Established 1961 Sport MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018 WTA Elite Trophy win tops South Africa thrash ‘careless’ Unbeaten Chelsea moved into second 25‘phenomenal’ year for Barty 26 Australia by six wickets 27 after 3-1 win against Palace Khachanov stuns Djokovic to win Paris Masters Djokovic denied fourth title in a row ahead of his return to world number one PARIS: Winner Russia’s Karen Khachanov (R) and second placed Serbia’s Novak Djokovic pose with their trophies after their men’s singles final tennis match on day seven of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Rolex Paris Masters - indoor tennis tour- nament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris, yesterday. —AFP PARIS: Russia’s Karen Khachanov clinched the biggest fourth such scalp in a week after snapping Djokovic’s 22- future.” Djokovic, who will reclaim the top ranking from ed over three hours on Saturday, and the Serb began to win of his career yesterday with a 7-5, 6-4 upset of match winning run. Rafael Nadal for the first time in two years, made a look weary as he dropped serve to a fall behind early in Novak Djokovic to claim the Paris Masters title. “Karen played really well and he deserved to win that strong start in his pursuit of a record-equalling 33rd the second set. Khachanov became the third different first-time winner match,” said Djokovic, admitting he had struggled to fully Masters title as he broke for a 3-1 lead in the opening set. The 1.98m Khachanov secured a break for 2-1 with a of a Masters tournament this year-joining Juan Martin del recover after overcoming Roger Federer in Saturday’s But world number 18 Khachanov, a winner at the Kremlin crunching backhand pass down the line that Djokovic Potro and John Isner-and denied Djokovic a fourth title in pulsating semi-final. Cup in Moscow last month, hit back in the very next could only net on the half-volley. The 14-time Grand Slam a row ahead of his return to world number one today. “I didn’t unfortunately. But I don’t want to talk about game as Djokovic dragged a forehand into the tramlines, champion showed trademark resilience to fend off three “To finish the season like this is really a dream come that. I want to talk about how well he (Khachanov) played down break point. break points while trailing 4-2, but Khachanov displayed true,” said Khachanov, who will rise to a career high of all week. “All the credit to him. He deserves it. He’s a The unseeded Russian then broke Djokovic for a 6-5 steely composure to seal a memorable victory after an 12th when the latest rankings are published today. Going young player up and coming. But already established lead, momentarily faltering as he tried to serve out for the hour and 37 minutes. into the event, Khachanov had won just three of 19 player, top player. And he showed great quality today and set before calmly regrouping to surge ahead. Djokovic He is the first Russian to win a Masters title since encounters against players in the top 10 but claimed a he showed why we’re going to see a lot of him in the outlasted Federer in an energy-sapping classic that last- Nikolay Davydenko in 2009. — AFP Sterling strikes Carlos Brathwaite stepped in to get two more bats- Yadav stars in men trudging back to the pavilion as India slipped to 45-4. Karthik and Manish Pandey, who made 19, twice as City hit put on an unbeaten 38-run partnership for the fifth India’s five-wicket wicket to put the chase back on track. Debutant Saints for six Krunal Pandya had a memorable debut after he hit Twenty20 win the winning runs on his way to an unbeaten 21. He also picked up a wicket in the West Indies innings. But it was Yadav who led an inspirational bowling MANCHESTER: Raheem Sterling struck twice as Premier League leaders Manchester City crushed KOLKATA: Spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred in attack that made West Indies lose their top five Southampton 6-1 at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, the India’s five-wicket win over West Indies in the first batsmen inside 11 overs. Pandya got the big-hitting fourth time they have scored five or more goals in the 11 Twenty20 international yesterday as the tourists Kieron Pollard out for 14 with his left-arm spin to games so far this season. City, who have a two-point lead struggled with the bat yet again on the tour. celebrate his maiden international wicket. over Liverpool, took just six minutes to open the scoring. Yadav returned figures of 3-13 with his left-arm Kuldeep soon took over to get three key wickets David Silva fed Leroy Sane on the left and the German’s wrist spin as West Indies managed just 109-8, their including Brathwaite for four. Fabien Allen hit a 20- low cross was turned by Southampton defender Wesley lowest T20 total against India, after being invited to ball 27 in his first T20 game for the West Indies before falling to another debutant Khaleel Ahmed. Hoedt into his own net. MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s German midfielder bat first in Kolkata. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Six minutes later and City were 2-0 up after Bernardo It was Ahmed’s first T20 wicket after the 20- Leroy Sane (2nd R) shoots to score their sixth goal dur- Karthik then made an unbeaten 31 to anchor India’s Silva fed Sterling on the right and the England winger’s low year-old made an impression in India’s 3-1 triumph ing the English Premier League football match tricky chase. They reached their target in 17.5 overs cross was slotted home from close range by Sergio Aguero, over the visitors in the one-day internationals. The between Manchester City and Southampton. — AFP and lead the three-match series 1-0. the Argentine’s 17th goal in his last 13 home games. The Debutant fast bowler Oshane Thomas removed tourists had suffered similar batting collapses in game was virtually over by the 18th minute when Sterling’s the openers with just 16 runs on the board to give the Test series, which they lost 2-0, and in the cross from the right eventually found David Silva whose of half-time City restored their three-goal advantage when his team hope of defending their modest total. ODIs. They were skittled out for 104, their lowest left-foot drive flew past the helpless Alex McCarthy. Aguero passed to Sterling inside the box and he took his Thomas got skipper Rohit Sharma caught behind ODI total against India in the final match. The sec- Southampton got a little encouragement when Danny Ings time before firing home. Sterling struck again to make it 5- for six to pick his first T20 scalp and then bowled ond T20 is in the north Indian city of Lucknow was brought down by City keeper Ederson and rose to 1, drilling into the bottom corner after being slipped in by the left-handed Shikhar Dhawan for three. Skipper tomorrow. — AFP convert the spot kick in the 30th minute but on the stroke the unselfish Aguero and Sane completed the rout in stop-.