Sports today, Nov. 7: Paris Masters, UFC, NBA and NHL

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz plays Norway's Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the Rolex Paris Masters today, Saturday (Nov. 7), at 1 p.m. On Friday (Nov. 6), Alcaraz beat American Taylor Fritz 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and Ruud got past Portugal's Nuno Borges 2-0. Later today, Brazil's Johnny Walker headlines UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas against Waldo Cortes Acosta of the Dominican Republic, the NBA plays six games and the NHL plays eleven. Scores and schedules come from ESPN and UFC Brasil and were compiled by RaisLife. All times below are Brasília time.

Tennis: Alcaraz meets Ruud in Paris; women's final set in Hong Kong

The other semifinal in Paris pits France's Luca Van Assche against American Ben Shelton. That match began at 10:40 a.m. and was in the first set when this edition closed. Van Assche reached the semifinals by beating Australia's Rinky Hijikata 2-1 in the quarterfinals. Alcaraz and Ruud are scheduled for 1 p.m. Live scores are on RaisLife's ATP page.

On the women's tour, Alexandra Eala of the Philippines beat Greece's Maria Sakkari 2-1 in the Hong Kong semifinals, and American Claire Liu defeated Alexandra Shubladze 2-0. Eala and Liu play for the title on Sunday (Nov. 8) at 5 a.m. In Cali, Spain's Leyre Romero Gormaz beat Argentina's Julia Riera 2-1 on Friday. Canada's Bianca Andreescu and France's Alice Tubello play the other semifinal, scheduled to start at noon. In Chennai, Indonesia's Janice Tjen and American Robin Montgomery were in the second set of a semifinal when this edition closed, and at 11 a.m. Poland's Magda Linette faces Anastasia Zakharova. At the Angola Ladies Open, Anna Blinkova plays Gina Feistel at noon. The draws for each tournament are on RaisLife's WTA page.

UFC: Walker and Cortes Acosta headline in Las Vegas

UFC holds a Fight Night in Las Vegas today. The heavyweight main event pits Brazil's Johnny Walker (23 wins, 10 losses) against Waldo Cortes Acosta of the Dominican Republic (17 wins, 4 losses), according to ESPN's records. The preliminary card starts at 7 p.m., and the main card follows at 10 p.m., Brasília time, according to UFC Brasil. The full list of bouts is on the UFC page at RaisLife.

NBA: six games today; Friday's results

On Friday, the Boston Celtics routed the Charlotte Hornets 119-80, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-97, and the Cleveland Cavaliers topped the Philadelphia 76ers 119-95. The Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 139-132, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 121-107, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 112-100, and the Minnesota Timberwolves topped the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109. In the late games into Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-118, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Sacramento Kings 124-109.

Today, the Indiana Pacers play the Denver Nuggets in Mexico City at 7 p.m. The rest of the slate: Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets at 9:30 p.m.; Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards at 10 p.m.; Golden State Warriors vs. Orlando Magic at 10:30 p.m.; and Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets at 11 p.m. (NBA standings and games).

NHL: three games finished Friday; eleven on today's schedule

Three games ended Friday (Nov. 6). The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2, the Minnesota Wild defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3. Today's schedule has eleven games, with start times on the NHL page at RaisLife.

NFL: Sunday's slate

The NFL returns Sunday (Nov. 8) with 13 games on ESPN's calendar for the day, in Brasília time (NFL on RaisLife).

Sources

• ESPN Brasil, NBA: results and schedule (in Portuguese)
• ESPN Brasil, NHL (in Portuguese)
• ESPN Brasil, NFL (in Portuguese)
• ESPN Brasil, tennis scores and draws (in Portuguese)
• UFC Brasil, UFC Fight Night, Nov. 7, 2026 (in Portuguese)
• RaisLife Sports, scores and schedules

Data checked Nov. 7, 2026, at 10:54 a.m. (Brasília time). Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/esportes.