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World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next week’s Qatar Open with an unspecified back injury, tournament organizers said on Tuesday.

UPCOMING SOCCER

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-GERMANY-BCS-BAY/REPORT Soccer - Germany - DFB Cup - Hertha Berlin v Bayern Munich

Soccer - Germany - DFB Cup - Hertha Berlin v Bayern Munich 6 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-EVE-MCI/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Everton v Manchester City

Everton play Manchester City in the Premier League. 6 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-MAD/REPORT Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey - Barcelona v Real Madrid

Copa del Rey holders Barcelona meet Real Madrid in a semi-final first leg at the Nou Camp. 6 Feb 15:30 ET / 20:30 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/ (TV) Soccer - UEFA Congress

UEFA holds its 43rd annual congress in Rome. There will be a series of election including the UEFA presidency with the current president, Aleksander Ceferin the only candidate. UEFA will hold a news conference at the end of the meeting. 7 Feb 03:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY/PREVIEW Soccer - Italy - Serie A preview

Preview of the weekend's Serie A games 7 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - Vic Open Round one of the Vic Open at the 13th Beach Golf Links in Geelong, Australia

7 Feb GOLF-PROAM/

Golf - PGA Tour - AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Round one of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

7 Feb MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-HAAS/ Motor racing-Haas Formula One team livery launch

The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team presents their new livery in London, with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean in attendance. 7 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ITA-WAL/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales team announcement Wales name their team for their second match in this year's Six Nations Championship against Italy, after which coach Warren Gatland will hold a media conference

7 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ITA-WAL/

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Italy team announcement Italy head coach Conor O'Shea announces his team for their second Six Nations match against Wales in Rome.

7 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT SKIING

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

Are, Sweden hosts the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. There are no competitions on day three - skiers will train for the downhill competition. 7 Feb

TENNIS TENNIS-SOFIA/

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

7 Feb