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In the world of football, UEFA is investigating after moaning noises transmitted during the live broadcast of the Euro 2024 draw, which were claimed to be done by the YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis. Additionally, video of Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo blowing kisses to fans who mocked him by ‘Messi.. Messi’ chants after Al-Nassr’s 0-3 loss to Al-Hilal has been doing rounds.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Italy gets drawn with Spain and Croatia in group of death for UEFA Euro 2024
The draw for the UEFA Euro 2024 saw the defending champions Italy get drawn in Group B with the FIFA World Cup winners from 2010, Spain, and the finalists from 2018, Croatia, which has been dubbed as the group of death. The hosts Germany are in Group A alongside Scotland, Hungary, and Switzerland, while the previous finalists of UEFA Euro, England, have found themselves in Group C, alongside Denmark, Serbia, and Slovenia.
UEFA investigates after moaning noises transmit during live broadcast of Euro 2024 draw
UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has stated that they are investigating after sex noises transmitted during the live broadcast of the Euro 2024 draw. Daniel Jarvis, the YouTube prankstar, who is also known as Jarvo 69, claimed responsibility for the prank during the UEFA Euro 2024 live broadcast, telling his viewers during a stream, “Listen that was us, that was us. We got it in there, we put the phone in there, we rung it, sex noise at the Euro 2024 draw.”
Newcastle goal-keeper Nick Pope suffers suspected dislocated shoulder injury during 1-0 win against Manchester United
Nick Pope, the English and Newcastle United goalkeeper, suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder injury at the St. James’s Park, during the 1-0 Premier League win against Manchester United. The 31-year-old joined the extensive injured players list of Newcastle United, which led to his manager Eddie Howe saying, “I don't know what the future holds for Nick, whether he'll need an operation or not. It looks bad. It looks like a dislocation of his shoulder, which he has done before. He had it operated on and came back successfully. We'll get it checked out and fingers crossed he's back soon.”
Barcelona to release Robert Lewandowski due to bizarre contract clause: Reports
Barcelona are reportedly looking to release Robert Lewandowski due to a bizarre contract clause after signing him on a four-year deal in 2022 from Bayern Munich for £42.5 million. As per the report from the Sport, Barcelona may get an option to terminate the contract of Robert Lewandowski a year early, at the end of the 2024-25 season, if he doesn’t play in at least 55 per cent of matches for the club, either starting or playing 45 minutes at least.
Some major results in football are as under:
Premier League 2023-24
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton
Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United
FA Cup 2023-24
Bolton Wanderers 5-1 Harrogate Town
Cambridge United 4-0 Fleetwood Town
La Liga 2023-24
Real Madrid 2-0 Granada
Osasuna 1-1 Real Sociedad
Bundesliga 2023-24
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig 2-1 Heidenheim
Serie A 2023-24
Lazio 1-0 Cagliari
AC Milan 3-1 Frosinone
Ligue 1 2023-24
Lens 3-2 Lyon
Eredivisie 2023-24
Fortuna Sittard 3-1 Vitesse
Saudi Pro League 2023-24
Al-Akhdoud 1-0 Al-Ittifaq
Major League Soccer 2023
FC Cincinnati 2-3 Columbus Crew
FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup 2023 Final
Germany 2-2 (4-3) France
Basketball
Jalen Duren and Georges Niang engage in verbal feud in Pistons vs Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons’ Jalen Duren got into a verbal feud with Georges Niang during their clash on December 2. While it would have been a high-voltage thriller, it took a serious turn during the fourth quarter when Georges Niang and Jalen Duren got into a heated argument. Duren was driving to the basket for a shot, which was defended by Donovan Mitchell. However, at the last minute, Niang swatted away the ball, which didn’t go well with Niang, and he ended up getting into a heated altercation with his rival. Mitchell had to step in to keep everyone calm.
Talking about Mitchell’s performance in the game, he scored 20 points and four assists for the Cavaliers, who were coming on the back of a home loss to Portland. Georges scored 12 points for the defeating team, while Jarrett Allen contributed 19 points and 11 rebounds to his team’s total.
Tennis
Even knowing this will be the hardest one yet, I have great faith in him: Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni on his return
Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni shared his excitement about the Spaniard’s return to international tennis after one year. Nadal announced his comeback in an emotional video message. His uncle Toni Nadal enthusiastically shared his nephew's announcement on social media and admitted that it won’t be challenging. Toni wrote, "Very excited to see Rafael Nadal. compete again. Even knowing this time will be "the hardest one yet", I have great faith in him and believe he won’t disappoint.”
