting parents. (GOLF-PRESIDENTS/AN moved, by Peter Rutherford, 400 words) - - - - NBA Warriors and Cavs get set for Finals clash We look ahead to the best-of-seven National Basketball Association Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and top-seeded Golden State Warriors with a seven-part package consisting of an overall preview, profiles on LeBron James and Stephen Curry, in-depth factboxes on both teams, a schedule of games and list of past champions. (NBA-FINALS/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Jahmal Corner, 600 words) - - SEE ALSO: (NBA-FINALS/JAMES, moved, by Larry Fine, 400 words) (NBA-FINALS/CURRY, moved, by Andrew Both, 400 words) (NBA-FINALS/WARRIORS (FACTBOX), moved, 400 words) (NBA-FINALS/CAVALIERS (FACTBOX), moved, 400 words) (NBA-FINALS/WINNERS, moved, 600 words) (NBA-FINALS/SCHEDULE, moved, 75 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks, Lightning prepare for Stanley Cup battle We get set for the best-of-seven National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning with a seven-part package consisting of an overall preview, a look at the Blackhawks' offensive duo of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane and an item on Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop, in-depth factboxes on both teams, a schedule of games and list of past champions. (NHL-STANLEY/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Tim Wharnsby, 600 words) - - SEE ALSO: (NHL-STANLEY/BISHOP, moved, by Larry Fine, 400 words) (NHL-STANLEY/TOEWS, moved, by Tim Wharnsby, 400 words) (NHL-STANLEY/BLACKHAWKS (FACTBOX), moved, 300 words) (NHL-STANLEY/LIGHTNING (FACTBOX), moved, 300 words) (NHL-STANLEY/CHAMPIONS, moved, 800 words) (NHL-STANLEY/SCHEDULE, moved, 75 words) - - - - BASEBALL Rangers' Gallo makes an impact on Major League debut Joey Gallo homered and drove in four runs in his Major League debut, powering Texas to a 15-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at Globe Life Park. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v Australia, Roaseau, Dominica first test (to 7) Windies without dropped Chanderpaul for Australia test West Indies play the first of two tests at Windsor Park, without the discarded Shivnarine Chanderpaul, having not beaten Australia, who are warming up for the Ashes, in a test for 12 years and in a series for 23. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, starts at 1400 GMT/10 AM, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - England heartened but still have nagging doubts LEEDS, England - England will head into this year's Ashes series against Australia heartened by their performances against New Zealand but with nagging doubts about key areas in the team. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ (ANALYSIS, PIX), expect by 0800 GMT/4:00 ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - New Zealand show their worth in two-test series LEEDS, England - New Zealand did more than enough against England to prove they are worth much more than a two-test series shoe horned into the schedule as a tasty appetiser before the Ashes. (CRICKET-ZEALAND/ (ANALYSIS, PIX), moving at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 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. Weakened Indonesia still target badminton glory SINGAPORE - The badminton competition at this year's Southeast Asian Games promises to be as hard fought as ever, with Indonesia's dominance expected to come under threat by the presence of a women's world champion and former men's number one. (GAMES-SEA/BADMINTON (PREVIEW), moving at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 480 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)