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Guangzhou Evergrande begins ACL final tonight in Dubai
In football,
The first leg of this year's Asian Champions League final gets underway later tonight.
It's Guangzhou Evergrande set to battle UAE side Al-Ahli in Dubai.
Al-Ahli midfielder Habib al-Fardan says his side is pumped-up.
"We waited for this game for a long time and this opportunity came. We must exploit this chance and we will prove to everyone that the team can achieve the Asian Championship."
Al-Ahli is unbeaten at home this season in Dubai.
The second leg will be played in Guangzhou on November 21st.
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Football action here in China,
Hosts China breezed past Iran 4-1 last night for their first win in the Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in Hubei's capital, Wuhan.
China will next take on Thailand, who beat South Korea 1-0.
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In Europe,
Round 12 of the English Premier League gets underway tonight.
Third place Leicester City is looking to extend its winning streak to 3 as they take on Watford.
In other action,
Manchester United is at home to West Brom Albion.
Bournemouth takes on Newcastle.
Sunderland battles Southampton.
Norwich takes on Swansea.
And it's West Ham United against Everton.
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On Sunday,
Tottenham and Arsenal are set to clash in the 181st edition of the North London derby.
Hotspur's manager Mauricio Pochettino.
"The derby is always different game. You need to play with your heart and with passion. I know what it means for our supporters. The past is not important to how you play the game. We arrive in very good form. It's true that our opponent always has an advantage because they have a day more to prepare and for recovery but we cannot complain. We need to be ready. We need to be strong in our mind and try to win the game because we know what it means, the derby."
Tottenham comes into the match off a 2-1 victory over Anderlecht in Europa League play.
Arsenal was hammered by Bayern Munich 5-1 that same day.
Sunday's matches will also see league leaders Manchester City taking on Aston Villa.
Chelsea will face Stoke City.
ATP Paris Masters Preview; Zhuhai Elite Trophy Tournament Preview
In tennis,
The semi-finals of the Paris Masters are set for tonight.
It's second seeded Andy Murray up against Spainyard David Ferrer.
Murray is into the semi-finals of the indoor tournament for the first time after downing Frenchman Richard Gasquet last night in a 3-set battle.
He joins Roger Federer, Nadal and Djokovic as the only players to reach the semifinals or better at all nine of the Masters 1000 Series during their career.
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The other semi-final has top-seed Novak Djokovic taking on Stan Wawrinka.
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The semi-finals are also underway at the WTA Elite Trophy tournament in Zhuhai.
Top seed Venus Williams is into the finals, needing just over an hour to put down Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-2.
She's set to take on the winner of the other semi-final between Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and Ukraninian Elina Svitolina.
On the doubles side, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain are through to the finals afater knocking out Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and Poland's Alicja Rosolska 6-3, 6-2.
They will face either the Chinese duo of Wang Yafan and Liang Chen or Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Andreja Klepac for the title.
Golf: Chinese golfer tied for 2nd at HSBC Championships
In Golf,
A Chinese golfer is just one stroke off the lead after the 3rd round of the HSBC Championships in Shanghai.
Li Hongtao carded a 6-under-66 today to sit one stroke back of leader Kevin Kisner after today's round.
Kisner still holds the lead at minus-16.
Li Hongtao is joined in 2nd by American Dustin Johnson and Scotland's Russel Knox.
World number-1 Jordan Speith had a solid day, shooting a blistering 9-under-63 to move up to minus-13 heading into the final round.
Sun Yu into the Korea Masters Final
In badminton,
Chinese second-seed Sun Yu has cruised into the final of the Korean Open, easily dispatching South Korea's Bae Yeon-ju, 21-8, 21-8 in the semi-finals.
He'll be up against Japan's Sayaka Sato, who got past Chinese shuttler Shen Yaying 21-12, 21-15.
