Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT Thursday, June 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER FIFA investigation Swiss authorities examine FIFA grants in probe - source LONDON - Swiss authorities are examining development grants made by FIFA around the world as part of their investigation into the sport's global governing body and its award of World Cup hosting rights for Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, a source familiar with the probe said. (SOCCER FIFA/SWISS PROBE, moved, by Mark Hosenball, 780 words) - - Copa America Peru face Bolivia at Copa America as Chile lie in wait TEMUCO, Chile - Peru face Bolivia in an all-Andean quarter-final clash at the Copa America, with hosts Chile waiting to meet the winners in the last four (SOCCER-COPA/M18 (PIX), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words) - - Messi faces Pekerman 101 matches after Argentina debut VINA DEL MAR, Chile - The pupil faces up to the master when Lionel Messi leads Argentina against Jose Pekerman's Colombia in their Copa America quarter-final on Friday. (SOCCER-COPA/ARGENTINA-COLOMBIA, moved, 400 words) - - Women's World Cup, Canada (to July 5) Stage set for last eight at Women's World Cup EDMONTON - The Women's World Cup is down to the last eight and the meeting between top-ranked Germany and third-ranked France promises to be a classic, even if the attention in Canada will be on the host's clash with emerging England. (SOCCER-WOMEN/QUARTERS, moved, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Well-heeled Wimbledon yearns for the bad old days LONDON - The current crop of men's players are undoubtedly brilliant and have an impeccable attitude but many tennis fans yearn for something of a return to the "bad old days" when John McEnroe and his audible obscenities ruled the roost. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/BORING (FEATURE), expect by 1515 GMT/1115 AM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 600 words). - - WTA: Eastbourne International (to 28) ATP: Aegon Open, Nottingham (to 28) Copy on merit - - - - EUROPEAN GAMES Five golds up for grabs in Baku boxing ring BAKU - The first boxing finals take place at the Crystal Hall with Britain's Olympic champion Nicola Adams up against Poland's Sandra Drabik for women's flyweight gold, while Games hosts Azerbaijan will look to Teymur Mammadov to land the men's light heavyweight title. (GAMES-EUROPE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Tom Hayward and Justin Palmer, 400 words) - - - - NBA Towns seen as likely top overall pick by T-Wolves NEW YORK - Karl-Anthony Towns out of the University of Kentucky is rated likely to be selected as first overall pick of the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves when the 30 teams conduct two rounds of picks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (NBA-DRAFT/ (PIX), expect by 2345 GMT/7:45 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 350 words) - - - - NHL McDavid heads deepest draft class in years There is plenty of buzz heading into this week's NHL Draft where Canadian Connor McDavid, a dynamic center who has been anointed a generational player, is set to be taken first overall by the Edmonton Oilers. (NHL-DRAFT/, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Travelers Championship (to 28) Watson, Garcia head field at Travelers World number five Bubba Watson, coming off a missed cut at last week's U.S. Open, headlines the field at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, where defending champion Kevin Streelman and world number nine Sergio Garcia are among those in the field for the opening round at the TPC River Highlands. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 300 words) - - U.S. Senior Open Championship (to 28) Montgomerie, Langer set for battle at Del Paso Defending champion Colin Montgomerie, who has finished in the top three in five of 11 major starts on the Champions Tour, and Bernhard Langer head the field at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California for the U.S. Senior Open Championships. (GOLF-SENIORS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words) - - European Tour: BMW International Open, Munich, Germany (to 28) Copy on merit - - - - ATHLETICS Rupps defends 10,000 metres title amid doping allegations EUGENE, Oregon - Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist Galen Rupp defends his national title at the U.S. world championship trials amid allegations he and his coach Alberto Salazar broke anti-doping rules. American record holder Tyson Gay also begins his bid to the U.S. team in the 100 metres. (ATHLETICS-US/, expect first copy by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by Gene Cherry, 500 words) - - Bolt runs 100m at Jamaican trials KINGSTON - World record holder Usain Bolt runs the opening round of the 100 meters at the Jamaican world championship trials as he tries to round into race shape (ATHLETICS-JAMAICA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Kayon Raynor, 500 words) - - - - BASEBALL Surprising Astros host A-Rod's Yankees The surprising Houston Astros look to pad their lead atop the American League West division when they host Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees in one of the 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 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) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby semi-finals (27) Wellington Hurricanes v ACT Brumbies, Wellington NSW Waratahs v Otago Highlanders, Sydney Hurricanes to channel Collins for semi-final inspiration WELLINGTON - Not for the first time, the spectre of Jerry Collins will haunt Wellington Regional Stadium when the Hurricanes meet the ACT Brumbies in their Super Rugby semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES (PREVIEW), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - Waratahs aiming to bring Highlanders down to earth SYDNEY - Tries aplenty can be expected when the New South Wales Waratahs duke it out with the similarly attack-minded Otago Highlanders for a place in the Super Rugby final. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/WARATAHS (PREVIEW), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) Also moved - separate factboxes with each preview. (Europe Desk Editor: Ed Osmond)