Here are the Ten stories across the World of Sports for you, from Pakistan's defeat down-under to the BCCI secretary race. 1. Pakistan suffers narrow defeat against Australia Despite a valiant bowling effort, Pakistan suffered a defeat by 2 wickets in the 1st ODI against Austraia. The hosts bundled Pakistan out for 203 runs and then chased the score with 14 overs to spare. Mitchell Starc was the player of the match for his excellent bowling figure of 3 for 33. 2. Babar Azam fails to convert start, Naseem Shah stars with All-Round effort Babar Azam made a good start and played a few exquisite shots to his 37 runs, but then was cleaned up by Adam Zampa. Mohammad Rizwan was the highest scorer for Pakistan with 44 runs. Naseem Shah put up a batting show with a quickfire 40 and then picked up a wicket. Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors with 3 wickets to his name. 3. KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel added in India A Squad KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel have been added to the India A squad for their next unofficial Test against Australia A. Both Rahul and Jurel are expected to reach Australia by Tuesday morning and take part in the upcoming match from Thursday. Rahul played one match against New Zealand and managed 12 runs across two innings, while Jurel didn't get a game. 4. IPL 2025 Mega Auction in Riyadh as Dates Revealed The BCCI has marked the date for the IPL 2025 mega auction. The colossal event is set to take place in the Desert City of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This year, the auction will be a two-day affair, which is likely to happen on November 24 and 25 respectively. 5. Mitchell Starc claims KKR didn't contact him before Retention Australia pacer Mitchell Starc says the Kolkata Knight Riders didn't contact him before announcing their retention picks for the IPL 2025 cycle. Starc was bought for Rs 24.75 crore and had a decent outing in KKR's title-winning season. Apart from Pat Cummins and Travis Head (both SRH players), all the Australian players will appear in the auction. 6. Rohan Jaitley set to be the next BCCI secretary DDCA's Rohan Jaitley is leading the race to replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary, as per reports. Jay Shah is stepping in as the next ICC chairperson from December 1, which shall vacate the place at the BCCI helm. Rohan, the son of late Arun Jaitley is poised to be the successor. 7. Arsenal Sporting Director Edu set to leave club Arsenal's director Edu is likely to leave the club after a sudden and unconfirmed development. The Brazilian was in his country for some personal issue and following his return, he has communicated the club his decision. Edu joined Arsenal in 2019 and has been a pivotal figure in their recent upsurge. It has come as a surprise to the club who were expecting a longer run with Edu. 8. Max Verstappen wins Sao Paulo GP Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Brazilian GP in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Amid the torrential rain in Sao Paulo, the Dutchman showed excellent poise to snatch the top podium. Team Alpine also had an excellent outing as Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly claimed 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. 9. Rohit Sharma to retire from Tests after Australia, claims former India World Cup winner Former India batter Kris Srikkanth believes Rohit Sharma will retire from Test cricket if he fails in the upcoming Australia series. The India captain has had a dismal period, both as captain and a batter. He scored only 91 runs across six innings as India lost 3-0 in the Test series against New Zealand. 10. Pakistan can beat India in Tests, claims Wasim Akram Pakistan will 'have a chance to beat in India in Tests now on a spinning track', as claimed by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. The comment comes after India's 3-0 drubbing at the hands of New Zealand. On the other hand, Pakistan themselves toppled England 2-1 in a recent series.