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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Dec 1

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER Spanish King's Cup last 32, first leg Reus(III) v Atletico Madrid (1900) Leganes(II) v Granada CF (2000) Atletico begin Cup campaign at third-tier Reus Deportiu MADRID - Atletico Madrid, the 2013 King's Cup winners, should have few problems at third-tier Reus Deportiu even if coach Diego Simeone fields a second-string side as expected for their opening game in Spain's domestic Cup competition. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX) expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words) - - English League Cup, fifth round (1945) Manchester City v Hull City(II) Middlesbrough(II) v Everton Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday(II) Man City welcome Hull, Stoke host Wednesday in League Cup LONDON - Three-times League Cup winners Manchester City take on second tier Hull City, Stoke City welcome fellow former title holders Sheffield Wednesday and Everton visit Middlesbrough as the fifth round gets underway. (ENGLAND-SOCCER/CUP (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Angers SCO v Paris St Germain (1800) FC Lorient v Nice (1800) Nantes v Olympique Lyon (2000) Copy on merit - - Italian Cup, fourth round Spezia(II) v Salernitana(II) (1400) Torino v Cesena(II) (1700) AC Milan v Crotone(II) (2000) Copy on merit - - CRICKET India v South Africa, 4th test, New Delhi (Dec. 3-7) Captains face media before final test NEW DELHI - India captain Virat Kohli and counterpart Hashim Amla will face media ahead of the fourth and final test at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium with the hosts having already clinched the series. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Struggling OneAsia's foothold in Australia under threat SYDNEY - OneAsia's continuing presence in Australia looked far from assured as the seventh season of the struggling Asia-Pacific golf tour drew to a close in Sydney last weekend. (GOLF-AUSTRALIA/ONEASIA (FEATURE), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) - - - - NBA Kobe begins farewell tour in Philadelphia Kobe Bryant, who announced on Sunday this will be his last National Basketball Association season, will begin his farewell tour in his hometown of Philadelphia when the Los Angeles Lakers visit an 0-18 76ers team that are one loss away from the worst start in NBA history. (NBA-76ERS/, expect by 0330 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - LeBron's Cavs try to pad East lead LeBron James and the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers shoot for their sixth win in seven games when they host a struggling Washington Wizards team that have lost four straight. (NBA-CAVALIERS/, expect by 0330 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Canadiens try to widen gap atop standings The Montreal Canadiens will try to pad their slim lead atop the National Hockey League standings when they host the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets while the second place Dallas Stars try to push their win streak to three games when they visit the Calgary Flames in two of the 10 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM 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 0100 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)