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Sporting events: matches? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meets

This clue is a double definition.

'sporting events' is the first definition.
(a meet is an event of races, contests etc)

'matches?' is the second definition.
('meet' can be a synonym of 'match')

(Other definitions for meets that I've seen before include "Comes together with others" , "Makes contact with" , "Encounters, perhaps by appointment" , "Effectively copes with" , "sports gatherings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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