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AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, August 27 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + US Open draw in New York + Djokovic, Osaka eye Cincinnati finals + NBA play-offs in boycott row + Tour de France media day TENNIS -- Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are in semi-final action at the Cincinnati ATP and WTA tournament taking place inside a bio-secure bubble at the US Open site in New York. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-WTA-USA) -- Draw for the US Open (1600) which starts on Monday. (TENNIS-USA-OPEN-DRAW) BASKETBALL -- After Wednesday's boycott, the NBA play-offs between Denver and Utah and Dallas against the Los Angeles Clippers are due to take place in the first round. -- Also scheduled is Boston v Toronto in game one of their second-round playoff series. (BASKET-NBA) CYCLING -- Build up to the Tour de France, which begins in Nice on Saturday, with team press conferences. Coverage by Damian McCall (CYCLING-FRA-TOUR) FOOTBALL -- UEFA Europa League first qualifying round with 45 matches. (FBL-EUR-C3) GOLF -- Opening round of the UK Championship at The Belfry as the European Tour returns to the course for the first time since 2008 (GOLF-EPGA-ENG) -- World number one Dustin Johnson in action at the US PGA Tour's BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, Illinois (GOLF-USPGA) -- LPGA NW Arkansas Championship at Rogers, Arkansas (GOLF-USLPGA) afp
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