14th November, 2017 | Daily Sports Digest
#LatestNews:
Saudi Arabia Approves Yoga. The Saudi Ministry of Trade and Industry has listed Yoga under “sports activities”. This will now allow citizens of the Islamic kingdom to practice or propagate it by getting a licence from the government. Nouf Al Marwaai is the first credited Saudi woman teaching yoga
#1. ATP Finals: Rafael Nadal withdraws from year-ending championship after loss to David Goffin. Rafael Nadal pulled out of the ATP Finals with his knee not fully recovered. He will be replaced by US Open semifinalist Pablo Carreno Busta.
#2. Italy fail to qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup as Sweden hold on. Italy lose 0–1 on aggregate to Sweden to miss out on qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup. Last time the Azzurri missed the World Cup was in 1958.
#3. My game will be nothing if I am not intense enough on the field, says Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli also said that he remains unperturbed by what people say or write about him as he finds such topics unproductive
#4. Grigor Dimitrov marks ATP Finals debut with narrow victory over Dominic Thiem. Grigor Dimitrov made a winning start to his maiden ATP Finals when he outlasted Austrian Dominic Thiem 6–3 5–7 7–5.
#5. WWE cancels December 8 show, Triple H vs Jinder Mahal main-event on December 9 ‘Supershow
#6. Ponnappa-Rankireddy enter mixed doubles main draw of China Open
#7. All India Tennis Association (AITA) forms panel to tackle age fraud, but puts onus on parents. AITA has formed a three-member committee to tackle the issue of age manipulation, but has left the onus on the complainants to provide documentary evidence for proving fraud cases.
#8. Ace cueist Pankaj Advani wins 17th world title.
#9. Ministry pays ISL team’s fare for football junket. As per TOI the travel expenses of ISL franchise, FC Goa — currently roughly valued at Rs 75 crore — is to be borne by the tax payer.
#10. Italy goalkeeper Buffon ends international career. It was a tearful farewell for Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon, who had dreamed of bowing out with another record in a stellar career — a sixth World Cup finals appearance. I nstead, his career finished not in Russia but with a humiliating World Cup playoff exit against Sweden at Milan’s San Siro stadium, as Italy missed out on the finals for the first time in 60 years.
#11. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, while Lewis Hamilton fought from the back of the field to finish fourth for champions Mercedes. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton fought from the back of the field to finish fourth for champions Mercedes.
#12. Saeed Ajmal, controversial Pakistan spinner, to retire from all forms of cricket
#13. Grigor Dimitrov defeats Dominic Thiem in ATP World Tour Finals opener
#14. Brazil F1 tyre test cancelled for security reasons after robbery attempts
#15. Italy join France, Argentina in list of shocking FIFA World Cup exits
#16. Rahul Dravid becomes Bengaluru FC ambassador
#17. Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus has the technical ability and mental toughness to emulate former World Cup winning striker Ronaldo, Dani Alves has said ahead of friendly against England
#18. Manchester City have opened up an eight-point gap at the top of the Premier League, scoring 38 goals along the way, but while some are predicting an unbeaten season for Pep Guardiola’s side, Arsenal ‘s manager Arsene Wenger is not convinced. City have won 10 of their opening 11 games, a home draw against Everton.
#PremierLeagueFact: Arsenal are the only team to go unbeaten throughout an entire Premier League season (2003–04)
#19. Kapil Dev cites Sachin Tendulkar’s example in support of MS Dhoni. Kapil said he expected Dhoni to play a vital role in Indian team during the 2020 World T20. “Sachin was 38 when we won the World Cup and nobody was saying anything then,” said Kapil
#20. BCCI turns down Wada’s demand to test cricketers. BCCI has said that it will not allow the government’s watchdog, National Anti Doping Agency, to conduct the tests on Indian cricketers. There was no requirement for Nada to test cricketers because the BCCI was not a national sports federation:BCCI CEO Rahul Johri
#22. Aleem Dar and Marais Erasmus to umpire Ashes opener. Aleem Dar will also officiate in the second Test in Adelaide, along with New Zealand’s Chris Gaffaney, while Marais Erasmus will team up with Gaffaney for the third Test in Perth. Kumar Dhamasena will umpire the last two Tests.
#23. India’s first World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev is scheduled to deliver a lecture at a plush city hotel in Kolkata for late BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya memorial lecture which will also see the president of Sri Lanka Cricket Thilanga Sumathipala speak. The function is set to be attended by members of both Indian and Sri Lankan team members.
#24. Ashes 2017/18: We will be targeting every single Australian player, says England captain Joe Root. England captain Joe Root said that they are confident of being able to deal with the Australian aggression.
