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.
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India has named a 111-member contingent, comprising 73 athletes and 38 coaches among others, for the upcoming Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan, from November 15 to December 26. This is the biggest ever Indian contingent at the Deaflympics.
Bengaluru, Nov 8 (IANS) Dhruv Jurel struck his fifth first-class century and second in the match, further strengthening his case for a middle-order spot in next week’s first South Africa Test in Kolkata. His unbeaten 127 rescued a floundering India A innings for the second time in the game, guiding them to 382 for 7 declared, and setting South Africa A a daunting target of 417 to win in a little over three sessions.
Singapore, Nov 8 (IANS) A third straight under-par round by India's Ajeetesh Sandhu saw him climb 14 places up the leaderboard to Tied-36 position after the third round at the Moutai Singapore Open here on Saturday.
