* Third seed Daniil Medvedev curtailed American debutant Christopher Eubanks' extraordinary Wimbledon adventure as he weathered a ferocious storm to come through their quarter-final 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 on Wednesday.
* Tunisian Ons Jabeur gained revenge for her defeat in last year's Wimbledon final when she surged back from a set down to beat third-seeded defending champion Kazakh Elena Rybakina 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals.
* World number two Aryna Sabalenka roared into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over American Madison Keys on Wednesday. She broke the American 28-year-old again, giving her no time to think and launching every ferocious shot with a matching howl.
* Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign Vitor Roque from Club Athletico Paranaense with the Brazilian forward set to join the Spanish champions from the 2024-25 season on a contract until 2031, the LaLiga club said on Wednesday. Financial details were not disclosed but media reports said Barca agreed to a €40 million (US$44.07 million) fee with €21 million in add-ons for the player seen as the successor to Robert Lewandowski who turns 35 next month.
* Slovenian goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has left Inter Milan following 11 seasons at the club, the Serie A side said on Wednesday (Jul 12). Handanovic, who in 2019 was named Inter's captain, is now available as a free agent after his contract expired at the end of June.
* Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has joined Al-Hilal from Serie A side Lazio, the Saudi Arabian club announced on Wednesday. Italian media reported that Al-Hilal would pay around €40 million (US$44.51 million) for the 28-year-old.
* Aston Villa have signed Spain international centre back Pau Torres from Villarreal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. British media reported Torres had a release clause of 70 million euros ($77.64 million) but with a year left on his contract with Villarreal, the English side have agreed a fee in the region of 31.5 million pounds ($40.88 million).
* Zambia's starting goalkeeper Hazel Nali will not play in the Women's World Cup due to serious knee ligament injuries, her national team said on Wednesday.
* UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings after fans clashed during a Champions League first qualifying round game between Maltese side Hamrun Spartans and Israel's Maccabi Haifa, European soccer's governing body said on Wednesday (Jul 12). Tuesday's game in Ta' Qali in Malta was interrupted twice due to the fans of both teams throwing flares and objects at each other, with some of them landing on the pitch, local media reported.
* France's rugby World Cup organising committee welcomed the Paris Court of Justice's decision to punish Viagogo for the unauthorised sale of tournament tickets online, with the ticket reseller ordered to pay €400,000 (US$445,000) in fines. The dispute was related to Viagogo's online sale of tickets, without authorisation, for the World Cup from Sep 8-Oct 28. The committee said the only authorised online sale of tournament tickets was via its official website.
* Jasper Philipsen cemented his status as this year's sprinting star when he claimed his fourth stage win in the Tour de France on Wednesday. The Belgian was a cut above the rest in the 11th stage, a 180km ride from Clermont Ferrand, beating Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen and German Phil Bauhaus to take his career tally of wins in the world's greatest race to six.
