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USA-TRUMP/DEBARTOLO Trump issues pardon of former owner of San Francisco 49ers

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a pardon for Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team, a White House spokesman told reporters on Tuesday. SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-TOT-RBL/PREVIEW

Mourinho doesn't expect Son to return this season Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho does not expect forward Son Heung-min to play again this season after the South Korean fractured his right arm at the weekend, he said on Tuesday.

TENNIS-DUBAI/ Kenin and Bencic fall at first hurdle on day of upsets in Dubai

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, defending champion Belinda Bencic and third seed Elina Svitolina made swift exits at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after they all fell in the first round on Tuesday. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ATM-LIV/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Champions League - Atletico Madrid v Liverpool Atletico Madrid host Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

18 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DOR-PSG/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Champions League - Borussia Dortmund v Paris St Germain Borussia Dortmund host Paris St Germain in a Champions League match. 18 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-JAPAN/PREVIEW Soccer - J-League season preview

The new J-League season gets underway on Feb. 21. We preview the action. 19 Feb

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS-2020/MASCOTS-DEPARTURE (PIX) (TV)

Olympics-Tokyo 2020 mascots begin overseas tour Tokyo 2020 mascots Miraitowa and Someity depart Haneda Airport for the start of the pre-Olympics overseas tour. The mascots will visit past and future Olympic and Paralympic host cities in six countries to spread enthusiasm for the Games.

19 Feb 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-TEST-NZL-IND/PREVIEW Cricket-New Zealand v India first test

The first test between New Zealand and India starts in Wellington on Feb. 21. Session bulletins, trunk lead and sidebars on merit. 19 Feb

CRICKET-T20-WORLDCUP/AUSTRALIA (PIX) Cricket - Women's T20 World Cup - Australia team profile

Australia's women have long toiled in the shadow of the nation's elite men's side but Meg Lanning's side will finally have the limelight for themselves at the home T20 World Cup. 19 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

CRICKET-T20-WORLDCUP/PREVIEW (GRAPHIC) Cricket - Women's Twenty20 World Cup - Preview

Defending champions Australia will host the seventh ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup, a 10-team tournament to be played across six venues in four cities with Melbourne hosting the final on March 8. 19 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-DUBAI/

Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Dubai Tennis Championships Day three of the Dubai Tennis Championships - a WTA Premier 5 tournament.

19 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BOXING

BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-WILDER-FURY/ Boxing-Tyson Fury discusses Wilder rematch with Reuters

British heavyweight Tyson Fury discusses his Feb. 22 rematch with American Deontay Wilder after the two battled to a split decision draw in 2018. 19 Feb

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Pre-season Testing Day one of the first round of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

19 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT SAILING

SAILING-RECORD/ (PIX) (TV) Sailing - World's fastest sailboat to break London-Hong Kong record

IDEC Sport - the world's fastest sailboat - will break the Tea Route record on Wednesday when it arrives in London. Francis Joyon and his crew left Hong Kong on January 18 and will set a new time, about four days faster than the previous record set in 2018. 19 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BASEBALL BASEBALL-MLB-MANFRED - Field Level Media

Commissioner Manfred meets Cactus League heat Commissioner Rob Manfred faced heat in the Cactus League after a press conference in the Grapefruit League on Monday caused backlash from players.

18 Feb 20:00 ET NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK - Field Level Media NFL notebook

Wrapping up the day in NFL news and notes. 18 Feb 20:45 p.m. ET

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK - Field Level Media

NBA notebook News and notes from around the NBA.

18 Feb 21:00 p.m. ET

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