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Euro 2020: Donnarumma the hero as Italy clinch title
Marcos Rashford sent his penalty into the post and then the Italian goalkeeper saved shots from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Sako after England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had done well to thwart Jorginho and Andrea Belotti on Sunday evening, reports Xinhua.
Copa America: Messi dedicates win to Argentinians and Diego
Lionel Messi said that he hoped Argentina's Copa America triumph would help provide strength to his compatriots in their battle to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. The message, posted on social media, came less than a day after the Albiceleste beat Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, ending Argentina's 28-year wait for a major trophy on Sunday.
Wimbledon 2021: Djokovic celebrates triumph by eating grass again
Soon after securing a 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory, Djokovic plucked some grass from the Centre Court surface and chewed on it -- something he has done after each of his five previous triumphs here. He first did this in 2011 after beating Rafael Nadal for his first Wimbledon title. Djokovic had once explained why he celebrates in this manner at Wimbledon.
Italy beat England in penalties to win Euro 2020
Italy had won their first Euro title in 1968 and they won their second one when goalkeeper Donnarumma blocked a poor effort by 19-year-old Bukayo Saka of England, after Jorginho had missed the last Italian kick, to win the penalty shoot out 3-2 after both teams were deadlocked 1-1 after 120 minutes of action. Playing in front of 60,000 fans despite the pandemic.
India Women beat England in second T20I
Asked to bat first by the hosts, India women posted 148 for four wickets in their 20 overs thanks to a 38-ball 48 by opener Shafali Verma. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blasted a 25-ball 31. They then restricted the home team to 140 for eight in their allotted overs with Poonam Yadav taking two wickets for 17 runs off her four overs.
Djokovic wins Wimbledon title, his 20th Grand Slam crown
The Serb celebrated his victory by chewing on the grass from the hallowed centre court.By winning the title on Sunday, the Serb top seed joined arch-rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the players with most number of Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era. Djokovic came back after losing the first set in the tiebreaker and dominated the proceedings, never allowing Barrettini much chances.
England have lot to do in Euro final vs Italy
In all competitions, the two countries have met in 27 matches, Italy winning 11 and England eight. Eight games have ended in draw. In the Euro 2020, there is not a big difference between the teams in terms of the goals scored. Italy have scored 12 while England have 10. England have been stingier than their opponents in the final, having conceded only one goal as against three by Italy.
Wimbledon: Indian-American Banerjee wins boys' singles title
Samir, 17, suffered a wobble while serving for the opening set at 5-3 and lost his serve, allowing Viktor to level scores at 5-5. However, he regrouped himself and won the next two games to pocket the first set. He again raced through the second set, breaking his opponent's serve in the sixth game to take 4-2 lead. Viktor broke back in the next game, raising hopes of another fight back.
Messi fifth time lucky as Argentina lift Copa America title
Sunday's 2021 Copa America final, in which he led Albiceleste to a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Brazil, ensured he was fifth-time lucky in the final of a major international tournament and he will have something to show to those who questioned his commitment to the national team. Angel Di Maria struck in the 22nd minute, off a long ball by Rodrigo De Paul, as he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Ederson to score the winning goal.
Argentina deserving Copa champions: Brazil's Thiago Silva
"We have to congratulate our opponents," Silva told a local television channel after the match at the Maracana Stadium. "Argentina neutralised our players and it was very difficult to come back after going a goal down." The 36-year-old added: "We weren't able to play the way we wanted to in the first half and in the second they defended very well. We tried our best but things didn't go our way."
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