Reuters sports schedule at 1545 GMT on Saturday:
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MOTOR RACING
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix, his family said in a statement on Saturday. He was 25. (MOTOR RACING-BIANCHI/ moved, 400 words)
See also: (MOTOR RACING-BIANCHI/STATEMENT) (MOTOR RACING-BIANCHI/FACTBOX) (MOTOR RACING-BIANCHI/PROFILE)
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FIFA INVESTIGATION
US SEC launches civil probe in FIFA bribery case - source
WASHINGTON - U.S. securities regulators are examining the behavior of several companies with links to FIFA or other soccer bodies caught up in a major corruption scandal to see if there were possible violations of U.S. federal bribery laws, a person with knowledge of the matter said. (SEC-FIFA/PROBE (EXCLUSIVE) moved, by Sarah N. Lynch, 500 words)
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Major sponsors Coca-Cola, McDonald's demand reforms at FIFA
MIAMI - Two top sponsors of FIFA and its World Cup tournaments on Friday ratcheted up pressure on the global soccer body for major reforms as a corruption scandal casts a lengthening shadow over the sport. (SOCCER-FIFA/COLA moved, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
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GOLF
British Open (to 19)
Open to finish on Monday for first time since 1988
ST ANDREWS, Scotland - The British Open will end on a Monday for the first time since the late Seve Ballesteros won at Royal Lytham in 1988 after high winds caused havoc on Saturday. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Tony Jimenez and Martyn Herman, 650 words)
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GOLF
PGA Tour: Barbasol Championship (to 19)
Auburn, Alabama
Korean Kim and Australian Hensby one ahead at Grand National
South Korean Kim Meen-whee, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, and Australia's Mark Hensby take a joint one-shot lead into the second round after posting nine-under totals of 133 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Grand National. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 300 words)
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LPGA: Marathon Classic (to 19)
Sylvania, Ohio
Korean Jang stays out in front at Highland Meadows
First-round leader Jang Ha-na of South Korea extended her lead to two strokes after 36 holes in the rain-delayed LPGA event after firing a bogey-free four-under 67 at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Fifty-four players have yet to complete the second round. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 350 words)
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CRICKET
England v Australia, second test, Lord's (to 20)
Cook hits 96 as England battle to save follow-on
LONDON - Alastair Cook made a brave 96 as England battled to avoid the follow-on on the third day of the second Ashes test against Australia at Lord's. (CRICKET-ASHES/, (PIX) moved with updates to follow, by Ed Osmond, 400 words)
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SOCCER
International Champions Cup
Manchester United start American tour with win
Morgan Schneiderlin took less than five minutes to score on his Manchester United debut in a 1-0 win over Mexico side Club America on Friday (SOCCER-ENGLAND/UNITED, moved, 350 words)
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SOCCER
Bartomeu, Laporta front-runners in Barca election
BARCELONA - Josep Maria Bartomeu and Joan Laporta are the front-runners as Barcelona members choose the future president to run the club for the next six years. (SOCCER-SPAIN/BARCELONA (PIX) expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words)
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CONCACAF Gold Cup (to 26)
U.S. meet Cuba, Jamaica take on Haiti in last eight
The reigning champion United States take on Cuba in the first of two quarter-finals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland before Haiti and Jamaica meet in a clash of Caribbean heavyweights. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD, expect by 0330 GMT/11.30 PM ET, 300 words)
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MLS
New York City face struggling Revolution
New York City FC seek to continue their recent hot form when they meet the slumping New England Revolution, on a five-game losing streak, in one of eight games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER/MLS, expect by 0500 GMT/0100 AM ET, 350 words)
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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)
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PAN AM GAMES
Pan American Games (to 26)
Women's marathon opens Pan Am athletics competition
TORONTO -Brazil's Adriana Aparecida da Silva of Brazil will try to defend her women's marathon crown as the high-profile athletics competition begins while the final swimming medals will be handed out, including the women's gruelling 800m freestyle. (GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Frank Pingue, 400 words)
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CYCLING
Tour de France (to 26)
Cummings wins Tour de France 14th stage, Froome still leads
MENDE, France - Briton Stephen Cummings of the MTN-Qhubeka team won the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 178.5-km ride from Rodez. Briton Chris Froome of Team Sky retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.(CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
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TENNIS
ATP: Davis Cup quarter-finals (to 19)
Selected reports from the Davis Cup quarter-final ties. (TENNIS-DAVIS/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 400 words)
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ATP: Hall of Fame Tennis Championship (to 19)
Newport, Rhode Island
Karlovic faces Sock in last four in Newport
Second seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, seeking a seventh ATP World Tour title, takes on fourth-seeded American Jack Sock after Australia's John-Patrick Smith faces American Rajeev Ram in the first of the two semi-finals. (TENNIS-US/NEWPORT (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/7.30 PM ET, 300 words)
(Europe Desk Editor: Pritha Sarkar)