Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT Wednesday, July 1

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA Blatter will not attend Women's World Cup final in Canada NEW YORK- Sepp Blatter, president of the world soccer governing body FIFA that is embroiled in corruption investigations, will not travel to Canada for Sunday's final of the women's World Cup for personal reasons, his U.S.-based lawyer said on Tuesday. (SOCCER-FIFA/BLATTER, moved, 600 words) - - We will also bring you the latest news in the investigation into world soccer's governing body FIFA. (SOCCER-FIFA/) - - Women's World Cup US beat Germany to reach World Cup final MONTREAL - The veteran U.S. women's soccer side earned another chance at World Cup glory on Tuesday, reaching the final for the second time in a row by beating top-ranked Germany 2-0 with the aid of some poor refereeing. (SOCCER-WOMEN/USA, moved, David Ljunggren, 400 words) - - Champions League first qualifying round, first leg Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS Wimbledon Djokovic, Serena face second-round tests LONDON - Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams continue their title bids on what is forecast to be another scorching day at the All England Club. Djokovic plays Finland's Jarkko Nieminen and Williams faces Hungarian Timea Barbos. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar and Toby Davis) - - - - MOTOR RACING Formula One Briton Hamilton looking for home domination LONDON - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is looking for a perfect weekend in front of what promises to be a record 140,000 strong crowd at Silverstone on Sunday. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for the race, round nine of the 19 race championship. - - - - CYCLING Tour de France Tour de France set for Battle Royale on treacherous course PARIS - Alberto Contador will cement his status as the best grand tour rider of the modern era if he emerges as the winner of the Big Four's battle royale at the Tour de France -- the most anticipated race in decades (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Julien Pretot, 530 words) - - Morabito polishes French diamond ahead of Tour PARIS - Steve Morabito rode at the service of Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, and helped Cadel Evans in the Australian's successful Tour de France challenge in 2011. The Swiss is now Thibaut Pinot's right-hand man in his quest to become the first Frenchman to win the Tour since Bernard Hinault in 1985 (CYCLING-TOUR/MORABITO, moved, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - Quintana takes the high road en route to Tour PARIS - Nairo Quintana has flown under the radar in the build-up to the Tour de France and although his team manager has cautioned against his inexperience, the Movistar rider could become the first Colombian to win the Grande Boucle (CYCLING-TOUR/QUINTANA, moved, by Julien Pretot, 425 words) - - We will also move factboxes on the doping affairs and the leading contenders. - - - - BASEBALL Sale ties record to halt Cardinals' winning run Chris Sale tied a 16-year-old Major League record with his eighth consecutive 10-strikeout game -- and even picked up his first MLB hit as the Cardinals (51-25) saw their six-game winning streak end. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 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) - - - - RUGBY Folau expected to boost ARU with three-year contract MELBOURNE - Wallabies fullback Israel Folau is expected to announce a three-year extension to his national contract in a coup for the embattled Australian Rugby Union. (RUGBY UNION-AUSTRALIA/FOLAU, moved, 300 words) - - Super Rugby final 'No dramas' for queuing rugby fans in Wellington WELLINGTON - Super Rugby fever hit New Zealand's capital with hundreds of fans camping out overnight for 2,000 tickets for Saturday's final between the Wellington Hurricanes and Otago Highlanders. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/TICKETS, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 450 words) We will also provide any spot news on merit. - - - - (Asia Desk Editor: Greg Stutchbury)