Reuters Sports News Summary

Audi last year took a minority stake in the Swiss-based Sauber Group, who are competing until the end of this season under the name of Stellantis-owned brand Alfa Romeo with Ferrari engines. Cricket-Holders England eliminated from World Cup after loss to Australia Defending champions England were eliminated from the 50-overs World Cup following their 33-run defeat by Ashes rivals Australia on Saturday.

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Hong Kong kicks off Asia's first gay games despite opposition

The Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) kicked off on Saturday, its first time in Asia, despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and human rights activists. The opening ceremony began with a march-in by the GGHK, Federation of Gay Games, and delegations from around the world, followed by performances including the Hong Kong lion dance.

Tennis-Top seed Sabalenka knocks Rybakina out of WTA Finals

Aryna Sabalenka outlasted Elena Rybakina 6-2 3-6 6-3 to reach the WTA Finals last four in a win-or-bust group match on Friday that was halted on Thursday due to stormy weather in Cancun. Under bright sunshine but still unrelenting winds, world number one Sabalenka unleashed an ace out wide on match point to send fourth seed Rybakina packing from the year-end tournament.

Tennis-Djokovic edges Rune, Tsitsipas marches into Paris semi-finals

World number one Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a seventh Paris Masters title by beating Holger Rune in the quarter-finals on Friday, with the Dane still qualifying for a spot at the ATP Tour Finals after Andrey Rublev beat Alex de Minaur. Djokovic was rock solid as he avenged his defeat by the tenacious youngster in last year's showpiece to win 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 and set up a semi-final against Russian fifth seed Rublev, who beat Australian De Minaur 4-6 6-3 6-1.

Motor racing-McLaren's Norris on pole for Sao Paulo sprint

A surprised Lando Norris kept the Red Bulls behind him to put his McLaren on pole position for Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint race. The Briton lapped 0.061 quicker than triple world champion Max Verstappen in the sprint shootout qualifying with Mexican Sergio Perez third fastest and 0.134 off the pace in the second Red Bull.

Cricket-After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cancel practice over filthy Delhi air

The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting their preparation for Monday's World Cup clash against Bangladesh in the heavily-polluted Indian capital. New Delhi topped a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities compiled by Swiss group IQAir, which put the city's air quality index (AQI) at 640 in the "hazardous" category on Friday.

Cricket-Fakhar fires as Pakistan beat New Zealand in rain-hit World Cup clash

Pakistan endured a battering by New Zealand's top-order before launching their own onslaught through centurion Fakhar Zaman to win a rain-hit World Cup game by 21 runs via the DLS method on Saturday and stay alive in the hunt for a semi-final spot. Chasing 402 to win the high-stakes clash, Pakistan took the attack to New Zealand as Fakhar hit a blistering century off 63 balls and Babar Azam inched towards his fifty when rain halted play with the score on 160-1 in 21.3 overs.

Athletics-Olympic bronze medallist Levy fails doping test

Hurdler Ronald Levy has been informed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission that he failed an out-of-competition test taken last month, the Olympic bronze medallist said on Friday. Levy, who finished third in the 110 metres hurdles at the Tokyo Games, said on Instagram that he did not knowingly breach any rules and was awaiting the results of his "B-sample" test.

Motor racing-Audi strongly committed to F1, says Sauber's Alunni Bravi

Audi are strongly committed to Formula One but have kept a low profile because of future partner Sauber's current relationship with Alfa Romeo, team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said. Audi last year took a minority stake in the Swiss-based Sauber Group, who are competing until the end of this season under the name of Stellantis-owned brand Alfa Romeo with Ferrari engines.

Cricket-Holders England eliminated from World Cup after loss to Australia

Defending champions England were eliminated from the 50-overs World Cup following their 33-run defeat by Ashes rivals Australia on Saturday. Australia posted 286 all out with Marnus Labuschagne (71) topscoring for them after the five-time champions were put into bat.

NBA roundup: Warriors survive close call, edge Thunder

Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including the winning layup in the final second, to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 141-139 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game. As Curry's ball was going through the basket, Draymond Green made contact with the rim. After a lengthy review, Green's contact was deemed "not to cause the ball to take an unnatural bounce" and the basket was counted.