1. Ronaldo Agrees to a New Five-Year Contract with Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to extend his contract with Real Madrid until 2021, the European champions confirmed on Sunday.
Ronaldo, Real's all-time top scorer with 371 goals in 360 games, will sign the new deal on Monday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium before giving a news conference.
Ronaldo is reported to be in line for an increase on his current salary, estimated to be 21 million euros ($23 million), making him the highest-paid player at Real Madrid.
The Portuguese has collected one La Liga title, two King's Cups and two Champions League titles since joining Real from Manchester United in 2008 for a then world record 96 million euros.
(Source: Reuters)
2. Indian Wrestlers Win 8 Golds, 7 Silvers in Commonwealth C'ship
India continued their rich run in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships by winning eight gold medals and seven silver at New Delhi on Sunday.
India won five gold medals in freestyle through Harful, Bajrang, Jitender, Sandeep, Deepak and Arun.
The three gold medals in greco-roman came from Ravinder, Krishan and Sachin.
Results (Freestyle): Harful (gold) and Vikas (silver) in 61kg; Bajrang (gold) and Rahul Maan (silver) in 65kg; Jitender (gold) and Sandeep Kate (silver) in 74kg; Deepak (gold) and Arun (bronze) in 86kg; Hitender (gold) and Krishan (silver) in 125kg.
Greco Roman Style: Ravinder (gold) and Krishan (silver) in 59kg; Dipak (gold) and Rafiq (silver) in 71kg; Hardeep (gold) and Sachin (silver) in 98kg.
(Source: PTI)
3. Liverpool Win 6-1 and Go on Top as Arsenal Miss Their Chance
Liverpool roared to the top of the Premier League on Sunday, offering another dazzling demonstration of their attacking prowess under Jurgen Klopp with a 6-1 demolition of Watford at an exultant Anfield.
After Arsenal had missed the chance to jump ahead of overnight leaders Chelsea by only eking out a 1-1 draw with their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool were in no mood to squander the chance as they overwhelmed their hapless visitors.
Liverpool's day could only have been improved if the woes of their rivals Manchester United had continued but goals from their misfiring double act of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a 3-1 win at Swansea City ensured relief for manager Jose Mourinho after a trying week.
(Source: The Quint)
4. Two Ranji Matches Cancelled Due to Air Pollution in New Delhi
The severity of air pollution and dense Smog cover in New Delhi led to the cancellation of the two Ranji Trophy encounters – Bengal and Gujarat at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium and Hyderabad vs Tripura at the Karnail Singh Stadium.
While the Gujarat team will be leaving Delhi on Monday for Ahmedabad, Bengal team will be staying back till Tuesday before flying off to Rajkot for the next game against Tamil Nadu.
The BCCI in a media release stated that both matches will be rescheduled.
(Source: PTI)
5. Sourabh Verma Finishes Runners-Up at Bitburger Open
It turned out to be a heartbreaking end to Sourabh Verma's rampaging run at the Bitburger Open as the Indian shuttler went down fighting to world number 16 Shi Yuqi of China in the summit clash of the Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament Saarbrucken (Germany) on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Indian, who had clinched the Chinese Taipei Open last month, suffered a 19-21 20-22 loss against Shi in a 45-minute men's singles final clash.
It was the second successive title for Shi, who had clinched the French Super Series last week. For world number 57 Sourabh, however, it was his third runners-up finish this season after finishing second best at international challengers at Belgium and Poland.
(Photo: PTI)
6. Murray Celebrates Number One With Maiden Paris Masters Title
Andy Murray celebrated his impending rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 victory against John Isner to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and his eighth tournament win of the season on Sunday.
The Briton, who will take over from Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, survived a barrage of aces against the towering American to win his 14th career Masters tournament.
The three-time Grand Slam champion gave little breathing space to Isner, who was hoping to clinch his first Masters title after two lost finals.
Murray will be the top seed at the season-ending ATP World Tour finals at the O2 Arena in London from 13-20 November.
(Photo: Reuters)
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