Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Dec 9

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - SOCCER Champions League (1945) Group E AS Roma v BATE Borisov Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona Group F Dinamo Zagreb v Bayern Munich Olympiakos Piraeus v Arsenal Group G Chelsea v Porto Dynamo Kiev v Maccabi Tel Aviv Group H Ghent v Zenit St Petersburg Valencia v Olympique Lyonnais - - Roma can progress to last 16 with win over BATE Borisov ROME - AS Roma, thrashed 6-1 by Barcelona in their last outing, can still qualify for the last 16 with a win at home over BATE Borisov. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ROM-BBO/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Leverkusen must beat Barca to have a chance of progressing LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Bayer Leverkusen need to beat holders Barcelona and hope AS Roma do not win at home to eliminated BATE Borisov if they are to finish second and qualify for the knockout round for a third straight season. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-LEV-BAR/ (PIX) expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Group winners Bayern visit Zagreb in dead rubber With Bayern Munich having won Group F and Dinamo Zagreb consigned to bottom place there is nothing to play for when the teams meet with the hosts looking to salvage some pride having lost the reverse fixture 5-0 back in September. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DZA-FCB/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/3:45 AM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) - - Proud Arsenal record on the line at Olympiakos ATHENS - Arsenal will put one of the best Champions League records on the line when they face Olympiakos Piraeus in a showdown for second spot in Group F. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-OLY-ARS/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/3:45 AM ET, by Graham Wood, 400 words) - - Mourinho under more pressure in crunch Porto tie LONDON - Jose Mourinho's job could be in the balance when Chelsea host his former club Porto with a draw in their final Group G match enough to take the Londoners into the last 16 in second place. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-CHL-POR/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 AM ET, by Bill Schomberg and Clare Lovell, 400 words) - - Dynamo target win over Maccabi to qualify for last 16 ZAGREB - Dynamo will reach the knockout stage with a win even if Chelsea draw with Porto in the other game because in that case the three teams will be divided on goal difference in matches between them, meaning Dynamo would finish first, Chelsea second and Porto third. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DKY-MTA/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/3:45 AM ET, by Igor Nitsak, 400 words) - - Debutants Ghent will advance with home success GHENT, Belgium - Belgian club Ghent's surprise Champions League run will see them reach the knockout phase at the first attempt with a home victory over Group H winners Zenit St Petersburg. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-GNT-ZEN/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Neville's Valencia face must-win game at home to Lyon VALENCIA, Spain - Valencia, under new coach Gary Neville for the first time, must beat Olympique Lyonnais in their Champions League Group H game at the Mestalla to have any chance of making the last 16. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-VAL-LYO/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 AM ET, by Michael Church, 400 words) - - - - OLYMPICS IOC hears progress report on Rio, future hosts LAUSANNE - The International Olympic Committee's Executive Board meets to discuss progress for next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics and future Games hosts as well as the development of their Olympic channel among other reports. (OLYMPICS-BOARD/, expect throughout, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Also see OLYMPICS-HAMBURG/ and OLYMPICS-TOKYO/VENUES - - - - CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, first test, Dunedin (till 14) NZ look to continue momentum against green Sri Lankans New Zealand's Brendon McCullum will encourage his team to continue the momentum built up through the series against Australia when they face a Sri Lanka side who are in the midst of a transition after the retirements of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, expect by 2130 GMT/4.30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Doping, Cairns questions shroud test buildup A positive doping test and questions over a contentious criminal trial in London have threatened to overshadow the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which begins on Thursday. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/ (PREVIEW), moving at 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, 480 words) - - Australia bring in Pattinson for Windies opener James Pattinson will replace fellow quick Mitchell Starc in the Australia team for this week's opening test against West Indies, captain Steve Smith said on Wednesday, reviving a promising career that had stalled because of injury. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 400 words) - - - - NBA Spurs seek to extend win streak Tim Duncan and the five-times NBA champion San Antonio Spurs (18-4) aim for a fifth straight win when they visit the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors (13-9). (NBA-RAPTORS/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Bulls aim to overrun Celtics in road game The (11-7) Chicago Bulls look to snap a two-game losing streak when they visit the (12-9) Celtics at TD Garden in Boston. (NBA-CELTICS/, expect by 0400 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Sharks seek to close gap on pacesetting Kings The second-placed San Jose Sharks (14-12-0) will look to make up ground on the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings when they visit the Edmonton Oilers (11-15-2) in one of four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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, 400 words) - - - - (London desk editor: Ken Ferris)