Sports LIVE Today, August 9: Pakistan Beat West Indies By Five Wickets In 1st ODI; Paula Badosa Pulls Out Of US Open

China's Li Haoyu has been handed a six-month ban by global governing body FIDE for alleged 'sandbagging', that is intentionally losing games. The 36-year-old, who was a prodigy at one point, lost 13 straight games over two tournaments and dropped 400 Elo rating points in a year to arouse suspicion.

Pakistan batter Haider Ali has reportedly been arrested by the Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of rape and been granted bail pending further enquiries. The 24-year-old cricketer, who was with the Shaheens (Pakistan 'A') squad on a tour of England, remains in the UK.

"After receiving a report on Monday 4 August 2025 of a rape, we have arrested a 24-year-old man," an ESPNcricinfo report quoted Greater Manchester Police as stating. "It's alleged that the incident occurred on Wednesday 23 July 2025 at a premises in Manchester. The victim is being supported by officers."

Pakistan have drawn first blood in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, winning the opener by five wickets in Tarouba. The Mohammad Rizwan-led side has chased down a 281-run target with seven balls to spare. Hasan Nawaz top-scores with an unbeaten 63 and Hussain Talat (41 not out) stays there till the end with him.

Paula Badosa, a former top-10 women's singles tennis player, has pulled out of the US Open as she is still recuperating from a back injury that has sidelined her since a first-round loss at Wimbledon on June 30. The US Tennis Association announced Badosa’s withdrawal and said Jil Teichmann would replace her in the field. Alize Cornet, who retired from tennis last year but returned to action in 2025, is the next woman in line to get a berth in the draw at Flushing Meadows if someone else pulls out, Associated Press reported.

In overnight pre-season football action, Chelsea blanked Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, with goals from debutant Estevao and Joao Pedro. Over in Monaco's Stade Louis II, Inter Milan came from a goal down to beat Monaco 2-1 despite having Hakan Calhanoglu sent off nine minutes before half-time.

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