England secured a narrow 3-2 victory over Mexico in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup, advancing to the quarterfinals. The match took place on Tuesday, with goals from Jude Bellingham, who scored twice in the 36th and 38th minutes, and a penalty from Harry Kane in the 60th minute. Mexico’s goals came from Luis Quinones in the 42nd minute and a penalty by Raul Jimenez in the 69th minute.
In other World Cup action, Spain edged past Portugal with a late goal from Mikel Merino in the 90th minute, securing a 1-0 win to move forward in the tournament.
On the cricket front, Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by 25 runs in the first One Day International in Harare. Zimbabwe were all out for 141 runs in 36.4 overs, with Bangladesh dismissed for 116 runs in 33.1 overs. Off-spinner N. Rana was the standout bowler for Zimbabwe, taking six wickets for 21 runs. Zimbabwe's bowlers R. Ngarava and B.N. Evans each picked up three wickets.
In the T20 Blast North Group match at Old Trafford, Lancashire and Derbyshire played out a dramatic tie. Derbyshire posted 150 for nine in their 20 overs, and Lancashire matched the total at 150 for eight, with spinner S. Moqim taking three wickets for 15 runs.
Looking ahead to today’s fixtures, the World Cup Round of 16 continues with Argentina facing Egypt and Switzerland taking on Colombia. In the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg, a series of matches are scheduled across Europe, including Ararat Armenia versus Riga FC and Borac hosting Levski Sofia.
Several football friendlies are also set for the evening, featuring clubs such as Aberdeen against Ross County and Shelbourne facing Celtic.
Cricket fans will witness the third Twenty20 International between England and India at Trent Bridge at 5:30 p.m., while the final day of the second Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka will be played at North Sound from 3:00 p.m.
