Italy crowned European champions after shootout win over England.

Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley on Sunday 11 July 2021, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice as the Azzurri won a shootout 3-2 after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. The giant go…

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Copa America 2021: Argentina beats Brazil.

Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in Saturday’s Copa America final to secure the national team’s first title in 28 years. Argentina’s winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute after Rodrigo De Paul made a long pass to Angel Di Maria. Lionel Messi …

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Ashleigh Barty wins first Wimbledon title.

World number one Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday 10 July 2021 when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in the final. The 25-year-old Barty, who won her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Ga…

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ICC releases Manu Sawhney as CEO

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has discontinued the services of Manu Sawhney as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. The decision was taken by the ICC Board during its meeting. Geoff Allardice will continue as Acting CEO supported by the Leaders…

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Olympics will be held without spectators.

The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organisers said recently, as a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. Although widely expected, the move marked a sharp turnabou…

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay cancelled.

The Olympic torch relay has been cancelled on Tokyo's streets, as fears over the spread of Covid-19 continue to plague the Games. Starting Friday, public relay events in the city will be replaced with flame-lighting ceremonies streamed online - the latest setback for the…

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Sha'Carri Richardson not picked for 4x100 relay team, will miss Tokyo Olympics.

Runner Sha'Carri Richardson was not named to the U.S. relay team and will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics following her positive test result for marijuana, the governing body said Tuesday 07 July 2021. She will not be offered a shortened suspension to compete on the in…

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Nimali Liyanarachchi qualifies for Tokyo Olympics.

Sri Lankan athlete Nimali Liyanarachchi has qualified for the 800m Women’s event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The National Olympic Committee said Nimali Liyanarachchi qualified by Universality Place for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and she will represent Sri Lanka for Ath…

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James Anderson takes 1000th first-class wicket.

Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson has added another feather to his cap as he completed 1000 wickets in first-class cricket. Anderson achieved the rare feat during Lancashire's County Championship clash against Kent in Manchester. Anderson is the leading wicket-…

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Norway's Karsten Warholm breaks men's 400 metres hurdles world record.

Karsten Warholm, a 25-year-old athlete from Norway, broke the long-standing world record in the 400m hurdles during the Bislett Games. Earlier the record was held by American hurdler Kevin Young for 29 years.  His mark of 46.78 seconds was set at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelon…

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India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women's cricket.

India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women's cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards. Mithali became the world's most prolific batter in women's internationals, overtaking Edwards' 10,273 runs. Suzie …

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Max Verstappen wins Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix 2021.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, the ninth race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season.  Verstappen won the race ahead of Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton - Bottas' teamm…

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Former Sri Lanka Cricket performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara banned for corruption.

The anti-corruption tribunal of the ICC has banned Sanath Jayasundara, a former Sri Lanka Cricket performance analyst, from all cricket for seven years after he was found guilty of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code. In January 2019, Jayasundara had attempted to bribe Sr…

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U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson suspended for one month.

U.S. track sensation Sha'Carri Richardson, who punched her ticket to the Tokyo Games after winning the women’s 100-meter race last month, has been suspended for one month after testing positive for THC, the chemical in cannabis. Richardson failed a drug test following he…

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Virat Kohli is the highest ranking Indian on Instagram.

Virat Kohli is the highest ranking Indian on the Hopper Instagram Rich List this year, bagging $680,000 (over ₹5 crore) for every promotional post on the photo-sharing socia media platform. The Indian cricket team captain has more than 125 million followers on Instagram righ…

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Jaswar Umar elected President of Football Sri Lanka.

Mr. Jaswar Umar has been elected as the new President of Football Sri Lanka (FSL), during the election of the federation’s office-bearers held today (30). Mr. Umar received a total of 96 votes to narrowly edge out the other candidate for the presidency, Dr. Manil Fernando wh…

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BCCI confirms 2021 T20 World Cup switch to UAE.

The BCCI has communicated to its member associations that this year's T20 World Cup will be held in the UAE. However, BCCI retain the hosting rights of the 16-team event that is scheduled to begin on October 17, two days after the completion of the IPL final, also in the…

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Sudirman Cup moved to Finland, World Tour Finals to Indonesia.

The Sudirman Cup Finals 2021 and the BWF World Tour Finals, two key badminton tournaments this year which were originally planned to take place in China, have now been moved to Vantaa, Finland and Bali, Indonesia respectively. Vantaa, Finland is the new host of the Sudirman …

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes joint top-scorer in men's international football.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the joint-top scoring men's international player of all time. He is currently tied with Iran legend Ali Daei, who scored 109 times in 149 matches between 1993 and 2006.  Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to tie the overall men’s scoring …

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Max Verstappen Wins 2021 Styrian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen (Netherlands-Red Bull) has won the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. This is the Verstappen's 14th career win and 4th of the  Formula One season.  Also, with this win, Verstappen leads the 2021 driver’s championship standings with 156 points followed by Hamilton (1…

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