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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Oct 13

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - FIFA We continue to report the latest developments in the crisis still engulfing soccer's governing body. - - FIFA and UEFA were kept in dark about Platini's Blatter deal - Johansson Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson says that the European football body was never told about the payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.1 million) from Sepp Blatter to current UEFA boss Michel Platini (SOCCER-FIFA/, moved, by Simon Evans) - - - - RUGBY WORLD CUP (to 31) Ireland captain O'Connell out of World Cup CARDIFF - Ireland captain Paul O'Connell is out of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury in the victory over France on Sunday, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Tuesday (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/IRELAND-OCONNELL, moved with following updates) - - We'll do it our way, say French players seeking another All Blacks upset NEWPORT - France have a history of upsetting the All Blacks at Rugby World Cups, but they will not be dwelling on former glories when they take on New Zealand in Saturday's quarter-final. Les Bleus famously beat New Zealand 43-31 in the 1999 semi-finals and 20-18 in the 2007 quarter-finals. They then came agonisingly close in the 2011 final, losing by a single point in Auckland (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/FRANCE, moved, by Julien Pretot) - - Wallabies look forward to Scotland clash LONDON - Australia captain Stephen Moore and centre Matt Giteau are poised to win their 100th caps in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Scotland but will not be dwelling on the personal milestones at Twickenham on Sunday (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - New Zealand's Carter expects France to fire CARDIFF - New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter is expecting France to play out of their skin in their quarter-final meeting in Cardiff on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NEWZEALAND (PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - Springboks give views on World Cup quarter-final BAGSHOT, England - Bryan Habana believes there are few comparisons that can be made between South Africa's Rugby World Cup winners of 2007 and the Class of 2015, but insists this year's squad can emulate that triumph. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA, moved at 0942 GMT/5:42 AM ET, 400 words) - - We will monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - SOCCER Euro 2016 qualifiers (1845 unless stated) Group A Latvia v Kazakhstan Netherlands v Czech Republic Turkey v Iceland - - Group B Belgium v Israel Cyprus v Bosnia Wales v Andorra - - Group H Bulgaria v Azerbaijan Italy v Norway Malta v Croatia Euro qualifiers continue with more places up for grabs LONDON - The latest Euro 2016 qualifiers take place for the right to join Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Wales, Russia and hosts France at the finals. Norway and Croatia are vying for the last automatic spot in Group H. We will have a wrap plus reports on all the key games. (SOCCER-EURO/COUNTRY, expect from 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - South American World Cup qualifiers Ecuador v Bolivia (2100) Uruguay v Colombia (2300) Paraguay v Argentina (0000) Brazil v Venezuela (0100) Peru v Chile (0215) Depleted Argentina, Brazil look to bounce back after defeats SAO PAULO - Brazil and Argentina will try to kick start their World Cup campaigns against Venezuela and Paraguay respectively on Tuesday after surprising first-round losses but withdrawals have depleted the ranks of two teams already suffering without their stand-out strikers. (SOCCER-WORLD/LATAM, moved, by Andrew Downie, 400 words) - - Asian World Cup qualifiers Group A East Timor v Malaysia Group B Kyrgyzstan v Bangladesh Jordan v Tajikistan Group C Bhutan v Hong Kong Qatar v Maldives Group D Turkmenistan v Guam Oman v India Group E Singapore v Cambodia Syria v Afghanistan Group F Vietnam v Thailand Group G Myanmar v Laos Kuwait v Lebanon Group H North Korea v Yemen Bahrain v Philippines North Korea and Thailand eye more wins in top seeds absence SINGAPORE - With the top seeds in Asia World Cup qualifying not in action, the likes of North Korea and Thailand have the chance to edge closer to booking a spot in the next round of the Road to Russia 2018. (SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA, expect by 1630 GMT/ 1230 PM ET, by Patrick Johnston, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET Pakistan v England, 1st test (to 17) Record-breaker Younis overshadows Malik's returning ton ABU DHABI - Younis Khan became Pakistan's all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket and Shoaib Malik scored his first century in almost six years, as the home side posted 286-4 at the end of the opening day of the first Test against England in Abu Dhabi (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, moved) - - - - BASEBALL Mets one win from League Championship Series The New York Mets, stinging from a costly loss, mauled the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7 on Monday to move within one win of reaching the National League Championship Series.(BASEBALL-METS/ (PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, 450 words) - - Cubs on brink but know they have big ask against Cards The Chicago Cubs blasted a Major League Baseball post-season record of six home runs in an 8-6 win on Monday as they pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to the brink of elimination in their National League Division Series. (BASEBALL-CUBS/ (PIX), moved, 450 words) - - Royals come back from brink to beat Astros Left fielder Alex Gordon drove home the go-ahead run to cap a stunning five-run, eighth-inning rally for the Kansas City Royals, who surged past the Houston Astros 9-6 to force a decisive Game Five of the American League Division Series.(BASEBALL-ASTROS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Toronto bats fire to stave off elimination The Toronto Blue Jays stayed alive in the postseason by relying on the long ball and their two Cy Young Award winners on Monday. (BASEBALL-RANGERS/(PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Shanghai Masters, China (to 18) World number three Roger Federer beaten in second round by Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas. (TENNIS-MEN/SHANGHAI, moved, 300 words) - - WTA: Hong Kong Open (to 18) Linz Open (to 18) Copy on merit from both the above - - - - BASKETBALL Real out to win milestone 10th Euroleague title Euroleague holders Real Madrid head into the new season of the continent's elite club basketball competition aiming to win their 10th title, with talent-packed Fenerbahce Istanbul leading a strong field determined to thwart them (PREVIEW-BASKETBALL/EUROLEAGUE, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)