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Sports Today Highlights, July 9: Red Bull F1 Team Sack Team Principal Christian Horner; Jofra Archer To Play Lord's Test

Sports News, July 9: Catch the scores and updates from the sporting world in our daily blog for Wednesday, 9 July 2025

England Vs India, 2nd Test: Jofra Archer Returns To Third Test XI For England. File
Here are the highlights & updates from the sporting events on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. In F1, Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull F1 Team Principal with immediate effect. In cricket, Jofra Archer made his return as the lanky pacer was included in the playing XI for the Lord's Test against India. The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi-final will see Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) lock horns with Real Madrid later in the night. Stay tuned for scores and updates from across the sporting world on Wednesday, 9 July 2025.
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Sports News Today Live, July 9: Good Morning!

Hello and good morning to everyone tuning in to our daily live blog today. Tennis fans are in for a treat as Wimbledon 2025 reaches its semi-final stage, and stars like Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, and Mirra Andreeva are in action at SW19. The Indian women’s team is also in action against England, with Harmanpreet Kaur’s side looking to seal the five-match T20I series today.

Stay tuned as we bring you all the relevant news from across sporting events in our live blog.

João Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 Tuesday to assure an all-European Club World Cup final. Chelsea will await the winner between PSG and Real Madrid, who will lock horns in the other semi-final.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: ICYMI!

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Who Is Rishabh Pant's Favourite To Win Wimbledon?

Rishabh Pant, the Indian Test team vice-captain, was spotted at SW19 donning a suave look. When quizzed as to who he wants to win the Wimbledon title in the men's category, Rishabh backed Carlos Alcaraz.

“I have to support Alcaraz. I think he is going to win the Championships. That is my prediction. Rest, whosoever plays the best tennis, is going to win," Pant said while speaking to Wimbledon.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Giorgio Chiellini Joins LAFC Ownership Group

Italian football great Giorgio Chiellini will be returning to Los Angeles FC as part of the club’s ownership group, the team announced via a statement. The 40-year-old Chiellini, who spent nearly two decades playing for Italian club Juventus before joining LAFC in 2022, also spent time as a player development coach with the MLS team in 2024.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: ICC International Umpire Dies At 41

Bismillah Jan Shinwari, a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, has died at the age of 41 on Monday night. Shinwari had officiated in 34 ODIs, 26 T20Is, 31 First-Class, 51 List A, and 96 domestic T20 matches, as per his country's cricket board.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Freedom Vs Super Kings, MLC

Defending champions Washington Freedom are through to the final of the Major League Cricket 2025 after a washout in the Qualifier against Texas Super Kings. The abandoned game means the Freedom, who finished on top of the standings, go into the final thanks to their superior finish.

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Sports News Today Live, July 9: Arsenal Duo Repping Up With Carlos Alcaraz At SW19

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Deepti Sharma Withdraws From The Hundred

India and London Spirit's all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Tuesday pulled out of The Hundred competition to manage her workload. Deepti had famously sealed her team's title win with a six last year but the Indian all-rounder, who is currently in England with the national side, will not be participating in the competition owing to a busy season ahead, ESPNCricinfo reported.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Kevin Pietersen Speaks On 'Quality' Shubman Gill

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Nikola Jokic Delays Extension With Nuggets - Report

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: US Prez Donald Trump To Attend FIFA Club World Cup Final

USA President Donald Trump will be attending the Sunday’s Club World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, FIFA, announced it had opened an office in New York’s Trump Tower.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Christian Horner Sacked By Red Bull

Sports News Today Live, July 9: Jofra Archer To Mark His Test Return At Lord's

England cricket team have named their playing XI for the third Test against India at Lord's by naming Jofra Archer, who replaces Josh Tongue.

Sports News Today Live, July 9: PKL Season 12 Dates Announced

Mashal Sports, the organisers behind the Pro Kabaddi League, on Wednesday, announced that the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 will commence on Friday, August 29. The venues and other details for Season 12 will be announced soon.

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