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AFP Sports Agenda for Friday, August 28 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + Djokovic, Osaka eye Cincinnati finals after protest day + NBA play-offs may resume following boycott + Belgian F1 Grand Prix practice + England v Pakistan in T20 opener 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, following Thursday's protest at racism in the US. Picture (TENNIS-ATP-WTA-USA) BASKETBALL -- After a two-day boycott, the NBA play-offs are expected to resume in Orlando (BASKET-NBA) CYCLING -- Build up to the Tour de France which begins in Nice on Saturday. Coverage by Damian McCall (CYCLING-FRA-TOUR) CRICKET -- England v Pakistan first T20 international at Old Trafford, Manchester (1700) Picture. Coverage by Julian Guyer (CRICKET-ENG-PAK) FOOTBALL -- In France's Ligue 1, Lyon start their season at home to Dijon (1900) Picture (FBL-FRA-LIGUE1) 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) RUGBY UNION -- Super Rugby AU: ACT Brumbies v Western Force (0905) (RUGBYU-SUPER-AUS) -- PRO14: Glasgow v Edinburgh (1835) (RUGBYU-PRO14) afp
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