Davidovich Fokina wins Shanghai Masters; Malott stops Buckley

Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won the Shanghai Masters 1000 title, Canada's Mike Malott beat Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, and the NFL plays 12 games on Sunday, Oct. 18. Results and schedules below come from ESPN and were compiled by RaisLife. All times are Brasília time (BRT), the reference used by RaisLife's Brazilian readers.

Tennis: an all-Spanish final in Shanghai and WTA titles

In the Shanghai Masters 1000 final, Davidovich Fokina beat fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. He took the second set in a tiebreak and closed out the third 6-4.

On the women's tour, Spain's Ariana Geerlings beat Laura Samson of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2 in the final in Mallorca. France's Clara Burel defeated Spain's Leyre Romero Gormaz 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Lisboa Belem Open. The WTA 1000 final in Wuhan, between Britain's Sonay Kartal and Poland's Maja Chwalinska, was still in progress when this edition went to press. RaisLife's ATP and WTA pages show scores as matches finish.

UFC in Edmonton: Malott wins the main event

At UFC Fight Night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada's Mike Malott beat Joaquin Buckley by technical knockout at 2:32 of the second round in the five-round welterweight main event. In the women's flyweight division, Canada's Jasmine Jasudavicius beat American Erin Blanchfield by decision. At middleweight, Canada's Marc-Andre Barriault stopped American Kyle Daukaus by technical knockout in the first round. At lightweight, Canada's Mandel Nallo beat American Nate Landwehr in the second round. The full card is on RaisLife's UFC page.

NFL: 12 games on Sunday

The NFL slate opens at 10:30 a.m. at Wembley Stadium in London, with the Jacksonville Jaguars facing the Houston Texans. Seven games kick off at 2 p.m.: Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons vs. Chicago Bears, New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans. In the afternoon, Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals starts at 5:05 p.m., while Las Vegas Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers start at 5:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys closes Sunday at 9:20 p.m. On Monday (Oct. 19), San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Commanders is at 9:15 p.m. RaisLife's NFL page lists every matchup.

MLB: Rays lead Guardians 2-1

In the playoff series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians, the Rays won Friday's postponed game 7-3 on Saturday night (Oct. 17) in Cleveland and now lead the series 2-1. The teams play again in Cleveland on Sunday at 6 p.m. In the other series, the Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2 and 6-4, in Los Angeles. The result of Game 3, also in Los Angeles, was not available when this edition went to press. The series has a game in Milwaukee on Sunday at 9 p.m. RaisLife's MLB page tracks the matchups as the series continues.

WNBA, NHL and NBA

In the WNBA, the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-64 in San Francisco in the opener of their postseason series. Game 2 is Monday (Oct. 19) at 9 p.m. in San Francisco, and Game 3 is Wednesday (Oct. 21) at 9 p.m. in Atlanta.

Among Saturday's NHL results, the Florida Panthers routed the Seattle Kraken 8-3, the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2, the Edmonton Oilers topped the Utah Mammoth 6-2 and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. On Sunday, the Minnesota Wild host the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7 p.m.

The NBA regular season starts Tuesday (Oct. 20) with Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics at 4 p.m., New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers at 8 p.m. and San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at 10:30 p.m.

Sources

• ESPN Brasil, tennis scores and draws
• ESPN Brasil, MMA and UFC
• ESPN Brasil, NFL: schedule and results
• ESPN Brasil, MLB: results and schedule
• ESPN Brasil, NBA
• RaisLife Sports, scores and schedules

Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/esportes.