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Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said he was pleased to have signed a new contract with the La Liga champions for another year to prevent any negative speculation affecting the team.

TENNIS-DOHA/ Halep outlasts Svitolina in Doha thriller, faces Mertens in final

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Top seed Simona Halep came back from 4-1 down in the deciding set to beat Elina Svitolina 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Qatar Open semi-final on Friday, marking her first victory over the Ukrainian in nearly two years. ALPINE-WORLD/

Alpine skiing-Kristoffersen stuns Hirscher to claim thrilling GS gold ARE, Sweden, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen produced a scintillating second run to snatch gold in the giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday.

UPCOMING SOCCER-GERMANY-AUG-BAY/REPORT

Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v Bayern Munich FC Augsburg play Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga.

15 Feb 14:30 ET / 19:30 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-LYO-GUI-REPORT/

Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap Olympique Lyonnais continue their preparations for their

Champions League clash against Barcelona with a home game against En Avant Guingamp 15 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-QPR-WAT/REPORT Soccer - England - FA Cup Fifth Round - Queens Park Rangers v Watford

QPR face Watford in the FA Cup 15 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-FRO/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Juventus v Frosinone

Juventus host Frosinone in a Serie A match 15 Feb 14:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-NPT-MCI/REPORT Soccer - England - FA Cup Fifth Round - Newport County v Manchester City

Fourth-tier Newport County face Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Rodney Parade. We will also wrap up the rest of the day's cup action 16 Feb 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-RAY-ATM/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid Rayo Vallecano play city rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

16 Feb 10:15 ET / 15:15 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-ROTTERDAM/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Rotterdam Open

Action from the Rotterdam Open semi-finals. 16 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

TENNIS-BUENOSAIRES/ Tennis - ATP 250 - Argentina Open

The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Buenos Aires. 16 Feb

TENNIS-NEWYORK/ Tennis - ATP 250 - New York Open

The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in New York. 16 Feb

TENNIS-DOHA/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Qatar Open

Action from the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. 16 Feb

RUGBY RUGBY UNION-SUPER/

Super Rugby - Week One Super Rugby week one.

16 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/BLUES

Rugby-Crusaders begin title defence in Auckland The Canterbury Crusaders head to traditional rivals the Auckland Blues as they begin their title defence with several All Blacks like Sam Whitelock and Kieran Read exoected to be rested for a few more weeks.

16 Feb 03:30 ET / 08:30 GMT ALPINE SKIING

ALPINE-WORLD/ (PIX) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Are, Sweden hosts the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Day 13 is the women's Slalom competition. 16 Feb

CRICKET CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-LKA/ (PIX)

Cricket - South Africa v Sri Lanka - First Test South Africa meet Sri Lanka in the first of the two-test series at Kingsmead in Durban

16 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-GENESIS/ Golf - PGA Tour - Genesis Open

Tiger Woods features at the Genesis Open in Pacific Palisades, California. 16 Feb

SAILING SAILING-SAILGP-SYDNEY/ (PIX) (TV)

Sailing - SailGP Sydney Sydney Harbour hosts the inaugural SailGP event. The new tournament involves six national teams sailing in a six-meet series that ends in a two-boat $1 million finale. A key aspect of the format is that the 50-foot foiling catamarans that will be used by each team are identical, ensuring a level playing field for each of the five-man crews.

16 Feb 23:00 ET / 04:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-GENESIS/ Golf - PGA Tour - Genesis Open

Tiger Woods features at the Genesis Open in Pacific Palisades, California. 16 Feb

GOLF-PGA-GENESIS/ Field Level Media-PGA working overtime at Genesis Open

After Friday's first round washout, the Genesis Open aims to squeeze in 36 holes on Friday with the threat of rain returning. 15 Feb

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NBA-HOF-2019/

Field Level Media-Basketball Hall of Fame class revealed CHARLOTTE -- The 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class will be revealed Friday evening.

15 Feb BASKETBALL-NBA-RISINGSTARS/

Field Level Media-Rising Stars hit court in Charlotte CHARLOTTE -- Twenty of the top rookies and second-year players in the NBA meet at the site of the All-Star Game.

15 Feb NFL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK/ Field Level Media-NFL notebook

News and notes from around the league. 15 Feb