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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Jan 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): FORMULA ONE New chairman Carey discusses plans LONDON - New Formula One chief executive Chase Carey discusses Liberty Media's plans for the sport after replacing Bernie Ecclestone in the top job. (MOTOR-F1-LIBERTY/CAREY (INTERVIEW, TV), expect by 1730 GMT/14:30 ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (29) Federer sweeps into semi-finals MELBOURNE - Four-times champion Roger Federer crushed Mischa Zverev in straight sets to reach the last four where he will play fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), moved) SOCCER African Nations Cup finals (to Feb. 5) Morocco v Ivory Coast, Oyem (1900) DR Congo v Togo, Port Gentil (1900) Holders in battle for quarter-final place PORT GENTIL - The Democratic Republic of Congo are in pole position to claim the top spot in Group C when they take on Togo leaving Morocco and the holders Ivory Coast to battle it out for the other available quarter-final berth. (SOCCER-NATIONS/, expect from 2100 GMT /4 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) Italian Cup quarter-final Napoli v Fiorentina Copy on merit NBA Spurs set for battle with Raptors Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs visit the Toronto Raptors in a clash of teams sitting in second place in their respective conferences and within striking distance of top spot. (BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-SAS-PHX/, expect by 0340 GMT/10:40 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Celtics try to end losing spell against Wizards The Boston Celtics try to snap a two-game losing streak and continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings when they visit the Washington Wizards while the Los Angeles Clippers visit the Philadelphia 76ers in two of the six 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 Penguins put win streak on the line The Pittsburgh Penguins put their four-game win streak on the line when they host the St. Louis Blues while the Chicago Blackhawks seek their fourth consecutive win when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in two of the 10 games on the schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-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. (Expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)