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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Jan 17

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - FIFA Prince Ali asks FIFA to investigate Africa-Asia agreement FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan has complained to world soccer's governing body about an agreement signed between the African and Asian confederations, believing it may breach election rules. (SOCCER-FIFA/ASIA-ALI, moved, 454 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Liverpool v Manchester United (1405) Stoke City v Arsenal (1615) Top of the table incentive for Arsenal LONDON - Arsenal can go back to the top of the table with a draw at Stoke while ninth-placed Liverpool take on arch-rivals Manchester United, who are sixth, at Anfield. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1605 GMT/11:05 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 650 words) Also expect individual reports from both matches - - La Liga Valencia v Rayo Vallecano (1100) Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon (1500) Getafe v Espanyol (1715) Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid (1715) Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao (1930) Atletico, Real Madrid looking to put pressure on Barcelona MADRID - Leaders Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, in third, can put pressure on second-placed Barcelona with victories away at Las Palmas and at home to Sporting Gijon respectively before Barca host Athletic Bilbao. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, 500 words) - - Serie A Genoa v Palermo (1130) AS Roma v Verona (1400) Bologna v Lazio (1400) Carpi v Sampdoria (1400) Chievo Verona v Empoli (1400) Udinese v Juventus (1400) AC Milan v Fiorentina (1945) Milan aiming to ease Mihajlovic pressure MILAN - Under-fire AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic will be hoping for home support against Paulo Sousa's Fiorentina while Luciano Spalletti starts his second spell in charge of Roma when they meet Verona. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Dutch championship ADO Den Haag v Ajax Amsterdam (1130) Groningen v Utrecht (1330) Feyenoord v PSV Eindhoven (1330) NEC Nijmegen v Willem II Tilburg (1545) Top three back after winter break AMSTERDAM - The top three return after the winter break with Ajax taking their three-point lead to Den Haag while second-placed PSV travel to Feyenoord who are third. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - Belgian league Gent v Anderlecht (1330) Lokeren v Standard Liege (1700) Oostende v Waasland-Beveren (1900) Gent and Anderlecht have chance to go top BRUSSELS - Top spot will be up for grabs when champions Gent, who are second, take on third-placed Anderlecht. Leaders Club Bruges beat Mouscron 3-0 on Saturday. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 200 words) - - Ligue 1 Lorient v Monaco (1300) Caen v Olympique Marseille (1600) St Etienne v Olympique Lyon (2000) Copy on merit - - ATHLETICS Shlyakhtin gets top job in Russia MOSCOW - Russia's new athletics head Dmitry Shlyakhtin said his priority was to ensure the country's sportsmen and women would be competing at the 2016 Olympics as the sport tries to tackle rampant doping. (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/RUSSIA, moved, by Jack Stubbs, 300 words) - - Coe says trust may take more than four years to return LONDON - Sebastian Coe, the head of athletics' crisis-hit governing body, says trust in the sport may not return until "way beyond" his four-year term as president of the IAAF (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/COE, moved, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Australia Open (to 31) Hot favourite Djokovic cool and calm about Melbourne heat MELBOURNE - World number one Novak Djokovic is a red hot favourite to overcome all opponents and clinch another Australian Open title this year, although extreme temperatures will be a wild card the Serb has to watch out for. (TENNIS-OPEN/ moved, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Greg Stutchbury) - - Halep's Achilles heel may now be a cold MELBOURNE - World number two Simona Halep's preparations for the Australian Open were hampered by a long-standing Achilles injury and now the Romanian has picked up a cold just days before her campaign for the year's first grand slam begins. - - - - OLYMPICS IAAF alters Rio schedule to let Felix target double The International Association of Athletics Federations has changed the schedule for the Rio Olympics so American sprinter Allyson Felix can compete in both the 200 and 400 metres. (OLYMPICS-ATHLETICS/FELIX moved, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: Joburg Open, Johannesburg (to 17) Three-way tie for the lead on 15-under JOHANNESBURG - South Africans Zander Lombard and Hadyn Porteous share the lead on 15-under-par with Briton Anthony Wall going into the final round. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 200 words) - - EurAsia Cup, Kuala Lumpur Clarke skippers Europe to big EurAsia Cup win Europe's Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke secured an encouraging first triumph as skipper on Sunday as his side romped to a blowout 18 1/2 - 5 1/2 victory over hosts Asia in the EurAsia Cup GOLF-EURASIA/, moved) - - - - NBA Clippers winning run ended by Kings Forward DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the Sacramento Kings ended the Los Angeles Clippers' 10-game winning streak with a 110-103 victory on Saturday night at Staples Center. (NBA-CLIPPERS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Pistons score home win over Warriors The Detroit Pistons led by double digits throughout the second half on the way to a 113-95 victory over Golden State at The Palace on Saturday, handing the Warriors just their fourth loss of the season. (NBA-PISTONS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Millsap guides Hawks to win over Nets Paul Millsap scored 21 points and sparked a big third-quarter for Atlanta as the Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-86. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - - - NHL Dallas Stars visit San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks will put their four-game winning streak on the line against the top team in the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars, in one of 10 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1.30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v India, 3rd ODI, Melbourne Maxwell dazzles in Melbourne, Australia clinch series MELBOURNE - Glenn Maxwell struck a scintillating 96 in a tricky chase to help Australia beat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer on Sunday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved, 400 words) - - Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd T20 International, Hamilton Guptill record stand helps NZ to level series Skipper Kane Williamson and fellow opener Martin Guptill forged the highest partnership in Twenty20 Internationals to secure New Zealand a series-levelling 10-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second match in Hamilton on Sunday (CRICKET-ZEALAND/, moved, 300 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women' slalom, Flachau, Austria Men's Alpine Combined, Wengen, Switzerland Copy on merit - - - - (London desk editor: Martyn Herman)