Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Champions League last 16, first leg (1945)
Porto (Portugal) v Juventus (Italy)
Sevilla (Spain) v Leicester City (England)
In-form Juve face Porto, Sevilla host ailing Leicester
Serie A leaders Juventus, on course for a record sixth straight Italian title, look unstoppable in Europe as well, while high-flying Sevilla offer English champions Leicester City some distraction from a nightmare domestic season in last 16 Champions League first leg ties.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Champions League last 16, first leg (1945)
Porto (Portugal) v Juventus (Italy)
Sevilla (Spain) v Leicester City (England)
In-form Juve face Porto, Sevilla host ailing Leicester
Serie A leaders Juventus, on course for a record sixth straight Italian title, look unstoppable in Europe as well, while high-flying Sevilla offer English champions Leicester City some distraction from a nightmare domestic season in last 16 Champions League first leg ties. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-POR-JUV/ (PIX) and (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-SEV-LEI/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ed Dove and Richard Martin, 400 words)
Europa League, last 32, second leg (1700)
Schalke 04 (Germany) v PAOK Salonika (Greece)
St Etienne (France) v Manchester United (England)
Fenerbahce (Turkey) v FC Krasnodar (Russia)
Manchester United, missing Wayne Rooney who has been struggling with a muscle injury, take a 3-0 lead to St Etienne in the second leg of the last 32, while Schalke have the same cushion over visitors PAOK. (SOCCER-EUROPA/ (PIX), expect by 1900/2 PM ET, 400 words)
La Liga
Valencia v Real Madrid (1745)
Real target crucial step in title charge
VALENCIA - Real Madrid can strike an important blow in their bid for a first La Liga title since 2012 when they visit Valencia, where a win will take them four points clear of nearest challengers Barcelona with a game in hand. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1945 GMT/2:45 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)
OLYMPICS
Budapest city council, government discuss Olympic bid
BUDAPEST - The fate of Budapest's bid for the 2024 Olympics is still up in the air after a local political movement, Momentum, gathered enough signatures to force a referendum. City leaders meet to discuss the issue. (OLYMPICS-2024/BUDAPEST (PIX) 400 words)
CRICKET
Kohli and Smith preview Pune series opener
PUNE - India captain Virat Kohli and his Australia counterpart Steve Smith will address media on the eve of the first test of the four-match series between the top two teams in the world. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words)
New Zealand v South Africa, 2nd ODI (2200)
New Zealand need victory to ensure series does not slip
Kane Williamson's side need to beat South Africa in their second of five one-day internationals to ensure the series does not get away from them. South Africa won the rain-affected first game in Hamilton by four wickets with a ball to spare. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, 400 words)
MOTOR RACING
Formula One
Mallya's Force India team unveil 2017 car
SILVERSTONE, England - Force India, run by Indian liquor tycoon and one-time billionaire Vijay Mallya, launch the Formula One car that they hope will be just as good as the one that took them to fourth place overall last season. (MOTOR-F1-FORCEINDIA/, (PIX, TV,) expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
ASIAN WINTER GAMES
Asian Winter Games, Sapporo (to 26)
The eighth edition of the Asiad for winter sports involves some 1,200 athletes from 32 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events at 12 competition venues mostly in Sapporo on Japan's northerly Hokkaido island. (GAMES-ASIA/ (PIX), copy on merit)
NHL
Wild and Blackhawks in high-voltage clash
The top two teams in the Central Division clash as the Minnesota Wild (39-13-6) host the Chicago Blackhawks (36-18-5), while the fading Montreal Canadiens (31-20-8) try to provide a victory for new coach Claude Julien when they visit the New York Rangers (38-19-1) in two of the nine games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 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) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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