Marino to seize her chance in Qatar, Beanpot action in NCAA Women’s Hockey & Australia seek another big win in the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup

2023 WTA Qatar Open: Daria Kasatkina vs Rebecca Marino

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Rebecca Marino will go up against world number eight Daria Kasatkina in the first round of the 2023 WTA Qatar Open this morning. 

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Marino has won just one of her main draw matches this season, but with Kasatkina struggling for form of late, today’s matchup offers the Canadian a real opportunity to reach the second round of the competition.

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Kasatkina has racked up only one win in her last four matches, and she’s been losing by heavy margins as well. The Russian 25-year old was defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Qinwen Zheng in Abu Dhabi, having previously lost out 6-1, 6-1 to the unseeded Varvara Gracheva at the Australian Open.

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75th ranked Marino made it through three qualifying rounds to enter the main draw in Qatar. Can she take advantage of Kasatkina's slump in form and book a spot in round three today?

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Check out all the action at the WTA Qatar Open on DAZN, Tennis Channel, and TVA Sports.

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NCAA Women's Hockey: Northeastern vs. Boston College

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The 44th annual women's Beanpot kicked off last week, with Boston's four major college hockey programs battling it out for the city's bragging rights on the ice.

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The tournament sees Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern and Harvard square off every February, and tonight’s matchup will be a hotly anticipated encounter between the Northeastern Huskies and the Boston College Eagles.

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It’s the seventh time the Huskies and the Eagles have faced each other in the championship, over the tournament's 44-year history.

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Northeastern has the most Beanpots of all-time with 17, their last win being back in 2020 with an overtime victory over Boston University. The Huskies are 16-11-1 in the championship game and 14-11-1 against Boston College in the tournament. 

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The Eagles, who are 8-11-0 in the championship, have eight titles to their name over all. Their most recent triumph in 2018 when they knocked off the Terriers in overtime.

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You can catch tonight's game at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Women's T20 Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia vs Bangladesh 

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At the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, Australia Women will take on Bangladesh this morning, in what could be a one-sided affair in Group A.

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Australia made the best possible start to the competition with a dominant 97-run victory over New Zealand. Taking a total of five wickets at a rate of four runs per over, Ashleigh Gardner was the star of the show for the Aussies, with New Zealand bowled out for a meagre 76 runs.

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But Bangladesh struggled in their own tournament opener, with a seven-wicket loss to Sri Lanka, and they face an even more difficult task here against the defending champions.

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Australia are the vastly superior side in all departments, so expect a text book win from the side many are tipping to be the overall winners of the tournament.

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Today’s match gets underway at 11:50 a.m. ET on ESPN+.

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