Sports News Roundup: Sinner subdues Medvedev to claim Beijing crown; Twins snap historic playoff losing streak and more

Backed by endurance partner Heart of Racing, Aston will enter at least one Valkyrie in the hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship and U.S.-based IMSA sportscar championship. Soccer-Liverpool's Klopp says replay would be right outcome after VAR error at Spurs Liverpool's controversial loss at Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend should be replayed after VAR wrongly disallowed a goal and Curtis Jones was sent off, the Merseyside club's manager Juergen Klopp said on Wednesday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Australia's Polmans apologises for hitting ball into umpire's face

Australian Marc Polmans said he had apologised to the chair umpire after accidentally hitting him in the face with a ball in a Shanghai Masters qualifying match on Tuesday. The world number 140 was leading Italian Stefano Napolitano 7-6(3) 6-6(6-5) when he hit a volley into the net on his second match point before launching the ball in frustration, catching chair umpire Ben Anderson in the face.

FIFA lifts ban on Russia under-17 competing in international football

World soccer governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday that it had lifted Russia's ban from international football by allowing under-17 girls and boys teams from the country to take part in tournaments. The move follows a similar relaxation on Russia youth teams last week by European soccer body UEFA.

Tennis-Sinner subdues Medvedev to claim Beijing crown

Jannik Sinner produced a determined display to capture his third title of the year and ninth overall with a 7-6(2) 7-6(2) victory over second seed Daniil Medvedev in the final of the China Open on Wednesday. Sinner came into the clash having lost to Medvedev in their previous six meetings, including two earlier this season in the finals of Rotterdam and Miami, but the Italian kept pace with his opponent and sealed a opening first set via a tiebreak.

Soccer-Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 World Cup, three games in S America

Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 soccer World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament's centenary, world soccer body FIFA said in a surprise announcement on Wednesday. FIFA said the joint bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain was the sole candidate to host the tournament. FIFA were due to announce the hosts next year.

MLB roundup: Twins snap historic playoff losing streak

Royce Lewis homered in each of his first two career postseason at-bats and the Minnesota Twins ended an 18-game playoff losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon. The streak was the longest postseason skid ever for a team in the four major North American sports leagues. Minnesota logged its first win in the postseason since Oct. 5, 2004, against the New York Yankees.

Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay to host inaugural matches of 2030 World Cup, says Conmebol

The head of South America's soccer governing body Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, said on Wednesday that Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the first three matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will mark the centennial of the World Cup, which was first played in Uruguay in 1930.

Olympics-Sheikh Ahmad, brother file cases against IOC at CAS over election

Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has lodged a case against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following his ban for "influencing" the election of his brother to a key Olympic post.

Sheikh Ahmad was banned from the IOC for three years in July after it found he had an "undeniable impact" on Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) elections in which his brother, Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, was appointed president.

Soccer-Chelsea's James handed suspension for abusive words towards match official

Chelsea's Reece James has been handed a one-match suspension after the club's captain admitted to verbally abusing a match official in the tunnel following a 1-0 home defeat by Aston Villa last month, the Football Association said on Wednesday. Chelsea were reduced to 10 men when Malo Gusto was sent off in the 58th minute. Villa eventually took advantage and scored in the 73rd minute as Chelsea had their worst start to a season for more than 40 years.

Motor racing-Aston Martin to enter Le Mans with Valkyrie from 2025

Aston Martin will fight for overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2025 with a racing prototype of its Valkyrie hypercar, the British-based sportscar maker announced on Wednesday. Backed by endurance partner Heart of Racing, Aston will enter at least one Valkyrie in the hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship and U.S.-based IMSA sportscar championship.

Soccer-Liverpool's Klopp says replay would be right outcome after VAR error at Spurs

Liverpool's controversial loss at Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend should be replayed after VAR wrongly disallowed a goal and Curtis Jones was sent off, the Merseyside club's manager Juergen Klopp said on Wednesday. Liverpool were beaten 2-1 at Spurs in the Premier League in a match where Klopp's side were reduced to nine men and had a Luis Diaz goal wrongly ruled out by VAR.

(With inputs from agencies.)