Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Rugby-South Africa maintain off 14-man NZ to win document fourth World Cup

South Africa produced an impressive defensive show to edge 14-man New Zealand 12-11 in a compelling arm-wrestle of a Rugby World Cup ultimate on Saturday and win the Webb Ellis Cup for a document fourth time. Only a single yellow card had been proven in 9 earlier World Cup finals however the crackdown on foul play within the sport led to 4 being handed out over 80 minutes of intense rugby performed out in entrance of a crowd of 80,065 on the Stade de France.

Boxing-Fury knocked down however beats Ngannou on a break up resolution

WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury beat former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou on a break up resolution in a non-title battle in Saudi Arabia on Sunday that just about delivered one in all boxing’s largest upsets. Fury, unbeaten holder of one of many sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly averted a primary defeat by the hands of a 37-year-old opponent who had by no means boxed professionally earlier than however went via the total 10 rounds with some swagger.

Motor racing-Ricciardo says fourth on the grid was no fluke

Daniel Ricciardo secured AlphaTauri’s finest grid place of the Formula One season on Saturday and stated fourth in Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying, sandwiched between the 2 Red Bull drivers, was no fluke. The Australian broke his hand on the Dutch Grand Prix in August and missed 5 races earlier than returning in Austin, Texas, final weekend, the place he completed fifteenth.

Soccer-Brentford stun Chelsea in 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge

Brentford snatched a 2-0 win away at Chelsea on Saturday because the expensively assembled Blues failed to show possession into objectives as soon as once more and had been punished by a thumping header from defender Ethan Pinnock and a last-minute breakaway objective by Bryan Mbeumo. The west London derby defeat was one more setback for Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino, whose aspect had proven indicators of placing a poor begin to the season behind them not too long ago with two wins out of three and a 2-2 draw in opposition to Arsenal final weekend.

Rugby-New Zealand PM praises resilient All Blacks regardless of World Cup ultimate loss

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins praised the All Blacks for his or her resilience and willpower regardless of seeing Ian Foster’s aspect slip to a slim defeat in opposition to South Africa within the ultimate of the Rugby World Cup in Paris on Saturday. New Zealand misplaced 12-11 because the South Africans defended the title they gained in Japan 4 years in the past, with the All Blacks compelled to play a lot of the sport with 14 gamers following Sam Cane’s pink card.

Games-Colombia strike gold on Pan Am Games diamond

Colombia struck gold on the diamond, profitable the lads’s baseball ultimate on the Pan American Games on Saturday whereas Brazil dominated the highest of podium on the judo mat and the tennis courtroom. Unfancied Colombia thumped Brazil 9-1 to be topped baseball champions for the primary time, capping a wild and unpredictable event that noticed conventional powers Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico all fall brief.

Motor racing-Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Charles Leclerc swept to pole place for the Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying second in a shock Ferrari front-row lockout. The Italian staff had appeared sluggish in ultimate apply, with Leclerc thirteenth and Sainz fifteenth, however they pulled the day out of the hat when it mattered, with Leclerc lapping in a single minute 17.166 seconds.

Soccer-Nketiah hat-trick fires Arsenal to 5-0 rout of Sheffield United

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah ended his scoring drought in beautiful vogue with a hat-trick in his aspect’s 5-0 dwelling thrashing of hapless Sheffield United within the Premier League on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who made his full England debut this month, had not scored for the Gunners since August and had not too long ago misplaced his place within the beginning line-up.

Tennis-Sabalenka aiming to thwart Swiatek at WTA Finals, hold high spot

Aryna Sabalenka has loved a stellar 2023 and the Belarusian will head into the season-ending WTA Finals on Sunday in Cancun, Mexico, aiming to fend off Iga Swiatek and safe the year-end world primary rating. Australian Open champion Sabalenka leapfrogged four-time main winner Swiatek and claimed the highest rating for the primary time after the U.S. Open final month. She is accountable for her future heading into the finale.

Athletics-Marathoners in Beijing go maskless, unfazed by smog

Runners undeterred by thick smog engulfing the Chinese capital ran the Beijing Marathon maskless on Sunday, many sporting shorts in one of many warmest Octobers on document. Despite a greyish brown smog settling, some 30,000 marathoners set off at 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT) from Tiananmen Square on the route via 4 districts of the Chinese capital over 42.195 km (26.2 miles).

(With inputs from businesses.)