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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

Club World Cup semi-finals

Gremio v Pachuca

Latin rivals Gremio and Pachuca battle for place in final

ABU DHABI - Brazil's South American champions Gremio face Mexicans Pachuca bidding to reach the Club World Cup final on their debut, while the CONCACAF champions, who are making a fourth appearance, aim to improve on their 2008 fourth place. (SOCCER-CLUB-GRE-PAC/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words)

Real Madrid train before last four clash

ABU DHABI - Real Madrid hold their first training session after arriving in Abu Dhabi before their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against Al Jazira. (SOCCER-CLUB-MAD/TRAINING (PIX), by Brian Homewood, 300 words)

Premier League (2000 unless stated)

Burnley v Stoke City (1945)

Crystal Palace v Watford

Huddersfield Town v Chelsea

Flagging Chelsea look to consolidate top-four spot

LONDON - Third-placed champions Chelsea are 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester City after a surprise defeat at West Ham United on Saturday but will be desperate to win at Huddersfield Town and consolidate their position in the top four. We will have individual match reports on the night;s three games. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAMA-TEAMB/ (PIX), by Simon Evans and Martyn Herman, expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words)

Bundesliga (1930 unless stated)

VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig (1730)

Mainz v Borussia Dortmund

Hamburg SV v Eintracht Frankfurt

Freiburg v Borussia Moenchengladbach

Leipzig look to keep pressure on Bayern

Second-placed Leipzig visit Vfl Wolfsburg aiming to cut the eight-point gap to Bayern Munich, who play on Wednesday, while struggling Borussia Dortmund travel to Mainz under new manager Peter Stoeger for the first time. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

Korean derby in East Asian Championship

TOKYO - North Korea and South Korea go head-to-head at the East Asian Championship on Tuesday night before Japan take on China in the second round of matches at the regional competition. (SOCCER-EASTASIA/ expect by 1300 GMT/0800 AM ET, by Michael Church, 400 words)

OLYMPICS

Russia discusses Games participation at Olympic council

MOSCOW - Russia's Olympic Committee discusses the banned country's stance on the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics with its athletes allowed by the IOC to compete as neutrals as long as they have a doping-free record. (OLYMPICS-2018/RUSSIA (PIX, TV), moved, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 400 words)

CRICKET

Ashes

England on the brink at WACA house of pain

MELBOURNE - England's hopes of clawing their way back into an Ashes series fast slipping from their grip will be put to the ultimate test at the WACA where the tourists have won only once in nearly 50 years. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (PREVIEW), by Ian Ransom, moved, 500 words)

We also moved a factbox on the third test CRICKET-ASHES/ (FACTBOX)

NBA

Rockets and Warriors streaking in the West

The Houston Rockets, who lead Golden State by a half game in the torrid Western Conference race, go for a 10th consecutive win when the New Orleans Pelicans come town and the runner-up Warriors, on a six-game winning streak, play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers in two of the six games on the National Basketball Association’s schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NHL

Penguins seek turnaround against Avalanche

The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, mired in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, hope to get back on track when the Colorado Avalanche visit, while the Washington Capitals travel to the New York Islanders for a Metropolitan Division match up in two of the six games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

(Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)