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AFP Sports Agenda for Tuesday, June 9 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + Fourth-tier Saarbruecken hoping for German Cup miracle + La Liga gears up for return + Cricket starts to get back on its feet as the West Indies fly into England FOOTBALL -- Fourth-tier Saarbruecken return to action for the first time since early March when they host Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals of the German Cup hoping for a miracle (1845). Picture (FBL-GER-CUP-SAARBRUECKEN-LEVERKUSEN) -- When Timo Werner seals his imminent move from Leipzig to Chelsea, the German's turbulent rise from national pariah to one of Europe's most feared forwards will be complete (0110). Focus by Steven Griffiths (FBL-ENG-PR-GER-CHELSEA-LEIPZIG-WERNER) -- La Liga president Javier Tebas said the games would have to go on and from Thursday they will, with stadiums full of virtual fans, crowd noise from a computer game and fewer than 300 people allowed to attend (0100). Focus by Thomas Allnutt (FBL-ESP-LIGA-HEALTH-VIRUS) -- Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European competition enters its day second at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a case of wide-reaching repercussions. (FBL-EUR-C1-ENG-MANCITY-UEFA) -- Gil Vicente host Famalicao in the Portuguese Primeira Liga (2000) (FBL-POR) CRICKET -- International cricket will start to get back on its feet amid the coronavirus when the West Indies squad arrives for a Test series in England (0130). Report by Julian Guyer (HEALTH-VIRUS-CRICKET-ENG-WIS) MOTOR RACING -- Valtteri Bottas will return to the track at Silverstone as the Mercedes team practise protocols ahead of the season-opening Grand Prix in Austria on July 5 (AUTO-PRIX-MERCEDES-HEALTH-VIRUS) afp
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