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Sport in brief: November 7, 2024

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Newcastle will face Caledonia in the only all-Super League tie after the draw was made for the inaugural Super League Cup round of 16.

Manchester will travel to the National League’s unbeaten Hemel Storm, in-form Leicester are at Falkirk and London visit St Mirren.

The other ties see National League leaders Reading host Sheffield, Derby play Surrey, Cheshire at Nottingham and Essex up against Bristol.

ICE HOCKEY: Joey Martin scored twice as the Cardiff Devils won 6-4 in Dundee on Wednesday night to move three points clear of Coventry at the top of the Elite League.

Cardiff are back on home ice tonight when they take on third-placed Guildford while Dundee visit bottom club Glasgow for tomorrow evening’s other fixture.

Coventry, who have two games in hand on Cardiff, are next in action against Guildford on Saturday.

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Third-placed Brighton will be looking to continue their good start to the English Super League when they visit a stuttering Arsenal at Ashburton Grove tomorrow evening.

The Gunners sit fifth in the table, seven points behind league leaders Manchester City who face Tottenham at the City of Manchester stadium in tonight’s other match.

Chelsea, the only team with a 100 per cent record, are at Liverpool on Sunday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Valencia still top EuroCup Group B and remain the only club with an unbeaten record despite their last two games being postponed by the flooding in western Spain.

Instanbul’s Bahcesehir College top Group A after they beat Tel Aviv 90-82 and second-placed Gran Canaria slipped up 66-68 at home to the Vilnius Wolves.

Poland’s Trefl Sopot are the only club without a win following their 79-100 loss to Besiktas.

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