Reuters Sports Schedule at 1415 GMT on Saturday, May 30

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Reuters sports schedule at 1415 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA election Blatter comes out fighting despite scandal and divisions ZURICH - FIFA President Sepp Blatter came out fighting on Saturday as he began his fifth term in charge of soccer's governing body, implying that the United States timed the announcement of a major corruption probe to try to scupper his re-election bid. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - English FA Cup final Villa have it all to do against Arsenal in FA Cup final LONDON - Arsene Wenger's Arsenal will be heavy favourites to defeat Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Mike Collett, 600 words) - - King's Cup final Bilbao coach Valverde faces daunting final against Barca BARCELONA - Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde says he is facing one of the toughest tasks of his career as he looks to mastermind victory over La Liga champions Barcelona in the King's Cup final. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX, TV), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - German Cup final Dortmund take on Wolfsburg in German Cup final BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund aim to salvage some silverware from an otherwise disappointing season in Juergen Klopp's last game in charge, while VfL Wolfsburg are looking for their first German Cup triumph. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - French Cup final PSG meet rank outsiders Auxerre in French Cup final PARIS - Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain take on second tier hopefuls Auxerre in the French Cup final. (SOCCER-FRANCE/CUP (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS French Open, Paris (to June 7) Djokovic and Murray cut Aussie trailblazers down to size PARIS - Top seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray slapped down a pair of Australian upstarts at the French Open to reach the last 16 in impressive fashion on Saturday. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Martyn Herman and Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - CRICKET England v New Zealand, second test (to June 2) Cook breaks England test run record LEEDS, England - England captain Alastair Cook became his country's highest run-scorer in test cricket on Saturday. The 30-year-old left-hander drove New Zealand's Tim Southee to the cover boundary after lunch on the second day of the second test at Headingley to pass Graham Gooch's 8,900 runs for England.(CRICKET-ENGLAND/COOK (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Saracens face Bath in showpiece match at Twickenham LONDON - Saracens, appearing in their fourth Premiership final in six years, take on Bath, seeking their first title since 1996, in English rugby's showpiece club match at Twickenham. (RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/PREMIERSHIP (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words) - - Super Rugby Round 16 Stormers v Cheetahs, Cape Town (1705) Lions v New South Wales Waratahs, Johannesburg (1910) Stormers seek to consolidate top spot CAPE TOWN - The Stormers will seek to consolidate top spot in the South African conference with a victory over bottom side The Cheetahs in their Super Rugby clash at Newlands. (RUGBY-SUPER/STORMERS, expect by 1700 GMT/1PM ET, 200 words) - - Fresh Stormers ready to batter Rebels JOHANNESBURG - The Waratahs can return to top spot in the Australian conference with victory over the in-form Lions in their Super Rugby match at Ellis Park. (RUGBY-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1900 GMT/3PM ET, 200 words) - - - - SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES Reuters will run a series of daily features in the countdown to the Southeast Asian Games taking place in Singapore from June 5-16. - - - - CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 31) Contador in command in Italy Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador takes a lead of four minutes 37 seconds into the 20th stage. (CYCLING-GIRO/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour, Irish Open (to 31) Six share lead at Royal County Down as Rory misses cut NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland - British trio Tyrrell Hatton, Chris Wood and Richie Ramsay share the lead with Dane Soren Kjeldsen, Rafael Cabrera-Bello of Spain and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger going into the third round at Royal County Down. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Bernie McGuire, 500 words) - - PGA Tour: AT&T Byron Nelson (to 31) Irving, Texas Walker, Curran and Bowditch share lead at Byron Nelson Americans Jimmy Walker and Jon Curran and Australia's Steven Bowditch share the clubhouse lead at nine under in the rain-hit event where 33 players are yet to complete the second round. Masters champion Jordan Spieth is three strokes off the pace. (GOLF-PGA/, expect end-of-day lead by 2330 GMT/7.30 ET, 400 words) - - LPGA Tour: ShopRite LPGA Classic, Galloway, New Jersey (to 31) Pressel one ahead in LPGA Classic Morgan Pressel takes a one-shot lead over fellow American Ryann O'Toole, Swede Anna Nordqvist, Canada's Alena Sharp and Taiwan's Min Lee into the second round of the 54-hole event after opening with a five-under-par 66 at Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2330 GMT/7.30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NHL Ducks, Blackhawks battle for Cup berth The Anaheim Ducks host the Chicago Blackhawks in a do-or-die game for both teams that will afford the winner a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. (NHL-PLAYOFFS/DUCKS (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals' Wacha eyes NL-leading eighth win Undefeated St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha looks to become the National League's first pitcher to reach eight wins on the season when he takes the mound versus the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 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) - - - - ATHLETICS Prefontaine Classic: Diamond League, Eugene, Oregon Copy on merit - - - - 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) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)