Cilic wins Basel title, edges nearer London
(Reuters) – Marin Cilic beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori for the Basel Open title on Sunday to edge closer to securing his place in the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month.
Rallying: Volkswagen retain manufacturers’ world title
LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen won the rally manufacturers’ world championship for the fourth year in a row and with a round to spare on Sunday with victory for France’s Sebastien Ogier in Britain.
Djokovic mentally recharged ahead of Paris Masters
PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic, who will defend his Paris Masters title next week, says he is fully motivated again having felt mentally drained since his French Open success in June.
Murray claims Vienna title to stay on course for No.1 ranking
(Reuters) – Andy Murray’s charge towards the world number one ranking continued as he beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 7-6(6) to claim the Vienna Open title on Sunday.
Superb Cibulkova storms to WTA Finals title
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Dominika Cibulkova put on a serving masterclass to secure the biggest victory of her career when the Slovakian stormed to a 6-3 6-4 triumph over world number one Angelique Kerber to claim the WTA Finals title on Sunday.
Vesnina and Makarova win WTA Finals doubles title
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova claimed their first WTA Finals doubles title with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
Matsuyama cruises to maiden WGC title in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama has set his sights on winning his first major after cruising to his maiden World Golf Championship title with a dominant seven-shot victory at the $9.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday.
Motorcycling: Dovizioso wins Malaysian Grand Prix at wet Sepang
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso became the ninth different rider to win a MotoGP race this season when he pounced on a Valentino Rossi error to win the shortened Malaysian Grand Prix on a wet track at Sepang on Sunday.
Horse racing: Long frustrated, Godolphin sense Melbourne Cup chance
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Godolphin’s two-decade wait for a Melbourne Cup winner may be set to end on Tuesday, when the powerful stable mounts a formidable assault to gallop off with Australia’s richest horse racing prize.
Indians a win from Series title after crushing Cubs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians moved within one victory of winning the World Series with a 7-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Saturday that gave them a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Fall Classic.
