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ROGER FEDERER faces Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel at 6pm today – follow all the action LIVE with Express Sport. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

The flame for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrupted the sun-reliant ceremony. CBC | Sports News

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez has ruled out signing Tottenham hitman Harry Kane – claiming he would cost a world-record fee of £223million. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

JAMIE ROBERTS is one of four high-profile absentees from the Wales squad but Rhys Webb has made the cut. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

FORMER world champion Stuart Bingham has been suspended for six months, with three suspended, for breaking betting rules, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has announced. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and Dejounte Murray had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 101-97 on Monday night. CBC | Sports News

Frederik Andersen made 36 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs handed the Los Angeles Kings their first regulation-time loss of the season with a 3-2 victory on Monday. CBC | Sports News

A new generation of ballplayers is featured in the World Series starting Tuesday night. Houston’s dynamic infield duo of Correa and the diminutive Jose Altuve sparks the top offence in the major leagues. The tantalizing trio of Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager and Chris Taylor has the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Series for the first time since 1988. CBC | ...

Connor McDavid will get an up-close look at Sidney Crosby when the Oilers visit the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News

EVERTON want to hijack Leicester’s move to make Burnley’s Sean Dyche their new manager. Daily Express :: Sport Feed