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• World No.1 Kerber to face Slovakia's Cibulkova in last WTA match of the year
• Andy Murray to face Tsonga in the ATP Vienna final
• Kei Nishikori saved two match points to reach Basel final
• Barcelona win 1-0 but manager Enrique wants better performance
• Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Real Madrid extend their lead on top
• Arsenal and Manchester City register victories
• Section 144 imposed in Punjab from 30 October to 8 November
• Imran Khan to address a rally in Nowshera today
• Multan: 4 terrorists killed in an encounter with CTD
• Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik freed by Indian forces
• Army's Lt Col martyred after falling in the ditch
• Rulers offered sacrifice to save regime: Sheikh Rasheed
• Smartphones to constitute 75pc of world's Internet use by 2017: report
• Could afford 24-hour trip as 'rat' holed up in Bani Gala: Khawaja Asif
• Lunch served outside Bani Gala to PTI workers

World No.1 Kerber to face Slovakia's Cibulkova in last WTA match of the year Posted: SINGAPORE (AFP) - Newly crowned world number one Angelique Kerber crushed the defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the final of the WTAs end-of-season championship against Slovakias Dominika Cibulkova.A surprise finalist, Cibulkova booked her spot in the title match when she fought back from the brink of defeat to overhaul a weary Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in a thriller at Singapores Indoor Stadium.Cibulkova lost to Kerber in the round-robin phase last Sunday and will have her work cut out for her beating the German in Sundays final after she produced another clinical display against Radwanska.Kerber dominated Radwanska from the outset, giving the Pole few chances to play her own game as she took control of the baseline rallies and cruised to victory in an hour and a quarter.She had an answer for everything. Shes not giving anything for free, Radwanska said. Thats what makes her one of the best players in the world and the best this year.Unbeaten in four matches this week, Kerber will go into Sundays final as a strong favourite as she seeks to add the WTA Finals title to her Australian Open and US Open crowns.The pair have played each other nine times, with Cibulkova winning the first four and Kerber the last five meetings.Its a little bit weird to play against one opponent twice in one tournament, Kerber said.This never happened before for me but Im looking forward to play against her.The first match here was really tight and close, and she has a lot of confidence from the last two matches she won.Voted the WTAs comeback player of the year after slumping to 66th in the world rankings in February, Cibulkova earned her place in the final the hard way.She won this months Linz Open in Austria to qualify for the elite eight-player event then snuck into the semis on a countback after losing her first two round-robin matches, thanks in part to Kerber who beat Madison Keys in straight sets to allow Cibulkova to go through to the last four.Theres a lot of positive emotions, Cibulkova said after beating Kuznetsova in a match that began slowly but escalated into a nail biter.The match wasnt going my way all the time but I managed to win it, even (when) I was down, even (when) she was playing really good tennis.There were some anxious moments for the 27-year-old Cibulkova when she lost four games in a row to trail 4-2 in the deciding set but she rediscovered her form at the perfect time and reeled off the last four games on the trot to seal victory and end Kuznetsovas own fairytale run.The oldest woman in the tournament at 31, Kuznetsova had to win the Kremlin Cup in Moscow last week just to qualify for the $7 million event and then won two gruelling three-set encounters to reach the semis.Battling exhaustion, she lost her final round-robin match against French Open champion Garbine Muguruza on Friday before finally running out of gas against Cibulkova.Its not worth thinking about if Im tired, if Im fatigued, Kuznetsova said. Whatever it is, Im not going to make any excuses. I just did all I could and I was a little bit short in the end.

