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AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, February 27 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport + Man Utd, Arsenal in Europa League last-32 action + Djokovic, Tsitsipas play Dubai Championships quarter-finals + Strong field for PGA Tour's Honda Classic FOOTBALL -- Europa League last 32 second-leg matches, including: Espanyol v Wolves, Porto v Bayer Leverkusen (1755), Ajax v Getafe, Arsenal v Olympiakos, Celtic v FC Copenhagen, Salzburg v Eintracht Frankfurt, Manchester United v Club Brugge (2000). Picture (FBL-EUR-C3) TENNIS -- Novak Djokovic faces Karen Khachanov in the Dubai Championships quarter-finals, while Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Jan-Lennard Struff. Coverage by Bill Scott. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-UAE) -- Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty in quarter-final action in Doha (TENNIS-WTA-QAT) -- ATP and WTA event in Acapulco where Rafael Nadal is the men's top seed but the top five women's seeds fell in the first round. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-WTA-MEX) -- ATP also at Santiago (TENNIS-ATP-CHI) CRICKET -- Women's Twenty20 World Cup: India v New Zealand in Melbourne (0400), Australia v Bangladesh in Canberra (0800). Picture (CRICKET-WOMEN-T20-WC-2020) FORMULA ONE -- Pre-season testing continues in Barcelona. Picture (AUTO-PRIX-TESTING) GOLF -- Star-studded field for the USPGA Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, with Brooks Koepka among the favourites. Picture (GOLF-USPGA-USA) -- European Tour continues Gulf swing with Oman Open (GOLF-EPGA-OMA) -- Major winner Pernilla Lindberg becomes first woman to play in Asian Tour's New Zealand Open (GOLF-ASIA-NZL) CYCLING -- Adam Yates leads going into the fifth stage of the UAE Tour, a 162km run that ends by climbing Jebel Hafeet for the second time in the race. Picture (CYCLING-UAE) -- Track World Championships in Berlin with finals in women's and men's team pursuit, men's scratch 15km and men's Keirin (1830-2130). Coverage by Ryland James. Picture (CYCLING-WORLD-GER) BASKETBALL -- NBA: Four games including the soaring Los Angeles Lakers visiting the sinking Golden State Warriors (0330 Friday). Picture (BASKET-NBA) afp
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