Sports News July 6, 2024 Highlights: England Beat Switzerland In Euro Quarters; George Russell Gets Pole For British GP

The UEFA Euro 2024 saw England earning themselves a semi-final spot beating Switzerland in shootout penalties. In cricket, India lost to Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I match by 13 runs. Canada defeated Venezuela in the quarter-final of Copa America 2024 in shoot-out to make it to the semifinals of the competition for the first time. Coming to the motorsports, the British Grand Prix qualifying race witnessed all the Britons - Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Lando Norris getting the front row for the weekend's race. Check the important headlines from the sports world for Saturday, July 6 2024 right here

World No.1 Jannik Sinner went past Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 with ease to book himself a Round 4 spot at the All England Club in London.

France defeated Portugal 5-3 on penalties to reach the UEFA Euro 2024 semifinals, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's bid to win the European crown in his last showing.

Canada sealed the deal against Venezuela in the Copa America 2024 quarter-finals 3-4 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time.

A former tennis player from Bosnia-Herzegovina was banned for six years after admitting to match-fixing violations, the sport's integrity unit said on Friday.

Jasmina Tinjic, 33, who was ranked as high as 236th in 2013, did not contest the charges relating to “corrupt activity” in 2017 and 2018, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said. (AP)

The second match of the Major League Cricket 2024 saw Los Angeles Knight Riders beat the Texas Super Kings by 12 runs at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.

Continuing his dream run, rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat stunned top seed and world number four Anders Antonsen of Denmark to cruise into the semifinals of the Canada Open here.

World No. 39 Rajawat defeated Antonsen 21-11, 17-21, 21-19 in a gruelling one hour 19 minutes quarterfinal on Friday night. (PTI)

World number two Fabiano Caruana defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, featuring Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, after a rather dull tournament. (PTI)

Cristiano Ronaldo was seen comforting a heartbroken Pepe with a hug following Portugal's exit from the ongoing Euro 2024 on Friday after they lost to France in the penalty shootout in the quarter-final of the competition

Spanish side Girona and French club Nice were cleared along with English teams Manchester City and United to play in European competitions next season after they complied with multi-club ownership rules, UEFA said on Friday. (AP)

Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 on Friday to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. (AP)

The All India Football Federation on Saturday announced a 23-member senior women's squad for the two friendly matches against Myanmar to be played in Yangon on July 9 and 12.

Goalkeepers: Shreya Hooda, Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Maibam Linthoingambi Devi.

Defenders: Loitongbam Ashalata Devi,Hemam Shilky Devi, Sanju,Wangkhem Linthoingambi Devi, Aruna Bag.

Midfielders: Naorem Priyangka Devi, Sangita Basfore, Karthika Angamuthu, Neha, Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi, Mousumi Murmu.

Forwards: Kajol Hubert Dsouza, Anju Tamang, Soumya Guguloth, Sandhiya Ranganathan, Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar, Lynda Kom Serto, Pyari Xaxa, Jyoti, Rimpa Haldar.

India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and has opted to have a bowl on a very good looking Harare Sports Club surface.

India XI: Shubman Gill(c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed

Zimbabwe XI: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza(c), Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande(w), Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara

Asian Games gold medallist marksman Jitu Rai, who shattered the myth that a humble background can hinder success at the highest level, has decided to retire from the Indian Army to train young athletes to become world-beaters. Born in the Sankhuwa Sabha district of Nepal, the 36-year-old Khel Ratna and Padma Shri awardee was the only Indian shooter to win a gold at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. This achievement helped him rise through the ranks to become an Honorary Captain in the Army.

The rain delayed play in the morning for a second straight day at Wimbledon on Saturday, with organizers already having some catching up to do after several matches were suspended overnight.

Light rain fell over the All England Club and play on the outside courts was postponed until at least 12:45 p.m. (11: 45 GMT), a delay of an hour and 45 minutes.

However, the weather forecast said showers could continue until well into the afternoon, possibly disrupting an already crammed schedule. (AP)

The Brtish Grand Prix is the home race of the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and his teammate George Russell from team Mercedes. Also, Lando Norris of McLaren is British.

England football team's quest for a maiden European crown continues on Saturday, July 6 (IST) at 9:30 PM IST. They face Switzerland in a tense UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final clash at the Dusseldorf Arena in Germany.

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Among the spectators of Wimbledon today, all eyes stopped at the two cricket stars - the Indian Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and the England former captain Ben Stokes. Both are in attendance during the Cameron Norrie vs Alexander Zverev round three match at the Centre Court.

Bernhard Langer has bid farewell to the European tour on home soil in Germany 50 years after the two-time Masters champion made his debut.

The 66-year-old Langer missed the cut at the BMW International Open in Munich on Friday but said he will cherish the “wonderful memories" he's made.

“It's hard to put into words. It's kind of been a dream come true for me, growing up in a village of 800 people where nobody knew what golf was,” Langer said.

“When I told my classmates I'm going to go play golf, they thought I was crazy. I was able to live that dream for 50 years.” (AP)

The Paris Olympic-bound top Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat advanced to the final of the women's 50kg category in the Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid.

Vinesh received her Schengen visa at the last minute on Wednesday with the help of Sports Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs. She won three bouts without much difficulty to storm into the final.

The Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings on Saturday celebrated the return of Arshdeep Singh at the Chandigarh International Airport. Arshdeep, who has been a part of the IPL team since 2019, was one of the key figures in the recently concluded 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian Cricket Team.

Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.

Traveling reserves: Shweta Sehrawat, Saika Ishaque, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghna Singh.

India are in Group A and will play their opening game against arch-rivals Pakistan on July 19, 2024. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will then take on the UAE on July 21, 2024 followed by a clash against Nepal on July 23, 2024.

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani fell short in his quest to secure a hat-trick of titles, losing 2-5 to compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the final of the 2024 Asian Billiards Championship in Riyadh on Saturday.

Advani managed to improve his game, scoring 36 points, but Dhruv maintained his dominance with another 100. Advani found his rhythm in the third frame and outplayed Dhruv, achieving a remarkable 101. Dhruv, however, had an off-frame, scoring only two points. (PTI)

England had a few chances in the first half, while Switzerland also tried hard, but neither of the teams found the final pass.

With 0-0 draw till the half time, now England and Switzerland are to play in the second half.

The deadlock was broken by Embolo who gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead after slotting home from close range in the 75th minute.

England's attacker Bukayo Saka saved England in the 80' to open his side's goal tally and turn the game once again at a draw, this time 1-1.

After both the England and Switzerland managed to restrict each other at 1-1 in the extra time, the game is headed to the penalty shootouts.

Alexander-Arnold scores in the penalties to send England into the semi-finals of UEFA European Championship. This marks Gareth Southgate side's first Euro penalty shootout win since 1996.

Manuel Akanji of Switzerland missed his spot kick.

England - OOOOO

Switzerland - XOOO

The high of a World Cup title was followed by the low of a defeat to Zimbabwe, as a young, inexperienced Indian team suffered a batting breakdown to fall short by 13 runs in Harare on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

The Shubman Gill-led India were unable to chase down a modest target of 116 runs, as hosts Zimbabwe bowled them out for a mere 102-run total. The visitors' team featured none of the players from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024-winning unit.