Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday:

SOCCER

Champions League (all 1845 GMT)

Group A

Benfica (Portugal) v Manchester United (England)

CSKA Moscow (Russia) v FC Basel (Switzerland)

Group B

Anderlecht (Belgium) v Paris St Germain (France)

Bayern Munich (Germany) v Celtic (Scotland)

Group C

Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) v Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Chelsea (England) v AS Roma (Italy)

Group D

Barcelona (Spain) v Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece)

Juventus (Italy) v Sporting (Portugal)

Juve need to avoid slipping up at Sporting

TURIN - Juventus cannot afford to slip up when they host Sporting in their Champions League Group D match, with both teams on three points and seemingly in a battle to see who finishes second behind group favourites Barcelona. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUV-SLI/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

Chelsea out to tighten stranglehold on Group C

LONDON - With two wins from their opening two games Chelsea can take a stranglehold of Group C with victory over second-placed Roma at Stamford Bridge. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-CHE-ROM/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)

Barca bid to maintain perfect group stage record

BARCELONA - Barcelona host Olympiakos searching for a third successive win in the Champions League which would take them to within a step of sealing their place in the last 16 of the competition. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FCB-OLY/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Bayern look to rebound against Celtic

MUNICH - New coach Jupp Heynckes, who helped Bayern Munich to the 2013 title, will be looking for a win over Celtic in the Champions League to turn their European campaign around after they lost to Paris St Germain. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-BAY-CEL/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

CSKA and Basel meet in Moscow

MOSCOW - CSKA Moscow and FC Basel both have three points from their opening two matches, setting up a tense encounter in the Russian capital. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-CSK-BAS/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 200 words)

Manchester United bid for third straight win

LISBON - Manchester United visit Benfica aiming to stretch their perfect start in the Champions League group stage to three wins. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-SLB-MUN/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words)

High-flying PSG face winless Anderlecht

BRUSSELS - After successive three-goal defeats in Group B, Anderlecht face high flying PSG, who have assembled the most expensive strikeforce in history. SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ADL-PSG/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4.45 PM ET, 400 words)

Aluko gives evidence to parliament

LONDON - Striker Eni Aluko and FA representatives give evidence to a parliamentary committee in the wake of allegations against former England women's team manager Mark Sampson. Sampson has denied making discriminatory remarks and was cleared of wrongdoing by two separate investigations. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-WOMEN/, expect by 1530 GMT/11.30 AM ET)

Chelsea need a fit Morata to challenge for title: Flo

MUMBAI - Chelsea can make up for their slow start and still be a Premier League title contender provided they can keep Spain forward Alvaro Morata fit, former striker Tore Andre Flo said in an interview. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE/FLO (INTERVIEW), expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 500 words)

MOTOR RACING

U.S. Grand Prix

Mercedes and Hamilton on brink of F1 titles

AUSTIN, Texas - Lewis Hamilton could become Britain's first four times Formula One world champion in Texas this weekend while Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth consecutive constructor's title. (MOTOR-F1-USA/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Alan Baldwin)

Hamilton can lay claim to be F1's greatest Brit

AUSTIN, Texas - Lewis Hamilton is already the most successful British Formula One driver and by sunset on Sunday he could make a legitimate claim to be considered the greatest. (MOTOR-F1-USA/HAMILTON, moved, 500 words)

We will also have a drivers' form sheet and statistics for the 17th round of the 20 race season.

RUGBY

Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand v Australia (21)

Plans start to firm for 2019 World Cup in third Bledisloe

SYDNEY - The third Bledisloe Cup clash between New Zealand and Australia may be a dead rubber in terms of the trophy but both sides will be looking to see how their plans for the 2019 World Cup are starting to firm up with less than two years to go. We will also move a PREVIEW and accompanying FACTBOX and have team announcements, with sidebars on merit. (RUGBY-UNION-BLEDISLOE/, expect throughout from 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words)

CRICKET

Warner brings out the old 'Bull' to ignite the Ashes

MELBOURNE - Age and fatherhood may have mellowed David Warner, but nothing coaxes the old 'Bull' out of the Australia vice captain like a home Ashes series. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/WARNER, moved, by Ian Ransom)

South Africa v Bangladesh - 2nd One-Day International

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa can clinch the three-match series with victory over Bangladesh in the second One-Day International at Boland Park in Paarl following their crushing 10-wicket victory in the opening clash on Sunday. (CRICKET-ODI-ZAF-BGD/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Nick Said, 300 words)

TENNIS

Kremlin Cup, WTA Tour

MOSCOW - We continue coverage of the WTA Tour event in the Russian capital. (TENNIS-MOSCOW/WOMEN, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 300 words)

NFL

NFL wraps up two-day autumn meetings

NEW YORK – The National Football League wraps up its two-day autumn meeting where Commissioner Roger Goodell is scheduled to meet with media and face plenty of questions about kneeling players during the national anthem. (FOOTBALL-NFL/ANTHEM (PIX, TV), expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Jonathan Allen, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Yanks hosts Astros, Dodgers battle Cubs

The New York Yankees host the Houston Astros for a pivotal Game Five in their American League Championship Series while the Los Angeles Dodgers head to Wrigley Field for a clash with the defending champion Chicago Cubs in Game Four of the National League Championship series. (BASEBALL-MLB/PLAYOFFS, expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Maple Leafs face rival Red Wings

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Detroit Red Wings in a clash of Original Six teams while the Los Angeles Kings host the Montreal Canadiens in two of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NBA

Irving leads Celtics in clash with Bucks

Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics host the Milwaukee Bucks while the San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves in two of the 11 games on the National Basketball Association’s schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM 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 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

(Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)