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In the world of football, Everton breached the FFP rules in order to get docked 10 points in the Premier League, the biggest such deduction in the history of the competition. Indian ace shuttler HS Prannoy lost his Round of 16 clash against former World No 2 Chou Tien Chen at Japan Masters Super 500 in Kumamoto on Thursday. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) made a major amendment to its selection policy for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Everton get 10-point deduction in Premier League for breaching FFP rules
After being found guilty of breaching the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in the Premier League, Everton has received a 10-point deduction, the biggest in competition history. In the aftermath of slipping to the 19th place in the Premier League with just four points to their tally, Everton have sent out a statement in which they were “both shocked and disappointed” by the “wholly disproportionate and unjust” ruling, while stating their intention to appeal against the decision.
Luis Diaz scores brace to inspire Colombia’s win over Brazil in front of his emotional father
Luis Diaz, the Colombian forward, headed two goals in the 71st and 75th minute to inspire his team to a 2-1 win against Brazil in the CONMEBOL World Cup 2026 Qualifier. His father Luis Manuel, who was released by ELN rebels recently after being held hostage for 12 days, teared up at the sight of his son scoring twice for his country in the grandstands at the Estadio Metropolitano in Barranquilla.
FA charges Mikel Arteta for comments made after Arsenal’s loss against Newcastle
The Football Association (FA) has charged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta for his comments on VAR, calling it “embarrassing” and a “disgrace” after the Newcastle player Anthony Gordon was awarded the goal, leading to their 1-0 defeat at the St. James’s Park. The statement from FA read, “It's alleged that his comments constitute misconduct as they are insulting towards match officials and/or detrimental to the game and/or bring the game into disrepute.”
Some major results in football are as under:
UEFA European 2024 Qualifying
Cyprus 1-3 Spain
Liechtenstein 0-2 Portugal
Slovakia 4-2 Iceland
Azerbaijan 3-0 Sweden
Bulgaria 2-2 Hungary
International Friendlies
Norway 2-0 Faroe Islands
CONMEBOL World Cup 2026 Qualifying
Argentina 0-2 Uruguay
Colombia 2-1 Brazil
Chile 0-0 Paraguay
Bolivia 2-0 Peru
Venezuela 0-0 Ecuador
CAF World Cup 2026 Qualifying
Egypt 6-0 Djibouti
Nigeria 1-1 Lesotho
Algeria 3-1 Somalia
AFC World Cup 2026 Qualifying
Kuwait 0-1 India
Australia 7-0 Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia 4-0 Pakistan
Qatar 8-1 Afghanistan
Japan 5-0 Myanmar
South Korea 5-0 Singapore
FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup 2023
Ecuador 1-1 Panama
Uzbekistan 2-2 Spain
I’d usually say football fans are louder, but after being here, I’m not so sure: David Beckham
After visiting India during the semi-final clash between India and New Zealand, former footballer David Beckham described Wankhede Stadium as electric, passionate, and incredible. Beckham said, “You know, I’d usually say football fans are louder, but after being here, I’m not so sure. The atmosphere was amazing, the fans were creating an electric vibe, and they were very loud, so I’m not so sure."
Badminton
HS Prannoy loses Round of 16; crashes out Japan Masters Super 500
Indian ace shuttler HS Prannoy lost his Round of 16 clash against former World No 2 Chou Tien Chen at Japan Masters Super 500 in Kumamoto on Thursday. Prannoy won the first match but went on to lose the second game, forcing a decider, and registered a loss with 19-21 21-16 21-19 in 73 minutes. His defeat marked the end of Indian campaign at the Japan Masters 2023.
Tennis
For me, to get emotions away from Novak Djokovic's win was important: Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner spoke about his 2023 ATP Finals victory over Holger Rune on Thursday, November 16. Sinner had won previous encounters against Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4) and Novak Djokovic (7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1)). After his win over Rune, he said, “You know, for me mentally, today was very important to play a really high-level match, get the emotions away from Novak’s win and getting on the court, trying my best."
Huge privilege that Carlos Alcaraz says kind things to me: Jannik Sinner on Carlos Alcaraz's words of support
Jannik Sinner appreciated former world number 1 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz for his words of support after he made predictions about Sinner's rise in ranks. The Italian said, "A huge privilege that Carlos says this kind of thing… kind things to me. I think we are good friends, and obviously, he recognizes, I guess, high-level tennis, no?”
"And most importantly, obviously, he has been No. 1 already and then he was fighting until this tournament here with Novak for getting the end of the year (World No. 1). It’s just nice to be around these guys, who have been No. 1. And I will obviously try my best," he added.
Shooting
NRAI makes major change to Paris Olympics’ selection policy for Indian shooters
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) made a major amendment to its selection policy for the Paris Olympics 2024. Under the new changes, the shooting federation will award just two bonus points to the Olympic quota winners in the fire-arm category and one to air weapons shooters. Earlier, the Olympic quota winners earned 10 bonus points for World Championship gold while those finishing at fourth spot earned five points.
