Sports News from Saturday, October 11th, 2025

Thousands of UAE fans have travelled to Doha to cheer the national team in their crucial World Cup qualifier against Oman on Saturday.

World number 204 Valentin Vacherot beat a struggling Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday, becoming the lowest-ranked player to get to an ATP Masters 1000 final since the series was introduced in 1990.

French Open champion Coco Gauff defeated Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Wuhan Open final, her third WTA 1000 final of the year.

France captain Kylian Mbappe has withdrawn from Monday's World Cup qualifier against Iceland due to a right ankle injury sustained during his side's 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Saturday.

India racked up 518-5 before declaring their first innings and returned to reduce West Indies to 26-1 at tea to tighten their grip over the second and final test between the sides on Saturday.