AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, October 15 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + Almeida in pink as Giro remembers Marco Pantani + Bayern start German Cup defence + Scottish Championship tees off at St Andrews + Atlanta Braves aiming to take step closer to the World Series CYCLING -- Stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia honours Marco Pantani with a 204-kilometre circuit through the mountains of the legendary climber's home region, starting and finishing in Cesenatico on the Adriatic coast. Picture (CYCLING-GIRO-ITA) GOLF -- Scottish Open champion Aaron Rai, Lee Westwood and Matt Wallace head the field at the Scottish Championship at St Andrews. (GOLF-EPGA-SCO) FOOTBALL -- Fifth tier FC Dueren take on European champions Bayern Munich in the first round of the German Cup (in Munich) (1845). Pictures (FBL-GER-CUP) CRICKET -- Indian Premier League: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab (in Sharjah) (1400) (CRICKET-IPL-UAE) DOPING -- Hearing of Richard Freeman, former British Cycling and Sky team doctor, continues in Manchester (CYCLING-UK-DOPING) TENNIS -- ATP at St Petersburg, Cologne and Sardinia (TENNIS-ATP) BASEBALL -- MLB Playoffs Championship Series: American League Game 5 (if needed) Tampa Bay v Houston in San Diego (2107); National League Game 4, Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta (0008 Friday) (BASEBALL-MLB-USA) afp