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In the world of football, Luton Town defeated Newcastle by 1-0 at the Kenilworth Road in an emotional game in the Premier League after Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest last weekend.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Kostas Tsimikas to face lengthy spell on sidelines after suffering broken collarbone
Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas suffered a broken collarbone after a collision with Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka on the touchline, which led to him knocking over his own manager Jurgen Klopp. After Arsenal held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at Anfield in the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp said, “I was completely fine in that moment. I thought Kostas was as well but he said 'no it's broken'. Of course that's not cool directly in front of you when you are kind of involved. I wasn't sure if I fell on him or how it happened.”
Luton Town register emotional 1-0 win against Newcastle after Tom Lockyer’s cardiac arrest last weekend
A week after the Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest on the football pitch, the club pulled off a spirited performance to register an emotional 1-0 win against Newcastle at the Kenilworth Road in the Premier League to jump a place in the bottom half of the points table. Andros Townsend, who scored the eventual winner for Luton Town in the 25th minute, spoke about the significance of the game and said, “All the chat throughout the week was 'do it for our captain'.”
Fulham to demand fee up to £60 million for Joao Palhinha in January: Reports
Fulham will reportedly demand a fee up to £60 million for the Portuguese midfielder Joao Palhinha in the January transfer window, as per Football Insider. Although the 28-year-old signed a new five-year deal with Fulham a few months ago, the interest from big clubs like Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Arsenal could persuade them to move him on.
Kylian Mbappe not wanting to leave Paris Saint-Germain: Reports
The French striker Kylian Mbappe is reportedly not wanting to leave Paris Saint-Germain despite the fact that his current contract with the club will expire at the end of the 2023-24 season, as per L’Equipe. Notably, the 25-year-old hasn’t had the best of times on the pitch with PSG, not winning the UEFA Champions League for them despite some of the top players in world football joining him there year after year.
Some major results in football are as under:
Premier League 2023-24
West Ham 2-0 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Everton
Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
La Liga 2023-24
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Sevilla
Serie A 2023-24
Frosinone 1-2 Juventus
Inter Milan 2-0 Lecce
Roma 2-0 Napoli
Saudi Pro League 2023-24
Al-Ittihad 1-3 Al-Raed
Rebecca Welch becomes first female referee to officiate in EPL match
Rebecca Welch became the first female referee in an EPL match when she officiated Fulham’s clash against Burnley at Craven Cottage on Saturday. In the latest match as an EPL referee, she was booed for turning down two major foul appeals in the first 10 minutes. The game saw Burnley registering a 2-0 clash over their counterparts.
The Saturday clash wasn’t Welch’s first outing in the English top-tier. In 2021, Welch became the first woman appointed to referee a match in the English Football League when she officiated the fourth-tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale.
Badminton
Chirag Sen, Tanvi Sharma sail to 85th Senior National Badminton Championships final
Indian shuttles Chirag Sen and Tanvi Sharma sailed to the men's and women's singles final of the 85th Senior National Badminton Championships. Sen defeated the second-seeded Kiran George in the semifinal 21-18, 21-18. Chirag set up himself a final clash with fourth-seeded Tharun M, who defeated Bharat Raghav 21-11, 16-21, 21-19.
Tanvi Sharma, on the other hand, defeated the eighth-seeded Isharani Baruah 21-15, 20-22, 21-14.
Wrestling
Virender Singh Yadav to return Padma Shri in solidarity with protesting wrestlers
A day after Bajrang Punia announced that he would return his Padma Shri, the 2005 Summer Deaflympics gold medal winner Virender Singh Yadav said that he will also do the same. Yadav’s decision came after former WFI chief Bajrang Punia’s close aide won the election polls earlier this week. Virender Singh Yadav, commonly known as 'Goonga Pehalwan', received the prestigious honour Padma Shri Award back in 2021. Before that, he was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2015. Yadav took to Twitter to announce his decision and tagged former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and athlete Neeraj Chopra.
Our fight is not with government: Sakshi Malik after government takes action against WFI Chief
Wrestler Sakshi Malik dropped a hint at a possible return after the government suspended the newly elected WFI Chief Sanjay Singh. Malik told the ANI, "This has happened for the betterment of the wrestlers. We had been saying that this was the fight of the daughters and sisters. This is the first step. I will tell you about the decision according to the federation that would be formed."
She went on to add, "Our fight was not with the government. Our fight is for women wrestlers, I have announced my retirement but want the upcoming wrestlers should get justice."
Tennis
That's what happened to me when I was 20: Boris Becker on Carlos Alcaraz's fitness issues
Former tennis star Boris Becker commented on Carlos Alcaraz' fitness issues and attributed it to motivation. Becker said, "My feeling has always been that when motivation goes down, the body suffers. If you skip some training sessions, the chances of getting injured or suffering physical discomfort are much greater. That's what happened to me when I was 20 and I think which is the case of Alcaraz as well. It seems logical to me for a young man who is so successful, it has happened to everyone."
