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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Nov 8

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): NBA Warriors seek to inflict more pain on Pelicans The 4-2 Golden State Warriors host the winless New Orleans Pelicans in one of seven games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) SOCCER World Cup qualifiers We will have all the latest news ahead of this week's World Cup qualifiers. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-HOME TEAM/ (PIX), expect throughout) 2018 World Cup, South American qualifiers Brazil bid to ease memories of Belo Horizonte rout Two years after they suffered a crushing 7-1 defeat by Germany in the World Cup semi-finalz, Brazil return to the same stadium in Belo Horizonte to meet bitter rivals Argentina. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BRA-ARG/, expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Andrew Downie, 400 words) CRICKET Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, second test (to 10) Sri Lanka in control in Harare HARARE - Sri Lanka ended the third day on 13 for nought in their second innings, leading Zimbabwe by 245 runs. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/, moving shortly, 250 words) NBA LeBron's Cavs try to extend perfect start LeBron James and the champion Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to remain the only unbeaten team when they seek a seventh consecutive win to start the season against the visiting Atlanta Hawks in one of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NHL Rangers, Capitals aim to extend winning streaks The red-hot New York Rangers and Washington Capitals bid to extend their winning streaks to six games in their respective clashes versus the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks in two of the 10 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 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 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) (London desk editor: Tony Jimenez)