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Saturday
Formula One
6am (all Sat times GMT)Japanese Grand Prix qualifying
Mercedes and Ferrari person adapted champion to Formula One’s astir extremist alteration successful powerfulness and chassis successful much than a decade. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli person won each of nan first 2 races, and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc person flip-flopped finishing 3rd and fourth. Mercedes and Ferrari are nan favorites connected Suzuka’s figure-eight, a vastly different circuit from Australia – a thoroughfare people successful Melbourne – and Shanghai. Suzuka is old-school – narrow, twisting pinch only 1 awesome consecutive for passing. Hamilton has won nan Japanese GP 5 times, 4 times astatine Suzuka arsenic he surges backmost adjacent nan apical of nan standings aft 2 races. Philip Cornwall keeps gait pinch qualifying, pinch Giles Richards reporting from Suzuka.
Football
8am-12.15pmMatchday live
There whitethorn beryllium nary Premier League fixtures this play but shot ne'er rests, and Billy Munday rises early to support nan updates flowing. He’ll beryllium looking guardant to each nan world and home action, and sportfishing for follow-up from Friday’s England world astatine Wembley against Uruguay, managed by nan erstwhile Leeds leader Marcelo Bielsa. Later, Scotland meet Japan successful different World Cup warm-up, while there’ll beryllium plentifulness of liking successful nan League One and Two programme, positive a large time successful nan Women’s Super League pinch 3 derby match-ups. Why not subordinate nan conversation?
Women’s Super League
1.30pmManchester United v Manchester City live
A derby collision of nan WSL’s apical 2 clubs, pinch Andrée Jeglertz’s pacesetters still glowing from a 5-2 thrashing of Spurs, acknowledgment to Khadija Shaw scoring nan quickest hat-trick successful WSL history successful nan first half. United, meanwhile, picked up 3 points successful their past convention outing against Everton but were beaten 3-2 successful midweek by Bayern Munich successful nan first limb of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final. Xaymaca Awoyungbo helms nan unrecorded blog, and Tom Garry reports from Old Trafford.
International football
5pmScotland v Japan live
It’s 4 months since Scotland’s 4-2 monumental conclusion of Denmark astatine Hampden Park sparked elation northbound of nan separator arsenic Steve Clarke’s broadside sealed a spot astatine a World Cup finals for nan first clip successful astir 3 decades. Japan’s sojourn for a friends provides nan Scotland caput coach pinch nan chance to fine-tune his squad earlier joining nan Tartan Army’s summertime jaunt successful northbound America. With only nine games remaining earlier nan squad is named successful May, location are a big of players eager to make an belief and gain nan correct to don a acheronian bluish garment against Brazil, Morocco and Haiti successful Group C. Scott Murray hosts nan unrecorded blog, pinch Ewan Murray reporting from Glasgow.
Women’s Super League
5.30pmArsenal v Tottenham live
Renée Slegers’ hosts beryllium 1 spot supra Spurs successful 4th successful nan table, separated by six points, and – unbeaten successful nan convention since October – are firmly successful nan groove. A 3-1 conclusion of Chelsea successful nan first limb of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final followed a 5-0 drubbing of West Ham successful nan league, pinch Chloe Kelly successful sparkling form. Martin Ho’s team, meanwhile, person mislaid their past 2 matches and person beaten nan Gunners conscionable once, their erstwhile gathering ending successful a goalless tie astatine Brisbane Road successful November. Rob Smyth is astatine nan blog controls for nan northbound London derby arsenic Sophie Downey reports from nan Emirates.
Sunday
Fomula One
6am (all Sun times BST)Japanese Grand Prix live
Oscar Piastri has raised nan imaginable of a first non-Mercedes triumph of nan play aft he vanished fastest successful Friday’s practice. McLaren person struggled aft winning past season’s drivers’ title pinch Lando Norris, but they grounded to moreover commencement nan title 2 weeks agone successful China pinch motor and electrical faults. The Japanese Grand Prix is only nan 3rd title of nan caller Formula One season, but it will beryllium nan past 1 for 5 weeks pinch events successful Bahrain and Saudi Arabia called disconnected because of nan warfare successful nan Middle East. The adjacent F1 title is not until 3 May successful Miami truthful nan squad successful papaya orangish will beryllium looking to make an belief earlier nan five-week break. Joey Lynch helms our lap-by-lap coverage, and Giles Richards reports.
Football
8am-12pmMatchday live
Emillia Hawkins is backmost connected nan hit arsenic our unmissable shot blog lines up Sunday’s action, arsenic good arsenic looking guardant to England’s adjacent World Cup warm-up duty against Japan connected Tuesday. There’ll besides beryllium buildup to 3 WSL fixtures, pinch breaking news and each nan vibes from astir nan grounds. Email [email protected] pinch your views.
Women’s Super League
12pmChelsea v Aston Villa live
Of Sunday’s 3 WSL fixtures, nan astir compelling comes astatine Kingsmeadow arsenic third-placed Chelsea meet an Aston Villa squad who hit Leicester successful their erstwhile fixture aft drafting against convention leaders Manchester City. Sonia Bompastor’s Blues are disconnected nan gait successful nan title title and were beaten successful nan Champions League by London rivals Arsenal connected Tuesday and, while Aggie Beever-Jones is nan latest subordinate to subordinate Sonia Bompastor’s wounded list, location is nan imaginable of Sam Kerr’s return aft nan Asian Cup. Daniel Harris hosts nan blog.
