The Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, won a record-extending fifth Indian Premier League title after beating first-time finalist Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the summit clash at the Dubai International Stadium.
Meanwhile, Mercedes superstar Lewis Hamilton equalled the legendary Michael Schumacher's record by winning a historic seventh Formula One Drivers' Championship after claiming victory at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix.
Here's a wrap-up of all the major sports news and updates from the week (November 9 to 15) that passed:
CRICKET
Mumbai Indians underlined its status as a true powerhouse team, cruising to a fifth IPL title with a five-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in Tuesday’s final at the Dubai International Stadium. ( REPORT )
A couple of days after reaching Sydney, the Indian cricketers started training on Saturday. ( REPORT )
Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Babar Azam as the Test captain. ( REPORT )
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Former captain Younis Khan will continue as the men's batting coach of Pakistan until the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022, the PCB said on Thursday. ( REPORT
Home advantage has always been a significant factor in cricket, and former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie feels Tim Paine’s men will have the upper hand going into the four-match Test series against India. ( INTERVIEW )
The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has no doubt wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, currently nursing a double hamstring injury, will be fit for India's four-Test series in Australia beginning next month. ( REPORT )
FOOTBALL
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah tested positive for coronavirus while being away with the Egypt national football team. ( REPORT )
Manchester United drew with Manchester City in a Women's Super League derby on Saturday. ( REPORT )
Six South Korea players and a member of the team’s staff tested positive for the new coronavirus before the team’s 3-2 defeat by Mexico in a friendly. ( REPORT )
Spain's Sergio Ramos, who became the most capped European player of all time, had scored all of his previous 25 penalties but was thwarted by Yann Sommer twice in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland. ( REPORT )
Scotland reached its first European Championship finals since 1996 after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Serbia in Belgrade. ( REPORT )
India’s postponed joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifying round matches will be played in March and June next year as the AFC's competition committee took a decision on the matter. ( REPORT )
Indian Super League side FC Goa announced that it has forged a three-year strategic partnership with Bundesliga giant RB Leipzig, focussing mainly on youth development and coach training. ( REPORT )
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez will miss a “significant part” of the rest of the season after having undergone a surgery on his left knee, the Premier League champion said. ( REPORT )
TENNIS
Italy's Jannik Sinner became the youngest first-time winner on the ATP Tour in 12 years after edging Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) to claim the Sofia Open. ( REPORT )
Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was placed in the same round-robin group as Rafael Nadal when the draw for the ATP Finals was made in London. ( REPORT )
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Nick Kyrgios was already considering taking a year off from tennis before the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of the sport provided him with the “perfect” opportunity for a reset. ( REPORT )
Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki ended her latest comeback attempt because of a severe knee injury. ( REPORT )
MOTORSPORT
Great Britain's Lewis Hamilton took a record-equalling seventh world championship and became Formula One's most successful driver of all time after winning a wet and slippery Turkish Grand Prix. ( REPORT )
Suzuki rider Joan Mir clinched his maiden MotoGP crown and became the Japanese team's first world champion in two decades with a seventh-placed finish at the Valencia Grand Prix. ( REPORT )
ATHLETICS
Ethiopians Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemecu have confirmed their participation in the 16th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to defend their titles. ( Report )
The organising committee of the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, after a meeting, has confirmed that a limited number of non-Japanese fans may be allowed to attend the Games next year. ( Report )
TABLE TENNIS
Continuing its efforts to get competitions back on track, the Table Tennis Federation of India has named Sonepat and Indore as venues for the National championships - cadet & sub-junior, junior & youth and the senior championships. The dates of the championships are yet to be decided. ( REPORT )
World number one Chen Meng beat her Chinese compatriot Sun Yingsha to bag her maiden ITTF Women's World Cup title in Weihai as international table tennis returned from an eight-month hiatus due to COVID-19. ( REPORT )
BOXING
Qatar has lined up to stage a Pacquiao-Crawford fight in 2021, with promoter Bob Arum being in talks with officials about bringing a welterweight unification bout. ( Report )
Two-time World championships medal winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain is relying on meditation to maintain her composure amid adversities as she is looking to bounce back before the Olympics. ( Report )
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