Reuters Sports News Summary

The Manchester City striker suffered a knock in Thursday's friendly and will not be available for Sunday's Group A game against Scotland in Glasgow. Motor racing-Leclerc on a roll with Ferrari pole in Las Vegas Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen stepping up to join him on the front row.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motorcycling-Marini obliterates lap record to take pole at Qatar Grand Prix

VR46 racing rider Luca Marini smashed the lap record late in the second qualifying session to take pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit on Saturday as Ducati bikes locked out the front row. On a day when the lap record was broken by several riders across the two qualifying sessions, Gresini Racing's Fabio Di Giannantonio was the first rider to dip below the one minute 52 second mark and he was soon joined by team mate Alex Marquez.

Tennis-Sinner thrills Turin crowd with semi-final win over Medvedev

Home favourite Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to reach the title match in the season-ending ATP Finals as he beat Russian Daniil Medvedev at a raucous Pala Alpitour on Saturday. The 22-year-old soaked up everything Medvedev threw at him and emerged with a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 victory.

Soccer-Manchester women's derby at Old Trafford poised to break attendance record

A record 45,185 tickets have been snapped up for Sunday's Women's Super League derby between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, setting up a potential attendance record. Depending on how many fans come through the turnstiles, the attendance could top the record of 44,259 set at the Etihad last season.

Soccer-Haaland to miss Norway's Euro qualifier with foot injury

Erling Haaland will miss Norway's final European Championship qualifier against Scotland after injuring his foot in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands, his team doctor said on Saturday. The Manchester City striker suffered a knock in Thursday's friendly and will not be available for Sunday's Group A game against Scotland in Glasgow.

Motor racing-Leclerc on a roll with Ferrari pole in Las Vegas

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen stepping up to join him on the front row. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was second fastest in qualifying, with Verstappen third, but the Spaniard has a 10-place grid penalty after repairs to his car following damage from a practice incident.

Golf-Woods to return at Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods will return to competitive action at the Hero World Championship, the 15-times major champion said on Saturday, in what will be his first PGA Tour start since undergoing ankle surgery in April. Woods, 47, is hosting the Nov. 30-Dec. 3 tournament in Albany, Bahamas which features six top-10 players in its 20-player field, including American world number one Scottie Scheffler.

Golf-Wallace leads DP World Tour Championship after history-making back nine

Matt Wallace hit nine birdies on the back nine to card a third-round 60 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Saturday, and takes a one-stroke lead going into the final round. Wallace had 12 birdies in total, but it was the Englishman's run on the last nine holes which saw him become the first male golfer in a top flight tournament to birdie every hole on either the back nine or the front nine.

Tennis-Djokovic beats Alcaraz to set up ATP Finals title clash with Sinner

World number one Novak Djokovic outclassed Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-2 on Saturday to reach his ninth ATP Finals title clash where he will face local favourite Jannik Sinner. In a rematch of this season's Wimbledon final, the winner of an all-time record 24 men's Grand Slam titles capitalised on the Spaniard's inconsistency to continue his quest for a seventh trophy this year and become the most successful player in 2023.

Motor racing-Las Vegas GP hit with lawsuit after practice cancelled

The troubled Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix has been hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of the 35,000 people who bought tickets for Thursday’s practice session which was cancelled when Carlos Sainz's Ferrari was damaged by a loose drain cover. The highly-anticipated first action on the neon-lit circuit, which includes a section along the famed Las Vegas Strip, lasted a little over eight minutes before coming to a halt.

Motor racing-If you want to party go to Ibiza not Vegas for F1, says Verstappen

If you want to party go to Ibiza, suggested Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen as the disillusioned Dutchman lamented the lack of passionate, knowledgeable motor racing fans in Las Vegas this weekend. Las Vegas may have lots of great spots to drink, gamble and see a good show, but Formula One is a serious sport and not just another act on the Strip, Formula One's biggest star said after putting his Red Bull second on the starting grid alongside Ferrari polesitter Charles LeClerc for Saturday night's race.