Nadal leaves ATP Finals with consolation win over Ruud
Rafael Nadal saved some honour on Thursday, beating Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-5, as he bowed out of the ATP Finals in Turin at the pool stage.
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Canada enters men's World Cup on a high after last-second win over Japan in final tuneup match
A Lucas Cavallini penalty kick in extra time that barely crossed the line provided Canada with an upset 2-1 win against Japan in its FIFA World Cup tuneup on Thursday.
Nadal signs off with win, avoids matching worst run
TURIN: Rafa Nadal may be heading home but he made sure he avoided matching his worst ever losing sequence with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Norway's Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals on Thursday (Nov 17).
Retallick, Farrell to win 100th Test caps in Twickenham Test
New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick and England captain Owen Farrell will both win their 100th Test caps after being named in the respective starting XVs for Saturday's encounter at Twickenham.
Australia win Adelaide ODI, Malan ton for England in vain
Australia's top order fired in unison to secure a six-wicket win over England with Dawid Malan's career-best 134 for the tourists in vain as in the first one-day international on Thursday.
As England celebrate T20 World Cup win, underperforming teams begin inquests into what went wrong
Fortunately, the T20 World Cup was played last Sunday in Melbourne without interruption, much to the relief of the organizers. At the start of the tournament, Australia were favorites to win, narrowly followed by India and England. Pakistan and South Africa were the next-favored teams. Given the outcome, performance reviews are already underway.
Messi, Argentina land in Qatar after 5-0 World Cup warm-up win
DOHA: Argentina and superstar Lionel Messi arrived in Qatar for the World Cup early on Thursday, just hours after a 5-0 warm-up victory, while defending champions France have also touched down in Doha.
Sweden grab 2-1 win over World Cup-bound Mexico
GIRONA, Spain: A goal and an assist from Mattias Svanberg led Sweden to a 2-1 win over Mexico who failed to secure a confidence-boosting victory on Wednesday (Nov 16) in their last game before the World Cup in Qatar.