Ducati rider Marc Marquez won a thrilling speed race at the Qatar Grand Prix in the MotoGP World Championship on Saturday, and the current champion could claim the championship title again in Sunday's race after his closest rival, Jorge Martin, finished third.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, winner of the 2023 title, finished second in the speed race, which was initially stopped after Francesco Bagnaia, a Ducati rider, suffered a painful accident and left the circuit carried on a stretcher.
Marquez and Marco Betsicki were competing for the lead, but the Aprilia rider was involved in an accident that not only ended the race for him, but also ended his slim hopes of competing for the championship title.
With a 49-point lead, Marquez can now win the championship title for a record-equalling eighth time if he wins Sunday's race and Martin scores no points.
Bayern Munich defeated its host Mainz 2-1, in the ninth round of the German Football League, on Saturday.
Joshua Kimmich scored the first goal in the 14th minute, then Lennart Karl added a second goal in the 57th minute, and Mainz's only goal came in the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, through Philipp Tietz.
Bayern Munich, the defending champion, raised its score to 21 points at the top of the standings, on goal difference from runner-up Borussia Dortmund.
On the other hand, Mainz, which suffered its fifth defeat this season, has frozen its score at 10 points in tenth place, on goal difference from Paderborn, eleventh in the standings.
After the international break, Bayern will play a confrontation at home against Cologne on November 20, while Mainz will visit Augsburg on the 22nd of the same month.
At Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund defeated its guest Elversberg 2-1 on Saturday, within the same round.
Felix Nmecha scored the lead goal for Dortmund in the 55th minute, before the same player added a second goal in the 71st minute, while the only goal for the visiting team came from Noel Fotkiw in the 81st minute.
With this victory, Dortmund continues to chase rival Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga, with 21 points each.
As for Elversberg, its score froze at 13 points in seventh place.
Dortmund will play its next match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on November 21, while Elversberg will face Freiburg on the same day.
Filipino Alex Ayala qualified for the final of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament (250 points category) held on hard courts, after a difficult victory over Greek Maria Sakkari in the semi-finals, on Saturday.
Ayala clinched the qualification card after a marathon match that was stopped more than once due to rain.
The Filipino star decided the match in her favor with a score of 7/5, 3/6, and 6/4, advancing with great difficulty at the expense of the former third-seeded Greek player, after two hours and 43 minutes of actual play.
Alex Ayala is preparing to compete in the third final of her career in the WTA Championships, as she previously qualified for the final of the Eastbourne Championship in 2025, and achieved her first title in the Washington Championship this year.
Eala will play in the final match against American Claire Liu.
The American Liu advanced by defeating the Russian Alexandra Shubladze with a score of 7/5 and 6/4, after a match that lasted an hour and 57 minutes.
