Reuters Sports Schedule at 1500 GMT on Saturday, July 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1500 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER FIFA Blatter is a victim and a brave person - Russian chief ST PETERSBURG - FIFA's embattled president Sepp Blatter is "a victim" and "a very brave person", the chief executive of the 2018 Russian World Cup organising committee said on Friday. (SOCCER-WORLD/RUSSIA-BLATTER, moved, 400 words) - - - - 2018 World Cup draw FIFA stages draw for World Cup qualifying competition ST PETERSBURG - Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in the audience when FIFA stages the draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifying competition at a ceremony outside St Petersburg. (SOCCER-WORLD/DRAW (TV, PIX), ceremony starts at 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Mike Collett and Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - International Champions Cup Milan sink Inter A breathtaking volley from central defender Philippe Mexes gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over rivals Inter in a pre-season friendly in Shenzhen, China. (SOCCER-CHINA/MILAN, moved, 300 words) - - Barcelona meet Manchester United European champions Barcelona meet Manchester United in an International Champions Cup match in Santa Clara, California, while English Premier League champions Chelsea take on Paris Saint-Germain in Charlotte, North Carolina. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) - - CONCACAF Gold Cup (to 26) United States and Panama meet in Gold Cup consolation The United States and Panama clash in the battle for third place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chester, Pennsylvania, after losing their semi-final matches. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words) - - MLS Los Angeles Galaxy meet Houston Dynamo The high-flying Los Angeles Galaxy, boosted by recent arrival of former England captain Steven Gerrard, visit Houston Dynamo in one of five games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/ expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 350 words) - - - - Transfer news We will bring you all the latest transfer news from the Premier League and the rest of Europe as clubs prepare for the new season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ expect throughout) - - - - MOTOR RACING Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton on pole BUDAPEST - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position with a blistering lap more than half a second faster than downcast Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 26) Froome poised for Tour glory L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Briton Chris Froome of Team Sky is poised to win the race as he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 20th stage won by Frenchman Thibaut Pinot. With only Sunday's procession to Paris left, Froome leads Colombian Nairo Quintana by 1:12 and his Movistar team mate Alejandro Valverde of Spain by 5:25. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - ATHLETICS London Diamond League Rudisha and Richards-Ross highlight day two LONDON - Olympic champion and world 800 metres record holder David Rudisha looks to recapture his old spark while American Sanya Richards-Ross, the Olympic 400m champion, lines up in the 200 on the second day of the London Anniversary Games. (ATHLETICS-LONDON/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Tom Hayward, 400 words) - - - - OLYMPICS Almaty hopes to upstage mighty Beijing for 2022 Winter Games BERLIN - Little-known Kazakh city Almaty will go head-to-head with global metropolis Beijing for the right to host the 2022 Winter Games when the International Olympic Committee elects the winner at its session in Malaysia next week. (OLYMPICS-2022/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Karolos Grohmann 550 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship South Africa look for confidence boost against New Zealand JOHANNESBURG - South Africa must beat New Zealand at Ellis Park to stay in contention for this year's shortened Rugby Championship and provide a confidence boost ahead of the World Cup in England. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - Pumas seek second win in a row against Wallabies Argentina will be looking to notch a second successive win over Australia to follow up their maiden Rugby Championship victory last October when the teams clash again at the same Mendoza venue with ther Wallabies looking for back-to-back wins after last weekend's victory over South Africa. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/ARGENTINA, expect by 0130 GMT, 9.30 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Canadian Open (to 26) Oakville, Ontario American Campbell in pole position at Glen Abbey OAKVILLE, Ontario - Chad Campbell, seeking a fifth victory on the PGA Tour, heads into the third round at Glen Abbey Golf Club with a two-stroke advantage over fellow American Brian Harman and Canadian David Hearn after firing a sizzling nine-under-par 63 on Friday. American world number three Bubba Watson is five shots back. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Tim Wharnsby, 400 words) - - LPGA: Meijer LPGA Classic (to 26) Grand Rapids, Michigan Thompson, Salas, Lee lead pack at Blythefield Country Club Americans Lexi Thompson, Lizette Salas and LPGA rookie Alison Lee take a joint one-shot lead into the third round at Blythefield Country Club after posting nine-under totals of 133. South Korean world number one Park In-bee trails by five strokes. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - European Tour European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (to 26) Willett setting the pace at Crans-sur-Sierre BERNE - Britain's Danny Willett leads in the clubhouse as 12 groups go back out on to the course to complete their rain-delayed second rounds at Crans-sur-Sierre. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - SWIMMING World Championships, Kazan Australian sibling rivalry to heat up Kazan pool MELBOURNE - Sharing a coach, a home and a childhood dream to win gold for Australia in the Olympic pool, Cate and Bronte Campbell will also share the spotlight when they compete against each other at the Kazan world championships. (SWIMMING-WORLD/AUSTRALIA-CAMPBELLS, moved, by Ian Ransom, 400 words) - - - - GAMES Pan American Games (to 26) Men's marathon highlights penultimate day of competition TORONTO - The men's marathon and 4x100 metres relay are among the handful of medals still to be decided. Automatic qualifying berths to the Rio Olympics are also at stake in the gold medal games of the men's field hockey and handball events. (GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Fran Pingue, 500 words) - - - - BASEBALL Astros visit Royals in bid to catch Angels The Houston Astros, chasing the Los Angeles Angels for first place in the American League West, visit the Central Division leading Kansas City Royals in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM, 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) - - - - CRICKET Rain forces Chittagong test to end in tame draw The rain-hit opening test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chittagong petered out to a tame draw after the final day's play was called off without a ball being bowled on Saturday. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, moved, 400 words) - - - - (Europe Desk Editor: Ken Ferris)