Mikel Oyarzabal's late goal secured Spain's 2-1 victory against England in the UEFA EURO 2024 final, giving La Roja a record-breaking fourth title. The first half was cautious, with few clear opportunities. Two minutes after the start, Nico Williams scored from Lamine Yamal's spectacular run and assist, giving Spain the lead. Despite England's efforts to equalise through Cole Palmer, Oyarzabal's late strike from Marc Cucurella's cross secured Spain's victory. Nico Williams was selected Player of the Match due to his dangerous offensive performance and crucial opening goal. Yamal, aged 1
Shubman Gill created history in his debut T20I series as captain, leading India to a 4-1 victory over Zimbabwe. Gill, the 14th Indian captain, became the first to win four T20Is in a series abroad. The feat was accomplished with a 42-run win in the sixth Twenty20 International at Harare Sports Club. Gill, who was named captain in the absence of senior players, scored 170 runs in five matches. Despite a surprise 13-run setback in the series opener, India recovered to win the series. Gill is now the sixth-most successful Indian T20I skipper, trailing Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Hard
Carlos Alcaraz cemented his reputation as a budding tennis star with a dominating straight-sets victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men's singles final. The 21-year-old Spaniard won his second Wimbledon title in a row, defeating Serbia's 24-time Grand Slam champion 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the All England Club in South London. Alcaraz dominated the almost two-and-a-half-hour match, although he was tested in the third set tiebreak after missing three championship points. Djokovic, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, recognised Alcaraz's dominance, stating that he had never seen the y
Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix in 2024 and finished first in the Power Rankings with a score of 9.4. Max Verstappen finished in third place, behind Nico Hulkenberg in second. Verstappen also narrowed the distance between him and Norris in the driver standings, extending his lead marginally. Although McLaren and Norris still need to improve to win a championship, Hamilton and Verstappen proved to be decisive in the shifting conditions at Silverstone. After Hamilton, Hulkenberg was the most impressive driver. He qualified and finished sixth in the rain, assisting Haas in closing t
On Wednesday, Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 in the Copa America semi-finals, advancing to a final against defending champion Argentina. Jefferson Lerma's goal gave Colombia the advantage even though they were down to 10 men for the second half. However, the game ended in chaos as players and supporters battled. Uruguayan players confronted Colombian fans at the semi-final in Charlotte, North Carolina, as security forces struggled to keep the peace. As most of the more than 70,000 spectators supported Colombia, Lerma scored the winning goal after Darwin Nunez of Uruguay squandered three exc
On Thursday, Argentina's dramatic penalty shootout victory over Ecuador in the Copa America quarterfinals set new records for viewership. According to Fox reports, the exciting encounter attracted an incredible 1.87 million viewers, making it the most-watched Copa America quarterfinal in the history of English-language TV broadcasts in the United States that did not feature the United States. This astounding number represents a 482% increase over the average viewership of the Copa America quarterfinals in 2021 and a 57% increase over the same period in 2016. The thrilling 4-2 victory ov
On Sunday, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the best high jumper from Ukraine, jumped 2.10 metres (6.88 feet) at a Diamond League event in Paris, setting a new world record. This outstanding achievement broke the 2.09-meter record that Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria had held since 1987, which had stood for 37 years. Mahuchikh's performance has given her more optimism about earning an Olympic gold medal for her war-torn nation, especially with the Olympics just around the corner. The international governing body for track and field, World Athletics, has barred all Russian competitors from competing
In the quarterfinal of the Euro 2024, Kylian Mbappe's France defeated Portugal 5-3 on penalties following 120 minutes of goalless play. Theo Hernandez scored the game-winning penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo's final tournament appearance is probably going to be remembered as this one. Spain and France will play in the semifinals after Joao Felix of Portugal missed the game-winning third kick. After losing to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final and losing to Switzerland in a shootout during the most recent Euros, France finally achieved shootout success with this victory. On penalties, they
On Friday, second seed Coco Gauff ended the dream run of British qualifier Sonay Kartal with a 6-4, 6-0 victory, advancing to the fourth round of Wimbledon. Kartal, who started the week ranked 298th in the world, put up a strong fight, but Gauff prevailed in the opening set to make the match certain. Champion of the U.S. Open Gauff remarked, "I thought I played really well, and she was playing at a high level, especially in the first set," on Court One beneath the covered canopy. She was not letting me settle and wasn't giving me anything to work with. I eventually discovered it, even thou
On Thursday, Indian cricketers who won the T20 World Cup paid a visit to PM Modi at his home, Lok Kalyan Marg. Before leaving for Mumbai for celebrations, the squad and BCCI top administrators Roger Binny and Jay Shah had brunch with the PM, where they posed with the World Cup trophy and interacted. PM Modi expressed his enthusiasm on X, reminiscing about his unforgettable meeting with the winners. He wrote, “An excellent meeting with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup winning team at 7, LKM and had a memorable conversation on their experiences through the tournament.” Notable athl