Turin, Nov 11 (IANS) Norway's Casper Ruud came up with another superb performance at the ATP Finals, stunning multiple-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in straight sets in a preliminary group stage match here on Monday.
Christchurch (N.Z.), Nov 11 (IANS) New Zealand suffered a setback in their white-ball tour of Sri Lanka with hat-trick hero Lockie Ferguson being ruled out of the upcoming One-day International (ODI) series after sustaining a left-calf injury in Sunday's T20I victory in Dambulla. Adam Milne has been called in as Ferguson’s replacement and will join the squad on Tuesday.
Noida, Nov 11 (IANS) Haryana Steelers stole the show with a magnificent comeback win against U Mumba, overturning a nine-point deficit to win 48-39 at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Monday. Mohammadreza Shadloui, Shivam Patare, and Vishal Tate rounded off a complete performance to give Haryana Steelers the win, despite Ajit Chouhan getting 18 points for U Mumba.
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) Railways defeated Chattisgarh by four wickets in the ongoing 7th edition of the Men's National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2024-25, also known as the Nagesh Trophy, held here on Monday. The Nagesh Trophy kicked off with all four teams of Group F - Chhattisgarh, Railways, Assam, and Jharkhand battling out for the glory at the Sersa Stadium, Kharagpur West Bengal. The tournament will be held from November 10, 2024, to February 20, 2025. The league stage will be played at six venues until December 27.
Rajgir (Bihar), Nov 11 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team kicked off their campaign in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 with a dominant 4-0 victory over Malaysia. The win, highlighted by goals from Sangita Kumari (8’, 55’), Preeti Dubey (43’), and Udita (44’), saw the Indian side get off to a solid start in the tournament.
Noida (U.P.), Nov 11 (IANS) Ayan Lohchab did the star turn as Patna Pirates returned to winning ways with an all-round performance that secured an impressive 40-27 victory over Gujarat Giants in a Season 11 clash of the Pro Kabaddi League at the Noida Indoor Stadium here on Monday. Lohchab was the star player for Patna Pirates once again with 10 points – including three Tackle Points – while Devank Dalal and Sandeep finished with six and five points respectively.
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) Former winners Haryana and Manipur won their respective matches to seal their spots in the quarterfinals while Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Telangana and Goans Hockey also won their matches on Day 8 of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here on Monday.
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) With a late surge that involved winning the last two classical rounds, Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram was on Monday crowned champion of the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 while GM V. Pranav remained unbeaten throughout to claim the title in the Challengers category at the Anna Centenary Library here on Monday.
Barcelona, Nov 11 (IANS) FC Barcelona have been dealt a major injury blow as their lethal attacking duo of Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal have both been ruled out for the coming days, but are unlikely to miss matches in La Liga and Champions League because of the upcoming international break.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) In light of India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to security concerns in the country, a strong message has been conveyed through former cricketer and politician Kirti Azad, who has asserted that sports and terrorism cannot coexist.
