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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1500 GMT on Wednesday, Feb 22

Reuters sports schedule at 1500 GMT on Wednesday: SOCCER Champions League last 16, first leg (1945) Porto (Portugal) v Juventus (Italy) Sevilla (Spain) v Leicester City (England) In-form Juve face Porto, Sevilla host ailing Leicester Serie A leaders Juventus, on course for a record sixth straight Italian title, look unstoppable in Europe as well, while high-flying Sevilla offer English champions Leicester City some distraction from a nightmare domestic season in last 16 Champions League first leg ties. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-POR-JUV/ (PIX) and (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-SEV-LEI/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ed Dove and Richard Martin, 400 words) Europa League, last 32, second leg (1700) Schalke 04 (Germany) v PAOK Salonika (Greece) St Etienne (France) v Manchester United (England) Fenerbahce (Turkey) v FC Krasnodar (Russia) Manchester United, missing Wayne Rooney who has been struggling with a muscle injury, take a 3-0 lead to St Etienne in the second leg of the last 32, while Schalke have the same cushion over visitors PAOK. (SOCCER-EUROPA/ (PIX), expect by 1900/2 PM ET, 400 words) La Liga Valencia v Real Madrid (1745) Real target crucial step in title charge VALENCIA - Real Madrid can strike an important blow in their bid for a first La Liga title since 2012 when they visit Valencia, where a win will take them four points clear of nearest challengers Barcelona with a game in hand. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1945 GMT/2:45 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) MOTOR RACING Formula One Mallya's Force India team unveil 2017 car SILVERSTONE, England - Force India, run by Indian liquor tycoon and one-time billionaire Vijay Mallya, launch the Formula One car that they hope will be just as good as the one that took them to fourth place overall last season. (MOTOR-F1-FORCEINDIA/, (PIX, TV,) expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) ASIAN WINTER GAMES Asian Winter Games, Sapporo (to 26) The eighth edition of the Asiad for winter sports involves some 1,200 athletes from 32 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events at 12 competition venues mostly in Sapporo on Japan's northerly Hokkaido island. (GAMES-ASIA/ (PIX), copy on merit) NHL Caps try to snap skid, Oilers set for clash with Panthers The Metropolitan division-leading Washington Capitals try to snap a two-game skid when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers while high-scoring Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit the Florida Panthers in two of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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: Louise Ireland)