Sports Newspapers: 5 things you need to know this Saturday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:

1. Spain and France became the latest teams to qualified for the semifinals of the ongoing Euro 2024. Both countries defeated the likes of Germany and Portugal, respectively in the quarter-final fixtures played on Friday.
2. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided a surprise exit at Wimbledon by holding off American Frances Tiafoe in a five-set thriller. The Spaniard won an intense match 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 in front of a raucous Centre Court crowd.
3. Manchester City and Manchester United have been cleared to take their places in European competition next season after conflicts over multi-club ownership with Girona and Nice respectively were resolved. The Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) of European football’s governing body said on Friday “significant changes” had been made at Girona and Nice which would “substantially restrict investors’ influence and decision-making power”.
4. Remco Evenepoel claimed his first victory at the Tour de France in stage seven’s individual time-trial as Tadej Pogacar held on to the leader’s yellow jersey. The Belgian, who is the current world time trial champion, underlined his credentials as one of the favourites in the general classification, with a superb run on 25.3km course to finish 12 seconds ahead of Slovenia’s Pogacar.
5. Britain’s Emma Raducanu made a strong statement of intent by dismantling Greek ninth seed Maria Sakkari to reach the Wimbledon fourth round. Raducanu showcased some of her best tennis in a 6-2 6-3 win under the Centre Court roof.