KPL match fixing scandal: International bookie held

Bengaluru

An alleged international bookie was arrested today in connection with the Karnataka Premier League match fixing case, police said. A resident of Haryana, Sayyam had fled to West Indies following which a lookout circular was issued. As soon as Sayyam arrived in India on Saturday the Central Crime Branch sleuths nabbed him. It is alleged that Sayyam had approached celebrity drummer Bhavesh Bafna to fix the match. At the behest of Sayyam, Bafna had allegedly tried to bribe bowler Bhavesh Gulecha of Bellary Tuskers asking him to give away 10 runs in one over, which the latter declined.

Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia)

AFC U-19 Qualification: India lose to Afghanistan 

India ended their AFC U-19 Championship qualifying campaign with a 3-0 loss to Afghanistan here today. The Afghans scored thrice in the first half. The Indians did try to pull it back, creating scoring opportunities in the second half, and even hit the crossbar twice. The loss ended India’s campaign with three consecutive losses.

Pune

Prajnesh, Nagal to lead home challenge in Pune Challenger        

Prajnesh Gunneswaran, whose father passed away on Saturday, will lead the home challenge along with in-form Sumit Nagal at KPIT-MSLTA Challenger, where an unprecedented 21 singles players from India will compete from Monday.

Mumbai

Pune cueist Arantxa wins bronze medal     

Maharashtra cueist Arantxa Sanchis added another feather in her cap when she clinched a bronze medal in the women’s competition of the IBSF Snooker Championships which concluded in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. This was the Pune-based Arantxa’s sixth medal in international events. Agencies

Kalyani (West Bengal),

U-17 women’s C’ship to commence from November 11   

The Hero U-17 Women's Championship 2019, organised by Football Sports Development Limited and Reliance Foundation, will get underway here from Monday. The four-teams — Panthers, Tigresses, Lionesses and Cheetahs — will face each other once in a round- robin format. 

New york

Harden makes it hard to swallow for Chicago Bulls

James Harden scored 42 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists to lead visiting Houston past Chicago, as the Bulls once again failed to win back-to-back games on Saturday.

Los Angeles

Haney makes first defence of WBC lightweight title   

Unbeaten Devin Haney successfully defended his WBC lightweight title for the first time with a unanimous decision over Alfredo Santiago on Saturday night. She turns knocked Santiago down in the fifth round for a 120-107 win. Agencies