? Serbia’s Novak Djokovic took home the US Open title overnight after defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a three-set match (6-3, 7-6, 6-3). The victory brought Djokovic to 24 Grand Slam titles, breaking the record he had previously set for the most Grand Slam titles held by a male player in history. Djokovic has secured three of four major titles this year, taking home the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open cups, while losing in the final match at Wimbledon against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. The victories have pushed up Djokovic’s ranking to become world no.1, taking over the spot from Garfia.
? Germany is the Basketball World Cup champion: The German national team took the world cup home, for the first time in its history, after defeating Serbia with a score of 83-77, getting a perfect score by winning all the matches it played during its journey in the tournament. German Dennis Schroeder won the World Cup best player award, while Slovenian Luka Doncic won the top scorer title.
⚽ Silence still prevails on football fields at the end of the second week of the first international break in the 2023/24 season.
…but two UEFA champions will break the monotony: Today's competitions in the sixth round of the qualifiers will be between Croatia and Armenia at 7 pm, and the second between Portugal and Luxembourg at 9:45pm.