Athens, Nov 9 (IANS) Former World No.1 Novak Djokovic dramatically captured his 101st career title on Saturday at the Hellenic Championship in Athens, where he simultaneously ended Lorenzo Musetti’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals.
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has, in its meeting in Doha on Saturday, decided to hold more events with a Legend of Asia and a League amongst associate members on the chart in the near future, a report said. The ACC has decided to conduct some of the events in Oman and Doha, where the facilities have improved.
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Arjun Babuta finished seventh in the final of the men’s 10m Air Rifle event on the opening day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo. Arjun, who qualified for the finals with a score of 632.5, shot 145.0 in the finals to finish seventh.
Faisalabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed led a superb performance by the Pakistan spinners with a four-fer as they bundled out South Africa for a paltry 143, paving the way for a series-clinching 2-1 victory in the three-match ODI series at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday.
Shenzhen (China), Nov 8 (IANS) Pranavi Urs finished as the top Indian after the third and final round at the Aramco China Championship in Mission Hill, China. Urs carded 2-under 71 on the final day to finish the week at T-31 with a score of five under par (73-70-71).
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have vital away games which could have a big impact on this season's La Liga title race on the eve of the final international break of 2025. Real Madrid makes the short trip to face Rayo Vallecano in the Valencas Stadium with a five-point lead over Barcelona, which has a difficult match away to an in-form Celta Vigo.
Sao Paulo (Brazil), Nov 8 (IANS) Lando Norris tightened his grip on the lead in the Formula 1 world championship standings with a commanding victory in the Sao Paulo GP Sprint, extending his advantage over teammate Oscar Piastri to nine points, while Max Verstappen lost further ground after finishing fourth.
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) GM R. Praggnanandhaa made the most of the slight advantage he gained in the middle-game to beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia as four Indians booked a place in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji on Saturday, while World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out.
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Ravinder Singh ensured the best possible start for the Indian squad on competition Day One of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, winning gold in the very first event of the championship (men’s 50m pistol), before two-time Olympian and Asian champion Elavenil Valarivan clinched bronze, her first individual world’s medal, in sensational fashion in the women’s 10m air rifle final won by reigning Olympic champion Ban Hyojin of Korea.
Brisbane, Nov 8 (IANS) India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav took a light-hearted dig at the Asia Cup 2025 trophy standoff following his team’s 2-1 T20I series win over Australia, saying that it felt great to ‘finally hold a trophy’. Suryakumar’s comments come after the fifth and final match at The Gabba was abandoned due to rain.
