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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Feb 8

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: SOCCER Serie A Crotone v Juventus (1700) Bologna v AC Milan (1945) Leaders Juventus visit lowly Crotone, Milan at Bologna MILAN - Juventus should reclaim a seven-point lead with a win at struggling Crotone while AC Milan will be desperate to end a three-game losing streak when they visit Bologna. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Angers SCO v Stade Rennes FC Lorient v Toulouse Metz v Dijon FCO Nice v St Etienne Olympique Lyonnais v AS Nancy-Lorraine Bastia v Nantes Olympique Marseille v En Avant de Guingamp (2000) Nice aiming to keep pace with leaders PARIS - Ligue 1 surprise package Nice will move within three points of leaders Monaco and level with second-placed Paris St Germain with a home win over St-Etienne, who enjoyed a 2-0 derby victory over Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) FA Cup fourth round replay Leicester City v Derby County (ll) (1945) Struggling Leicester seeks solace in FA Cup Leicester City get a break from their Premier League woes when they host Derby County in an FA Cup fourth-round replay with third-tier Millwall awaiting the winners. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 300 words) Spanish King's Cup, semi-final, second leg Alaves v Celta Vigo (2000) Alaves, Celta fight for final berth BARCELONA - Alaves host Celta Vigo in a King's Cup semi-final second leg vying to reach their first ever domestic Cup final after holding the Galicians, who are aiming for a first final since 2001, to a 0-0 draw in the first leg. (SOCCER-SPAIN-CUP-ALV-CLV/, expect by 2200 GMT/5PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) German Cup, last 16 Sportfreunde Lotte(III) v TSV 1860 Munich(II) (1730) SV Sandhausen(II) v Schalke 04 (1730) Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin (1945) Hanover 96(II) v Eintracht Frankfurt (1945) Dortmund face Hertha for a spot in German Cup last eight BERLIN - Last year's finalists Borussia Dortmund host Hertha Berlin for a place in the German Cup quarter-finals after holders Bayern Munich made it through on Tuesday. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, expect by 2145, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) CRICKET Triple ton not enough for India's Nair, Rahane to return Karun Nair's triple century in his previous test was not enough to secure his place in the India team for their one-off test against Bangladesh beginning at Hyderabad on Thursday.(CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, 400 words) ALPINE SKIING World championships (to Feb. 19) Evergreen Guay beats Jansrud to Super-G gold ST MORITZ - Canadian veteran Erik Guay produced a stunning run on a challenging Super-G course to win the World Championship gold medal 0.45 seconds ahead of Olympic champion and hot favourite Kjetil Jansrud on Wednesday. (ALPINESKIING-WORLD/MEN (PIX, TV), moved, 300 words) NBA Cavs visit Pacers, Warriors battle Bulls LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers put their three-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Indiana Pacers while the league-leading Golden State Warriors host the Chicago Bulls in two of the 12 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Wild set for clash with Blackhawks The Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild host a Chicago Blackhawks team that are hot on their heels and seeking a third consecutive win in the lone game on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 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) (London desk editor: Hugh Lawson)