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​Rory McIlroy joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three of golf's modern majors by the age of 25. The Northern Irishman claimed his first Open Championship and third major title with a two-shot victory over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler on a thrilling final day at Hoylake. The 25 years old McIlroy now just has the Masters left to complete a career Grand Slam .   McIlroy started the final day with six clear, he fired a final-round 71 to finish 17 under as Garcia, who three times got to within two strokes, shot 66 and US Open runner-up Fowler 67. Jim Furyk , 44, matched his fourth place in 2006 with a 65 to end 13 under.   McIlroy added the Claret Jug and a cheque for £975,000 to the 2011 US Open and 2012 US PGA titles and became the second Northern Irishman to win the Open in four years after Darren Clarke 's victory at Royal St George 's in 2011. Only five players have won all four majors in their career, Nicklaus, Woods, Gary Player

​​​ WORLD CUP FINAL: ARGENTINA 0(0) - GERMANY 0(1) AET Germany finally won the World Cup for the fourth time in a dramatic way after beating Argentina 1-0 score in a high octane match, at the Maracana Stadium . Fresh from beating Brazil with 7-1 score last Wednesday, The Germans showed to the world that they are the new King of of football and Joachim Low have answered his critics by becoming the first man to lead a European team to win the World Cup glory on South American soil. ​​​ Argentina should have had an early goal but Gonzalo Higuain blew the chance away after the striker shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat. A few minutes later, he tapped in Ezequiel Lavezzi 's cross but was unfortunate to be caught offside. Then, Lionel Messi sent the ball past Neuer , but Jerome Boateng cleared the ball away. After the restart, Messi threatened the Germany defense again, but his shot went wide. Miroslav Klose record-breaking career

​​​ WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL: ARGENTINA 0(4) - NETHERLANDS 0(2) Argentina scored all four penalty kicks in a shootout against the Netherlands on Wednesday in São Paulo to advance to the World Cup final for the first time since 1990. Lionel Messi made the first and his teammates Ezequiel Garay , Sergio Aguero and Maxi Rodriguez followed suit to earn Argentina a date with Germany in Sunday's final in Rio de Janeiro. The Netherlands missed two of their first three attempts, with first Ron Vlaar and then Wesley Sneijder seeing their shots saved by Argentina's goalkeeper, Sergio Romero . After 120 minutes of scoreless exasperation in a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday that was by turns tense, cautious, clumsy, gripping and stubbornly unyielding. There was little space to move, few chances to score. Sometimes the match was as dreary as the misty evening chill. If it possessed any beauty, it was not in gracefulness but in stark, struggling exertion. 

​​ WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL: BRAZIL 1 - GERMANY 7 Germany ended Brazil's World Cup dreams in a brutal fashion after a 7-1 humiliation. A stunning performance from Germany and a disgracefully amateur turn from Brazil led to a historic result in the World Cup semifinal at Belo Horizonte. Brazil's players mourned the absence of the injured Neymar before kick-off, but captain Thiago Silva was an even bigger loss. The result was their first competitive home defeat in 39 years, and the end of their hopes of making it to the World Cup final at the iconic Maracana on Sunday. Thomas Muller gave the three-time winners an early lead before a period of utter chaos saw Miroslav Klose break the World Cup scoring record, Toni Kroos add two more in the space of 179 seconds and Sami Khedira net a fifth. Chelsea striker Andre Schurrle , on as a substitute, added two more after the break before Brazil's followers delivered what must be regarded as the defining insult

​ ​ Novak Djokovic crushed Roger Federer 's hopes of a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday as he edged out the Swiss with a 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 victory to claim the title for a second time. In a tense, enthralling battle that turned into an epic battle, the Serb held off a brilliant fightback from Federer to win his seventh grand slam title. ​​ Federer, chasing that eighth Wimbledon title and a record-extending 18th grand slam crown, had the momentum after the fourth set but Djokovic showed typical determination to stay strong and snatch victory, ending a run of five defeats in his last six grand slam finals. NovakDjokovic.Com Log on to Donadoni Sports for more action news.