1) Hamilton
wins Malaysian Grand Prix: Briton's Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand
Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg on Sunday in a first
Mercedes one-two since they returned to Formula One as a works team in 2010.
The 2008 Formula One world champion easily pulled away from his rivals on a dry
track with a three-stop strategy to win the race by 17.3 seconds, his 23rd
career victory and first in Malaysia at the eighth attempt.
2) Nepal
to host 18th SAARC Summit on Nov 14: Nepal will hold the 18th SAARC Summit
in Kathmandu on November 14, the third time the country is hosting the event
since the establishment of eight-member regional grouping in 1985. A cabinet
meeting headed by Prime Minister Sushil Koirala decided to hold the summit on
November 14 and directed authorities to make necessary preparations for the
successful summit, according to cabinet sources. The date is subject to
approval by SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member
states that include India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri
Lanka and Afghanistan. Nepal had last hosted the 11th SAARC Summit in January
2002 and 3rd Summit in November 1987. The 17th SAARC summit was held in Maldives
in 2011.
3) India
beat Australia by 73 runs in World Twenty20: India defeated Australia by 73
runs in their final Group-II match of the ICC World Twenty-20 at Dhaka on
Sunday. Put in to bat, the Men in Blue posted a formidable 159 for 7 in the alloted
20 overs.Yuvraj Singh bucked bad form, as he scored a brilliant 43-ball 60 to
take India past the 150-mark. Yuvraj's innings comprised 5 fours and 4 sixes.
4) Tibetan
Communist leader ‘Phunwang’ dead: Phuntso Wangye, also known as ‘Phunwang’,
a once influential former Tibetan Communist leader who later emerged as an
unlikely — and outspoken — critic of Chinese rule in Tibet from within the
establishment, died on Sunday. He was 92.
5) Novak
Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win fourth Miami Masters crown: Six-time
Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami Masters crown with a
dominating straight sets win over world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday.
Second seed Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win in the men's final of the
combined ATP and WTA Tour hardcourt tournament.
6) Rajapaksa-led
coalition retains key provinces: The United People’s Freedom Alliance
(UPFA), Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
retained the country’s Western and Southern provinces after the provincial
council elections held on Saturday. In the Western Province — covering Colombo,
Gampaha and Kaluthara districts — the UPFA secured 53.35 per cent of the votes,
cornering 56 seats, including two bonus seats that the party securing highest
share of votes gets as per Sri Lanka’s Proportional representation system.
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