Sports News July 14 Highlights: Carlos Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon 2024; India Beat Zimbabwe In 5th T20I

A stoppage time goal from Luis Suarez has helped Uruguay avoid a loss in the regulation time and the match will now go into penalties.

Luis Suarez scored in stoppage time and then struck in the penalty shootout to help Uruguay first overcome a deficit and then win the third-place match at the Copa America.

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The 38-year-old, who will bring the curtain down on an international career spanning 15 years, is the last remaining member of La Roja's 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship-winning sides.

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Angel di Maria has played a crucial role in La Albiceleste's success in recent years, scoring the winner against Brazil in the 2021 Copa America final, while netting in the 2022 World Cup final victory over France.

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"I think what they have done for Indian cricket is just incredible and being a part of that dressing room is a blessing. We (him and Gill) are trying to take it match-by-match and one day at a time, focussing on the process," Jaiswal, who scored an unbeaten 93 and shared an unbroken 156-run stand with skipper Gill in a 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, told reporters in a media interaction.

After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection.

Siniakova won her third women's doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming up with Taylor Townsend to beat Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) on Saturday in a match that finished after 10:20 p.m. local time under floodlights.

Unseeded Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara saved three match points in the second set before beating Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6-7 (7), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (11-9) in the men's doubles final at Wimbledon for their first Grand Slam title.

Heliovaara became the first Finnish man to win the Wimbledon doubles and sank to his knees in tears after he and Patten converted their second match point. He then put his head on his partner's shoulder, still sobbing, as they sat in their chairs and waited for the trophy presentation.

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri inched closer to a maiden win on the LIV golf series as he carded a 5-under 66 in the second round to take a four-shot lead at the LIV Golf Andalucía here.

Lahiri, who plays on the Crushers team, put himself in position for his first win after the second round that included six birdies and no bogeys in his last 13 holes.

The 37-year-old, who opened with a 2-under 69, is 7-under with 18 holes to go. New Zealand's Danny Lee his closest pursuer at 3-under.

Lahiri is seeking to end his nine-year victory drought. His last win came in his home country in the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour. (PTI)

On the day of Donald Trump's assassination attempt, READ HERE about security arrangements for the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia later tonight.

Rising American star Jaron Ennis showcased his brilliance, stopping David Avanesyan in the fifth round to retain his IBF welterweight title. Many are already hailing Ennis as the future of boxing.

In a noble gesture, the BCCI on Sunday decided to release Rs one crore for the treatment of former India coach Anshuman Gaikwad, who is battling blood cancer at a medical facility in London.

BCCI's decision has come following emotional appeals for support from former captain Kapil Dev and Sandip Patil, who had enjoined the cricket board to help Gaikwad. (PTI)

Germany restrict Croatia to just 98/7 in 20 overs.

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Anahat Singh and Shaurya Bawa from India have advanced to the fourth round of the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston. Anahat, the reigning women's national champion, defeated Samantha Jaffe of the US 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in the third round and will now face Japan’s Akari Midorikawa in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Bawa came from behind to beat USA’s Rustin Wiser 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in the third round and is set to play against Segundo Portabales of Argentina in the pre-quarterfinals.

Chinese divers won seven out of eight gold medals at the last Olympics in Tokyo, which was considered one of the greatest performances in Olympic history. Even more is expected this time in Paris. China has been dominant in diving for decades but has never achieved a clean sweep of gold at the Games. The People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party, described this as "regrettable" in a recent article.

India batted first and scored 167 for 6 despite facing some strong pace bowling from Zimbabwe in the fifth and final T20I in Harare on Sunday. Sanju Samson scored 58 runs off 45 deliveries and had a 65-run partnership with Riyan Parag (22 runs) to help India recover after being 40/3 in the fifth over. The most successful Zimbabwe bowlers were pacers Blessing Muzarabani (2/19) and Richard Ngarava (1/29).

The 'Bharat in Paris' marathon was flagged off in New Delhi on Sunday to celebrate India's Olympic movement as well as the recognition of Esports by the IOC. The race was flagged off by Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh and Manoj Tiwary, a member of the parliament. A total of 118 athletes, led by ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, will compete in the Paris Olympics, starting July 26.

Karnataka’s Saneeth DS and Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir comfortably won the men’s and women’s singles titles in the Yonex-Sunrise VV Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking badminton tournament held on Sunday. Saneeth, the third seed, defeated qualifier Tushar Suveer 21-15, 21-12 in a 44-minute clash between two Karnataka players in the men’s final. Tasnim secured a victory over Devika, who had won the last ranking meet in Bengaluru, with a score of 21-16, 21-13.

Off-spinner Minnu Mani will lead the India 'A' Women with Shweta Sehrawat as her deputy during the multi-format tour of Australia beginning August 7. India is scheduled to play three T20s, three 50-over ties and a four-day clash against Australia 'A' during the upcoming tour. The squad also consists of Sajana Sajeevan, Uma Chetry and Saika Ishaque. Shabnam Shakeel has also been included but her selection is subject to fitness. The 27-year-old fast bowler Saima Thakor has been added to the squad on standby. (PTI)

With Sanju Samson's half century and Mukesh Kumar’s disciplined spell of four wickets India wind up their Zimbabwe tour with a comprehensive 42-run victory in the fifth and final T20I in Harare.

With this win, India clinched the series 4-1.

The defending champion Carlos Alcaraz conducted a virtuoso Centre Court performance to tame Novak Djokovic in the final of the Wimbledon 2024 gentlemen's event on Sunday. A straight sets win in two and a half hours ensured a fourth Grand Slam singles title for the 21-year-old Spaniard. For the Serbian great, it was a humbling experience for all his racquet-ty recitals.

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