Sports News July 19 Highlights: Rafael Nadal Beats Mariano Navone To Reach Swedish Open Semi-Final

With preparations underway to represent India at the Paris Olympics 2024, Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji kicked off their partnership with a loss in the first round at the Hamburg Open in Germany

Weightlifters Mohamed Mahmoud of Egypt and Alexandr Spac of Moldova have returned adverse analytical findings from retests of samples from the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to the International Testing Agency. (AP)

Social media has been making quite a bit of noise since the time the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. However, there were mixed reactions with a few surprising changes that came through within the setup.

Unheralded Englishman Dan Brown produced a sensational final-hole birdie to seize the clubhouse lead after a blistering opening round at The Open. Playing in fading light, Brown rolled in a clutch putt to finish with a bogey-free six-under-par 65.

Manchester United signed 18-year-old French defender Leny Yoro from Lille for a fee of around ￡52 million.

Manchester United have sold forward Mason Greenwood to Marseille for a fee of up to ￡26 million. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 club.

Japan's women's gymnastics captain, Shoko Miyata, is reportedly facing expulsion from the Olympic team after violating the team's strict smoking ban. The news was broken by Kyodo News, with the gymnastics association launching an investigation into the matter.

New Wales captain Cory Hill has expressed remorse for his involvement in a 2021 incident where a woman's home was damaged. The incident, which left the woman fearing for her and her children's safety, has resurfaced following Hill's appointment as captain.

Scottish club Celtic signed Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel on a one-year deal.

The 37-year-old Schmeichel helped Leicester win the 2016 Premier League title and also the FA Cup in 2021, when current Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was manager. He left for French club Nice in 2022 and spent last season at Anderlecht. (AP)

Rafael Nadal will face Mariano Navone in the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open at the Bastad Tennis Stadium after outshining Cameron Norrie in the round of 16 in straight sets. The match will start at 4:30 PM IST and it will be available to live stream on Tennis TV.

Defending champions Goa Challengers will face newcomers Jaipur Patriots in the opening match of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) scheduled to be held here from August 22 to September 7.

A total of 23 ties will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium as eight teams will compete for the coveted title. (PTI)

The Australian Olympic Committee says former high-ranking IOC member and Australian Olympian Kevan Gosper has died aged 90.

The AOC said in a statement that Gosper died Friday after a short illness.

Gosper won an Olympic silver medal on Australia's 4-x-400-meter track relay team at the 1956 Melbourne Games and also competed at the Rome Olympics in 1960 before becoming more well-known as one of the country's and world's top sports administrators. (AP)

Mumbai City FC on Friday roped in Odisha FC midfielder Hitesh Sharma on loan till the end of the upcoming 2024-25 season.

The Jalandhar-born Hitesh honed his skills as the Chandigarh Football Academy and Tata Football Academy (TFA).

He began his senior career with Mumbai FC in the I-League and went on to play for Atletico de Kolkata, Hyderabad FC and Odisha FC.(PTI)

Rafael Nadal trails in first set at the Swedish Open quarterfinals match against Mariano Navone.

Current score: 2-4, 0-0

With a strong comeback, Nadal managed to take the match to a tiebreak after set 1.

The 19th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, will take place here on October 20 with some of the biggest names in distance running from across the world expected to take part. (PTI)

Spain striker Alvaro Morata has joined AC Milan on a four-year deal with the option to extend for another year, the Italian club said Friday.

The 31-year-old Morata captained Spain to the European Championship title last Sunday and joins from Spanish club Atletico Madrid, where he scored 21 goals last season.

The Rossoneri won the last of their 19 Serie A titles in 2022 and have won the Champions League seven times. (AP)

What a comeback! Rafael Nadal fought hard and clinched the second set.

Current Score - 1-1, 6-7, 7-5, 0-1"

After a four hour classic battle against the Argentine Mariano Navone, the 22-Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal won the Swedish Open quarter-final match with the score reading 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-5 and made his first semi-final entry since Wimbledon 2022.

Once again, Rafael Nadal's journey in the Swedish Open had a shaky start today. But, how could the world forget, he is probably the most experienced man at the Swedish Open in Bastad. And the 38-year old found his ways towards victory playing against the world No. 36 in the quarterfinal match. Despite a disappointing start, Rafa played the longest three-setter of the 2024 ATP tour and the second longest of his career.