This weekend there's plenty of sporting action with the A-League football, Rugby League's Indigenous All Stars game and road cycling in Qatar.
Add to that the Six Nations Rugby, plus the first cricket test between New Zealand and Australia -- and there's a veritable feast of action for fans to look forward to.
In A-League action tonight, second placed Brisbane Roar can go three points clear at the top with victory over the low flying Jets.
Brisbane has scored seven times in its last two matches while Newcastle has conceded eight in its last three games, so on paper it looks to be an uphill struggle for the Jets.
That match will be on SBS Two from 7.30 Eastern Daylight time.
The biggest talking point in A-League circles has been the Western Sydney Wanderers fans' poor behaviour last weekend at Melbourne Victory.
A handful of supporters let-off flares and behaved aggressively towards police and Docklands stadium security.
The club was handed a $50,000 fine and a suspended three point penalty by Football Federation Australia yesterday.
This means any further transgressions will impact upon the team's ladder position directly.
FFA Chief Executive, David Gallop, says the club will work to ensure further problems won't occur.
"We welcome the Wanderers and their true fans' disdain for this behaviour. The club's determination to continue to address these issues has been taken into account in arriving at the penalty."
The first chance the fans have to show they've learned their lesson will be on Sunday afternoon when the ladder leaders welcome Wellington Phoenix to Parramata Stadium.
In England this weekend, league leaders Leicester City travel to take on third placed Arsenal.
It's a match that could go a long way to deciding the final destination of the English Premier League trophy.
And there's another big game when 4th placed Manchester City welcomes second placed Tottenham.
In Rugby League, the NRL is set to review the long-term future of the Indigenous All Stars versus the NRL All Stars game after Saturday night's match in Brisbane.
The review is partly because of the growing success of the pre-season Auckland Nines competition and the absence of some big name players.
One star that believes in the concept is South Sydney Rabbitohs' Greg Inglis.
Arguably, the game's best known Indigenous player believes it should be supported.
"Players love coming into camp -- it's an enjoyable week and, like you've seen in the combined team photo, everyone sits back has a good laugh. You get to see the other boys from other clubs that you don't see very often. The beauty of it is you get to go and work in community as well. You get to give back while we're here this week and enjoying it."
Rugby Union's Six Nations goes into its second round this weekend with France looking to continue its winning start with victory over Ireland.
Wales takes on Scotland in the other match early on Sunday morning.
And in the early hours of Monday morning Italy welcomes England.
The AFL's doping saga will continue to attract headlines after this weeks' decision by the past and present Essendon players to appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to hand them a ban.
The AFL Players Chief executive Paul Marsh says the appeal is more about seeking justice than getting them back on the field.
"The appeal is not about an immediate return to football for the players involved, but rather it is about obtaining a just outcome and clearing their name."
The 15th edition of Cycling's Tour of Qatar will come to a conclusion this weekend.
But despite the fact that the race has grown in status in recent years, it still hasn't gained a place on the official world tour calendar.
The President of the Qatari Cycling Association, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Thani, explains why he wants to change that situation.
"This year has been difficult to get all the teams that we had before with us -- especially the pro-tour level. So we applied to upgrade to the Pro-tour and we hope that it's favourable, that it will come our way, and that we can guarantee a stronger race in the future."
The first cricket test between New Zealand and Australia will continue over the weekend in Wellington.
Australia preferred Jackson Bird over James Pattinson in the match, because of fears Pattinson's recent problems with shin splints hadn't healed sufficiently.
Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle are the other front line bowlers.
For New Zealand, Henry Nicholls is playing in his debut test match.
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