Ukraine's Monzul to referee Euro final
Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul has been appointed to officiate Sunday's Women's Euro final between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium, UEFA said on Friday (Jul 29).
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Swiatek upset by Garcia in Warsaw quarter-finals
French Open champion Swiatek had not lost on clay in over a year before going down 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to the 45th-ranked Garcia. Swiatek was 18-0 on clay this season, winning titles at Stuttgart, Rome and Roland Garros, and had only dropped two sets on the surface in 2022.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses Brittney Griner offer with top Russian diplomat
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone Friday and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. offer to release two Americans detained in Russia, including WNBA star Brittney Griner.
Top tech: Europe's future female leaders
Currently, men outnumber women in Europe’s tech scene. With less than one in five ICT specialists being female last year. More broadly, across business and finance, fewer than one in ten of the EU’s largest-listed companies have a female Chair or CEO.
Chess Olympiad: Indian Teams Off To Winning Starts
Indian teams opened their campaigns with easy wins in the Open and women's sections of the 44th Chess Olympiad on Friday. All the six Indian teams (three in Open and three in women's event) won 4-0 over their first round opponents. Top-seeded Indian women's A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. India's star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdeva and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start.
Another rally in support of Ukraine was held in Israel
Several hundred people with the national flags of Israel and Ukraine gathered in the government quarter of the city of Haifa demanding that the authorities abandon any negotiations with the aggressor state russia. This was reported by Israeli columnist Shimon Briman.
Report: Cucurella hands in transfer request
While Brighton and Manchester City remain apart on their valuations of Marc Cucurella, the Spain left-back is doing what he can to speed up a transfer.
Israel sent 25,000 instant meals to Ukraine
Another batch of humanitarian aid in the form of 25,000 instant meals has been delivered to Ukraine from Israel. This is reported on the page of the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel at Facebook.