Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

Serie A

Inter Milan vs Sampdoria (1845)

Inter host Sampdoria aiming to extend unbeaten run

MILAN - Second-placed Inter Milan, still unbeaten after nine games, face Sampdoria who are six points behind their opponents in sixth place having also made an impressive start to the season. (SOCCER-ITALY-INT-SAM/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words)

English League Cup, fourth round (1845 unless stated)

Arsenal v Norwich City(II)

Bournemouth v Middlesbrough(II)

Bristol City(II) v Crystal Palace

Leicester City v Leeds United(II)

Swansea City v Manchester United

Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers(II) (1900)

Holders Man United visit Swansea, City host Wolves

LONDON - Manchester United visit Swansea city in the night's only all-Premier League tie with Jose Mourinho's side bidding to retain their trophy, while Manchester City welcome second-tier Wolverhampton Wanderers. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 500 words)

King's Cup, last 32 (1930 unless stated)

Numancia(II) v Malaga (1730)

FC Cartagena(III) v Sevilla (1730)

Getafe v Alaves (1830)

Real Zaragoza(II) v Valencia (1830)

Cadiz(II) v Real Betis

Real Murcia(III) v Barcelona

Holders Barca visit second-tier Murcia in last 32, first leg

MADRID - Barcelona will ring the changes as they head to second division side Murcia for the first leg of their last 32 King's Cup clash as Ernesto Valverde's team bid to win the trophy for a joint-record fourth time in a row. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Rik Sharma, 200 words)

German Cup, second round (1845 unless stated)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Union Berlin(II) (1630)

Fortuna Duesseldorf(II) v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630)

SC Paderborn(III) v VfL Bochum(II) (1630)

SV Wehen Wiesbaden(III) v FC Schalke 04 (1630)

FC Magdeburg(III) v Borussia Dortmund

FC Schweinfurt 05(IV) v Eintracht Frankfurt

Mainz v Holstein Kiel(II)

Greuther Fuerth(II) v FC Ingolstadt 04(II)

Potential banana skins for Bundesliga sides in Cup draw

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund are one of several Bundesliga sides hoping to avoid slip-ups against lower tier opponents in the German Cup second round when they visit third division FC Magdeburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP (PIX), expect from 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words)

OLYMPICS

Olympic flame lit for Pyeongchang 2018

OLYMPIA, GREECE - The torch for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics was lit at Ancient Olympia amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula ahead of the Games in February. (OLYMPICS-2018/FLAME, pix, tv, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

TENNIS

WTA Finals, Singapore Indoor Stadium (to 29)

Ostapenko, Williams target first win in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Youth meets experience at the WTA Finals when Jelena Ostapenko takes on Venus Williams in their second White Group tie with both players looking for a first win of the tournament. Garbine Muguruza faces Karolina Pliskova in the other match. (TENNIS-WTAFINALS/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 450 words)

CRICKET

Zimbabwe v West Indies, first test

Windies' Chase chases century against Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO - West Indies' Roston Chase resumes the fourth day against Zimbabwe unbeaten on 91 and given the chance to make a century before the hosts, 429 runs adrift, will likely be put in to bat chasing a record-breaking target in the fourth innings. (CRICKET-TEST-ZWE-WIN/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 300 words)

RUGBY LEAGUE

Australia favourites as World Cup fights for credibility

SYDNEY - The 15th edition of the rugby league World Cup gets underway in Melbourne on Friday with Australia the odds-on favourites to claim an 11th title and organisers banking on new eligibility rules to improve the credibility of the tournament. (RUGBY LEAGUE-WORLDCUP/, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)

BASEBALL

Dodgers host Astros in World Series opener

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to the mound for Game One of Major League Baseballs best-of-seven World Series against Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros. (BASEBALL-MLB-LAD-HOU/ (PIX, TV), expect by 0350 GMT/11:50 PM ET, by Rory Carroll, 400 words)

NBA

Winless Bulls face Cavs, Celtics host rival Knicks

The Chicago Bulls seek their first win of the young season when they visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers while the Boston Celtics host the rival New York Knicks in two of the six games on the National Basketball Associations schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Crosby battles McDavid, Vegas host Chicago

Sidney Crosby and the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins host reigning Most Valuable Player Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers while the expansion Vegas Golden Knights try to extend their surprisingly strong start to the season when they host the Chicago Blackhawks in two of the 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)