* Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini stayed solid in the face of a spirited fightback from Poland's Hubert Hurkacz to become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday with a 6-3 6-0 6-7(3) 6-4 victory.
* Reigning world champion Timothy Cheruiyot got sweet redemption after coming up short at Kenya's Olympic team trials last month, winning the men's 1,500m in a world-leading 3 minutes and 28.28 seconds at Friday's Diamond League meet in Monaco.
* Roberto Martinez will stay on as Belgium coach despite the country’s European Championship exit and attempt another tilt at a major title at next year’s World Cup, he said in an interview with Belgian newspapers on Friday (Jul 9).
* Rio de Janeiro officials will limit attendance at the Copa America football final between Brazil and Argentina at the Maracana on Saturday (Jul 10) to 6,500 spectators, or 10 per cent of the famed stadium's capacity, the mayor's office said on Friday.
* Briton Mark Cavendish equalled Belgian great Eddy Merckx's all-time record of 34 stage wins on the Tour de France when he sprinted to victory in Friday's 13th stage. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider has now won four stages on this year's Tour, 13 years after claiming his first.
* Tyson Fury's heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder has been postponed after the champion and members of his camp contracted COVID-19, the World Boxing Council confirmed on Friday (Jul 9). In a brief post on Twitter, the WBC confirmed the July 24 bout had been postponed but did not say when the trilogy fight would be rescheduled.
* Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri on a permanent deal from Angers, the Premier League club announced Friday (Jul 9). The Frenchman has signed a five-year contract after impressing on loan at Molineux last season.
* Hungary have been ordered to play their next two games behind closed doors after they were sanctioned for discriminatory behaviour by fans during European Championship matches in Budapest, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Friday. The incidents occurred during Hungary's group stage matches against Portugal, France and Germany, all hosted at the Puskas Arena.
