World number one Novak Djokovic cruised to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title and became the first player to claim 40 Masters ATP 1000 titles when the top-seeded Serbian thumped Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the final.

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola crushed the competition to win the New York City Marathon in a course record two hours, four minutes and 58 seconds, while Kenyan Hellen Obiri won the women’s race in 2:27:23.

Nottingham Forest snapped a six-match winless run to beat Aston Villa 2-0 in a Premier League Midlands derby, denying the visitors a top-four spot after Ola Aina and Orel Mangala scored goals from outside the box.

The Nadi International Airport is scheduled to receive a total of 1, 258 flights this month and 1, 493 flights in December.

117 youth from four districts of Naceva in Kadavu have undergone a 14 week training to harness their skills.

The Pacific Recycling Foundation remains committed to transforming mind sets and behaviours towards sustainable waste management.

The PNG Kumuls delighted their home crowd and turned around their fortunes following a poor performance last week to claim their inaugural Pacific Bowl with a 32-12 win against Fiji.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged protests in London, Berlin, Paris, Ankara, Istanbul and Washington to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and castigate Israel after its military intensified its assault against Hamas.

HLB Mann Judd Suva is the new Extra Supermarket Futsal IDC champion.

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kourtney Kardashian welcomed her first child with musician Travis Barker, media outlets reported.

Boxer Ratu Rakuro Daunivavana potentially faces repercussions after failing a drug test following his fight with Vanuatu’s Masing Warawara.

The bus driver and 22 of his passengers who were involved in the fatal road accident yesterday along the Queen’s Road in Lomawai, Sigatoka remain admitted in hospital.