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AFP Sports Agenda for Saturday, January 25 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport + Nadal, Kyrgios in action in Australian Open + Pliskova, Halep eye last 16 + South Africa v England in final Test + Woods continues record-breaking attempt at Torrey Pines + Men's downhill skiing at Kitzbuehel TENNIS -- Rafael Nadal faces compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta in the Australian Open third round where victory could set-up a mouth-watering last-16 clash with Nick Kyrgios if the Australian player can see off Karen Khachanov. -- In the upset-filled women's singles, second seed Karolina Pliskova faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and fourth seed Simona Halep tackles Yulia Putintseva. Coverage by Martin Parry, Peter Stebbings and Talek Harris. Picture (TENNIS-AUS-OPEN) CRICKET -- Second day of the rain-hit fourth and final Test between South Africa and England at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, with the hosts looking to hit back and secure a 2-2 series draw. England resume on 192-4 (0800). Coverage by Colin Bryden. Picture (CRICKET-RSA-ENG) -- Pakistan face Bangladesh amid tight security in the second of three T20Is in Lahore (0900). Coverage by Shahid Hashmi. Picture (CRICKET-PAK-BAN) FOOTBALL -- English FA Cup fourth round (1500 unless stated): Brentford v Leicester (1245), Burnley v Norwich, Coventry v Birmingham, Millwall v Sheff Utd, Newcastle v Oxford, Portsmouth v Barnsley, Reading v Cardiff, Southampton v Tottenham, West Ham v West Brom, Hull v Chelsea (1730) Picture. (FBL-ENG-FACUP) -- German Bundesliga: Borussia Moenchengladbach v Mainz, Wolfsburg v Hertha Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig, Freiburg v Paderborn, Union Berlin v Augsburg (all 1430), Bayern Munich v Schalke (1730) (FBL-GER-Bundesliga) Picture. Coverage by Ryland James -- Italian Serie A: SPAL v Bologna (1400GMT), Fiorentina v Genoa (1700), Torino v Atalanta (1945) (FBL-SERIEA-ITA) -- Spanish La Liga: Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao (1200), Valencia v Barcelona (1500), Alaves v Villarreal (1730), Sevilla v Granada (2000). Coverage by Tom Allnutt. Picture. (FBL-ESP-LIGA) -- French Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated): Marseille v Angers (1630), Brest v Amiens, Monaco v Strasbourg, Montpellier v Dijon, Reims v Metz, Saint-Etienne. Picture (FBL-FRA-LIGUE1) -- English Championship: Reading v Bristol City, Stoke v Swansea (FBL-ENG) -- Scottish Premiership (1500): Celtic v Ross County. Hamilton v Livingston. Motherwell v Hibernian. St Johnstone v Kilmarnock. (FBL-SCO-PR) -- Asian Football Confederation U23 Championships third-place playoff in Bangkok with winners qualifying for Tokyo Olympics (1130) (FBL-ASIA-U23-OLY-2020) -- CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday five. (FBL-AFR-C2) -- South African Premiership (FBL-RSA-PR) GOLF -- Third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, California, with Tiger Woods continuing his attempt at winning a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour title. Picture (GOLF-USPGA) -- European Tour: Third round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Picture (GOLF-EPGA-UAE) -- US LPGA Tour: Third round of Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, Florida. Picture (GOLF-USLPGA) ALPINE SKIING -- Men's World Cup downhill at Kitzbuhel, with a 100,000-euro bonus for the winner. Coverage by Luke Phillips. Picture (SKI-WORLD-MEN-AUT) -- Mikaela Shiffrin attempts to win a second World Cup downhill in two days in Bansko, Bulgaria. Picture (SKI-WORLD-WOMEN-BUL) RUGBY UNION -- World Rugby Sevens Series: Hamilton Sevens in New Zealand (RUGBYU-NZL-SEVENS) -- French Top 14: Lyon v Toulon (1430), Brive v Pau (1700), Castres v Racing 92 (1700), La Rochelle v Montpellier (1700), Clermont v Stade Francais (1945). Picture. (RUGBYU-FRA-TOP14) -- English Premiership (1500): Bath v Leicester. Bristol v Gloucester. Exeter v Sale. Worcester v Wasps. (RUGBYU-ENG-PR) -- PRO14: Southern Kings v Cheetahs (1500). Result from London sport (RUGBYU-PRO14) RALLYING -- Third day of the opening round of the world rally championship in Monte Carlo where six-time world champion Sebastien Ogier leads. Picture (AUTO-WORLD-RALLY-MON) FIGURE SKATING -- Fourth day of the European figure skating championships in Graz, Austria, with the ice dance free dance and the ladies free skate. Picture (FSKATE-EUR-AUT) CYCLING -- Tour Down Under, Stage five: A 149.1km beach-to-beach ride from Glenelg in Adelaide to Victor Harbor with Richie Porte in the overall lead. Picture (CYCLING-AUS) BASKETBALL -- NBA: Five games including West-leading LA Lakers visiting Philadelphia who have won 20 of 22 games at home. Picture (BASKET-NBA) ICE HOCKEY -- NHL All-Star Game, St. Louis, Missouri (IHOCKEY-NHL-ALL STARS) ATHLETICS -- Opening event of the World Athletics indoor track series at Boston. (ATHLETICS-USA) BADMINTON -- Thailand Masters (BADMINTON-THA) HORSE RACING -- Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park, Florida (RACING-USA) SKI JUMPING -- Men's World Cup at Zakopane, Poland. Picture. (SKI-JUMP-POL) afp
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