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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Aug 16

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: SOCCER Champions League playoffs (1845) Celtic v FC Astana Hapoel Beer Sheva v Maribor Istanbul Basaksehir v Sevilla Olympiakos Piraeus v Rijeka Napoli v Nice Napoli, Sevilla bid to reach group stage again BERN - Napoli will be looking to reach the group stage for the fourth time when they take on Nice, while Sevilla are aiming to qualify for the third year in a row as they visit Champions League newcomers Istanbul Basaksehir.

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday:

SOCCER

Champions League playoffs (1845)

Celtic v FC Astana

Hapoel Beer Sheva v Maribor

Istanbul Basaksehir v Sevilla

Olympiakos Piraeus v Rijeka

Napoli v Nice

Napoli, Sevilla bid to reach group stage again

BERN - Napoli will be looking to reach the group stage for the fourth time when they take on Nice, while Sevilla are aiming to qualify for the third year in a row as they visit Champions League newcomers Istanbul Basaksehir. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

Spanish Super Cup

Real Madrid v Barcelona (2100)

Real hold advantage over Barca in return leg

MADRID - Real Madrid take a 3-1 lead into the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup at the Bernabeu after an incident-packed first match in which Ronaldo was sent off at the Nou Camp and then banned for five games after pushing the referee. (SOCCER-SPAIN-REA-FCB/SUPERCUP, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 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. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words)

RUGBY

Rugby Championship

Rebuilding Wallabies seek lost confidence

MELBOURNE - Michael Cheika's rebuilding Wallabies suffered a hit to their confidence during the June internationals and may battle to replenish it when they start the Rugby Championship with back-to-back tests against the world champion All Blacks (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)

Boks can continue revival in Rugby Championship

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - South Africa will seek to continue their recent revival in this year's Rugby Championship, a tournament that will reveal much about whether their shortcomings of 2016 can be consigned to history. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Nick Said, 400 words)

All Blacks have learned lessons from Lions

WELLINGTON - The All Blacks have warned they took so many lessons out of a drawn series against the British and Irish Lions they will be looking to playing even better than last year when they romped through the Championship unbeaten. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-NZL/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)

Hourcade believes Pumas have depth to compete

The Argentina Rugby Union's decision to not include loose forward Facundo Isa for the Rugby Championship could force a rethink in their selection policy, but coach Daniel Hourcade believes he has enough depth for this year's tournament. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Rex Gowar, 400 words)

Australia v New Zealand, Sydney (19)

Wallabies, All Blacks build for Rugby Championship opener

SYDNEY - We continue the build-up to Saturday's Rugby Championship opener between Australia and world champions New Zealand at Sydney's Olympic Stadium with the All Blacks due to announce their team later on Wednesday. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/)

GOLF

Kisner tries to rebound after PGA disappointment

GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Kevin Kisner, who started the final round of the PGA Championship in the lead on Sunday before being mowed down by winner Justin Thomas, tries to regroup at Sedgefield Country Club in the final PGA Tour event before the start of the FedExCup playoffs. (GOLF-WYNDHAM/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words)

BOXING

McGregor discusses upcoming Mayweather fight

Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor discusses his highly-anticipated Aug. 26 boxing match against undefeated Floyd Mayweather during an international media conference call. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)

TENNIS

ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open, (to 20)

Nadal, Zverev eye passage to third round

Top-seeded Spaniard Rafa Nadal caps off the evening session with a match against Frenchman Richard Gasquet while German fourth seed Alexander Zverev, fresh off his Montreal triumph, faces American wildcard Frances Tiafoe in second round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words)

Venus, Pliskova seek third-round berths

Venus Williams, the ninth seed, faces Australian qualifier Ashleigh Barty in second round action while top-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova kicks off the evening session with a clash against lucky loser Natalia Vikhlyantseva of Russia and a berth in the third round on the line. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, 350 words)

CRICKET

Sri Lankan cricket fans to stage protest

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka fans are due to stage a protest against cricket officials in the capital Colombo after the national team suffered a humiliating 3-0 whitewash by India in the test series that ended on Monday in Pallekele. (CRICKET-TEST-LKA-IND/(TV) )

BASEBALL

Darvish in action for Dodgers, Cards battle Red Sox

Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish, a perfect 2-0 since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers two weeks ago, takes the mound versus the visiting Chicago White Sox while the St. Louis Cardinals try to close the gap on the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs when they visit the Boston Red Sox in two of the 15 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) (Europe desk editor: Larry King)

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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