17th November 2017 | Daily Sports Digest
#1. Manchester United made nearly £10m from Danny Drinkwater and Michael Keane’s summer moves. Revealed in a review of the club’s first-quarter accounts on Wednesday, United earned a total of £17.3m from the sale of Adnan Januzaj and two sell-ons in the previous transfer window.Those sell-ons, and the £9.3m of profit, are understood to have come from Keane’s £30m move from Burnley to Everton and Drinkwater’s £35m transfer from Leicester to champions Chelsea.
#2. The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday that Russia remains “non-compliant” with its Code, dealing a major blow to the country’s hopes of being cleared for the Winter Olympics in February.
#3. Bundesliga : VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund are desperate for their first league win since September but they will travel to VfB Stuttgart without their top striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons.
#4. Peru to meet President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
LIMA — Peru’s players meet President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski two days after qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Russia — the first time Peru have reached the tournament since 1982.
#5. Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal will aim to break the dominance of east Asian clubs when they host Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds in Saturday’s Asian Champions League final first leg.
#6. India v Sri Lanka, 1st test (to 20). Onus on Pujara and Rahane to salvage India innings
KOLKATA — India will look to Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to salvage their innings after being reduced to 17–3 on the rain-hit opening day. Pujara resumes on eight, while Rahane is yet to open his account #Cricket
#7. Austrian Dominic Thiem plays David Goffin of Belgium for a place in the ATP Tour Finals last four while in the evening session Girgor Dimitrov, already through to the semi-finals, takes on Pablo Carreno Busta. #Tennis
#8. PGA Tour: RSM Classic, Sea Island (to 19). Kizzire and Kisner head field at Sea Island
St. Simon’s Island resident Patton Kizzire, fresh off his victory in Mexico, and 2015 champion Kevin Kisner headline the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, where Canada’s Mac Hughes is the defending champion for the last PGA Tour event of 2017. #GOLF.
#9. CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Florida (to 19). Twelve vie for $1 million LPGA bonus
A dozen players have a chance of claiming a $1 million bonus for winning the season-long points race, with the top five — Lexi Thompson, Park Sung-hyun, Shanshan Feng, Ryu So-yeon and Brooke Henderson — knowing that winning tournament will secure the Race to the Globe at Tiburon Golf Club. #LPGA
#10. RUGBY LEAGUE| World Cup quarter-final|Australia v Samoa, Darwin
Title holders Australia face tough Samoans in last eight. The Kangaroos, tournament favourites and reigning champions, take on the tough-tackling Samoans in the tropical capital of Australia’s Northern Territory. #Rugby
#11. Blackhawks host Rangers, Bruins clash with Ducks.
The New York Rangers visit the Chicago Blackhawks while the Boston Bruins try to snap a three-game skid when they visit the Anaheim Ducks in two of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. #NHL
#12. Altuve, Stanton eye MVP honors
Second baseman Jose Altuve of the World Series champion Houston Astros is among the favourites to win American League Most Valuable Player honors, while Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is a frontrunner for the National League award. #BASEBALL
#13. Steelers and Titans clash in Week 11 opener
The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Tennessee Titans in a clash of AFC playoff contenders leading their divisions and riding four-game winning streaks to open Week 11 National Football League action. #NFL
#14. Streaking Celtics host champion Warriors
The red-hot Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics put their league-high, 13-game win streak on the line when they host the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, who are seeking an eighth consecutive win, in one of two games on the National Basketball Association’s schedule. #NBA
#15. Paraguay judge approves extradition of football official Nicolas Leoz
A judge in Paraguay approved the extradition of Nicolas Leoz, the former president of South America’s football confederation
#Indian Sports Update
#1. Jayant Rana scripts comeback at Khaitan Badminton Tournament
NJayant Rana stormed through the decider 21–9 to win the first round U-19 boys’ singles match at Khaitan Badminton tournament.
