On a thrilling day of Euro 2020 action Spain and Switzerland advanced to the quarter-finals after 14 goals, two sets of extra-time and a penalty shoot-out. Kylian Mbappe saw his crucial penalty saved in the shoot-out as World Cup winners France were eliminated by Switzerland, following a 3-3 draw in Bucharest. Switzerland had fought back from 3-1 down to force extra time with two goals in the final 10 minutes. Spain recovered from a bizarre own goal and a Croatia fightback to reach the quarter-finals with a dramatic 5-3 extra-time victory. Germany are calling for wunderkind Jamal Musiala to start against England in this evening's last-16 clash at Wembley (kick-off is at 5pm).
SA Rugby has confirmed that the Springboks will resume their preparations for the two Tests against Georgia after receiving feedback from the Lions series medical advisory group. Three players tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday following PCR tests on arrival at the team hotel in Johannesburg. In his column this morning, Gerry Thornley writes that it looks increasingly like the Lions should have gone with plan B: "Not being wise after the event, but this was a chance missed. Shifting the tour to this part of the world looked a better option at the time of the final decision, and looks an even better one now." James Ryan is a doubt for next Saturday's Ireland v Japan game at the Aviva Stadium due to an abductor issue.
Andy Murray rolled back the years as he produced an impressive performance — and some trademark drama — in his first Wimbledon win since 2017. The former world number one overcame a dramatic third-set collapse to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili and make a winning return to Centre Court. French Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas experienced contrasting fortunes in their opening-day matches. The defending champion opened play on Centre Court against British debutant Jack Draper and was stunned to drop the opening set. However, he quickly recovered to win 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-2. Tsitsipas, however, crashed out with a straight-sets defeat to world number 57 Frances Tiafoe.
Meanwhile, in his column this morning Kevin McStay explains why Michael Murphy's injury is a dark cloud for Donegal and their championship hopes: "hamstrings are desperately tricky. You think you have shaken it off and then it just bites you again. The fact that Murphy left the field suggested Donegal took a risk with him here. He wasn't fully right."
