Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

World Cup playoff draw

Italy face Sweden

ZURICH - Four-times world champions Italy will play Sweden in their two-legged playoff for a place in next year's World Cup in Russia. Northern Ireland face Switzerland, Croatia take on Greece and Denmark meet Ireland in the other ties. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP/EUROPE-PLAYOFF, moved, 400 words)

Champions League

GROUP E

NK Maribor v Liverpool

Spartak Moscow v Sevilla

GROUP F

Feyenoord v Shakhtar Donetsk

Manchester City v Napoli

GROUP G

Monaco v Besiktas

RB Leipzig v Porto

GROUP H

Apoel Nicosia v Borussia Dortmund

Real Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur

Real braced for Kane threat

MADRID - Champions Real Madrid take on Spurs led by in-form striker Harry Kane. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MAD-TOT/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/430 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Man City host Napoli in clash of league leaders

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City host Napoli in a clash between the top teams in the Premier League and Serie A. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MCI-NAP/, expect by 2030 GMT/4 30 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)

Monaco bid to keep last 16 hopes alive

PARIS - AS Monaco bid to stay in the race for a last-16 spot when they host Besiktas. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-AMO-BES/, expect by 2030 GMT/430 PM ET, 300 words)

We continue the build-up to Wednesday's group matches. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, expect throughout)

SPORT

No IPL broadcast rights, no problem: Sony executive

MUMBAI - Losing the Indian Premier League broadcast rights to Star India was disappointing but Sony Pictures Networks believes it has enough cricket in its portfolio to challenge their main rivals after striking a new deal with Cricket Australia last week. (SPORT-MEDIA/SONY (INTERVIEW), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 500 words)

CYCLING

Tour de France

2018 route unveiled

PARIS - Organisers unveil the course of the 2018 Tour de France in a ceremony attended by defending champion Chris Froome. (CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX), moved, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Cubs look to strike back against Dodgers in Chicago

The Chicago Cubs will try to avoid falling behind 3-0 in the best of seven series against the Los Angeles Dodgers as the action shifts to Chicago for Game 3. (BASEBALL-MLB/PLAYOFFS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

NHL

Leafs battle Capitals in DC

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to make it two in a row when they travel to battle the Washington Capitals in DC while the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the New Jersey Devils in two of the 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 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: Ed Osmond)