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AFP Sports Agenda for Wednesday, January 27 (all times GMT): + Man Utd seek to continue Premier League title push + Italian Cup quarter-final action + Pakistan under pressure in 1st Test v South Africa + Vendee Globe finale + Conference-leading LA Lakers, Philadelphia go head-to-head FOOTBALL -- English Premier League: Burnley v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Wolves (both 1800), Brighton v Fulham (1930), Everton v Leicester, Manchester United v Sheffield United (2015). Picture (FBL-ENG-PR) -- Italian Cup quarter-finals: Atalanta v Lazio (1645), Juventus v SPAL (1945). Coverage by Emmeline Moore. Picture (FBL-ITA-CUP) -- Spanish Copa del Rey last 16: Sevilla v Valencia (1800), Almeria v Osasuna, Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona (2000). Picture (FBL-ESP-CUP) -- French Ligue 1: Lorient v Dijon (2000). Picture (FBL-FRA-LIGUE1) -- African Nations Championship in Cameroon, Group D: Namibia v Zambia, Tanzania v Guinea (1900) (FBL-AFR-CHAN) -- English Championship: Barnsley v Cardiff, Coventry v Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough v Rotherham, Swansea v Brentford (all 1900) (FBL-ENG) -- Scottish Premiership: Dundee United v St Mirren, Ross County v Motherwell, St Johnstone v Aberdeen (all 1800), Celtic v Hamilton, Hibernian v Rangers, Livingston v Kilmarnock (all 1945) (FBL-SCO-PR) CRICKET -- Pakistan resume their first innings on 33-4, still trailing South Africa by 187 runs, on the second day of the first Test in Karachi (0500). Picture (CRICKET-PAK-RSA) OLYMPICS -- The IOC Executive Board meets and president Thomas Bach holds a press conference with the Tokyo Olympics under scrutiny (1630). Video (OLY-2020-IOC) YACHTING -- Leading skippers enter the final hours of the Vendee Globe, locked in the tightest battle in the solo round-the-world race's history. Video (YACHTING-VENDEE-FRA) RUGBY UNION -- Launch of the 2021 Six Nations tournament. Video (RUGBYU-6NATIONS) BASKETBALL -- NBA (12 games): Indiana at Charlotte, Detroit at Cleveland, Sacramento at Orlando (all 0000 Thursday), Brooklyn at Atlanta, Denver at Miami, Los Angeles Lakers at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Toronto (all 0030), Boston at San Antonio (0130), Washington at New Orleans, Oklahoma at Phoenix, Dallas at Utah (all 0200), Minnesota at Golden State (0300). Picture (BASKET-NBA) afp
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