AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, October 1 Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + Champions League group stage draw + Europa League playoffs + Barcelona feature in La Liga + Djokovic, Pliskova, Tsitsipas in action at Roland Garros FOOTBALL -- Draw for UEFA Champions League group stages in Nyon. Picture (FBL-EUR-C1) -- Also UEFA awards for the best men's and women's player of last season during ceremony (FBL-EUR-C1) -- UEFA Europa League playoffs: 21 matches including Rangers v Galatasaray, AEK Athens v Wolfsburg (both 1845), Tottenham Hotspur v Maccabi Haifa and Rio Ave v AC Milan (1900). Picture (FBL-EUR-C3) -- Spanish La Liga: Athletic Bilbao v Cadiz, Sevilla v Levante (both 1700), Celta Vigo v Barcelona (1930). Coverage by Thomas Allnutt. Picture (FBL-ESP-LIGA) -- English League Cup fourth round: Brentford v Fulham (1630), Aston Villa v Stoke (1800), Liverpool v Arsenal (1845). Picture (FBL-ENG-LCUP) TENNIS -- Novak Djokovic plays Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis, fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Pablo Cuevas and women's second seed Karolina Pliskova is also in second round action. Coverage by Dave James and Martyn Wood. Picture (TENNIS-FRA-OPEN) CRICKET -- IPL: Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians (1400) (CRICKET-IPL-UAE) GOLF -- First day of Sanderson Farms Championship at Country Club of Jackson Also Scottish Open on European Tour (GOLF-EPGA-SCO) CYCLING -- Build up to the rescheduled Giro d'Italia, which starts on Saturday (CYCLING-ITA-GIRO) AMERICAN FOOTBALL -- New York Jets v Denver Broncos (1220 Friday) (AMFOOT-NFL) afp