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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Jan 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER Premier League Everton v Swansea City (1330) Arsenal v Chelsea (1600) Chelsea next for title-chasing Arsenal LONDON - Arsenal can go back to the top of the table with victory over London rivals Chelsea while 12th-placed Everton take on relegation strugglers Swansea. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Ian Chadband and Steve Tongue, 600 words) We will also have sidebars and individual match reports - - La Liga Atletico Madrid v Sevilla (1500) Deportivo Coruna v Valencia (1715) Real Betis v Real Madrid (1930) Atletico can climb back to the top with win over Sevilla MADRID - Atletico Madrid can recapture top spot from Barcelona with a win at home to Sevilla before third-placed Real Madridvisit Real Betis. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Wolfsburg (1430) Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen (1630) Wolfsburg and Schalke eye top four BERLIN - Seventh-placed Wolfsburg look to make up ground against struggling Eintracht while Schalke, who are sixth, also eye a top-four spot at home to Werder. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 350 words) - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Inter Milan v Carpi Lazio v Chievo Verona Palermo v Udinese Sampdoria v Napoli Sassuolo v Bologna Verona v Genoa Juventus v AS Roma (1945) Rampant Juventus eyeing Roma scalp TURIN - Second-placed Juventus will hope to make it 11 consecutive league wins when they host Roma, while leaders Napoli take on Sampdoria. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words) - - Portuguese championship Belenenses v Vitoria de Guimaraes (1600) Braga v Rio Ave (1815) Porto v Maritimo (2030) Hosts Porto need win to keep pace with leaders LISBON - Third-placed Porto will be desperate to rediscover form when they host Maritimo, having lost two of their last four matches. (SOCCER-PORTUGAL/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - Dutch championship Utrecht v PEC Zwolle (1330) PSV Eindhoven v Twente Enschede (1330) ADO Den Haag v SC Cambuur (1545) PSV bid to stay in touch with the top AMSTERDAM - PSV Eindhoven look to stay in touch with Ajax Amsterdam after the leaders opened up a six-point advantage by winning on Saturday. Third-placed Feyenoord lost 4-2 at AZ Alkmaar.(SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - Belgian league Anderlecht v Charleroi (1330) Standard Liege v Gent (1700) Waasland-Beveren v Club Bruges (1900) Anderlecht have home advantage BRUSSELS - Anderlecht are the only top-three club at home as leaders Gent and second-placed Club Bruges face tricky away assignments. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 200 words) - - Ligue 1 Monaco v Toulouse (1300) Stade de Reims v St Etienne (1600) Olympique Lyon v Olympique Marseille (2000) Marseille travel to struggling Lyon Improving Marseille will hope to close in on the European places when they travel to Lyon, with the hosts having won only one of their last eight league games, while Monaco will be eyeing second when they welcome Toulouse. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5:00 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Australian Open (to 31) Djokovic seals another quarter-final place MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic's grip on the Australian Open title looked shaky for a short spell but the world number one finally shook off Gilles Simon in a four-and-a-half hour marathon to take his place in the quarter-finals. (TENNIS-OPEN/WRAPUP (PIX), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Greg Stutchbury) - - - - CRICKET South Africa v England, fourth test (to 26), Pretoria Rabada rips through England to hand advantage to Proteas PRETORIA - South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada struck three times shortly before lunch to leave England teetering on 211 for six wickets on the third day of the fourth test at Centurion Park. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/ (PIX), moved with update to follow, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: CareerBuilder Challenge, La Quinta, California Dufner two ahead in the California desert Former PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner carries a two-shot lead over fellow American Jamie Lovemark into the final round which will be played on the PGA West's TPC Stadium Course, one of three co-hosting venues this week. Twice former winner Phil Mickelson trails by six strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 350 words) - - European Tour: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Fowler wins Abu Dhabi Championship by one stroke ABU DHABI - Rickie Fowler fought off a late charge from Rory McIlroy and Belgium's Thomas Pieters to win the Abu Dhabi Championship by one stroke, the American's fourth title in eight months. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), moved with update to follow, by Matt Smith, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup The Champions Cup group stage concludes as Stade Francais need to beat already qualified Leicester Tigers to advance from Pool Four, while Pool Two leaders Ospreys must defeat Exeter to guarantee their progression to the quarter-finals. (RUGBY UNION/CHAMPIONS (PIX), expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) - - - - NFL Panthers host Cardinals in NFC Championship Cam Newton and the top-seeded Carolina Panthers, who have lost just one game all season, face a stern test in their quest to reach the Super Bowl as they host the Carson Palmer-led Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship game in snowy Charlotte. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/NFC, expect by 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, 450 words) - - Manning and Brady put legacy on the line Champion quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady seek to guide their respective teams to the Super Bowl as the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game in the Mile High City. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/AFC, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, 450 words) - - - - NBA Toronto host Clippers as East meets West The Blake Griffin-led Los Angeles Clippers visit the Toronto Raptors in a battle between two teams with identical 28-15 records. (NBA-RAPTORS/, expect by 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange) - - Rockets seek to shoot down Mavs The 23-22 Houston Rockets host the 25-20 Dallas Mavericks in a battle of Southwest division rivals, in one of five games on the National Basketball Association schedule.(NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Blackhawks seek to get back on track The 32-15-4 Chicago Blackhawks, who won a franchise-record 12 straight games before losing their past two fixtures, seek to get back on a winning track when they host the 28-15-8 St. Louis Blues in one of four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (European sports desk editor: Alan Baldwin)