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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Jan 3

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League Bournemouth v Arsenal (1945) Crystal Palace v Swansea City (2000) Stoke City v Watford (2000) Arsenal aim for third, Palace's Allardyce seeks first win LONDON - Arsenal can move into third place with a win at Bournemouth while former England manager Sam Allardyce is looking for his first win as Crystal Palace boss when they host bottom club Swansea City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Chapecoense president discusses plans to rebuild team CHAPECO, Brazil - The president of Chapecoense will discuss the challenges of rebuilding a side to face the new season on Tuesday, five weeks after most of his players were killed in an air crash in Colombia and three weeks ahead of their first competitive fixture since the accident. (SOCCER-BRAZIL/CHAPECOENSE, expect by 2200 GMT/5:PM ET, 300 words) CRICKET Australia v Pakistan, third test (to 7) Confident Australia build on Warner's record ton SYDNEY - David Warner hit a record century inside one session and his fellow opener Matt Renshaw a maiden hundred over three as Australia reached 365 for three at close of play on the opening day. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) South Africa v Sri Lanka, second test (to Jan 6) De Kock century lifts South Africa CAPE TOWN - Quinton de Kock made a fine century and South Africa removed Kusal Mendis just before tea to leave Sri Lanka in trouble on 56 for two in reply to the hosts' 392 on the second day. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/, moved, 400 words) TENNIS ATP/WTA: Brisbane International (to 8) Nadal begins season against Dolgopolov Former world number one Rafa Nadal starts his season against 62nd ranked Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the men's section, while third-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova and Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza headline the women's draw. (TENNIS-BRISBANE/, expect by 1230 GMT/7:30 ET, 350 words) WTA: Auckland Classic (to 7) Copy on merit Hopman Cup, Perth (to 8) Copy on merit NHL Columbus closing in on win-streak record The streaking Columbus Blue Jackets (26-5-4), winners of 15 games in a row, can move within one of the leagues all-time greatest winning streak with a victory over the Edmonton Oilers (19-12-7) in one of seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NBA Spurs look to bounce back against Raptors Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs (22-7), smarting from a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, aim to get back on track against the Toronto Raptors (23-10), while the Utah Jazz (21-13) visit the Boston Celtics (20-14) in another inter-conference showdown in two of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ , expect by 0615 GMT/1:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 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) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)