Reuters Sports Schedule at 1115 GMT on Wednesday, Jan 25

(Adds English League Cup semi-final) Reuters sports schedule at 1115 GMT on Wednesday (times GMT): TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (to 29) Nadal bids for semi-final berth MELBOURNE - Former champion Rafa Nadal will bid for a place in the semi-finals against big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Melanie Burton) SOCCER African Nations Cup finals (to Feb. 5) Mali v Uganda, Oyem (1900) Egypt v Ghana, Port Gentil (1900) Ghana can achieve 100 percent record PORT GENTIL – Ghana can become the only country to complete the first round with a 100 percent record if they beat Egypt but a defeat will allow their opponents to top Group D. Mali have an outside chance to qualify but need a handsome win over already eliminated Uganda in Oyem at the same time. (SOCCER-NATIONS/, expect from 2100 GMT/4PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) English League Cup, semi-final, second leg Liverpool v Southampton (2000) Liverpool look to overturn deficit against Saints Eight-times League Cup winners Liverpool bid to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Southampton with the mouthwatering prospect of a final against arch-rivals Manchester United in their sights before Jose Mourinho's side visit Hull City on Thursday in the second semi-final holding a 2-0 lead. (SOCCER-ENGLANDF/CUP (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) King's Cup Eibar v Atletico Madrid (1815) Celta Vigo v Real Madrid (2015) Real plot Cup comeback at Celta BARCELONA - Real Madrid travel to Celta Vigo for a King's Cup quarter-final second leg needing to win by two goals or with at least three away goals to avoid elimination from the competition after losing 2-1 at home to Celta last week. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP expect by 2215 GMT/5:15 PM ET, 400 words) Italian Cup Juventus v AC Milan (1945) Juventus aim for first win over AC Milan this season MILAN - Juventus will attempt to beat AC Milan for the first time this season when they meet in an Italian Cup quarter-final, having lost 1-0 in Serie A and then on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the annual Supercup match. (SOCCER-ITALY/CUP, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 200 words) FA Cup fourth round We bring you the latest team and injury news ahead of the weekend's FA Cup fixtures. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP) CRICKET South Africa v Sri Lanka, third T20, Cape Town De Villiers returns to boost South Africa’s T20 series hopes CAPE TOWN – AB de Villiers returns to international cricket after seven months out with an elbow injury, a boost for a much-changed South Africa as they seek to claim a Twenty20 series victory over touring Sri Lanka with the teams level at 1-1 going into the third and final match at Newlands. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/, expect from 2000 GMT/3 P.M. ET, by Nick Said, 300 words) RUGBY Six Nations launch Captains and coaches of the competing teams come together in London for the official launch of rugby's Six Nations championship, which gets underway on Feb. 4. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/PIX, TV, expect throughout, by Mitch Phillips and John Geddie, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego (to 29) Woods puts final touches on official comeback Tiger Woods, on the eve of his first official money event in 17 months, speaks to the media at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, where he has won eight times as a professional, seven at the PGA Tour event and also at the 2008 United States Open. (GOLF-PGA/WOODS, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) NBA Rockets hope to bounce back against Celtics James Harden and the 34-14 Houston Rockets, losers at Milwaukee on Monday, try to get back on winning track when they visit a Boston Celtics team locked in a tight race near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. (BASKETBALL-NBA-BOS-HOU/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Warriors wrap up road trip in Charlotte The league-leading 38-7 Golden State Warriors, coming off a surprise loss at Miami on Monday, wrap up a four-game road trip when they visit the Charlotte Hornets in one of 10 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 Ducks and Oilers in Division clash The 27-14-9 Anaheim Ducks host NHL points leader Connor McDavid and the 26-15-8 Edmonton Oilers in a Pacific Division battle between two playoff bound teams, one of four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 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: Ken Ferris)