Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT Tuesday, Oct 20

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER FIFA Presidential election to go ahead on Feb. 26 ZURICH - FIFA confirmed that its presidential election will go ahead as planned on Feb. 26 and promised it would do more to open up internal investigations into complaints and scandals. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX, TV), moved, 500 words) FIFA executive committee meets for first time under Hayatou ZURICH - Scandal-plagued FIFA's executive committee meets for the first time under the leadership of Issa Hayatou, who has taken over as interim president following the 90-day suspension handed to incumbent Sepp Blatter pending an investigation by the Ethics Committee. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Simon Evans and Brian Homewood, 500 words) Asian soccer chiefs plan new deal without tender SINGAPORE - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has lined up a new eight-year marketing deal with World Sports Group without offering it to a formal tender, two sources have told Reuters. (SOCCER-ASIA/DEALS (EXCLUSIVE), by Patrick Johnston, 750 words) - - - - RUGBY WORLD CUP (to 31) Joubert treatment 'unfair', says Australia's Cheika LONDON - Australia coach Michael Cheika has again come to the defence of South African referee Craig Joubert, saying it was "unfair" that officials had singled him out over his decision to penalise Scotland in Sunday's quarter-final. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA-JOUBERT, moved, by Julian Linden, 400 WORDS) - - We will monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - SOCCER Champions League (1845 unless stated) BATE Borisov v Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen v AS Roma Arsenal v Bayern Munich Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiakos Piraeus Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea Porto v Maccabi Tel Aviv Valencia v Ghent Zenit St Petersburg v Olympique Lyon We will have coverage of all fixtures, including Arsenal at home to in-form Bayern Munich, Barcelona at BATE Borisov and Chelsea at Dynamo Kiev. - - BATE looking to avoid another thrashing from holders Barca BORISOV, Belarus - BATE Borisov will look to avoid a repeat of the result the last time Barcelona visited, a 5-0 drubbing in the 2011-12 season, when the Belarussian champions host the holders. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-BBO-BAR/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Valencia look to continue improvement at home to Ghent VALENCIA, Spain - Valencia, back in the Champions League after a two-year absence, are looking for a second consecutive win in the section when they host Belgian champions Ghent. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-VAL-GNT/ (PIX) expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - PSG, Real coaches preview Wednesday's clash in Paris PARIS - Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc, his Real Madrid counterpart Rafa Benitez and players preview Wednesday's Champions League Group A match at the Parc des Princes. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-PSG-MAD/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) - - Previews Di Maria has former club Real in his sights PARIS - Many Real Madrid fans were disappointed when the club sold Angel Di Maria in 2014 and the Paris St Germain midfielder will be keen to remind them what they are missing in Champions League Group A on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-PSG-MAD/ (PREVIEW), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Man City wary of more injuries in big week LONDON - Manchester City will be almost as concerned to avoid further injuries as they are to take three Champions League points when Sevilla visit the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MCI-SEV/ (PREVIEW), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Steve Tongue, 350 words) - - Man United back in Moscow after six-year absence Manchester United return to the scene of their 2008 Champions League triumph looking for a second away win over CSKA Moscow in exactly six years. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-CSK-MNU/ (PREVIEW), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM, by By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Kremlin Cup, Moscow (to 25) ATP: Stockholm Open, Sweden (to 25) Vienna Open, Austria (to 25) Copy on merit - - - - BASEBALL Mets seek to put Cubs on the ropes The New York Mets, leading 2-0 in the best-of-seven National League Championship series, send right-hander Jacob deGrom to the mound as they seek to inflict further misery on the Chicago Cubs, who will put their faith in right-hander Kyle Hendricks. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/CUBS, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 400 words) - - Blue Jays look to level ALCS TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays send knuckle baller RA Dickey to the mound to face the Kansas City Royals in Game Four as they try to level the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at two games apiece. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/BLUEJAYS, PIX, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - NHL Canadiens seek to preserve perfect record The Montreal Canadiens, winners of their first six games, put their perfect record on the line when they visit the Vancouver Canucks in one of 10 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)