Sports News July 3 Highlights: Euro, Copa America QFs Confirmed; Indian Team Leaves Barbados

The UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finalists have been confirmed with Spain vs Germany being the first QF of the tournament. The Indian T20 World Cup-winning team is set to return home after a delay in plans due to hurricane Beryl in Barbados. In tennis, men's doubles saw Sumit Nagal make a tame exit, however Bopanna-Ebden, seeded second, beat Robin Haase and Sander Arends of the Netherlands 7-5, 6-4 at the All England Club in London. Check all the news and updates for all sports on June 3 right here

Brazil drew 1-1 with Colombia but secured a Copa America quarterfinal spot. They face Uruguay next, extending their unbeaten group stage run to 10 games.

Despite a valiant 2-1 victory over Paraguay in their final Group D match on Wednesday, Costa Rica's Copa America journey comes to an end. Their fate was sealed by Brazil's 1-1 draw with Colombia in another Group D clash. This result placed Brazil in the quarterfinals, pushing Costa Rica to third in the group standings and out of the knockout stages.

Justin Rose secured his spot in the Open Championship at Royal Troon, battling through qualifying. Unfortunately, his former Ryder Cup teammate, Sergio Garcia, wasn't as fortunate, missing out on qualification for the second year in a row.

To honor the legendary footballer Pelé, Brazil will celebrate a national "King Pele Day" every November 19th. This date marks the anniversary of Pele scoring his 1,000th goal, a significant milestone in his illustrious career. The day serves as a tribute to the three-time World Cup winner and his immense contribution to Brazilian football.

Cricket legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott has received a blow as his throat cancer has returned. The 83-year-old former England captain was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002 and underwent successful treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, last week he learned the cancer had come back, necessitating further surgery.

Friday, 5 July

• Spain v Germany

• Portugal v France

Saturday, 6 July

• England v Switzerland

• Netherlands v Turkey

South Africa leans on experience for their opening Test against Ireland this Saturday. Their starting lineup boasts a whopping 12 players who were part of the victorious 2023 Rugby World Cup final squad.

South Africa: W le Roux; C Kolbe; J Kriel, D de Allende; KL Arendse; H Pollard; F de Klerk; O Nche, B Mbonambi, F Malherbe; E Etzebeth, F Mostert; S Kolisi (capt), PS du Toit, K Smith.

Replacements: M Marx, G Steenekamp, V Koch, S Moerat, RG Snyman, M van Staden, G Williams, S Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

Brazil's quest for Copa America glory hit a slight snag as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Colombia in their final group stage match. Despite the stalemate, they've secured a spot in the quarterfinals, where they'll face a familiar foe: Uruguay. The winner of this South American clash will advance to the semifinals and keep their Copa America dreams alive.

Rwanda won the toss and opted to bat first. Losing only one wicket of Didier Ndikubwimana (50/42) with the help of Oscar Manishwimwe (79/53) and Hamza Khan (29/25) they posted 168/1 in 20 overs. Now chasing the target of 169 runs, Kenya are batting but facing a tough challenge.

Current score:

Kenya - 153/6 (16.2)

Chasing the traget of 169 runs set by Rwanda, Kenya posted 172/6 in 17.4 overs and won the match by four wickets. Niel Mugabe's 71 off 46 balls helped Kenya set the victory stage.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by lowest ranked Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic tournament, a part of the grand chess tour in Bucharest.

Iranian-French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shined with his moves against Wesley So of the United States. (PTI)

Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh is desperate to reclaim the gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympics in his bid to give a fitting tribute to the country and stalwarts of the game.

Eight-time Olympic champions India won an Olympic medal, a bronze, after 41 years in the Tokyo Olympics to revive the golden days of the sport in the country, and come 2024 Paris, the Harmanpreet-led side is chasing nothing less than a gold.

"We are giving our all to elevate our history and legacy. Winning the gold will be a tribute to India and our seniors," the ace drag-flicker said in an exclusive feature on JioCinema's 'The Dreamers.' (PTI)

Watch the best catches of the tournament that includes that Suryakumar Yadav catch that 'won' India the World Cup.

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India's Sumit Nagal drew curtains on his campaign at the Wimbledon, crashing out in straight sets in the opening round of the men's doubles event along side his Serbian partner Dusan Lajovic on Wednesday.

Nagal and Lajovic lost 2-6 2-6 against Spanish pair of Jaume Munar and Pedro Martinez in one hour and seven minutes to bow out of the competition. (PTI)

Anticipating a gathering of cricket fans to welcome the T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team reaching Delhi on Thursday, the police have made adequate security arrangements at the airport and the hotel where the team will stay before leaving for Mumbai, officials said.

The security arrangements have been made from the IGI Airport to the ITC Maurya Hotel where they will have a halt on Thursday, they said. (PTI)

Kylian Mbappe is going to be "one of the greatest players" but the French forward will need someone to keep pushing him throughout like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi did to each other, said former England great Michael Owen on Wednesday.

Well, there will be stars of the future. Kylian Mbappe is going to be one of the greatest players,” Owen replied to a PTI query during a virtual interaction organised by SonyLiv.

"He has (Ronaldo) already said this will be his last year or so. It's life. We've probably seen him already at his best. He's not going to get any better now.”

"It's (time) for the new players to come through, someone like Mbappe, (Jamal) Musiala, (Jude) Bellingham, (Phil) Foden... (there are) some great players coming through." (PTI)

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Tennis ace Rohan Bopanna’s request for assistance for him and his men’s doubles partner Sriram Balaji to compete in two ATP Tour events ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji will head to Hamburg and Umaag along with their coach and physiotherapist to compete in the ATP 500 events before they head to Paris.

The Indian football team will travel to Vietnam to play a Tri-Nation tournament, also involving Lebanon, during the October FIFA window, the AIFF announced on Tuesday. Vietnam (116) and Lebanon (117) are placed higher than India (124) in the in latest FIFA rankings.