* Lionel Messi stars as Argentina has claimed their win against European champions Italy in the 2022 Finalissima Championship at Wembley by 3-0.

* Lionel Messi has received the Man of the Match trophy for the second time in his career, he won his first trophy in Barcelona (2011).

* Messi has made 46 goal contributions in the 45 finals that he has played in his career.

* India has signed three MoUs with Senegal, after talks between VP, M Venkaiah Naidu and President of Senegal, Macky Sall.

* The first MoU is related to the renewal of the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for the period 2022-26.

* Second MoU is related to visa-free regime Officials which will strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.

* Third MoU, seeks to enhance bilateral cooperation in youth matters.

* To mark the diplomatic ties of 30 years, India and Israel have adopted a "vision statement" which will strengthen the defence cooperation in future.

* During the bilateral meeting between the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz, leaders discussed defence cooperation and the prevailing global and regional scenario.

* Benny Gantz has been honoured with a Tri-Service Guard of Honour in the presence of Rajnath Singh.

• The Indian men's hockey team defeat Japan by 1-0 to clinch the bronze medal at Asia Cup men’s hockey 2022 at Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Indian hockey team captain, Birendra Lakra wins the player of the match award award for his sturdy defensive work.

• South Korea wins Asia Cup men’s hockey 2022 for the 5th time (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013 2022) and Malaysia placed at second.

• Former skipper of West Indies, Darren Sammy has conferred with the civil honour of Sitara-e-Pakistan award.

• It is considered as the third-highest civil award conferred by Pakistan.

• Sammy has represented West Indies in Tests (38), ODIs (126), and T20Is (68).

• Last year, he received the highest civilian medal of Pakistan (Nishan-e-Pakistan) for his part in helping bring international cricket back to Pakistan.

• UK-based academic, Dr Swati Dhingra has been appointed as the first Indian-origin woman as an external member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee.

• She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE) and having a specialisation in international economics and applied microeconomics.

• She will join the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August 9, 2022 for a three-year term.

• Indian National Army (INA) veteran solider from Malaysia, Anjalai Ponnusamy has passed away at the age of 102.

• She was born in 1920 in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

• During World War II when Japanese forces invaded Malaysia, then she joined the army.

• She belonged to the Jhansi Rani Division of the Indian National Army.

• It was created by SC Bose in 1943 to recapture India from British rule.

• Renowned Singer-composer Krishnakumar Kunnath, who is fondly known as KK, has passed away in Kolkata at the age of 53.

• His debut album 'Pal' was released in 1999.

• He has recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other languages.

• He gave his last performance in the iconic Nazrul Mancha auditorium on May 31, 2022.

• The Inspector General BSF-Regional Commander BGB level Border Coordination Conference between India and Bangladesh begins in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

• BSF delegation led by IG BSF Sumit Sharan along with four other members.

• The Bangladesh delegation of BGB is led by Brigadier General Tanvir Gani Chowdhury.

• Para -Canoeist, Prachi Yadav wins a bronze medal with a timing of 1:04.71 seconds at the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup held in Poznan, Poland, and become the first Indian to win a World Cup medal.

• Susan Seipel (Australia) and Brianna Hennessy (Canada) have bagged Gold and silver respectively.