AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, October 22 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport + Europa League group stage begins + Brutal Alpine stage in Giro d'Italia + Tiger Woods defends Zozo Championship title FOOTBALL -- Europa League, group games: CSKA Sofia (BUL) v Cluj (ROM), Young Boys (SUI) v Roma (ITA), Dundalk (IRL) v Molde (NOR), Rapid Vienna (AUT) v Arsenal (ENG), Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Nice (FRA), Hapoel Be'er Sheva (ISR) v Slavia Prague (CZE), Lech Poznan (POL) v Benfica (POR), Standard Liege (BEL) v Rangers (SCO), PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) v Omonia Nicosia (CYP), PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Granada (ESP), HNK Rijeka (CRO) v Real Sociedad (ESP), Napoli (ITA) v AZ Alkmaar (NED) (all 1655), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) v LASK (AUT), Ludogorets (BUL) v Antwerp (BEL), Wolfsberg (AUT) v CSKA Moscow (RUS), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Feyenoord (NED), Slovan Liberec (CZE) v Gent (BEL), Hoffenheim (GER) v Red Star Belgrade (SRB), Braga (POR) v AEK Athens (GRE), Leicester City (ENG) v Zorya Luhansk (UKR), Sparta Prague (CZE) v Lille (FRA), Celtic (SCO) v AC Milan (ITA), Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Qarabag, Villarreal v Sivasspor (all at 1900). Picture (FBL-EUR-C3) CYCLING -- The Giro d'Italia tackles a brutal Alpine stage with 5,400m of vertical altitude gain in four tough climbs over a 207km ride from Pinzolo to Laghi di Cancano. Picture (CYCLING-ITA-GIRO) -- Third stage of the Vuelta a Espana is a hilly 166km race from Lodosa to La Laguna Negra. Picture (CYCLING-ESP-VUELTA) CRICKET -- Indian Premier League: Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad (1400) in Dubai (CRICKET-IPL-UAE) GOLF -- Tiger Woods defends his Zozo Championship title at the Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California (GOLF-USPGA); Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are in the field in the Italian Open in San Vigilio di Pozzolengo near Brescia (GOLF-EPGA-RSA); LPGA Drive On Championship at Greensboro (GOLF-USLPGA) TENNIS -- ATP in Cologne (TENNIS-ATP-GER) and Antwerp (TENNIS-ATP-BEL) -- WTA in Ostrava (TENNIS-WTA-CZE) RUGBYU -- Italy name team for Saturday's delayed Six Nations match against Ireland (RUGBYU-6NATIONS-IRL-ITA-TEAM) -- France v Wales international team annoucements (0900 and 1100). (RUGBYU-6NATIONS-FRA-WAL) AMERICAN FOOTBALL -- New York Giants visit Philadelphia in a key game in the mediocre NFC East to kick off week seven of a coronavirus-disrupted NFL season (0020 Friday) (AMFOOT-NFL) afp