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What's On This Weekend: Aussie sporting calendar for February 21-22

We've got a crossover of cricket season and footy pre-season, plus some Super Rugby, Min Woo Lee on the charge for a PGA title - and plenty else to have a cheeky punt on!

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🎾 Tennis

Fils joins Alcaraz in Doha final with impressive win over Mensik

Arthur Fils will go up against Carlos Alcaraz in the Doha final after the 21-year-old Frenchman was a 6-4, 7-6 4) winner over sixth seed Jakub Mensik, who defeated Jannik Sinner in the last eight.

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Svitolina beats Gauff in three-hour thriller to reach the final in Dubai

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina kept up her recent winning run against Coco Gauff as she edged the ⁠American 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4 on Friday to set up a final showdown with Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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'Really proud' Alcaraz sees off Rublev fightback to move into Doha final

World number one Carlos Alcaraz continued his unbeaten run in 2026 as ⁠he beat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6(3) 6-4 on Friday to reach the Qatar Open final, ‌reaching the 12th final in his last 13 tournaments.

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'Tough ‌pill to swallow': Finland on falling short against Canada in semi-final

Defending Olympic champions Finland came close to ⁠putting out tournament favourites Canada in the men's ice hockey semi-finals on Friday, but were left with an ‌empty feeling as they now go to battle for bronze rather ‌than gold.

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Venus Williams accepts Indian Wells wildcard to play both singles and doubles

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 45, has accepted a wildcard to play the prestigious Indian Wells WTA hard-court tournament in March, organisers said Friday.

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Ferrari hype grows as Leclerc tops final day of F1's pre-season testing

Formula 1 wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain on Friday with Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari ⁠and Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad pounding out a single-day record of 165 laps.

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Canada come from two down to break Finnish hearts and reach Olympic final

Canada have returned to the gold medal match of the men's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, after Nathan MacKinnon's last-minute goal completed a comeback from 2-0 down to beat Finland 3-2.

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Jessica Pegula fights back to down Amanda Anisimova in Dubai semi-final

Jessica Pegula shook off a first-set stumble to ⁠beat fellow American Amanda Anisimova 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Dubai ‌Tennis Championships on Friday, reaching the eighth WTA 1000 ‌final of her career.

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Russell sees 'a lot of potential' in 2026 Mercedes but is wary of fast-starting Ferrari

Ferrari's fast practice starts in Formula 1's pre-season testing in Bahrain have caught ⁠the attention of rivals and alarmed Mercedes' likely title contender George Russell.

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Kompany slams Mourinho for handling of racism row: 'It's something we should not accept'

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany delivered a scathing critique of Jose Mourinho's handling of racism ⁠allegations involving Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, calling the Benfica coach's comments a "huge mistake" in leadership.

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Mourinho reflects on 'extremely demanding' Real Madrid clash ahead of Benfica's next match

Benfica coach Jose Mourinho has spoken to the club's in-house broadcaster (BTV) about the controversial clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League ahead of their next match in Liga Portugal, scheduled for Saturday.

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Honda issues add to Aston Martin's woes but Alonso confident they have F1's best chassis

Aston Martin's woes deepened on Friday after a Honda power unit issue sidelined the ⁠team on the final day of Formula 1's pre-season testing in Bahrain.

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Newcastle boss Howe wants in-form Gordon to maintain hunger for goals

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe wants in-form striker Anthony Gordon to keep on being selfish following his Champions League exploits against Qarabag.

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Gordon joins Messi in elite group after scoring four goals against Qarabag

Only six players have scored four or more goals in a single match during the knockout rounds in the modern era of the UEFA Champions League.

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SHL roundup: Frolunda's rotten run continues with Orebro loss on night of shocks

The Swedish Hockey League's (SHL) return after a nine-day break was not a happy one for the top two teams, as Frolunda and Skelleftea both fell to overtime defeats to two of the league's bottom three teams.

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Gauff hungry for revenge in Dubai as Svitolina seeks to spoil all-American final

Only two-time champion Elina Svitolina can prevent an all-American final at the prestigious WTA 1000 event in Dubai. The in-form Ukrainian will face Coco Gauff in the semi-finals, with the American surely eager to avenge her recent Australian Open defeat. Earlier on Centre Court, Jessica Pegula will face her compatriot Amanda Anisimova.

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Rory McIlroy shares Riviera clubhouse lead as Scottie Scheffler fades

Rory McIlroy weathered drenching rain and gusting winds to fire a five-under par 66 and seize a share of the clubhouse lead at the Genesis Invitational, where Aaron Rai was six-under through 16 holes when darkness halted play.

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NBA roundup: Cunningham leads Pistons past Knicks, Brown stars as Celtics down Warriors

A dominant Cade Cunningham scored 42 points as the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons swatted aside the New York Knicks 126-111 Thursday on the basketball league's return from its brief All-Star Game break.

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Chicago Bears make progress in a potential move to stadium in Indiana

The Chicago Bears on Thursday hailed the "most meaningful step" yet toward building a new stadium in Indiana, as the neighboring state passed a key measure to entice the NFL franchise to make a divisive cross-border move.

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MotoGP relocates Australian GP to Adelaide from 2027

undefined The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will move to Adelaide from next year ⁠after organisers favoured a street circuit, ending a nearly three-decade run on Phillip Island.

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Aussie tennis player forced to run for cover as bees swarm Bengaluru stadium

The S.M. Krishna tennis stadium ⁠was abuzz with more than aces and winners ‌as players and spectators alike had ‌to run for cover ‌as a swarm of ‌honey bees invaded the arena ‌during the ITF Bengaluru Open, Indian media reports said ‌on Thursday.

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Littler & Humphries miss chance in Van Gerwen's absence as Clayton claims Premier League win

The main talking point of the third Premier League night in 2026 was the withdrawal of Michael van Gerwen, with the Dutchman forced to miss out due to illness. However, Littler, Humphries and Price, his direct rivals, failed to capitalise. Contrary to expectations, it turned out to be a night for the underdogs in Glasgow, providing the crowd at the OVO Hydro with a welcome change of pace.

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Mensik stuns Sinner with superb performance to reach Doha semi-finals

20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik celebrated arguably the biggest win of his career at the ATP 500 event in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday. The 2022 finalist defied the odds with an outstanding performance, overcoming the heavy favourite and world number two Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals, winning 7-6, 2-6, 6-3.