Andy Murray to face Tsonga in the ATP Vienna final Posted: VIENNA (AFP) - Andy Murray was given a helping hand in his bid to snatch the world number one spot when Spanish veteran David Ferrer withdrew from their Vienna semi-final on Saturday with a leg injury.Wimbledon and Olympic champion Murray will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sundays final after the Frenchman saved a match point in a gruelling 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Ivo Karlovic.Murray, the 2014 Vienna title winner, can snatch Novak Djokovics world number one ranking if he wins Sundays final as well as next weeks Paris Masters.However, even if Murray succeeds on both fronts, Djokovic must still lose before the final in the French capital for the British star to take the top spot.I knew that David had an injury at the beginning of the week, said Murray.He played a very long match yesterday (against Victor Troicki), so that was unfortunate for him. Hes one of the more robust players and doesnt often have too many niggles.He must have been in quite a bit of pain. Its unfortunate for him, but Ill try to get ready for the final and use today as a rest day.It will be a hard match, but Im motivated to finish the season strong. Being in another final after a tough week is good.Defending champion Ferrer, whose only other career match withdrawal came in 2009, said he handed Murray a walkover in order not to cause long-term damage to his left leg.After yesterdays match, I finished with an injury in my left leg, said Ferrer.The problem is in the muscle and now I will wait 48 hours for the MRI results. I have to be ready for next season.Tsonga, the 2011 champion in Vienna, will look to overturn a four-match losing streak against Murray in Sundays final.Murray leads their head-to-head 13-2, a record which includes their only meeting in 2016 in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Kei Nishikori saved two match points to reach Basel final Posted: BASEL, Switzerland, Oct 29, 2016 (AFP) - Kei Nishikori saved two match points to defeat Gilles Muller 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 on Saturday to make the Basel ATP final where he will face Marin Cilic who battled past qualifier Mischa Zverev 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.Japanes star Nishikori performed his escape act in the second set against Luxembourgs big hitter, who rained down 20 aces in the two-and-a-quarter-hour thriller.Third-seeded Nishikori saved the first match point with a perfectly timed lob; his second was an ace.I saw that he was almost touching the net, but my arm was shaking as it was match point, Nishikori said of the winner that pulled the score level 5-5 in the second set. I was pretty confident with the lob.Its never easy to save two match points -- I was happy to get through this tight moment.After his heroics in the second set, Nishikori was able to steady his game to earn a hard-earned win over Muller, ranked 37.I got more comfortable and played a good match. The balls fly a lot here, you really have to hit the ball, said a relieved Nishikori.Muller has a great serve. Im just happy to have won the match.Nishikori has already qualified for next months ATP World Tour Finals in London for a third straight edition.The world number five will aim for only his second title of the season on Sunday when he plays Cilic in a re-run of the 2014 US Open final won by the Croatian.Its tough to think of the past, but when I remember that match it gives me some guidance about how to play this next one, Cilic said. It will be another tight match like others weve played.Im looking forward to the final.Cilic, who beat Zverev with 16 aces, stands 4-7 against Nishikori.Cilic now stands provisional ninth for the eight-man field at the Tour Finals after passing Tomas Berdych in the table.

Barcelona win 1-0 but manager Enrique wants better performance Posted: BARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique insisted his side will need an improved display when faced with the very different challenge of former Barca boss Pep Guardiolas Manchester City after labouring to a 1-0 win over Granada on Saturday.Barca travel to Manchester on Tuesday having thrashed Guardiolas men 4-0 less than two weeks ago to take a commanding lead of Champions League Group C thanks to a Lionel Messi hat-trick.However, Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar endured a rare off night in front of goal as midfielder Rafinha bagged the only goal against an ultra defensive-minded Granada.Now we will go to Manchester and in theory we will have a team that presses us high and well be left almost one against one, said Enrique.You have to be very efficient and precise to overcome that pressure. If you overcome it, you are going to have chances and, if not, the opponent will win the ball in your half with quality players.In contrast to their Champions League position, Barca trail eternal rivals Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga after 10 games.However, with four wins in a row in all competitions, Enrique believes Barca are headed in the right direction.We are close to the top but we are behind, he added.There are still almost all the clashes between the title rivals to come, but I think we are headed in the right direction in La Liga and the Champions League.Rafinhas fine overhead finish was his fifth goal in as many La Liga games as the Brazilian continues to make the most of his opportunities in a Barca squad ravaged by injuries.And Enrique stressed the importance of goals from midfield to back up the threat posed by Messi, Suarez and Neymar.Hes getting into the box more which is something we always ask of midfield players.Thats the important thing. We have three unique, incomparable players up front, but the more players we can have taking chances and getting into the box the better.It is always a boost for the midfield players to score goals and in Rafas case he is a player that arrives very well from deep.

Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Real Madrid extend their lead on top Posted: MADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo returned to goalscoring form with his first hat-trick of the season despite also missing a penalty as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga with a 4-1 win at Alaves on Saturday.Ronaldos wayward form in recent weeks had come under the spotlight, but he turned the game around after Deyverson had put Alaves into a shock early lead.The Portuguese levelled from the penalty spot before his deflected effort put Madrid ahead at the break.Ronaldo saw another penalty saved 12 minutes from time, but wasnt to be denied when he slammed home Marcelos cut-back after Alvaro Moratas cushioned lob had made the game safe.Real now lead Sevilla by three points at the top of the table and Barcelona by five.However, Barca can cut the gap back to two points with victory at home to Granada later on Saturday.Reals unbeaten run stretches to 26 matches, but their defensive struggles continued in Vitoria as Zinedine Zidanes men got off to the worst possible start when Deyverson pounced on an error from Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas to slot Alaves into a seventh minute lead.Gareth Bale had a goal ruled out for offside as Real sought an immediate response.However, the visitors needed two slices of fortune to turn the game around before half-time.Firstly, Deyverson was adjudged to have handled a Bale free-kick inside his own area and Ronaldo slotted home the penalty.Ronaldos second came 16 minutes later when his low effort from outside the area deflected off Zouhair Feddal and flew into the far corner.Alaves had a huge chance to level just two minutes after the restart when Victor Camarasa skipped past Raphael Varane, but shot straight at Navas.Madrid barely threatened in the second-half until the last 15 minutes when they finally put the game beyond Alaves reach.Ronaldo was hauled down inside the penalty area from a corner, but saw his second spot-kick saved by Fernando Pacheco.Morata again made his presence felt off the bench as he raced onto Marcelos through ball and lobbed the onrushing Pacheco to make it 3-1.And Marcelo was involved again in the fourth as he and Ronaldo exchanged passes before the latter smashed home two minutes from time.Earlier, Sevillas struggles away from home continued in a 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon.Sevilla snapped a 22-game winless streak on the road in their last away league game at Leganes and got off to the perfect start in Asturias when Luciano Vietto raced onto Wissam Ben Yedders flick-on to dink home his fourth goal of the season.Sporting are now without a win in seven matches, but moved out of the relegation zone as Moi Gomez volleyed home Roberto Canellas cross for a share of the points.

Arsenal and Manchester City register victories Posted: LONDON (AFP) - Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal.Arsene Wengers side won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but Citys win kept Pep Guardiolas side top on goal difference.Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands and Ander Herrera was dismissed as Manchester United drew 0-0 with Burnley despite dominating the game, while champions Leicester City drew 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.As well as keeping them top, Citys one-sided victory at The Hawthorns brought Guardiola out of a six-game winless run -- the longest such sequence of his managerial career.Guardiola, whose side host former club Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, made eight changes to his starting XI from Wednesdays 1-0 League Cup defeat at Manchester United.Aguero was among the players to return to the starting line-up and his first-half brace effectively settled the game.He broke the deadlock in the 19th minute, slamming a shot between Ben Fosters legs from Gundogans pass, and doubled his tally nine minutes later with a stunning shot from the edge of the box.The goals ended Agueros six-game scoring drought and lifted his City tally to 149 -- one more than club great Francis Lee.Aguero teed up Gundogan for Citys third in the 79th minute and the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder sealed victory in the last minute of normal time.Arsenal had earlier strolled to victory at bottom club Sunderland, who are now seven points from safety and without a win after 10 league games.Sanchez put Arsenal in front in the 19th minute with a header from an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross.Jermain Defoe equalised from the spot in the 65th minute after Petr Cech was booked for impeding Duncan Watmore.But Giroud equalised six minutes later, volleying in a Kieran Gibbs cross with his first touch after coming on.The France striker struck again five minutes later, a looping header from Mesut Ozils corner, and Sanchez completed the scoring two minutes after that with a neat close-range finish.Tottenham were left three points off the pace in fourth place after drawing at home to Leicester, who climb one place to 11th.Vincent Janssen gave Spurs the lead with a 44th-minute penalty, but Ahmed Musa equalised early in the second period, sliding in bravely to apply the finishing touch to Jamie Vardys cross.Liverpool can join City and Arsenal on 23 points if they win at Crystal Palace later on Saturday.Manchester Uniteds title hopes faded a little after their stalemate with Burnley left them eight points off top spot in eighth place.Former United goalkeeper Tom Heaton was Burnleys saviour, producing stunning saves from Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.United also hit the woodwork in the second half through Juan Mata and Ibrahimovic.Mourinho was sent to the stands at half-time, reportedly after complaining about referee Mark Clattenburgs failure to award Matteo Darmian a penalty.Herrera was sent off in the 70th minute after being shown a second yellow card for sliding in on Dean Marney.Watford stole above United into seventh place after edging Hull City 1-0 courtesy of a late Michael Dawson own goal.Middlesbrough pulled clear of the relegation places after beating Bournemouth 2-0 through a memorable Gaston Ramirez solo goal and a Stewart Downing strike.

Section 144 imposed in Punjab from 30 October to 8 November Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) - Section 144 was imposed by Punjab government on Saturday night, from 30 October to 8 November, reported Dunya News.According to home ministry of Punjab, strict action would be taken against anyone who violates the section 144. It was imposed after all the clashes ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insafs (PTI) 2 November rally.

