Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
English League Cup, quarter-finals (1945)
Arsenal v West Ham United
Leicester City v Manchester City
Guardiola's City visit Leicester, Arsenal host West Ham
LONDON - Pep Guardiola's runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City visit Leicester City and Arsenal host improving West Ham United in the League Cup fifth round. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ian Chadband, 400 words)
German Cup (1945 unless stated)
Mainz v VfB Stuttgart (1730)
SC Paderborn(III) v FC Ingolstadt 04(II) (1730)
Nuremberg(II) v VfL Wolfsburg
FC Schalke 04 v Cologne
Schalke host Cologne, Stuttgart at Mainz
BERLIN - Last season's quarter-finalists Schalke 04 welcome Cologne while VfB Stuttgart visit Mainz in the German Cup last 16. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
La Liga
How Paulinho proved the Barcelona doubters wrong
BARCELONA - Brazil midfielder Paulinho was the most derided signing in Barcelona's recent history when he joined for 40 million euros ($47.18 million) in August but the 29-year-old has surprised everyone by becoming their third-top scorer and developing a great understanding with Lionel Messi. (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/PAULINHO, expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)
NFL
Struggling Falcons visit Buccaneers
The Atlanta Falcons try to keep their playoff hopes alive when last season's Super Bowl losers visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the only game on the National Football League schedule. (FOOTBALL-NFL-TB-ATL/ expect by 0515 GMT/12:15 AM ET, by The Sports Exchange, 400 words)
CRICKET
The Ashes
Triumphant Australia head to Melbourne with confidence
MELBOURNE - Australia head to the fourth test in Melbourne full of confidence and hoping to emulate the 5-0 sweep of England by Michael Clarke's team in 2013/14. (CRICKET-ASHES/AUSTRALIA, moving at 0601 GMT/2:01 PM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)
England face difficult questions in wake of capitulation
MELBOURNE - England will face difficult questions about the futures of senior players in the wake of their Ashes drubbing at the WACA. (CRICKET-ASHES/ENGLAND, moving at 0200 GMT/9 PM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)
ALPINE SKIING
Women's World Cup giant slalom
Shiffrin aims for third win of season
COURCHEVEL, France - Overall women's World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin aims for her third race win of the season in Tuesday's giant slalom. (ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN/ (PIX), expect at 1400 GMT/9 AM, 200 words)
NBA
Rockets try to make it 14 consecutive wins
The red-hot Houston Rockets risk a 13-game winning streak when the Utah Jazz come to town and the Golden State Warriors, winners of eight in a row, visit the Los Angeles Lakers, who are retiring Kobe Bryant's jersey, in two of the 10 games on the National Basketball Association's schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words
NHL
Kings out to stop hot Flyers
The Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings bid to end a three-game skid when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers, winners of their last six games, and the New Jersey Devils seek to stay in the Metropolitan Division chase with a home game against the Anaheim Ducks in two of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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)
