Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday, beating Croat Marin Cilic - hampered by a blister on his foot - in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. The tournament favorite has been on a roll since coming back from injury, already lifting the trophy at the Australian Open in January. Sunday’s victory, his first at Wimbledon since 2012, puts his Grand Slam tally at 19. A day earlier, Spain’s Garbine Muguruza won her first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam trophy after vanquishing five-time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0. This sees last year’s French Open winner move up from number 15 to five in the WTA rankings. 

China’s divers made a splash over the weekend at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, grabbing five golds and three silvers. In the men’s 1 metre springboard, Peng Jianfeng finished ahead of compatriot He Chao to win a sixth straight gold for China in the discipline. Olympic champion Ren Qian added two more gold - teaming up with world champion Si Yajie in the women’s 10 metre synchronized platform and with Lian Junjie in the mixed 10 metre synchronized platform. Xie Siyi and Cao Yuan meanwhile won silver in the men’s 3 metre synchronized platform. 

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton got back to winning ways in Silverstone on Sunday, winning the British Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth time. Hamilton’s performance, finishing ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, puts him just one point behind Sebastian Vettel – who finished seventh in the race – in the championship standings. 

The Netherlands kicked off the women’s Euro 2017 football championship in style on Sunday, beating Norway 1-0 in the opening game of the competition. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were on hand to cheer the home side, as Shanice van de Sanden scored the only goal in Utrecht. The tournament runs until August 6, with Germany looking to maintain its 22-year winning streak. 

Eight people were killed and about 60 injured after a wall collapsed on fans at a football stadium in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Saturday evening. The incident occurred during the final of the Senegalese League Cup at Stade Demba Diop. Panic erupted after police used tear gas to break up a fight between supporters of US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour and a wall of the stadium collapsed under pressure as football fans tried to escape, reports said.