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Hundreds of thousands of football fans packed into Boston's streets on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the New England Patriots after their record-tying sixth Super Bowl win.

SOCCER-FIFA/ FIFA, Qatar set up joint venture to deliver 2022 World Cup

ZURICH, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA has set up a joint venture with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar as part of its effort to streamline organisation of the tournament, it said on Tuesday. RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ENG-FRA/

England's Ashton warns of fiery reaction by beaten France England winger Chris Ashton warned his team mates of a French backlash on Sunday as their "angry" opponents look to make up for a defeat by Wales in their Six Nations opener.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-SHT/REPORT Soccer - England - FA Cup Fourth Round Replay - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

Wrap up of the night's FA Cup replays 5 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-DOR-SVW/REPORT Soccer - Germany - DFB Cup - Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen

Wrap up of the night's Cup action 5 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-UEFA/VAR Soccer - UEFA media briefing on VAR technology in the Champions League

UEFA's head of refereeing, Roberto Rosetti speaks to the media about video assistant referee (VAR) technology and how it will be used in this season's Champions League knockout stages. 6 Feb 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

SOCCER-FRANCE-CUP/ (PIX) Soccer - France - Coupe de France - Last 16 - Villefranche-sur-Saone v PSG

Villefranche-sur-Saone play Paris St Germain in the last-16 of the Coupe de France at Lyon's stadium. 6 Feb 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-UEFA/ Soccer - UEFA Executive Committee meeting

UEFA holds an executive committee meeting in Rome on the eve of its annual congress where there will be a series of election including the UEFA presidency. The current president, Aleksander Ceferin is the only candidate on that election ballot. 6 Feb 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-SOFIA/

Tennis - ATP 250 - Sofia Open The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Feb 6 SKIING

ALPINE-WORLD/ (PIX) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Are, Sweden hosts the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Day two is the men's Super-G competition. Feb 6

EUROPEAN GAMES SPORT-GAMES/ (PIX)

European Games in search of identity amid growing competition The second edition of the European Games in June will be the continent's main gateway to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but the event is still in search of a clear identity amid growing competition.

6 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-T20-NZL-IND/ Cricket - New Zealand v India - First T20 International

New Zealand host India in the first of three T20 internationals. 6 Feb 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-PGA-GLANCE

Field Level Media - Golf glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf, including the PGA stop at Pebble Beach.

6 Feb 17:00 ET/22:00 GMT HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media - NHL notebook

News and notes from around the NHL. 6 Feb 19:30 ET/00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media- NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA.

6 Feb 20:00 ET/01:00 GMT BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media - NBA Roundup Highlights from every game in the NBA, compiled into one story.

Feb 6 FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NEP-PARADE Field Level Media - Patriots parade latest trophy through Boston

The Patriots partied with their fans, cruising the streets of Boston in duckboats to celebrate their Super Bowl LIII victory. 6 Feb 16:00 ET/21:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media - NFL notebook

News and notes from around the NFL. 6 Feb 19:30 ET/00:30 GMT