World Sports News in Brief

Smooth Man City outclass United with 3-1 derby win

Premier League leaders Manchester City turned on the style with a 3-1 win over Manchester United in their derby clash on Sunday, leaving Pep Guardiola's unbeaten side two points clear of Liverpool at the top.

Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan scores their third goal. (Reuters)
Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan scores their third goal. (Reuters)

* Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge by Everton on Sunday, maintaining their unbeaten start to the league season but losing ground to fellow title-chasers Liverpool, who won earlier in the day.

* Henrikh Mkhitaryan's 86th minute equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw for Arsenal at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday (Nov 11) as the Gunners extended their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions.

* Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday (Nov 11) as his Mercedes team added the constructors title to the British driver's fifth world crown.

* Katerina Siniakova beat Sofia Kenin in a marathon three-set battle on Sunday (Nov 11) to lead the Czech Republic to a sixth Fed Cup title in eight years after defeating the United States in the final.

* La Liga leaders Barcelona fell to a first home defeat in any competition for more than two years when they were beaten 4-3 by Real Betis at the Nou Camp on Sunday despite Lionel Messi returning from injury, while Ivan Rakitic was sent off for the Catalans.

* Real Madrid notched a fourth straight win under interim coach Santiago Solari by winning 4-2 at Celta Vigo on Sunday to move to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

* Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as Paris St Germain won 4-0 at hapless Monaco, but the Uruguayan twice needed a little assistance from the video assistant referee as his side cruised to their 13th straight Ligue 1 win on Sunday.

* Sebastian Coe said on Sunday (Nov 11) that sport should take precedence over politics and urged nations locked in a diplomatic dispute with Qatar not to boycott next year's world athletics championships in Doha.

* Former world no. 1 golfer Lee Westwood snatched his first European Tour title in over four years by overhauling Sergio Garcia and Louis Oosthuizen with a superb final-round 64 to win a third Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Sunday (Nov 11).

* Matt Kuchar survived a late scare to clinch his first title in four years on Sunday (Nov 11) with a one-shot victory at the US PGA Tour's Mayakoba Classic in Playa del Carmen.

Reuters