Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Jan 24

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (to 29) Swiss on a roll as Federer, Wawrinka target semis MELBOURNE - Roger Federer takes on giant killer Mischa Zverev, while fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Rod Laver Arena. Americans Venus Williams and Coco Vandeweghe booked their spots in the last four after coming through their quarter-finals on Tuesday. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Melanie Burton, 500 words) SOCCER African Nations Cup finals (to Feb. 5) Morocco v Ivory Coast, Oyem (1900) DR Congo v Togo, Port Gentil (1900) Holders in battle for quarter-final place PORT GENTIL - The Democratic Republic of Congo are in pole position to claim the top spot in Group C when they take on Togo leaving Morocco and the holders Ivory Coast to battle it out for the other available quarter-final berth. (SOCCER-NATIONS/, expect from 2100 GMT /4 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) NBA Spurs set for battle with Raptors Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs visit the Toronto Raptors in a clash of teams sitting in second place in their respective conferences and within striking distance of top spot. (BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-SAS-PHX/, expect by 0340 GMT/10:40 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Celtics try to end losing spell against Wizards The Boston Celtics try to snap a two-game losing streak and continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings when they visit the Washington Wizards while the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Philadelphia 76ers in two of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NHL Penguins put win streak on the line The Pittsburgh Penguins put their four-game win streak on the line when they host the St. Louis Blues while the Chicago Blackhawks seek their fourth consecutive win when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in two of the 10 games on the schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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)