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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday:

SOCCER

UEFA holds annual Congress

BRATISLAVA - European soccer body UEFA holds its annual Congress amid concerns about the state of the transfer market and the increasing dominance of a handful of big clubs such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona. (SOCCER-UEFA/, moved, By Brian Homewood)

Serie A

Cagliari v Napoli (1945)

Napoli visit Cagliari aiming to extend lead atop Serie A

MILAN - Napoli travel to lowly Cagliari looking to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to four points with a 10th successive league win after second-placed Juventus had their game called off due to heavy snow on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY-CAG-NAP/, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words)

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund v Augsburg (1930)

Dortmund bid to cement second spot, fans don't like Mondays

BERLIN - Second-placed Borussia Dortmund host Augsburg looking to cement their position in the top four while their supporters are expected to protest against the scheduling of matches on Mondays. (SOCCER-GERMANY-DOR-AUG/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 400 words)

Premier League

We follow up Manchester City's crushing League Cup triumph over Arsenal and bring you all the latest Premier League news before the finalists meet again on Thursday at The Emirates.

La Liga

We preview this week's La Liga fixtures which include Barcelona at Las Palmas and Atletico Madrid at home to Leganes. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Richard Martin, 400 words).

Dual club and country target fuels Lamela's recovery

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur's Argentine forward Erik Lamela talks to Reuters about getting more playing time on his comeback after a year out with a hip injury as he looks to regain his best form and targets an international recall for this year's World Cup. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT/LAMELA (INTERVIEW), moved, by Rex Gowar, 500 words)

Chinese Super Cup

HONG KONG - Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande meet Chinese FA Cup winners Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super Cup on Monday in the annual curtain raiser ahead of the Chinese league season. (SOCCER-CHINA/, expect by 1600 GMT/1100 AM ET, 250 words)

MOTOR RACING

Formula One pre-season testing

Hamilton on track for first test of the year

BARCELONA - Four times world champion Lewis Hamilton gets back behind the wheel of his Mercedes for Formula One's first pre-season test, with the new-look cars all sporting the mandatory new 'halo' head protection device. (MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (PIX, TV), moved with updates to follow, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

Force India will also present their car before the session starts at 0800 GMT/3 AM ET

Toro Rosso Formula One launch

BARCELONA - Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso, now partnered by Honda after the Japanese manufacturer's split from McLaren, present their new car. New Zealand's Brendon Hartley and Frenchman Pierre Gasly continue in an unchanged driver lineup. (MOTOR-F1-TOROROSSO/ (TV), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

TENNIS

Dubai Open

Bautista Agut, Kolschreiber in first-round action

DUBAI - Third seed Roberto Bautista Agut and Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber play their first-round matches in Dubai. (TENNIS-DUBAI/MEN (TV), 300 words)

NBA

Raptors host Pistons, T-Wolves face Kings

The Toronto Raptors, in a tight battle for top spot in the Eastern Conference, host the Detroit Pistons while the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Sacramento Kings in two of the 10 games on the National Basketball Association's schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 300 words)

NHL

Lightning battle Maple Leafs, Golden Knights face Kings

The first-place Tampa Bay Lightning eye a fourth consecutive victory when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs while the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights visit the Los Angeles Kings in two of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 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 Field Level Media, 500 words)

(Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)