Here is a summary of the sports news:

Frenchman Sébastien Loeb (Prodrive) won his fourth consecutive stage and his fifth on the Dakar this year. Jakub Przygoński (Mini) was 11. Fighting for victory in the SSV (UTV) class, Eryk Goczał was second this time, losing 37 pp to Lithuanian leader Rokas Baciuska.

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The stars of world and Polish athletics will start in Toruń on February 8 at the Orlen Copernicus Cup meeting, part of the prestigious World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series. The list of participants will include: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Thiago Braz and Britany Anderson.

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“Not all weather information is favorable for jumpers and fans of the World Cup in Zakopane – stronger gusts may appear on Saturday evening, it will also rain” – Grzegorz Walijewski, spokesman for the Institute of meteorology and water management, PAP told Thursday.

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Italian biathlete Lisa Vittozzi won the 15 km individual race in Ruhpolding, included in the World Cup, and took the lead in the ranking of this competition. Joanna Jakiła, the best Polish woman, took 52nd place.

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Jeremy Sochan scored 11 points as his Antonio Spurs again lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, this time 129-135, in Wednesday’s NBA game. Just after the halfway point of the regular season, “Ostrogi” (13-29) occupies 14th, penultimate place in the Western Conference.

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 at home to join the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights at the top of the NHL Western Conference table. These three teams have 56 points each, but the “Kings” have played three games more than their rivals.

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The Polish Football Association has announced the extension of the sponsorship contract with PKN Orlen. For almost four years, the company will be the general sponsor of Polish football, 11 national teams – including the men’s A team – and the title sponsor of the tournament.

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King Szczecin with PGE Spójnia Stargard, Polski Cukier Start Lublin with Legia Warszawa, BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski with Anwil Włocławek and Śląsk Wrocław with Trefl Sopot will play in the quarter-finals of the Polish Basketball Suzuki Cup in Lublin (February 16-18 ).

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Michel Platini could become president of the French Football Federation (FFF) – inform foreign media, in particular “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” and radio RMC Sport. Noel Le Graët was dismissed from his post on Wednesday.

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