Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:
- Switzerland and Germany booked their places at the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Saturday. Both teams defeated the likes of Italy and Denmark in the Round of 16 stage.
- Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Enoh has urged the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to look for a top-class foreign coach to manage the Super Eagles. Enoh, who spoke to Eagle7 FM, said the new coach must have a personality that can command the respect of the players and ensure the team qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals.
- Mark Cavendish struggled on a demanding opening stage of the Tour de France as Romain Bardet claimed the yellow jersey after a thrilling finale in Rimini. France’s Bardet and his DSM-Firmenich-PostNL team-mate Frank van den Broek held off a high-quality group including all of the main general classification riders to triumph by five seconds.
- Rising sprint star Louie Hinchliffe stunned Britain’s best to secure a fairytale Olympic 100m qualification at the UK Athletics Championships, as Daryll Neita stormed to the women’s title in Manchester. Hinchliffe continued his sensational breakthrough year by clocking 10.18 seconds in miserable conditions to beat 2022 champion Jeremiah Azu, who also secured his place on Team GB by virtue of his top-two finish.
- Daria Kasatkina saw off a spirited performance by Leylah Fernandez to win the Eastbourne International in straight sets. The Russian sixth seed triumphed 6-3 6-4 as she secured her seventh WTA title in one hour 50 minutes at Devonshire Park.
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