Sinner stuns Djokovic then doubles up to send Italy into Davis Cup final.
Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia.
Australia reached a second successive Davis Cup final when Alex de Minaur overpowered Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3 after Alexei Popyrin beat Otto Virtanen 7-6(5), 6-2 to earn the 28-time champions a 2-0 win over Finland on Friday.
1. *AUSTRALIA TOUR OF INDIA, 2023*
India vs Australia
2nd T20I at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Match starts at Nov 26, 13:30 GMT.
2. *CHINA MASTERS 2023* : Star Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty pair outwit He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu to qualify for final.
Satwik-Chirag pair notched up a 21-15, 22-20 win over the newly-formed Chinese pair of He and Ren, which had a title-winning run last week at the Japan Masters.
3. *WRESTLING SQUAD FOR THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS* will be finalised through a two-step selection process, where the grapplers who have earned quota spots for the country, will compete against challengers in June with the winner representing India in the quadrennial showpiece.
Antim Panghal, the only Indian to have so far earned a 2024 Paris Olympic quota, will have to compete against a challenger on June 1 to know whether she will go to Paris or not.
4. Young pistol shooter Anish Bhanwala on Friday won India’s first ever medal in 25m rapid-fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup Final as he bagged a bronze in the prestigious competition in Doha.
5. In the World 6 Red Women Snooker Championships, Vidya Pillai secured Gold to clinch the title of World Champion. In the final, she defeated compatriot Anupama Ramachandran by 4-1 frames, who settled for Silver.
6. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that the first edition of the Khelo India Para Games will be held from 10 to 17 December in New Delhi. He said that over 1350 participants from across the country will participate in 7 disciplines of the sport.
7. Jailed South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday more than 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, and will be released on January 5.
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