Haryana to face Odisha in final of national hockey
Chennai
Haryana will face Odisha in the summit clash of the 14th Senior Men’s National Championship. While Odisha defeated Manipur 4-2 in the first semifinal, Haryana edged out Uttar Pradesh 3-2 in the second last-four match.
Noida
Raiding trio helps Patna Pirates rout Bengal Warriorz
Devank Dalal and Ayan Lohchab scored Super 10s as Patna Pirates secured an overwhelming 52-31 victory over Bengal Warriorz in their Pro Kabaddi League match. Devank’s 15 points shot him to the top of the raiders list in Panchkula Season 11, taking his tally to 115. He was ably supported by Ayan’s 11 points, Sandeep’s eight points and a High 5 from right cover defender Deepak.
St Lucia
England storm to T20 series win over West Indies
England sealed a T20 series victory over West Indies with two matches to spare after a nervy final-over win in their third T20 clash. In the match that started after a lengthy rain delay, England, set 146 for victory, reached their target with seven wickets down and four balls to spare.
Jakarta
Unstoppable Japan thrash Indonesia
Japan thrashed Indonesia 4-0 as Hajime Moriyasu's relentless side moved seven points clear at the top of Group C of Asia's 2026 World Cup qualifiers and another step closer to an automatic finals spot. The result takes Japan onto 13 points, seven clear of Australia, Saudi Arabia and China.
IPL auction: Pant, Iyer in top bracket
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will headline a 574-strong list of players with top base price of Rs 2 crore at the upcoming Indian Premier League auction scheduled in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on November 24-25. Thirteen-year-old India U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar is the youngest among the lot at Rs 30 lakh base price. The BCCI on Friday pruned the initial list of 1574 players down to 574 out of which 366 are Indians and 208 from overseas. Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan are also in top base price bracket. PTI
