Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 16th November 2017. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, WWE, Tennis and other sports took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts.
India Vs. Sri Lanka 2017, First Test, Kolkata
Rain affected the first day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first on an absolute green pitch which is a paradise for the bowlers. India went into the match with KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan as their preferred openers, but they both lost their wickets as India was 17/2 when bad light stopped play. KL Rahul was dismissed on the very first ball of the match.
ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS
Grigor Dimitrov Vs. David Goffin
Grigor Dimitrov was in cruise control mode as he rammed past David Goffin 6-0, 6-2 to book a place for himself in the Semi-final. Dimitrov won the match in 1 hour 13 minutes.
Dominic Thiem Vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
Dominic Thiem defeated Carreno Busta 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and will play his final round robin match against Grigor Dimitrov.
BADMINTON
CHINA OPEN
HS Prannoy Vs. Cheuk Yiu Lee
HS Prannoy suffered a shock defeat at the hands of 53rd ranked Cheuk Yiu Lee in straight games 21-19, 21-17.
Saina Nehwal Vs. Akane Yamaguchi
Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the China Open in the second round as she lost to World Number 4 21-18, 21-11.
PV Sindhu Vs. Sayako Sato
PV Sindhu is the only Indian remaining in the China Open super series as she fought for a full hour against Sayako Sato and won the match 24-22, 23-21.
FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Peru Vs. New Zealand
Peru became the last team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup as they defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the second leg of the playoff. With this, all the 32 teams have now been confirmed for the World Cup.