Briefly: Harmeet leads Goa to second successive UTT title triumph

Chennai

Harmeet Desai and Yangzi Liu led from the front as Goa Challengers scripted history by becoming the first team to successfully defend their title with a 8-2 thrashing of 2018 champions Dabang Delhi TTC in a pulsating final of the Ultimate Table Tennis. Both Harmeet and Yangzi won their respective singles matches before clinching the mixed doubles. Harmeet was adjudged the Indian Player of the Tie while Yangzi was chosen as the Foreign Player of the Tie. Yangzi, who went undefeated throughout the season, also took home the title of Most Valuable Player female player of the league. Sathiyan G was adjudged the MVP among the men.

Montevideo

Uruguay’s Suarez bids farewell in goalless draw

Paraguay held Uruguay to a goalless draw in their South American World Cup qualifier on Friday, with striker Luis Suarez bringing his 17-year international career to an end at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. The 37-year-old forward reached 143 appearances for his country, finishing as their all-time leading scorer with 69 goals.