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SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-LEBRON-JAMES

James criticizes Lakers' 'sense of urgency' LeBron James has acknowledged that he knew his young teammates would have a learning curve when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency last offseason.

ATHLETICS-USA Athletics: Crouser overcomes illness to dominate shot put at U.S. meet

Olympic champion Ryan Crouser shook off a recent fever to dominate the men’s shot put at the U.S. indoor championships in New York. TENNIS-MARSEILLE

Tennis: Top seed Tsitsipas overcomes Kukushkin challenge to win Marseille Open Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched his second ATP Tour singles title with a 7-5 7-6(5) victory over Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin at the Marseille Open.

UPCOMING SPORTS

SOCCER SOCCER-SPAIN-LVT-MAD/REPORT

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Levante v Real Madrid Real Madrid visit Levante in La Liga.

24 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-LVT-MAD/ (PIX)

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Levante v Real Madrid Real Madrid visit Levante in La Liga.

24 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-AMO-LYO/REPORT

Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap Monaco take on Olympique Lyonnais at Louis II stadium

24 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-FIO-INT/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Fiorentina v Inter Milan Fiorentina host Inter Milan in a Serie A match

24 Feb 14:30 ET / 19:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND/

Talking points from the Premier League weekend Five talking points from the Premier League weekend.

25 Feb 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT SOCCER-ITALY/

Soccer - Italy - Five-talking points from the Serie A weekend Five talking-points from the weekend's Serie A matches

25 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN/

Soccer- Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga.

25 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-ODI-WIN-ENG/ Cricket - West Indies v England - Third ODI

West Indies play England in the third match of their five ODI series in St George's, Grenada. 25 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-DUBAI/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Tennis Championships Action from round one of the Dubai Tennis Championships - an ATP World Tour 500 event.

Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic are the top three seeds in the tournament. 25 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

TENNIS-RIO/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open

Action from the final of the Rio Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event. 24 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT