Sports News LIVE Today, June 9: Thunder Beat Pacers In NBA Finals Game 2; Portugal Crowned As Nations League Champions

A new scholarship program honouring the memory of Stephen Lawrence will be funded by the Football Foundation. Its goal is to support Black students from low socioeconomic backgrounds who wish to train as architects and contribute to more inclusive infrastructure within the national game. The Stephen Lawrence Scholarship has been developed in partnership with Greenwich University and will award one student each academic year a fee waiver for the university's MArch Architecture program. In addition to their studies, the scholarship recipient will also collaborate with the Football Foundation.

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has passed away at the age of 65. Born in Jamaica, Rennie grew up in Sheffield and officiated over 300 top-flight matches, beginning with his debut match between Derby County and Wimbledon in August 1997. Unfortunately, that game was abandoned due to a floodlight failure.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals despite having a significant lead over the Indiana Pacers. However, in Game 2, they ensured there would be no repeat of that failure, decisively defeating their opponents with a score of 123-107, thereby levelling the series at 1-1. In Game 1, the Thunder held a 12-point lead at halftime and a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter before ultimately losing to the Pacers due to a last-second basket by Tyrese Haliburton. On Sunday night, the Thunder took control of the game early and maintained their advantage throughout.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is preparing for sweeping changes in the national team바카라�s leadership and structure, with Salman Ali Agha poised to become the all-format captain, replacing Shan Masood as Test skipper and Mohammad Rizwan in ODIs. According to well-placed sources within the PCB, the 31-year-old Salman, currently serving as T20I captain, has earned strong support from the board, the selection committee, and new white-ball head coach Mike Hesson. His impressive leadership during the Zimbabwe leg of Pakistan바카라�s recent tour, where he stood in for Rizwan, is believed to have cemented his rise.

Former India opening batter Navjot Singh Sidhu faced heavy criticism from fans after selecting Rohit Sharma as the captain of his IPL 2025 team of the season. Rohit concluded the season with a total of 415 runs in 15 matches, while the Mumbai Indians (MI) exited the tournament after losing to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2. The 38-year-old was MI's second-highest run-scorer, trailing behind Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 717 runs in 16 matches and was named the 'Most Valuable Player' of IPL 2025.

Portugal triumphed over their neighbours, Spain, in a thrilling penalty shootout to claim their second Nations League trophy in Munich. Cristiano Ronaldo brought Portugal level at 2-2 in the 61st minute, but neither team could find the winner by the end of regular time. Substituted before extra time, Portugal captain Ronaldo collapsed on the sidelines, shedding tears of joy as Ruben Neves scored the decisive penalty following Diogo Costa's save from Álvaro Morata's kick. Spain, the winners of the 2023 edition, had taken an early lead in the 21st minute when Martin Zubimendi capitalised on a defensive error by Portugal. However, their advantage was short-lived, as Nuno Mendes equalised just five minutes later with a low, angled strike that found the far corner of the net past goalkeeper Unai Simon.

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