| Sena moves SC, seeks hearing against Guv's decision of not giving time to submit letter of support
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| The Shiv Sena on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Maharashtra governor's decision of not granting it the three days to submit the letter of support for government formation in the state. The lawyers, appearing for the Shiv Sena, told PTI that they have made a request to the registrar for according urgent hearing on Tuesday itself and said they are yet to get a response. The Shiv Sena has termed the governor's Monday decision as unconstitutional, unreasonable and mala fide.
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| U-17 Women's Championship will allow players to showcase their talent: Assistant coach Alex Ambrose
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| As budding women footballers get ready to take part in the U-17 Women's Championship, India's assistant coach Alex Ambrose said that the tournament will allow the players to showcase their talent.India is gearing up to host it's second FIFA World Cup next year and before it gets underway, the women footballers will take part in the U-17 Women's Championship and it will feature four teams--the Lionesses, the Panthers, the Tigresses and the Cheetahs."It really is a unique tournament, where we will get to see so many players from across the country showcase their talent. The Head Coach is also here assessing all the players, and I think it could go a long way in helping us shape the team for the World Cup," Ambrose said."It's a huge thing that these girls will get to play in a tournament like this. The pressure will be there, because it will be broadcasted across the country. They need to know that when they represent the country, the nation will also rally in their support," he ...
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| Don't feel any pressure about winning Club World Cup: Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp
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| Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said that he does not feel any pressure about winning the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, but sees it as an opportunity."So far, I don't feel any pressure. I see it as an absolute opportunity as you do not often have the chance to play for it. You have to win the Champions League as the European team, so that already makes it special. We knew it would feel great when we won the Champions League, but then we had no real clue how it would be around the European Super Cup," fifa.com quoted Klopp as saying."So, we played it and it felt really great and really big. When we go there, we will be prepared and looking forward to it. The boys want to play it, so it will be very interesting, and it will feel big for us, hundred per cent," he added.Liverpool has never won the FIFA Club World Cup. They finished as the runners-up in 2005."I am not someone who has to be the first on the moon or the first winning the World Cup with Liverpool, but when we are there then we ..
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| Klopp tells UEFA seminar that VAR must improve
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| The day after Liverpool beat Manchester City in a crunch match where VAR decisions were hotly disputed, the Premier League leader's coach Jurgen Klopp and other top football figures have suggested improvement is needed to the fledgling system. Klopp, his City opposite number Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, and Thomas Tuchel of Paris Saint-Germain all attended the UEFA coaches forum in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday, where the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system was a hot topic. "It is clear it's a process where they have to keep on improving," Klopp said. "It can be improved, a lot of things have to be done by human beings and we are not 100 per cent (either). "There is space for some mistakes, nobody asks for perfection, just to have the right decision, that's all." His comments were made a day after the marquee game of the Premier League season so far saw a controversial VAR call after six minutes when City could easily have had a penalty when the ball ricocheted ...
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| Banned ex-FIFA No.2 Valcke appeals 10-year ban
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| Former FIFA No.2 Jerome Valcke is taking his 10-year world soccer ban to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Valcke, who worked with Sepp Blatter from 2003-2015, was banned for failing to cooperate with investigators, the resale of World Cup tickets and inflated expenses. "I lodged an appeal November 2, Valcke's lawyer Stephane Ceccaldi told AFP, confirming news reported by French daily Le Monde.
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| Stefanos Tsitsipas Beats Daniil Medvedev to Clinch 1st Win at ATP World Tour Finals
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| Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, the youngest player in the top eight at ATP World Tour Finals, clinched his first win here on Monday, beating World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev from Russia 7-6(5), 6-4 in their sixth meeting. The two debutants of the season finale unveiled the match for Group Andre Agassi with Medvedev leading the head-to-head in 5-0. Tsitsipas, 21, said defeating Medvedev to win his first match in the Finals meant more than extra. "It's a victory that I craved for a long time and it's great that I came in at this moment." Last month, the 23-year-old Medvedev beat Tsitsipas 7-6(5), ...
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| Sumit Nagal attains career-best ranking
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| Indian tennis player Sumit Nagpal moved two places up and achieved his career-best 127th spot in the latest Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) men's singles rankings released on Monday.Nagal currently has 433 points while Rafael Nadal retained the top rank with 9,585 points.He had recently made headlines after making his Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer in the US Open. He became the first Indian to win a set against Federer in a Grand Slam.Prajnesh Gunneswaran dropped one spot to 95 and Ramkumar Ramantathan jumped nine places to sit on the 190th position in rankings.In doubles rankings, Rohan Bopana, Divij Sharan and Purav Raja have all moved up the ladder and currently hold 38th, 46th, and 93rd rank respectively.Meanwhile, Leander Paes did not feature in the top 100 doubles ranking after slipping five places. Paes now holds 101st spot with 856 points.
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| Salazar lodges ban appeal with top sports court
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| Disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar has lodged an appeal against a four-year ban for doping offences, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Monday. Jeffrey Brown, a Texas endocrinologist who treated many of Salazar's athletes at Nike's Oregon Project training hub in Portland, has also appealed against his suspension. CAS said it has "registered the appeals" against decisions rendered by the American Arbitration Association, North American Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel "in which they were found to have committed anti-doping rule violations and sanctioned with a four-year period of ineligibility." CAS said two arbitration procedures had been opened and both men had requested more time to prepare their case. "At this stage, it appears that the hearings in these two matters are unlikely to take place before March 2020," said CAS. Salazar's doping offences include trafficking testosterone, tampering with the doping control process, and administering illicit infusions ..
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