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The best of the week
Figure skating  
‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks community
‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks community
Big interview  
Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, corporate boxes and Starmer
Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, corporate boxes and Starmer
Cartoon  
David Squires on … karmic realignment for Arsenal against City
David Squires on … karmic realignment for Arsenal against City
Football  
What becomes of diehard fans who stop going to matches?
What becomes of diehard fans who stop going to matches?
Football  
Marshall Islands’ vanishing kit for a team under threat from climate crisis
Marshall Islands’ vanishing kit for a team under threat from climate crisis
Gymnastics  
Livvy Dunne on the draw of the perfect 10
Livvy Dunne on the draw of the perfect 10
Comment and analysis
Au revoir, Eurosport: home of the magnificent, pioneering and strange
Au revoir, Eurosport: home of the magnificent, pioneering and strange
Sean Ingle
After 36 glorious years we will miss this defiantly different programming once it has been swallowed up by TNT Sports
Nothing is real at Hundred auction but it still costs £145m
Jonathan Liew
Neymar returns from Saudi calamity a prisoner of potential
Jonathan Wilson
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Great Championship/Football Manager players
Great Championship/Football Manager players
Coming up this weekend
The FA Cup weekend begins at Old Trafford on Friday night, as Manchester United welcome Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester for their fourth-round tie (8pm, all times GMT).

Saturday starts with the second men's Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, with day three starting in Galle at 4.30am. Back to the UK and there is the prospect of an almighty Cupset as third-tier Leyton Orient host Manchester City (12.15pm) before the afternoon clockwatch covers Wigan v Fulham and plenty more (from 3pm). The Six Nations resumes with Italy v Wales at 2.15pm, before England host France at Twickenham (4.45pm). Then it's back to football, with Birmingham v Newcastle (5.45pm) and Brighton hosting Chelsea in an all-Premier League FA Cup encounter (8pm). There's still time for a trip to Spain and a huge derby between title chasers Real Madrid and Atlético (8pm).

We return to Sri Lanka for day four of Sri Lanka v Australia (4.30am), plus the second men's ODI between India and England in Cuttack from 8am. The FA Cup fourth round continues with Blackburn v Wolves (12.30pm), before Plymouth Argyle entertain quadruple-chasing Liverpool (3pm). There's a big test for the defending Six Nations champions as Ireland take on Scotland at Murrayfield (3pm). There is still time for one more blast of FA Cup action as Aston Villa host Tottenham (5.35pm) with Marcus Rashford poised for his debut. And then it's off to New Orleans for the big one: Super Bowl LIX. Our live coverage will open at 8pm, with the Chiefs v Eagles kicking off at 11.30pm. Enjoy!
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