InSouth Korea: the Luge World Cup from Pyeongchang. Pyeongchang will host an International LugeFederation (FIL) World Cup for the first time this weekend, as mentionedyesterday, and in the ramp up to next year's Winter Olympics. Luge men’s and team relay contests will be bringing the competition to a close today. InEngland: FA Cup Soccer: Fulham will take on Tottenham as Tottenham Hotspur make the short trip acrossLondon to play Fulham in the FA CUp fifth round on Sunday. The last time Tottenham won the FA Cup was1991, but recent years have proven that nothing is predictable in UKAssociation Football. 1991 was their 8thCup, but it has been a long droughth. InVile Bodies Evelyn Waugh wrote of the "Bright Young Things" who tookcontrol of the social season in London, and won the adoration of others liketheir own. The Hotspur has a bench full of skilled and hungry young studs,their own bright young things, ready to fight through the competition. Footballers do not develop at the same rate, but theearly signs are at least promising for these up and coming players. Securing a top-four finish and Uefa ChampionsLeague football may be Hotspur's principal aim in the next few months, but theycertainly have silverware in their sights, and another goal-scoring show onSunday from their bright young things can help make that prospect become a stepcloser. In Italy: Serie A Soccer: Senegalese striker Keita Balde came off thebench to hit a late winning goal as Lazio defeated Empoli 2-1, which boostedLazio’s Europa League hopes on Saturday. Lazio remains in fifth place (a fifth place secures a Europa Leagueberth) at 16 points behind Juventus. Empoli’s13th defeat kept them in 17th, eight points above third-from-bottom Palermo and6 points behind archrival Roma. Roma, in second, has been embroiled this week intheir stadium controversy. Despite yearsof negotiations and progress, their American owner was told this week he cannotbuild a new stadium (using his own funds) in a blighted section of the EternalCity, but instead the team must continue to play at the Olympic Stadium, whichthey share with Lazio, and various national teams, including Italy Rugby SixNations, which took priority two Sunday ago. Roma can restore their seven-point deficit with a win at home to Torinoon Sunday. (see bottom of post for video of a great Roma ggggggooooooollllllll!) Fellow title challengers Napoli, two points further off the pace,sit third before visiting Chievo on Sunday. Lazio's Simone told Sky Sport: "We’re up there and we want to stayhere... But the lads did well to pull it back and claim the victory." Today features contests between Bologna andMilan Inter, and Milan vs. Fiorentina. In the USA, in NHL Hockey: Washington Capitals travel to the New YorkRangers in a Metro Division matinee at Madison Square Garden, and the Detroit Red Wings travel to the PittsburghPenguins in an Eastern Conference face-off at PPG Paints Arena. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Pole qualifying for the Daytona 500 inDaytona Beach. The two fastest drivers earn front-row starting positions nextSunday. Chase Elliott (No. 24 Chevy) and Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Toyota) were lastyear's top qualifiers at over 196 MPH. The NBA All Star Game from New Orleans. The National Basketball Association's superstarstake center stage in their 66th midseason showcase, the All-Star Game, at theSmoothie King Center in New Orleans. West center Anthony Davis starts from thehometown Pelicans alongside Kevin Durant and James Harden. The East features13-time All-Star LeBron James and first-timer Giannis Antetokounmpo, the first MilwaukeeBucks' All-Star since 2004. Russell Westbrook, All-Star MVP last year, comesoff the bench for the West, while Kyle Lowry can join starter and Raptorsteammate DeMar DeRozan in the East backcourt.West center Anthony Davis startsfrom the hometown Pelicans, while the East features LeBron James andfirst-timer Giannis Antetokounmpo. | | | India's Shreyas Iyer | Cricket takes center stage in many countries thisweek, today with several ODI and Twenty20 competitions, and Test Cricketheating up during the week. In ODIaction today, New Zealand will take on South Africa in their first ODI today atHamilton. Zimbabwe takes on Afghanistanin their second ODI later today in Harare. in T20I action, Australian will host Sri Lanka at Geelong. PakistanSuper League play hosts an exciting competition as the Karachi Kings and the Peshawar Zalmi meet atSharjah. Unfortunately, two Pakistani batsmen have been charged with corruption, fixing games, including standout Sharjeel Khan. Khalid Latif has also been accused. | | | Sharjeel Khan | Australiawill play a four-match Test series against India with the first Test scheduledto start in Pune from February 23. Indranil Mukherjee. WithMitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood rested, Australia hopes to play strongly, butlast week their three-daypractice cricket match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai did not go theirway. Youhave to go all the way back to October 2004 for the last Australia Test win onIndian soil, and no matter how well they bowl, the series will be decided bythe manner in which their batsmen cope against the Indian threat. Meanwhile, in the USA, the Cactusand Grapefruit leagues are in action once again, with the beginning of MajorLeague Baseball's Spring Training. -- Posted By Rex to Speed o Rex at 2/19/2017 06:29:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. 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