News Article(permalink)
AFP Sports Agenda for Friday, February 28 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport + Swim star Sun Yang faces drug test fate + Djokovic v Monfils for Dubai final spot + Norwich take on third-placed Leicester in Premier League + Europa League last-16 draw + Final day of F1 pre-season testing DOPING -- Chinese Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will learn whether he faces a possible eight-year ban for missing a drug test, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its ruling (0900). (SWIM-CHN-SUN-DOPING-CAS) FOOTBALL -- Europa League last 16 draw (1200) (FBL-EUR-C3) -- English Premier League: Norwich v Leicester (2000). Picture (FBL-ENG-PR-NORWICH-LEICESTER) -- Spanish La Liga: Real Sociedad v Real Valladolid (2000). Tom Allnutt covering. Picture. (FBL-ESP-LIGA) -- Bundesliga: Fortuna Duesseldorf v Hertha Berlin (1930). (FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA) -- French Ligue 1: Nimes v Marseille (1945) (FBL-FRA-LIGUE1) -- African Champions League quarter-finals, first legs: Zamalek (EGY) v Esperance (TUN) in Cairo (1600) and Casablanca (MAR) v TP Mazembe (COD) in Casablanca (1900) (FBL-AFR-C1) TENNIS -- Novak Djokovic takes a 16-0 career lead over Gael Monfils into the Dubai Championships semi-finals while Stefanos Tsitsipas tackles Dan Evans in the other tie. Coverage by Bill Scott. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-UAE) -- Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty faces Petra Kvitova in the Doha semi-finals with Svetlana Kuznetsova up against Aryna Sabalenka (TENNIS-WTA-QAT) -- ATP and WTA event in Acapulco where Rafael Nadal is the men's top seed. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-WTA-MEX) -- ATP also at Santiago (TENNIS-ATP-CHI) CRICKET -- Women's Twenty20 World Cup: South Africa v Thailand (0400), England v Pakistan in Canberra (0800). Picture (CRICKET-WOMEN-T20-WC-2020) FORMULA ONE -- Pre-season testing concludes in Barcelona. Picture (AUTO-PRIX-TESTING) RUGBY UNION -- Super Rugby: Otago Highlanders v Melbourne Rebels (0605), NSW Waratahs v Golden Lions (0815) (RUGBYUU-SUPER) 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 -- Track World Championships in Berlin: 1000m TT men's final, individual pursuit men's final, sprint women semi-final and final, points race 40km men final (1730-2115). Picture (CYCLING-WORLD-GER) SKIING -- Men's World Cup alpine combined at Hinterstoder, Austria. Picture (SKI-WORLD-MEN-AUT) afp
Author:
Factors
Political Leaning
Emotion
Sentiment
Date published
2020-02-28
Entities
South Africa national rugby union teamSwing bowlingAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsDohaHorse racingFrench peopleSvetlana AlliluyevaUEFA Champions LeagueBundesligaFormula OnePremier LeaguePetraCanberraCairoCasablancaNovak DjokovicDüsseldorfAgence France-PresseFC BarcelonaPakistan national cricket teamSantiagoEngland national football teamLa LigaRafael NadalTwenty20BerlinMoroccoSpainFIFA World CupTwitterCash on deliveryIsle of Man TTPoints raceATP Auckland OpenIndividual pursuitHinterstoderOman OpenPalm Beach Gardens, FloridaPernilla Lindberg2017 Dubai Tennis Championships2014 Abierto Mexicano TelcelGolden LionsAlpine skiing combinedThe Honda ClassicAsian TourSun YangTP MazembeHighlanders (rugby union)Thailand national football teamMelbourne RebelsShire of EsperanceNew South Wales WaratahsProfessional Golfers' Association of AmericaDubai Tennis ChampionshipsGaël MonfilsZamalek SCDaniel J. EvansBrooks KoepkaFortuna SittardLeicester TigersAryna SabalenkaFIS Alpine Ski World CupPGA European TourAustria national football teamNîmesSuper RugbyStefanos TsitsipasAshleigh BartyNorwich City F.C.Hertha BSCReal ValladolidReal SociedadOlympique de MarseilleWomen's Tennis AssociationLigue 1UEFA Europa LeagueGreenwich Mean Time

