ATP Paris Masters Results
In tennis,
IN action from the ATP Paris Masters.
A series of 2nd round matches set to take place tonight, including 3rd seeded Roger Federer taking on Italian Andreas Seppi.
7th seeded Raphael Nadal is up against Lukas Rosol.
Andy Murray is in-action against Borna Coric.
Top seeded Novak Djokovic has the day off after downing Thomaz Bellucci yesterday, 7-5, 6-3.
As is 4th seeding-Stan Wawrinka, who got through yesterday after dumping Australian Bernard Tomic, 6-3, 7-6
The Paris Masters is the final event before the top men's players in the world come together in London this year for the season-ending ATP Finals.
NBA Results
The Los Angeles Lakers remain winless on the season.
This, after the Denver Nuggets downed the Lakers 120-109 earlier this morning.
Kobe Bryant and his Lakers are 0-4 on the season, while Denver moves to 2-2.
In other action,
Memphis downing Sacramento 103-89.
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It was Orlando over New Orleans 103-94.
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The Toronto Raptors remain undefeated so far this season, cruising past Dallas 102-91.
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Charlotte thumped Chicago 130-105.
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It was Atlanta edging Miami 98-92.
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Indiana handed Detroit its first loss of the season, dumping the Pistons 94-82.
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And it was Charlotte abusing Chicago 130-95.
Football Champions League continues
In football,
The last batch of Champions League matches to be played out this week are set for tonight.
Arsenal is set to take on Bayern Munich, while Barcelona entertains BATE Borisov.
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Chelsea will face Dynamo Kyiv, while KAA Gent goes against Valencia CF.
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Lyon is taking on Zenit St Petersburg, while Maccabi Tel Aviv will look for its first point as it takes on FC Porto.
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It's Olympiakos up against Dinamo Zagreb, and Roma will battle Bayern Leverkusen.
All those matches will get underway at 3:45am Beijing time.
FIFA hopeful speaks at New York Event
FIFA presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale has taken time to blast football's sponsors for the hard line it has taken amid the scandal which has rocked football's governing body.
Sexwale, a FIFA veteran from South Africa, is warning companies which sponsor football to take a step back.
"They must express concern it is their money, but I think they should have done it the Adidas way, express yourself, but don't threaten to pull out money."
The comments come as FIFA looks within its own organization to head up the presidency, which is being vacated by Sepp Blatter.
Blatter is currently under investigation amid bribery allegations.
The vote to replace him has been tenatively set for the end of February.
Edmonton to lose rookie sensation for extended period
From the National Hockey League,
The Edmonton Oilers may have lost their rookie sensation for an extended period of time.
Connor McDavid, who has been touted as the NHL's next super star, is believed to have suffered a broken collar bone in the Oilers' game this morning against the Philadelphia Flyers.
McDavid went hard into the end-boards during the Oilers' 4-2 victory over the Flyers, leaving with what the team is describing as a "long-term" injury.
The rookie sensation has 5 goals and 7 assists in the 13-games Edmonton has played this season.
Oilers' officials are expected to provide an update on McDavid's status sometime in the next day or two.
In other NHL action,
It was Dallas over Boston 5-3.
Boston losing forward Chris Kelly for what's likely to be the rest of the season after fracturing his femur.
The team says he's likely to be gone for up to 8-months.
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The New York Islanders squeezed by New Jersey 2-1.
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The New York Rangers are continuing their hot play, handing Washington just their 3rd loss of the season, downing the Caps 5-2.
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Kyle Turris scored his 8th goal of the season to give Ottawa a 2-1 overtime victory over Montreal.
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Detroit got past Tampa Bay 2-1.
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The LA Kings continue their strong start to the season, downing the St. Louis Blues 3-0.
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It was Colorado doubling-up on Calgary 6-3.
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And it was Columbus earning just its 3rd win of the season, beating San Jose 5-2.
Kansas City Royals Parade
An estimated 800-thousand people have turned-out to celebrate the Royals' World Series victory.
The massive parade has taken place to mark KC's first World Series win since 1985.
Series MVP Salvador Perez is among the Royals who took part in the parade.
"Thank you to be the best fans in the world. Today we're the number one in the whole world guys. Thank you!"
The Royals dominated the AL central, winning it by 12 games, also putting up the best record in the American League.
Kansas City downed the New York Mets 4-games-1 in the Series for just the 2nd World Series victory in the team's history.
Mcllroy misses pro-am to recover from food poisoning
In Golf,
Rory Mcllroy has spent his day holed up in his hotel room in Shanghai recovering from a stomach virus ahead of the HSBC Champions tournament.
Mcllroy was scheduled to take part in today's pro-am.
However, after knocking down just a few shots on the range, McIlroy had to call it a day after suffering from cramps.
The Northern Irishman says he fully expects to take part in this year's tournament.
Mcllroy has been Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson to start out the World Golf Championship tomorrow.
Female F1 Test Driver to retire after race of champions
It's being reported Williams test driver Susie Wolff is going to quit racing.
The 25-year-old is the only female driver with close links to F1.
She started working with Williams three years ago.
Before joining Williams, Wolff raced for 7-years in the German Touring Car Championship.
She made her first apperance for Williams in a practice session for last year's British Grand Prix.
Beijing Bird's Next Half Marathon starts on 8th Nov
The final preparations are underway for the first-ever Bird's Nest Half Marathon.
Around 8-thousand people have registered to take part in the half-marathon, which is scheduled for Sunday.
The race will see the compeditors run around the Olympic Park before wrapping up the 21-kilometer event at the Bird's Nest.
Professional marathon runners from other countries are not being allowed to compete in the event.