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Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

BASKETBALL-NCAA-TEX-COLO/ Texas hammers Colorado to make NIT semifinal

Second-seeded Texas rolled to a 25-point halftime lead and never looked back in drubbing fourth-seeded Colorado 68-55 Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals at Erwin Center in Austin. TENNIS-ATP/

Tennis: Hopman Cup ends after three decades as Perth made ATP Cup host Perth has been chosen as the third city to host the inaugural ATP Cup in January 2020, signaling an end to the Hopman Cup international mixed team event that has been hosted by the Western Australian city for the past 31 years.

UPCOMING GOLF-MATCHPLAY/ (TV)

Golf - PGA Tour - WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Round two of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at the Austin Country Club. The world's top 64 players - including Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy feature. Bubba Watson is the defending champion.

28 Mar 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT TENNIS-MIAMI/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - Miami Open Action from the quarter-finals of the Miami Open - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.

28 Mar 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT TENNIS-MIAMI/

Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami Open Action from the semi-finals of the Miami Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.

28 Mar 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix - Media Day Formula One drivers meet the media at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit ahead of the second race of the season.

28 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-HUE/GALLEGO

Soccer - Interview with Huesca striker Enric Gallejo on journey from driving lorries to facing Real Madrid An interview with Huesca striker Enric Gallego on his dramatic rise from playing amateur football until age 27 to playing in the top flight for Huesca ahead of his first appearance at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

28 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN/SOLSKJAER (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - England - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer news conference Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaks to the media for the first time since being named as Manchester United's permanent manager on a three-year contract.

28 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix - Practice Action from the first two practice sessions ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

29 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT HORSERACING-SANTAANITA/

Horse racing-California Horse Racing Board meets to discuss deaths at Santa Anita The California Horse Racing Board meets in Santa Anita to discuss the recent rash of deaths at the famed track and its owner's proposed changes.

28 Mar 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT RUGBY UNION-SUPER/

Super Rugby - Week Seven Super Rugby week seven

29 Mar 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT CRICKET-ODI-AUS-PAK/

Cricket - Australia v Pakistan - Fourth ODI Australia play Pakistan in the fourth of five one day internationals in the United Arab Emirates.

29 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES

Rugby-Crusaders to play first game in NZ since shooting The Canterbury Crusaders play their first game in New Zealand since a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch when they journey north to face the Wellington Hurricanes

29 Mar 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT