SPORT IN BRIEF

CHELSEA Under 21s will visit Lincoln City in the Checkatrade Trophy semifinals. The one-leg tie takes place on February 6, while yesterday’s draw also pitted Shrewsbury at home to the winners of the delayed Yeovil v Fleetwood match. The second semifinal will be held on February 27.

The Football League have also confirmed that the Carabao Cup final, Manchester City v Arsenal on Sunday, February 25, will kick-off at 4.30pm.

CRICKET

3RD TEST MATCH — Johannesburg, India 187 (76.4 overs, V Kohli 54) and 49-1 (17 overs), South Africa 194 (65.5 overs, H Amla 61; J Bumrah 5-54).

2ND T20 INT’L — Auckland, Pakistan 201-4 (20 overs, Babar Azam 50no), New Zealand 153 (18.3 overs). Pakistan beat New Zealand by 48 runs.

GOLF

OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC (UAE) — 1st rnd (GB & Ire unless stated): 62 — J Donaldson. 63 — A Wall, D Horsey. 64 — T Hatton. 65 — R McIlroy, L Jensen (Den), A Bjork (Swe), C Paisley, T Pieters (Bel). 66 — H Li (Chn), MA Jimenez (Sp), P Dunne, H Porteous (SA), D Fichardt (SA). 67 — T Aiken (SA), A Dodt (A), D Burmester (SA), A Levy (F), A Sullivan, C Hanson, S Garcia (Sp), T Olesen (Den), A Canizares (Sp), B Wiesberger (Aut), E Molinari (It).

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN (Melbourne) — Men’s Semi-final: (6) M CILIC (Cro) bt K Edmund (GB) 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2. Women’s Semi-finals: (1) S HALEP (Rom) bt (21) A KERBER (G) 6-3 4-6 9-7; (2) C WOZNIACKI (Den) bt E Mertens (Bel) 6-3 7-6 (7-2). Men’s Doubles Semi-finals: (7) O MARACH (Aut) & M PAVIC (Cro) bt B McLachlan (Jpn) & J Struff (G) 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4); (11) J S CABAL (Col) & R FARAH (Col) bt (6) B BRYAN (US) & M BRYAN (US) 7-6 (7-1) 7-5. Mixed Doubles Qtr-finals: M J M Sanchez (Sp) & M Demoliner (Bra) bt S Sanders (A) & M Polmans (A) 7-5 6-4; (3) E MAKAROVA (Rus) & B SOARES (Bra) bt (6) A S HLAVACKOVA (Cz) & E ROGER-VASSELIN (F) 6-2 4-6 13-11; (8) G DABROWSKI (Can) & M PAVIC (Cro) bt J Larsson (Swe) & M Middelkoop (Ned) 6-3 7-6 (7-0).

TODAY’S ACTION

(7.45 unless stated) EMIRATES FA CUP FOURTH ROUND Sheff Wed v Reading .......................... Yeovil v Man Utd....................... (7.55) Live on BBC 1 LADBROKES SCOTTISH CH’SHIP Dunfermline v St Mirren ................... Live on BT Sport 1 CRICKET — 4th ODI: Australia v England (Adelaide, 3.20am). RUGBY UNION — Anglo-Welsh Cup (7.45): Gloucester v Ospreys.