WORLD CUP
Argentina 3
Egypt 2
Lionel Messi and Argentina kicked things off in the early game with a thrilling 3-2 comeback against Egypt. Messi delivered the equalizer in the 83rd minute and then Enzo Fernandez capped things off with a game winner in stoppage time for Argentina’s third goal in 15 minutes. Messi’s goal put him back in the lead of the Golden Boot race. Argentina is now the only team in World Cup history to have rallied from a two-goal deficit in the 75th minute or later to secure a win in regulation.
Switzerland 0 (4)
Columbia 0 (3)
In the afternoon game, Colombia and Switzerland battled to a draw before a dramatic shootout. The Swiss got the goal they needed and will be moving on.
Argentina will meet Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday.
WIMBLEDON Quarterfinals
Men’s Singles
ITA Jannik Sinner (1) 7 7 6
GER Jan-Lennard Struff 5 6 3
CAN Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) 6 6 3 7 6
SER Novak Djokovic (7) 7 3 6 6 7
Women’s Singles
USA Jessica Pegula (4) 6 3 3
USA Coco Gauff (7) 4 6 6
JPN Naomi Osaka (14) 6 4
Czech Karolina Muchova (10) 7 6
NBA
Donovan Mitchell kept the Cleveland Cavaliers afloat when injuries decimated the team’s roster last season. The team rewarded his efforts Tuesday, reportedly signing Mitchell to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension. Mitchell, 29, averaged 27.9 points with the team last season, earning down-ballot MVP votes.
Kyle Lowry has officially announced his retirement after a 20-year NBA career. The 40-year-old Lowry will sign a one-day contract on Tuesday and retire as a member of the Toronto Raptors, where he had the greatest moments of his career.
UFC
Conor McGregor makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Saturday for the first time in five years when he meets former featherweight champion Max Holloway in a rematch more than a decade in the making. The bout headlines UFC 329 during International Fight Week, with McGregor moving up to welterweight while Holloway looks to spoil one of the biggest comeback stories in UFC history. The winner instantly becomes one of the biggest names in the title picture.
