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Alcaraz battles into second round of Qatar Open

Carlos Alcaraz made a triumphant return to action following his Australian Open triumph as he beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in the first round in Doha on Tuesday.

Russians, Belarusians to compete under own flags at Paralympics: IPC tells AFP

Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete under their own national flags at the 2026 Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, the Games' governing body confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

Gauff, Rybakina cruise into Dubai last 16

Coco Gauff bounced back from her shock early exit in Doha last week with a comfortable victory over Anna Kalinskaya in Dubai on Tuesday, while Elena Rybakina opened her campaign with a dominant win.

Russians, Belarusians allowed to compete under own flags at 2026 Paralympics: IPC tells AFP

Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete under their own national flags at the 2026 Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, the Games' governing body confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

Pollock handed first England start for Ireland visit

Henry Pollock has been handed his first England start after Steve Borthwick made three changes for Ireland's Six Nations visit to Twickenham on Saturday.

Arteta welcomes Madueke and Saka's competition for places

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal and England "get the benefit" from the friendly rivalry between Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke as the duo battle to start for both club and country.

Slalom showdown Shiffrin's last chance for Milan-Cortina medal

Mikaela Shiffrin has one last chance to end her Olympic medal drought at the Milan-Cortina Games with Wednesday's slalom, the discipline in which the American skier has dominated in recent years.

No pressure on India opener Abhishek after two ducks, says coach

India opener Ashishek Sharma should not feel under pressure at the T20 World Cup after failing to score a run so far, because he has "a clear plan and clear mindset", a team coach said Tuesday.

Sakamoto eyes figure skating gold in Olympic farewell

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto launches her quest for a fairytale Olympic swansong on Tuesday as heavy snow in the Italian Alps disrupted the schedule at the Milan-Cortina Games.

Pereira 'trusts' Forest owner Marinakis despite three sackings this season

Vitor Pereira said he trusts Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis despite becoming the fourth manager of the Premier League side this season.

Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout

The 2021 champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights after their match against Ireland was washed out without a ball being bowled in Kandy.

Evenepoel takes UAE Tour lead with time-trial win

Belgian star Remco Evenepoel continued his excellent start to the season with victory in a second-stage time trial to take the overall lead of the UAE Tour on Tuesday.

Rain threatens to knock Australia out of T20 World Cup

Rain was threatening to knock Australia out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, because the start of the crunch Group B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Kandy was delayed.

Tariq confident Pakistan can bounce back after India drubbing

Spinner Usman Tariq said Tuesday he was confident that Pakistan can bounce back from their T20 World Cup drubbing against India and seal qualification for the next round.

Being back in the USA 'feels amazing', says Vonn

Lindsey Vonn said "being back on home soil feels amazing" after returning to the United States having undergone four operations on the broken leg she suffered in the crash which dashed her hopes of Winter Olympics glory.

New Zealand cruise into Super Eights at T20 World Cup

New Zealand sealed their qualification to the next phase of the T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket thumping of Canada in Chennai on Tuesday.

Exhilarating Italy aim to sign off with giant-killing at T20 World Cup

Italy's cricketers have been revelling in plenty of "pinch me" moments during their debut appearance at the T20 World Cup, and now they want more.

Samra hits 110 for Canada against New Zealand at T20 World Cup

Canada's Yuvraj Samra became the youngest player to score a T20 World Cup century when he blasted 110 in 65 balls against New Zealand in Chennai on Tuesday.

Who fills Sexton vacuum? Irish fly-half debate no closer to resolution

Jack Crowley or Sam Prendergast? Ireland badly need one of them to step forward and end the sometimes bitter debate as to who is Ireland's undisputed first choice fly-half.

Japan hails 'new chapter' with first Olympic pairs skating gold

Japan hailed a "new chapter" in the country's figure skating on Tuesday after Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled off a stunning comeback to claim pairs gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Supported by U.S. Polo Assn., the 2026 U.S. Open Women's Polo Championship(R) Concludes with Victory Eastern Hay the Champion

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 17, 2026 / U.S. Polo Assn., the official sports brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), proudly supported the 2026 U.S. Open Women's Polo Championship®, which concluded on February 15 at the USPA National Polo Center (NPC) in Wellington, Florida, on the iconic U.S. Polo Assn. Stadium Field. Widely regarded as the most prestigious women's polo tournament in the United States, the championship brought together the sport's top athletes for three weeks of elite competition at the heart of American polo.

Gu pipped to Olympic gold again as Meillard extends Swiss ski dominance

China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu was beaten to gold for the second time at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday after Loic Meillard extended Switzerland's domination of the men's alpine skiing.

China's Gu defiant after missing out on Olympic gold again

China's freeski superstar Eileen Gu dismissed any suggestion of disappointment after missing out on another Olympic gold on Monday, saying she was "doing things that have never been done before".

USA bobsleigh veteran Meyers Taylor wins elusive gold

American bobsleigher Elana Meyers Taylor finally struck Olympic gold at the age of 41 in the Milan-Cortina Games on Monday.

Miura and Kihara snatch Olympic pairs gold for Japan

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled out the best performance of their careers to move from fifth overnight to grab Olympic figure skating pairs gold on Monday.

Gu pipped to gold again as Meillard extends Swiss ski dominance at Olympics

China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu was beaten to gold for the second time at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday after Loic Meillard extended Switzerland's domination of the men's alpine skiing.

Canada's Oldham beats defending champion Gu to freeski big air gold

Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won the Olympic women's big air final on Monday, denying defending champion Eileen Gu a first gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.

Barca suffer title defence blow in Girona derby defeat

Spanish champions Barcelona fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona on Monday to leave them trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga.

Brentford edge out sixth-tier Macclesfield in FA Cup

Brentford avoided a huge FA Cup shock with a 1-0 win at sixth-tier Macclesfield on Monday but needed a late own goal to beat a side 116 places below them in the English football pyramid.

Canada's Oldham wins Olympic freeski big air final, denying Gu gold

Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won the women's Olympic big air final on Monday, denying defending champion Eileen Gu a first gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.

USA thrash Sweden to reach Olympic women's ice hockey final

The USA glided into the final of the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics with a 5-0 win against Sweden on Monday.

Arsenal to face third-tier Mansfield, Newcastle host Man City in FA Cup

League One Mansfield were handed a home draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round draw on Monday as Newcastle face Manchester City.

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