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TENNIS-ACAPULCO Nadal feels at home in Acapulco as he returns to action

Rafa Nadal says the Mexican Open in Acapulco feels "a little bit like home" as the Spaniard returns to action on Tuesday for the first time since being dethroned as world number one by Novak Djokovic. MANCHESTER UTD-RESULTS

Man Utd 'rebuild' as Champions League absence proves costly Manchester United are in "rebuild" mode as the English soccer club chases a return to the European Champions League, Executive Vice-Chairman Ed Woodward said after financial results were dented by the team's absence from this season's tournament.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN/POGBA Liverpool deserve to win Premier League, says Man Utd's Pogba

Liverpool deserve to win the Premier League this season and already have one hand on the trophy, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said, adding that it hurts to see his team's fiercest rivals doing so well. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-NAP-FCB/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Champions League - Napoli v FC Barcelona Napoli host Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 match. 25 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-CHE-BAY/REPORT (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Champions League - Chelsea v Bayern Munich

Chelsea face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge. 25 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-USA/BECKHAM Major League Soccer hosts media day

Major League Soccer hosts a media day in New York City ahead of the 2020 season. David Beckham - the co-owner of new MLS club Inter Miami will sit down to talk to Reuters to talk about his team's first season. 26 Feb

TENNIS TENNIS-DOHA/

Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Qatar Open Day four of the Qatar Open - a WTA Premier 5 tournament. 26 Feb

TENNIS-DUBAI/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Tennis Championships

Action from day three of the Dubai Tennis Championships - an ATP 500 event. 26 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

CYCLING CYCLING-WORLD/CLANCY

Cycling - UCI track worlds - Britain's team pursuit king Ed Clancy looks for more gold Ed Clancy is cranking up for the Tokyo Olympics where he will try and win a fourth successive gold for Britain in the team pursuit. He talks about his hopes to put down a marker this week at the track worlds in Berlin and his role as the 'daddy' of the team

25 Feb 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT CYCLING-UAE/

Cycling - UAE Tour Stage four of the UAE Tour is a 171-kilometre ride starting and finishing in Dubai.

26 Feb CYCLING-WORLD/(PIX)

Cycling - UCI Track World Championships Berlin's Velodrom hosts the UCI Track World Championships.

26 Feb CRICKET

CRICKET-T20-WORLDCUP/ Cricket - Women's Twenty20 World Cup

England v Thailand and West Indies v Pakistan in Canberra 26 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

CRICKET-T20-ZAF-AUS/ (PIX) Cricket Cricket - South Africa v Australia - Third T20

South Africa take on Australia in the last of three Twenty20 internationals at Newlands in Cape Town 26 Feb 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

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

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

26 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS-2020/PANASONIC (PIX) (TV) Panasonic moves to commercialise human emotions ahead of Olympics

Panasonic has developed a “vital sensing” technology to measure one’s heart rate with a camera that tracks minor changes in skin coloration. 26 Feb

OLYMPICS-2020/REFUGEE-BOXING (PIX) (TV) The Afghan refugee who dreams of being a Tokyo 2020 Boxing Champion

When Farid Walizadeh was eight years old, he fled Afghanistan on foot to Turkey, only to be thrown in prison upon arrival when police identified the 'sugar' smugglers had placed in his backpack as drugs. He began learning martial arts - "to defend myself against the bullies", he said. Now, he is 24, living in Portugal as a refugee, spending six hours a day training to qualify as a boxer for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. "I want to show people that if I can do it, they can do it." 26 Feb 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

WRESTLING SOUTHSUDAN-WRESTLING/ (PIX) (TV)

South Sudan, ravaged by war, finds unity in wrestling South Sudanese wrestler Kur Bol Jok strides confidently into the arena as his fans loudly cheer and blow trumpets. His chest - smeared with ashes and dust - puffs with confidence as he faces his opponent, bracing himself for the fight. Wrestling is a hugely popular sport in the world's youngest nation, devastated by five years of civil war. 26 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

POLITICS/INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-AFGHANISTAN/TALKS-DISABLED BASKETBALL (PIX) (TV)

Disabled sportswoman in Afghanistan worries about return of Taliban Captain of a female wheelchair basketball team in Kabul is worried about what the Taliban returning to power might mean for women in sports. Nilofar Bayat became disabled after a Taliban rocket hit her house when she was two years old. Now 26, her teammates and her have already participated in several international competitions.

26 Feb 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT