Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Dec 16
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - SOCCER Club World Cup, Marrakesh, Morocco Real Madrid, Cruz Azul of Mexico clash for final berth MARRAKESH, Morocco - European champions Real Madrid and Cruz Azul of Mexico, the CONCACAF champions, play for a place in Saturday's final against Argentina's San Lorenzo or part-timers Auckland City of New Zealand. (SOCCER-CLUB/REAL (PIX) expect by 2130 GMT/4.30 PM ET, 400 words) German Bundesliga Cologne v Mainz (1900) Bayern Munich v Freiburg (1900) Hamburg SV v VfB Stuttgart (1900) Hanover 96 v Augsburg (1900) Struggling Freiburg next for runaway leaders Bayern BERLIN - Champions Bayern Munich, nine points clear of second-placed VfL Wolfsburg, will attempt to further stretch their lead at home to fourth-bottom Freiburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Spanish King's Cup last 32 second leg Celta Vigo v Las Palmas (II) (1900) Valencia v Rayo Vallecano (1900) Barcelona v Huesca (III) (2100) Almeria v Real Betis (II) (2100) Barcelona looking to join Real Madrid in the last 16 BARCELONA - After winning the first leg 4-0, record winners Barcelona are almost certain to join holders Real Madrid in the last 16 when they host third-tier Huesca, while Celta Vigo need to overturn a 2-1 deficit if they are to avoid elimination at the hands of second-division leaders Las Palmas. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX) expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - English League Cup quarter-finals Derby County (II) v Chelsea (1945) Sheffield United (III) v Southampton (1945) McClaren's men aiming to take Chelsea's scalp LONDON - Championship side Derby County, under the leadership of former England manager Steve McClaren, will look to cause a giant-killing by knocking out Premier League leaders Chelsea. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v India, second test, Brisbane (17-21) Captains in the spotlight for Gabba test Steven Smith will make his debut as test captain as Australia seek to push their lead to 2-0 in the four-match series at the Gabba (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom, 400 words). Also moved, a factbox on the teams' history at the Gabba. - - Sri Lanka v England, Colombo, seventh ODI England seek consolation win in final ODI Alastair Cook's England, trailing 4-2 in the series, hope to raise spirits ahead of next year's 50-over World Cup by scoring a consolation win in the seventh and final match. (CRICKET-LANKA/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - OLYMPICS USOC decides whether to bid for 2024 Summer Games REDWOOD CITY, California - The United States Olympic Committee will decide if it will bid for the 2024 Summer Games and, if it moves forward, could announce its candidate city. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Washington are the four finalists. (OLYMPICS-USA/, expect by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 400 words) - - - - NBA Red-hot Warriors look to extend record streak The NBA-leading Golden State Warriors look to extend their franchise-best win streak to 17 games when they visit the second place Memphis Grizzlies in one of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - - - NHL Toronto host Anaheim in clash of streaking teams The two hottest teams put their respective win streaks on the line when the first place Anaheim Ducks, winners of seven straight, visit a Toronto Maple Leafs team that is undefeated in five, in one of the 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 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 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
