The Week That Was: 29th Oct to 4th Nov

Cricket:

Oct 30, 2012:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele, Only T20I

Match abandoned due to rain.

Nov 1st:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Pallekele, 1st ODI

Match abandoned due to rain.

Nov 4, 2012:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo, 2nd ODI

Sri Lanka 118 for 3 beat New Zealand 250 for 6 by 14 runs (D/L method)

Football:

Barclays Premier League:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 Time Home Away Venue 6:15 P.M IST Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal Old Trafford 8:30 P.M IST Fulham 2-2 Everton Craven Cottage 8:30 P.M IST Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City Carrow Road 8:30 P.M IST Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa Stadium of Light 8:30 P.M IST Swansea City 1-1 Chelsea Liberty Stadium 8:30 P.M IST Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Wigan Athletic White Hart Lane 10:00 P.M IST West Ham United 0-0 Manchester City Upton Park

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012 Time Home Away Venue 7:00 P.M IST Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Reading Loftus Road Stadium 9:30 P.M. IST Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle United Anfield

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 Time Home Away Venue 3:00 A.M. (SAT) Valladolid v Real Sociedad Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla La Liga:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 Time Home Away Venue 8:30 P.M. Málaga 1-2 Rayo Vallecano Estadio La Rosaleda 10:30 P.M. Barcelona 3-1 Celta Vigo Estadio Camp Nou 12:30 AM(SUN) Real Madrid 4-0 Real Zaragoza Estadio Santiago Bernabéu 2:30 AM(SUN) Valencia 2-0 Atlético Madrid Estadio Mestalla

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012 Time Home Away Venue 4:30 PM IST Real Sociedad 0-1 Espanyol Estadio Anoeta 8:30 PM IST Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 Mallorca Estadio Riazor 10:20 IST Osasuna 0-1 Valladolid Estadio El Sadar 00:15 IST(MON) Granada 1-2 Athletic Bilbao Estadio Los Cármenes 2:00 AM (MON) Sevilla FC 0-0 Levante Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

Capital One Cup:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 Time Home Away Stage Venue 1:15 A.M. IST Leeds United 3-0 Southampton Round 4 Elland Road 1:15 A.M. IST Reading 5-7 Arsenal Round 4 Madejski Stadium 1:15 A.M. IST Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbrough Round 4 Stadium of Light 1:15 A.M. IST Swindon Town 2-3 Aston Villa Round 4 County Ground 1:15 A.M. IST Wigan Athletic 0-02-4 on penalties Bradford City Round 4 The DW Stadium

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 Time Home Away Stage Venue 1:15 A.M. IST Chelsea 5-4 Manchester United Round 4 Stamford Bridge 1:15 A.M. IST Norwich City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Round 4 Carrow Road 1:15 A.M. IST Liverpool 1-3 Swansea City Round 4 Anfield

Tennis:

The BNP Paribas Paris Masters had a few surprises in store, with favorites Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic all exiting early from the tournament.

In the end, David Ferrer walked away with the honours, winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title after beating qualifier Jerzy Janowicz, in the final (6-4, 6-3).

Badminton:

Bitburger SaarLoxLux Open 2012:

Mixed Doubles (final):

Anders Kristiansen, Julie Houmann beat Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Zieba (21-11, 21-16)

YONEX Hungarian International Championships 2012:

Men’s Singles (final):

Vladimir Malkov beat Inoki Theopilus (21-9, 21-10).

Formula One:

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:

Pole: Lewis Hamilton (1’40.630)

Race result:

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)

2. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)

3. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)