Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Sept. 13

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Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT):

SOCCER

UEFA election

UEFA candidates finish campaigning for top job

ATHENS - UEFA presidential candidates, Dutchman Michael van Praag and Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin, face a final day of campaigning ahead of Wednesday's election which will decide the replacement for disgraced Michel Platini. (SOCCER-UEFA, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

Champions League group stage (1845)

Group A

FC Basel (Switzerland) v Ludogorets (Bulgaria)

Paris St Germain (France) v Arsenal (England)

Group B

Benfica (Portugal) v Besiktas (Turkey)

Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) v Napoli (Italy)

Group C

Barcelona (Spain) v Celtic (Scotland)

Manchester City (England) v Borussia Moenchengladbach(Germany)

Group D

Bayern Munich (Germany) v Rostov (Russia)

PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) v Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Barca seek response against Celtic, PSG host Arsenal

Barcelona open their Champions League campaign against Celtic following a surprise La Liga defeat by Alaves, while Paris St Germain, who are also struggling domestically, host Arsenal. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern Munich welcome Rostov and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City meet Borussia Moenchengladbach. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45pm ET, 400 words)

Real's Zidane previews Sporting clash

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane holds a media conference before his side begin the defense of their Champions League crown against Sporting on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-REA-SPO-ZIDANE/, expect by 1130 GMT/7:30 ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Previews

Ronaldo cannot wait for 'special' Sporting match

MADRID - Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo faces an emotional reunion with boyhood club Sporting Lisbon when his side begin the defense of their Champions League crown on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-REA-SPO/ (PIX), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words

Sampaoli set to liven up Champions League group stage

MILAN - Jorge Sampaoli's unique brand of whirlwind football is set to be unleashed on an unsuspecting Champions League when his Sevilla team face Juventus on Wednesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUV-SEV/ (PIX), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

Spurs seek uplift in Wembley fortunes against Monaco

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur have bitter recent experiences at Wembley but will try to feel at home as they start their Champions League campaign against AS Monaco on Wednesday a few miles from their own ground. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-TOT-AMO/ (PIX), moving at 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words)

Asian Champions League quarter-finals, second legs

Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea) v Shanghai SIPG (China)

Lokomotiv Tashkent (Uzbekistan) v Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)

With both tied 0-0 after the first leg, Jeonbuk Motors, ACL champions in 2006, and Lokomotiv Tashkent, who have never been past the group stage before, are favorites to be the first two sides into the semi-finals of Asia's premier club competition. (SOCCER-ASIA/CHAMPIONS, expect from 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 400 words)

CRICKET

New Zealand captain Williamson faces media on India arrival

NEW DELHI - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, accompanied by coach Mike Hesson, will address media ahead of their three-test series against India beginning on Sept. 22. (CRICKET-NEW ZEALAND/, expect by 0930 GMT/5:30 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words)

NFL

Rams begin new era after moving to Los Angeles

A new era begins for the Los Angeles Rams and star running back Todd Gurley, following their franchise move from St Louis, as they meet a San Francisco 49ers team hoping to improve on last year's wretched 5-11 record. (NFL-49ERS/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Red Sox and Orioles start three-game series

Left-hander David Price (15-8) is scheduled to start for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles in the first of a crucial three-game series between two teams that are part of a tight four-way race with Toronto and the New York Yankees for the American League East title, one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) (Asia duty editor: Ian Ransom)

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