Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, Aug 15

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

Champions League playoffs (1845 unless stated)

Qarabag FK v FC Copenhagen (1600)

APOEL Nicosia v Slavia Prague

Hoffenheim v Liverpool

Sporting v Steau Bucharest

Young Boys v CSKA Moscow

Liverpool face Hoffenheim without Coutinho

BERN - Five-times European champions Liverpool visit Bundesliga side Hoffenheim without their injured Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho in one of five Champions League first-leg playoff ties. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

Spanish Super Cup

Real, Barca coaches address media before Super Cup return

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and Barcelona counterpart Ernesto Valverde hold news conferences on the eve of the Spanish Super Cup second leg at the Bernabeu, which Real's Cristiano Ronaldo will miss due to suspension. (SOCCER-SPAIN-REA-FCB/SUPERCUP, expect throughout, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)

English Premier League

We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's second round of fixtures including a mouth-watering clash between last season's runners-up Tottenham Hotspur and champions Chelsea as Wembley Stadium hosts its first ever Premier League match while Spurs rebuild their White Hart Lane stadium for next season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words)

TENNIS

ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open, (to 20)

Querrey, Monfils seek berths to second round

American 15th seed Sam Querrey battles compatriot Stefan Kozlov while unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils faces American qualifier Christopher Eubanks in first round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words)

Kvitova, Mladenovic and Keys in action

Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the 14th seed, faces Estonian Anett Kontaveit in first round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center while 13th seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic meets Australian Daria Gavrilova. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, 350 words)

RUGBY

Lealiifano set to farewell Canberra

Former Wallabies back and cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano will thank ACT Brumbies fans for their support during his battle against leukaemia before an expected move to play rugby in Ireland. (RUGBY-UNION-AUSTRALIA/LEALIIFANO, expect by 0300 GMT / 11 PM ET, 300 words)

Australia v New Zealand, Sydney (19)

Wallabies, All Blacks build for Rugby Championship opener

SYDNEY - We continue our buildup to the Rugby Championship opener between the Wallabies and the world champion All Blacks at Sydney's Olympic stadium (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA-NEWZEALAND)

BASEBALL

Yankees, Mets renew crosstown rivalry

The New York Yankees host the crosstown rival New York Mets while the World Series champion Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in two of the 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 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, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Greg Stutchbury)

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