Sports News July 12 Highlights: Alcaraz Enters Wimbledon Final; Kenya Beat Nigeria By 29 Runs In 1st T20I

Lockie Ferguson took four wickets while Saurabh Netravalkar picked three as Washington Freedom restricted Seattle Orcas to just 124 after putting them to bat.

Manchester United are on the verge of signing Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in a £33.7 million deal.

The 2025 F1 season starts in Australia on 14-16 March. Miami on 2-4 May, Belgium on 25-27 July, the US Grand Prix in Austin on 17-19 October, Brazil on 7-9 November and the penultimate race in Qatar on 28-30 November.

German giants Bayern Munich have secured the signing of midfielder Joao Palhinha from Fulham in a deal worth £42.3m with an additional £4.2m in potential add-ons. The Portuguese international has penned a four-year contract.

Warrington Wolves comfortably defeated Leeds Rhinos in a Super League match, as new Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur watched on from the stands.

Former Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb has been handed a four-year ban by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD).

According to newspaper reports, midfielder Declan Rice said during the last Euros final that if England won, he would have his first beer. Although the Three Lions were beaten on penalties, Rice has since mentioned, "I’ve had a beer, but I had it with a bit of lemonade."

"The kind of approach we have right now, every day whenever we are going to play the matches, we are giving equal importance to all matches," India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur told Star Sports.

"We all are very greedy to win every game, and that is something we feel should be in a team, and this is what everyone in the team is feeling," she added.

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Kenya win toss and chose to bat.

It's 704 wickets and out for Jimmy Anderson. The most prolific fast bowler in test history has retired from international cricket after helping England secure a win by an innings and 114 runs over the West Indies at Lord's on Friday. The 41-year-old Anderson's 188th and final test concluded with him taking 3-32 in the West Indies second innings as they were dismissed for 136 a little over an hour into the third day's play.

Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the first Esports Olympics next year.

The gaming partnership will be for 12 years “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday.

The announcement was made during the two-month Esports World Cup being staged in Riyadh. (PTI)

India will meet arch-rivals Pakistan on July 19, the opening day of the Women's T20 Asia Cup at Dambulla, while hosts Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh in their first game a day later, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday.

Apart from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the four teams expected to make it to the last-four stage, the other four sides are Thailand, UAE, Nepal and Malaysia. (PTI)

Indian senior women's football team came up with a much improved display, holding hosts Myanmar to a 1-1 draw to break a string of losses in their second and last friendly match here on Friday.

The Blue Tigresses, who had suffered a 1-2 defeat in the opening match on Tuesday, dominated the first half in a rain-lashed kick-off but were kept in check by a solid Myanmar defence and a soggy penalty area. (PTI)

Kenya won the match by 29 runs and took 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against Nigeria.

Batting first, Kenya posted 159/6 in 20 overs. Chasing the target Nigeria fell short of 29 runs scoring only 130/9 in 20 overs.

Novak Djokovic will battle it out against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti for a spot in the 2024 Wimbledon finals on Friday, July 12. Match starting at around 9:10 PM

Wimbledon 2024 matches will be live on the Star Sports network for the fans in India.

Live streaming of the games from Wimbledon 2024 will also be available on the Disney+ Hotstar website and app. 

The defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has booked his spot in the men's singles final after a hard-fought victory against Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals. He will face either Novak Djokovic or Lorenzo Musetti in the summit clash.

As of now, the current score of the Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti Wimbledon semi-final match is - Musetti 4-6 6-7 (2-7) 3-4 Djokovic. And, the Serbian is only two games away from another Wimbledon final.