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AFP Sports Agenda for Friday, February 7 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport + Federer plays Nadal in Cape Town exhibition + Serena in US team for Fed Cup qualifiers + Pakistan host Bangladesh in 1st Test TENNIS -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal square off in an exhibition in Cape Town, where a new attendance record for a tennis match could be set (1800). Picture. Video (TENNIS-RSA-FEDERER-NADAL) -- Serena Williams, Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and 15-year-old Coco Gauff feature in a strong US team for their 2020 Fed Cup qualifier against Latvia. The winners of the eight ties will earn a place in April's new-look finals in Budapest. Picture (TENNIS-FED) -- ATP at Montpellier (TENNIS-ATP-FRA), at Pune (TENNIS-ATP-IND) and at Cordoba (TENNIS-ATP-ARG) CRICKET -- South Africa host England in 2nd ODI at Durban (0800). Picture (CRICKET-RSA-ENG) -- Pakistan take on Bangladesh in the 1st Test at Rawalpindi (0500), in the second leg of a three-part tour due to ongoing security concerns. Picture (CRICKET-PAK-BAN) FOOTBALL -- Italian Serie A: Roma v Bologna (1945). Picture (FBL-ITA-SERIEA) -- French Ligue 1: Angers v Lille (1945). Picture (FBL-FRA-LIGUE1) -- Spanish La Liga: Alaves v Eibar (2000) (FBL-ESP-LIGA) -- German Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt v Augsburg (1930) (FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA) -- English Championship: Bristol City v Birmingham (1945) (FBL-ENG) RUGBY UNION -- Six Nations championship: France and Italy name their teams ahead of Sunday's clash in Paris. Picture (RUGBYU-6NATIONS-FRA-ITA) FIGURE SKATING -- Four Continents Championships at Seoul with ice dancing and men's short programmes. (FSKATE-KOR) GOLF -- Second round of the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Picture (GOLF-USPGA) -- EPGA and USLPGA Vic Open, Australia (GOLF-AUS-EPGA-USLPGA) CYCLING -- Third stage of the Tour of Valencia, with Spanish veteran Alejandro Valverde among the race favourites (CYCLING-TOUR-ESP-VALENCIA) -- Fourth stage of the Saudi Tour. Picture (CYCLING-KSA) BASKETBALL -- NBA (eight games): Philadelphia v Memphis, Washington v Dallas (0000 Saturday), Boston v Atlanta, (0030), Indiana v Toronto, Oklahoma City v Detroit (0100), Phoenix v Houston (0200), Sacramento v Miami (0300), Utah v Portland (0330). Picture (BASKET-NBA) afp
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