In men's doubles,
The Chinese duo of Li Juhui and Liu Yuchen has moved into Sunday's final with a straight-sets victory over a pair from South Korea.
Basketball: Lakers notch 1st win of NBA season
In basketball,
The LA Lakers are finally in the win column.
The Lakers, in what is likely to be Kobe Bryant's last game against the Nets in New York, scored 18-points in leading LA to a 104-98 win over Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is now 0-6 on the season.
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Across the Brooklyn Bridge, it was the Nets cross-town rivals also on the losing end of things, with the Knicks going down to Milwaukee 99-92 at MSG.
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It was Orlando breaking Toronto's season-opening winning streak at 5 with a 92-87 win at home.
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Cleveland remains perfect at home so far this season, holding of Philadelphia 108-102.
LeBron James with a season-high 31 points in the victory.
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The Hawks continue to be perfect outside Atlanta, moving their road record to 4-0 on the season with a 121-115 win over New Orleans.
The Pelicans remain winless on the season at 0-5.
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Boston beat Washington 118-98.
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It was Indiana edging Miami 90-87.
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Detroit downed Phoenix 100-92.
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Sacramento has now lost 4-in-a-row, going down to Houston 116-100 at home.
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And it was Stephen Curry with a double-double, knocking down 34-points and adding 10-assists to keep the defending-champion Golden State Warriors perfect on the season with a 116-104 victory over Denver.
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In CBA action from last night,
It was Randolph Morris leading the charge for the Ducks with 32-points to help Beijing to its first win of the season, hammering Jilin 101-84.
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The Southern Tigers came out the winner of the battle of Guangdong, thumping Foshan 127-100.
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Xinjiang move to 2-0 on the season with a 120-96 win over visiting Jiangsu.
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Shandong easily handled Shanxi 117-93.
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And it was Guangsha over Fujian 119-110.
The Lions have little time to relish in their victory, as they're one of 10-teams in action again tomorrow to start out Week-3 of the CBA season.
Hockey: Rookie Lindburg scores 7th in NYR win over Carolina
From the National Hockey League,
The New York Rangers continue their surprisingly hot start to the year.
Rangers rookie Oscar Lindberg scored his 7th goal of the campaign to lead New York to a 2-1 road win over Colorado earlier today.
The Rangers, who many anticipated might struggle this year after gambling on a series of trades to shore up their playoff run last year, remain 1st in the Metropolitan Division with a 9-2-2 record.
In other action,
The Pittsburg Penguins managed to keep pace with New York in the Metropolitan with a 2-1 victory over Edmonton.
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It was Detroit getting past Toronto 2-1 in overtime.
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New Jersey doubled-up on Chicago 4-2.
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Anaheim managed to hold off Columbus 4-2 as well.
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And Dallas thumped Carolina 4-1.
Italian cyclist Mareczko Jakub wins 7th stage of Tour of Taihu Lake
Italian rider Jakub Mareczko has taken stage 7 of this year's Tour of Taihu Lake cycling race in Jiangsu.
The 20-year-old Italian had already won 4 of the previous 6 stages.
Chinese rider Ma Guangtong came in 4th in today's stage.
Over 130 riders from 22 professional teams are taking part in this year's Tour of Taihu Lake.
The event will conclude tomorrow.
IAAF's annual gala in Monaco cancelled amid corruption allegations
The governing body of world athletics, the IAAF, has cancelled its annual awards ceremony.
This comes amid the formal investigation into former President Lamine Diack.
The World Athletics Gala, which honours the world's top athletes, had been scheduled for November 28th in Monaco.
Instead, the Male and Female Athletes of the Year will now be announced online.
The IAAF ethics commission is looking into allegations Diack was part of a bribery scheme which allegedly saw international sports federations funnel money through himself and a handful of others to cover-up doping violations.
His son is among 4 others caught-up in the scandal.
The 82-year old Diack stepped down as the head of the IAAF following this year's Championships in Beijing.
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