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Djokovic avenges US Open defeat to Medvedev; captures sixth Paris Masters title
Djokovic, who had rallied to defeat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the Paris Masters semifinals to clinch a record seventh year-end world No.1 finish on Saturday (November 6), avenged his US Open final loss to Medvedev for a record-breaking 37th ATP Masters 1000 crown in 2 hours and 15 minutes. It was the 14th time this season that Djokovic rallied to victory from a set down to capture his sixth Paris Masters title. It was also the first Paris Masters final to feature the top-two players on the ATP Rankings since 1990.
'Gayle an absolute legend but nowhere near fans' expectations at T20 World Cup'
He also said that though Chris Gayle was an "absolute legend" of the game, he didn't have the type of tournament that the fans would have hoped for. The two-time World T20 champions bowed out after managing only one win in their 'Super 12' Group 1 and finished fifth among six teams. Among the reasons being cited for the Kieron Pollard-led side's debacle is the fact that several key players were over the hill
West Ham beat Liverpool to climb to third, Tottenham held to goalless draw by Everton
West Ham's effectiveness from set-pieces was decisive as Liverpool keeper Alisson punched a fourth-minute corner into his own net when under pressure late on Sunday evening. Pablo Fornals put West Ham 2-1 ahead from a set-piece after Trent Alexander Arnold had also equalised for Liverpool from a free-kick and Kurt Zouma header put David Moyes's men 3-1 up from a corner with 15 minutes left to play.
T20 World Cup: Kohli's India have only pride to play for against Namibia
New Zealand's victory over Afghanistan earlier in the day ended India's faint hopes of making the semi-finals. India's league-stage exit is their poorest performance in an ICC event since 2012 and their last outing marks Kohli's final game as T20I captain. The game against Namibia will also see Ravi Shastri wear the head coach's hat for one final time.
T20 World Cup: Unbeaten Pakistan beat Scotland by 72 runs, finish as Group 2 toppers
The win was set-up by a clinical batting performance by Pakistan, registering 189/4 in their 20 overs. It was started by a classy 66 off 47 balls by captain Babar Azam and ended with an unbeaten 18-ball 54 blitzkrieg by Shoaib Malik. In between, Mohammad Hafeez chipped in with an important cameo of 31 off 19 balls.
T20 World Cup: Rashid Khan becomes quickest bowler to take 400 T20 wicket
With this, Rashid joined an elite list of cricketers, who have scalped 400 wickets in T20 cricket. He is the 4th bowler after Dwayne Bravo (553), Sunil Narine (425), and Imran Tahir (420) to achieve the milestone. The 23-year-old spinner achieved the feat in his 289th T20 match and New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill became his 400th victim in T20.
T20 World Cup: New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets to qualify for semis; India knocked out
With this win, New Zealand not only made it to the semi-finals but also knocked out both Afghanistan and India from the tournament. This is the third time that New Zealand have made it to the semi-finals in T20 World Cups following 2007 and 2016. Riding on a fighting fifty by Najibullah Zadran (73 off 48), Afghanistan posted a respectable 124/8 in 20 overs.
Flying high after securing record year-end No. 1 ranking, Novak becomes Superman
Djokovic, who has won three majors this year -- Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, though he missed out on the US Open title after losing to Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final -- defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in Saturday's Rolex Paris Masters semifinals to eclipse Sampras's record.
Gayle says he has not made a decision to retire just yet, but the 'end is coming'
Speaking ahead of the game against Australia, which the two-time T20 World Cup champions lost by eight wickets on Saturday, Gayle had dropped hints that this could be his last game for the country, saying "I'm semi-retired. I'm one away."
Barca surrender 3-goal lead in Vigo, Real Madrid claim narrow win over Rayo
Barca turned in an excellent first half display on Saturday night in Sergi Barjuan's last game as caretaker coach and led 3-0 thanks to goals from Ansu Fati, Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay. However, after Ansu Fati, Eric Garcia and Nico Gonzalez were forced out through injury in the second half, Celta got back into the game thanks to Iago Aspas, who scored the first goal after an error from Ter Stegen.
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