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Event Notes: AFL To Increase Number Of VFL Curtain-Raisers

The Australian Football League is "set to announce a marked increase" in the amount of Victorian Football League "curtain-raisers" to be held before AFL matches during the '19 season. It is understood that while curtain-raisers "will definitely be played at Marvel Stadium, negotiations are still underway" for curtain-raisers to also be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The move "represents a significant increase" on the handful of curtain-raisers held in '18, three of which took place at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong (THE AGE, 12/8).

England and Scotland were drawn together in the Women’s World Cup in France next summer. Scotland is making its debut in the knockout stages, while England, now managed by Philip Neville, is looking to improve on its semifinal showing in Canada four years ago, when the U.S. beat Japan in the final (LONDON TIMES, 12/8).

The full routes for the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire and Tour de Yorkshire Women's Race were unveiled, with the fifth edition of the men's race scheduled for May 2-5. The race was upgraded to HC status by the Int'l Cycling Union (UCI). The women's race is scheduled for May 3-4, taking place on a Friday and Saturday for the first time (Tour de Yorkshire).

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