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AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, March 11 (all times GMT): + Man Utd v AC Milan in Europa League + Spurs, Roma, Arsenal also in last-16 action + Federer eyes Qatar semi-final spot + Six Nations team announcements + Players Championship gets underway + Primoz Roglic leads Paris-Nice FOOTBALL -- UEFA Europa League last 16, first legs headlined by Manchester United v AC Milan (1755). Other notable ties include Tottenham v Dinamo Zagreb, Olympiakos v Arsenal, Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk (all 2000), and freshly-minted Scottish champions Rangers at Slavia Prague (1755). Picture. (FBL-EUR-C3) -- UEFA Women's Champions League last 16 second leg; Fiorentina v Manchester City (1300) (FBL-EUR-C1-WOMEN) TENNIS -- Fourth day of the Qatar Open with Roger Federer, back after 13 months out of action, taking on Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarter-finals. Coverage by Greg Walton. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-QAT) -- ATP also at Marseille (TENNIS-ATP-FRA) and Santiago (TENNIS-ATP-CHI) -- WTA in Dubai where Garbine Muguruza faces Aryna Sabalenka in the pick of the quarter-finals. Coverage by Reem Abulleil (TENNIS-WTA-UAE) -- WTA also at Guadalajara (TENNIS-WTA-MEX) RUGBY UNION -- Six Nations: Team announcements for England (1100) v France (1115); Wales (1100) v Italy (1400). (RUGBYU-6NATIONS) GOLF -- First round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, with Rory McIlroy defending the title he won in 2019, with last year's so-called 'fifth major' cancelled due to Covid-19 (GOLF-USPGA) -- First round of European Tour event in Qatar. (GOLF-EPGA-QAT) CRICKET -- Afghanistan are 307-3 in their first innings on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi (0530) (CRICKET-AFG-ZIM) CYCLING -- Stage five of Paris-Nice is 200km from Vienne to Bollene with Primoz Roglic in the lead. Picture (CYCLING-FRA-PARISNICE) -- Second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, a 156km run around Lido Di Camaiore with Wout van Aert in the lead (CYCLING-ITA) afp
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2021-03-11
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Afghanistan national cricket teamManchester City F.C.VienneWalton-on-ThamesAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsArsenal F.C.Tottenham Hotspur F.C.UEFA Champions LeagueRoger FedererItaly national football teamZimbabwe national cricket teamA.S. RomaFrance national football teamRangers F.C.Scottish peopleManchester United F.C.Agence France-PresseDonetskSantiagoEngland national football teamAbu DhabiDubaiTest cricketQatarCoronavirus disease 2019Sawgrass, FloridaCamaioreRory ScannellC.D. Guadalajara2009 Qatar OpenTirreno–AdriaticoThe Players ChampionshipWout van AertNikoloz BasilashviliParis–NiceGNK Dinamo ZagrebSK Slavia PragueOlympiacos F.C.Primož RogličAryna SabalenkaGarbiñe MuguruzaPGA European TourRory McIlroyWales national football teamACF FiorentinaOlympique de MarseilleWomen's Tennis AssociationSix Nations ChampionshipA.C. MilanUEFA Europa LeagueGreenwich Mean Time