Imran Khan to address a rally in Nowshera today Posted: NOWSHERA (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will address a rally in Nowshera today, reported Dunya News.According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwas (KP) information minister Mushtaq Ghani, Imran Khan will reach Nowshera at 9 am in the morning and will address a rally at 1 pm. He told that Khan will also visit camp office at motorway and will see the preparations of 2 November.

Multan: 4 terrorists killed in an encounter with CTD Posted: MULTAN (Dunya News) - Four terrorists were killed whereas 2 fled after an encounter with Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Sunday night, reported Dunya News.CTD conducted a raid after getting secret information but terrorists started firing. In response, four were killed, who belonged to a banned outfit. CTD seized the weapons and explosives from the location.

Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik freed by Indian forces Posted: SRINAGAR (Dunya News) - Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik was freed by Indian forces after more than three months on Saturday night, reported Dunya News.According to Kashmiri media, Yasin Malik was arrested on 8 July 2016 and was in central jail in Srinagar, but his condition got critical few days back, as his right hand stopped working and he was shifted to hospital.

Army's Lt Col martyred after falling in the ditch Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Armys Lt Col Shahid was martyred after falling in trench on Saturday as he was looking for an alternate route, due to blocked roads, reported Dunya News.According to reports, roads were blocked by containers to stop Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and Armys convoy was on its way to Rawalpindi. Lt Col Shahid and Major Jalal were walking to find an alternate route when they fell in the trench.PTI leaders expressed their sorrow on the martyrdom of Col Shahid and said that Punjab government was responsible for the incident. PTI spokesperson Naeemul Haq said that Punjab government was also responsible for the demise of new born baby, the previous day.

Rulers offered sacrifice to save regime: Sheikh Rasheed Posted: RAWALPINDI (DUNYA NEWS) – With Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid being sacked from his position making the headlines, comments have been coming from all sides so far.The recent inclusion in this list is Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad who has revealed that the current government has offered the sacrifice in the shape of sacking Pervaiz Rashid from his ministry.Awami Muslim League leader also expressed that the sacrifice was only offered to save the regime.He also commented that Imran Khan will put an end to his sit-in if Nawaz Sharif offers his resignation.

Smartphones to constitute 75pc of world's Internet use by 2017: report Posted: LAHORE (Web Desk) – Zenith, an agency has forecast that 75 percent of Internet users across the globe would be accessing their content of desire through smart phones by 2017.According to an estimate of the agency, the figure is slightly higher than that of 2016 which is 71 percent.A digital media executive said that Internet use rose 30 percent in the last four years from 40 percent to 70 percent which was humungous.According to the digital media expert, telecommunication companies are pushed to amalgamate digital distribution and the content to survive in the years when mobile data consumption is rising.Opinions of different digital media experts was endorsed by move of AT&T when it announced recently that it was planning to purchase Time Warner, a media company for around $85.4 billion.The purchase, it said aimed at diversification into distribution of content to tap into fresh markets.It should be noted here that besides AT&T, Verizon Communication has also proposed to buy Internet company, Yahoo Inc.The companies are attempting to cater to marketers by leveraging user data for wider ad campaigns.

Could afford 24-hour trip as 'rat' holed up in Bani Gala: Khawaja Asif Posted: LAHORE: (Web Desk) – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has on Saturday said that he could afford a 24-hour trip to Dubai on a personal visit as the ‘rat’ was holed up in Bani Gala, reported Dunya News.In a statement on Twitter, Khawaja Asif termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as a ‘rat’, saying that since the PTI chirf was holed up in Bani Gala and his claims of one million supporters coming to Islamabad had been proven hollow, with the keyboard warriors on the run, he could easily afford a 24-hour trip to Dubai.Claims of1mil to close down isb proving hollow AH.Rat holed up in Banigala,his keyboard warriors on the run.Could afford 24hr Dubai trip AH— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) October 29, 2016 Earlier, it was reported that the minister had left for Dubai to attend a wedding and would be back by tomorrow.Also read:Pervaiz Rashid removed as information ministerKhan has stated on Twitter that Nawaz Sharif’s government was falling apart as one minister, Khawaja Asif has fled to Dubai while another was sacked. The rest of the ministers have started trembling, claimed Khan.However, the Defence Minister has announced to return tomorrow over the speculation surrounding his departure to Dubai earlier today. Khawaja Asif has said that he left for Dubai along with his family to participate in a wedding ceremony.

Lunch served outside Bani Gala to PTI workers Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) – After the heavy breakfast in the morning, the lunch had also been served outside Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala, reported Dunya News.The sumptuous feast was prepared especially for PTI workers who were gathered outside their leader’s residence.The same process of serving meals to PTI workers would continue till late night.

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