Sports Today Highlights, July 27: Norris On Pole For Belgian GP; All Eyes On Weather In Manchester For IND Vs ENG

Good morning! We're back with our day blog, where we'll cover everything sports for July 27. Stay tuned for live updates, it's shaping up to be a big day in the world of sports.

Nigeria won its record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title after fighting back from two goals down to beat host Morocco 3-2 in Saturday’s thrilling final. Morocco was up 2-0 until Esther Okoronkwo led Nigeria back with a penalty and two assists in the final half hour. (AP)

West Indies, who have already lost the series, posted a mammoth 205/9 in 20 overs against Australia in the fourth T20I, to be played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. Earlier, Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jediah Blades

Inter Miami played FC Cincinnati to a 0-0 draw without the suspended Lionel Messi on Saturday night. Miami and Cincinnati came into the game as winners of six of their last seven. Cincinnati, which routed Messi and Inter Miami 3-0 last Wednesday — is second in the Supporters’ Shield standings with 49 points, while Inter Miami is fifth with 42 points.

Viktor Gyokeres has finally signed for Arsenal FC from Sporting CP. The Swedish forward will wear the iconic no 14 shirt.

"I just felt it was the right club for me," said Gyokeres. "What I heard from Mikel and [sporting director] Andrea Berta and just what I've seen in the past years, how they've been playing football.

"When I played against Arsenal last season, I could really feel it was a very strong team and very difficult to play against.

"That made me choose Arsenal, and of course all the history the club has and the massive fan base," Gyokeres was quoted on Arsenal.com.

Leylah Fernandez will meet Anna Kalinskaya in the final of the hard-court D.C. Open.

Fernandez, the runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, defeated 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) across 3 hours, 16 minutes in the semifinal on Saturday.

Kalinskaya needed less than half as much time to eliminate Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 with the help of 14 backhand winners in the other women’s semifinal.

Indian athlete Seema has etched her name in the record books at the World University Games after she became the first woman to win a medal in the 5000m event at the championships. Seema clinched her maiden senior medal with the silver in the 5000m event.

Australia have taken a 4-0 series lead after beating West Indies by three wickets in a closely fought affair. Cameron Green (55 not out) ensured the Aussies did not falter in the run-chase and got there in the end.

WI 205/9 (20)

AUS 206/7 (19.2)

Ben Stokes did not bowl at all on the fourth day for England against India and doubts remain whether the ENG skipper would do so on the final day. Asst coach Marcus Trescothick said that the hosts will ' wait and see' as to how Stokes responds and then will take a call on his bowling.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina broke big-serving Ben Shelton a half-dozen times and eliminated the No. 4 seed - 6-2, 7-5 in the Washington Open semifinals to follow up his upset of No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz a night earlier. The 12th-seeded Davidovich Fokina, a 26-year-old from Spain, will face No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur on Sunday for the title at the hard-court tournament. (AP)

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jackson Blake has signed an eight-year, $45 million contract extension Thursday that will begin with the 2026-27 season. The 21-year-old Blake, the son of former NHL forward Jason Blake, had 17 goals and 17 assists in 80 regular-season games last season and added three goals and three assists in 15 playoff games.

Group D: ITBP FT vs Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC – 4:00 PM (SAI Stadium)

Group A: Indian Air Force FT vs South United FC – 7:00 PM (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

Arsenal's new summer recruit, Viktor Gyokeres will be in attendance for their game against Newcastle United today at the Singapore National Stadium.

Indian swimmer Aryan Nehra fell short of qualifying for the final, while S.P. Likhith failed to make the semifinals in their respective events at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday.

Nehra, competing in the men's 400m freestyle, finished seventh in his heat and 37th overall with a time of 4:00.39s. The top eight swimmers advanced to the final. Australia's Samuel Short went fastest in the heats, clocking 3:42.07s. (PTI)