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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
English League Cup, quarter-finals
Chelsea v Bournemouth (1945)
Bristol City(II) v Manchester United (2000)
United welcome Bristol City, Chelsea host Bournemouth
LONDON - Holders Manchester United face second-tier high-flyers Bristol City, while Chelsea host struggling Bournemouth for the right to join Arsenal and Manchester City in the semi-finals. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ian Chadband, 400 words)
German Cup, last 16 (1945 unless stated)
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1730)
Werder Bremen v Freiburg (1730)
FC Heidenheim(II) v Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
Bayern face holders Dortmund for quarter-final spot
BERLIN - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and German Cup holders Borussia Dortmund finish their year with a clash for a spot in the last eight. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Italian Cup, last 16
Atalanta Bergamo v Sassuolo (1400)
Juve host Genoa in bid for fourth straight Cup success
MILAN - Juventus, aiming for a fourth straight Italian Cup triumph, entertain Genoa, while AS Roma host Torino as they bid to reach the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. (SOCCER-ITALY/COPPA, expect at 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 300 words)
La Liga
Getafe v Las Palmas (1830)
Real Sociedad v Sevilla (2030)
Real Madrid v Barcelona: which is the bigger brand?
BARCELONA - Real Madrid and Barcelona are far and away the most powerful clubs in Spain but which is the mightier brand and how can they unseat Manchester United as the club with the most revenue in the world? (SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/FINANCE, by Richard Martin)
Ronaldo trailing in Messi's wake after mimicking celebration
BARCELONA - Cristiano Ronaldo goes into the 'Clasico' trailing eternal rival Lionel Messi by 10 goals in the Liga scoring charts, in part due to mimicking the Argentine's celebration from the last Clasico, which led to him being suspended for the start of the league campaign. (SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD/RONALDO, moved, by Richard Martin)
Ligue 1 (1950)
Amiens SC v Nantes
Angers SCO v Dijon FCO
AS Monaco v Stade Rennes
En Avant de Guingamp v St Etienne
Metz v Racing Strasbourg
Girondins Bordeaux v Montpellier HSC
Lille v Nice
Olympique Marseille v ESTAC Troyes
Paris St Germain v Caen
Toulouse v Olympique Lyonnais
PSG face Caen, Monaco play Rennes, Lyon visit Toulouse
PARIS - Runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain welcome mid-table Caen while closest challengers AS Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais, who are both nine points off the pace, host Stade Rennes and visit Toulouse respectively. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2150 GMT/4:50 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
Nashville expected to land MLS expansion team
Nashville, Tennessee is expected to be announced as the winning city in the bid to host a Major League Soccer team. (SOCCER-MLS/NASHVILLE, expect by 0100 GMT / 8 PM ET, 300 words)
CRICKET
The Ashes
Australia v England, fourth test, Melbourne
INTERVIEW-Broad not up to it, Cook has 'scars', says Australia's Johnson
PERTH - England's erstwhile Ashes tormentor Mitchell Johnson says another Australian whitewash could end the careers of players in Joe Root's team. (CRICKET-ASHES/JOHNSON (INTERVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom)
Four-day tests a boost for smaller nations – Streak
CAPE TOWN - Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak is unsure if four-day matches are the future of test cricket, but says they will help to level the playing field between the so-called bigger nations and the minnows. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/STREAK, moved, by Nick Said)
India v Sri Lanka, 1st T20, Cuttack
Sri Lanka seek T20 redemption against depleted India
With India resting their top players including regular skipper Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka sense their best chance against their depleted hosts in the first Twenty20 of the three-match series. (CRICKET-T20-IND-LKA/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words)
ALPINE SKIING
Women's World Cup slalom
In-form American Shiffrin bids to win slalom
COURCHEVEL, France - Overall women's World Cup leader, American Mikaela Shiffrin, looks to build on her winning run in Courchevel and triumph in the slalom a day after taking the giant slalom for her third race win of the season. (ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN/ (PIX))
RUGBY UNION
South Africa coach Coetzee to learn fate in New Year
CAPE TOWN - South Africa coach Allister Coetzee must wait until the New Year to find out if he will retain his position amid mounting calls for the axe to fall after another underwhelming season for the Springboks. (RUGBY-UNION-SAFRICA/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words)
NHL
Streaking Lightning visit surprising Golden Knights
The first placed Tampa Bay Lightning (24-6-2), led by league points leader Nikita Kucherov, seek their eighth consecutive victory when they visit the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights (21-9-2) in one of 10 contests on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Christian Radnedge)
