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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT Tuesday, June 16

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA crisis Blatter may remain FIFA head if suitable candidate not found ZURICH/NEW YORK - Sepp Blatter could go back on his promise to stand down as FIFA president, a former adviser said, even as U.S. prosecutors revealed a plea deal with a past FIFA executive who told investigators about bribes and kickbacks. (SOCCER-FIFA/BLATTER (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - U.S. makes public ex-FIFA official Blazer's plea agreement NEW YORK - U.S. prosecutors have made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the former FIFA executive committee member had been secretly providing authorities information for nearly two years before he admitted guilt. (SOCCER-FIFA/BLAZER (UPDATE 2), moved, by Nate Raymond, 500 words) - - FIFA says Nobel Center decision "isn't fair play" ZURICH - FIFA have reacted with bitterness over the Nobel Peace Center's plan to end cooperation over the Handshake for Peace initiative, saying the decision was "not fair play" and obstructed anti-discrimination. (SOCCER-FIFA/PEACE (UPDATE 2), moved, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Copa America Paraguay take on Jamaica ANTOFAGASTA, Chile - Paraguay seek to build on their hard-fought draw against Argentina when they take on Jamaica in their second match at the Copa America. (SOCCER-COPA/M9 (PIX), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words) - - Argentina face Uruguay in River Plate derby LA SERENA, Chile - The two most successful sides in the history of the Copa America, Argentina and Uruguay, face each other in the River Plate derby in the pick of the Group B clashes. (SOCCER-COPA/M10 (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 400 words) - - Women's World Cup (to July 5) Hosts Canada vie with Dutch, China to reach knockout stage WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Lena Petermann scored two second-half goals in three minutes as Germany wrapped up round-robin play with a 4-0 win over Thailand to claim top spot in Group B. (SOCCER-WOMEN/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks clinch Stanley Cup on home ice CHICAGO - Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane gave Chicago all the offense they needed as the Blackhawks shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to win their third Stanley Cup in six years. (NHL-STANLEY/ (PIX), moved, 450 words) - - - - EUROPEAN GAMES European Games in full swing BAKU - The inaugural European Games are in full swing with a fourth day of competition in the Azeri capital. (GAMES-EUROPE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Tom Hayward) - - - - TENNIS Aegon Championships, Queen's Club, London (to 21) Wawrinka races to victory over Kyrgios at Queen's LONDON - Stanislas Wawrinka needed only 49 minutes to beat Australian Nick Kyrgios as he basked in the glow of his French Open triumph. (TENNIS-MEN/QUEENS, moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) - - - - NBA Warriors visit Cavs with chance to clinch title CLEVELAND - The top-seeded Golden State Warriors look to win their first championship in 40 years when they visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game Six of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. (NBA-FINALS/, expect by 0410 GMT/12:10 AM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Kaymer, Woods and McIlroy discuss U.S. Open prospects UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington - We continue our build-up to this week's U.S. Open, the second major of the year, which is being staged for the first time in the Pacific Northwest. Defending champion Martin Kaymer, 14-times major winner Tiger Woods and world number one Rory McIlroy, the 2011 champion at Congressional, are among those scheduled to hold news conferences. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Royals look to keep grip on AL Central lead The World Series runners-up Kansas City Royals try to pad their lead atop the American League Central Division when they host the Milwaukee Brewers 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) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Switzerland (to 21) Copy on merit - - - - (European desk editor: Tony Jimenez)