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AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, April 8 (all times GMT): + Masters tees off at Augusta + Quarter-finals in Europa League GOLF -- Defending champion Dustin Johnson will tee off alongside England's Lee Westwood in the first round of the Masters (from 1200). Coverage by Jim Slater. Picture (GOLF-MASTERS) FOOTBALL -- Europa League quarter-finals, first legs (all 1900): Granada v Manchester United. Coverage by Thomas Allnutt. Also, Ajax v Roma, Arsenal v Slavia Prague, Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal. Picture (FBL-EUR-C3) -- French Cup last 16: Red Star v Lyon (1700). Picture (FBL-FRA-CUP) CRICKET -- Start of English county championship. (CRICKET-ENG) HORSE RACING -- Aintree Grand National Meeting. Pirate Irwin covering. Picture (RACING-ENG-NATIONAL) TENNIS -- WTA at Charleston where world number one Ashleigh Barty is top seed (TENNIS-WTA-USA) and Bogota (TENNIS-WTA-COL) -- ATP at Marbella (TENNIS-ATP-ESP) and Cagliari (TENNIS-ATP-ITA) CYCLING -- Primoz Roglic leads the Tour of the Basque Country ahead of the fourth stage, the longest of the race, a 189.2km ride from Vitoria to Hondarrabia which includes some tough climbs.(CYCLING-ESP) BASKETBALL -- Seven games in the NBA including a rematch of last season's finals as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Miami Heat (2330) (BASKET-NBA) afp
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2021-04-08
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Coupe de FranceAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsArsenal F.C.A.S. RomaManchester United F.C.Agence France-PresseLos Angeles LakersEngland national football teamSeven NetworkNational Basketball AssociationEnglandBancolombia OpenMarbellaJim Slater (accountant)French Basque CountryVitoria-GasteizGrand NationalCounty ChampionshipLee WestwoodPrincess Augusta of Saxe-GothaGNK Dinamo ZagrebSiege of CharlestonSK Slavia PraguePrimož RogličDustin JohnsonAFC AjaxMiami HeatAshleigh BartyCagliari CalcioVillarreal CFWomen's Tennis AssociationOlympique LyonnaisUEFA Europa LeagueGreenwich Mean Time

