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AFP Sports Agenda for Friday, June 18 (all times GMT): + England face old enemy Scotland in Euro 2020 + World Cup finalists Croatia take on Czechs + India, New Zealand in Test Championship final + Practice for French Grand Prix + US Open at Torrey Pines + US, Kenya Olympic track and field trials + NBA and NHL playoffs FOOTBALL -- Euro 2020: Group E: Sweden v Slovakia (1300), Group D: Croatia v Czech Republic (1600), England v Scotland (1900) Graphic. Picture. Video (FBL-EURO-2020-2021) -- Build-up to Hungary v France, Portugal v Germany and Spain Poland on Saturday (FBL-EURO-2020-2021) -- Copa America: Chile v Bolivia (2100), Argentina v Uruguay (0000) (FBL-COPA-2021) CRICKET -- ICC Test Championship Final: Opening day as India take on New Zealand in a one-off Test at Southampton. Coverage by Julia Guyer. (0930) Picture. (CRICKET-WTC-IND-NZL) -- After a heavy defeat in the opener, West Indies try to level the two-match series with South Africa as the 2nd test opens at Gros Islet (1400) Picture (CRICKET-WIS-RSA) TENNIS -- Wimbledon preparations continue with the quarter-finals at Queen's (TENNIS-ATP-GBR) and Halle (TENNIS-ATP-GER) -- Also WTA at Berlin (TENNIS-WTA-GER) and Birmingham (TENNIS-WTA-GBR) FORMULA ONE -- Opening practice for Sunday's French Grand Prix at Le Castellet (0930 and 1300) Picture (AUTO-PRIX-FRA) RACING -- Mother Earth bids to rubberstamp her credentials as the leading three-year-old filly over a mile in the Group One Coronation Stakes on the foutrh day of Royal Ascot (RACING-ENG-ASCOT) GOLF -- Second round of The US Open at Torrey Pines with Bryson Dechambeau back to defend his title while last month's PGA championship winner Phil Mickelson is hoping to complete a Grand Slam of Majors. (GOLF-USPGA-OPEN) -- LPGA at Grand Rapids, Michigan GOLF-LPGA) ATHLETICS -- US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon (OLY-2020-2021-ATHLETICS-USA) -- Kenya Olympic trials in Nairobi. (OLY-2020-2021-ATHLETICS-KEN) SWIMMING -- US Olympic trials, Omaha, Nebraska. Coverage by Rebecca Bryan (SWIM-USA-OLY) BASKETBALL -- NBA conference semi-finals: Philadelphia at Atlanta (76ers lead series 3-2) (2330), Utah at L.A. Clippers (Clippers lead series 3-2) (0200 Saturday) (BASKET-NBA) MOTOR CYCLING -- Opening practice for the German MotoGp at Sachsenring. (0755 and 1210) Picture (MOTO-PRIX-GER) RUGBY UNION -- French Top 14 semi-final: La Rochelle v Racing 92 (1845) Picture (RUGBYU-FRA-TOP14) ICE HOCKEY -- NHL Stanley Cup play-off semi-final: Vegas at Montreal (series tied 1-1) (0000) (IHOCKEY-NHL) afp
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