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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Sept. 13

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): SOCCER UEFA election UEFA candidates finish campaigning for top job ATHENS - UEFA presidential candidates, Dutchman Michael van Praag and Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, face a final day of campaigning ahead of Wednesday's election which will decide the replacement for disgraced Michel Platini. (SOCCER-UEFA/, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) European football split as UEFA elects new president ATHENS - UEFA elects a new president on Wednesday whose main task will be to stop what European officials say is an inexorable slide towards a breakaway soccer Super League open only to wealthy clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. (SOCCER-UEFA/ELECTION (PREVIEW), expect by 2100 GMT/1600 ET, by Brian Homewood, 650 words) Champions League group stage (1845) Group A FC Basel (Switzerland) v Ludogorets (Bulgaria) Paris St Germain (France) v Arsenal (England) Group B Benfica (Portugal) v Besiktas (Turkey) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) v Napoli (Italy) Group C Barcelona (Spain) v Celtic (Scotland) Manchester City (England) v Borussia Moenchengladbach(Germany) Group D Bayern Munich (Germany) v Rostov (Russia) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) v Atletico Madrid (Spain) Barca seek response against Celtic, PSG host Arsenal Barcelona open their Champions League campaign against Celtic following a surprise La Liga defeat by Alaves, while Paris St Germain, who are also struggling domestically, host Arsenal. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern Munich welcome Rostov and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City meet Borussia Moenchengladbach. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45pm ET, 400 words) Vardy lays down marker before Champions League debut LONDON - England striker Jamie Vardy says Leicester City have no intention of treating the Champions League as some sort of belated Premier League victory parade, and are ready to add another chapter to last season's stunning success story. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-LEI/VARDY (moved), by Claire Bloomfield, 512 words) GOLF Tiger can add to 14 major wins if he is healthy, says Kaymer LONDON - Former world number one Martin Kaymer believes back injury victim Tiger Woods can add to his tally of 14 major championship victories as long as he returns to the sport with a clean bill of health. (GOLF-WOODS/KAYMER (INTERVIEW), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) BASEBALL Royals try to keep postseason hopes alive The reigning World Series champion Kansas City Royals, locked in a seven-team battle to secure one of the two American League wild card berths to the postseason, host the Oakland Athletics in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM 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 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe duty editor: Pritha Sarkar)