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Saturday
Football
8am-1pm (all times BST)Matchday live
Daniel Gallan clocks connected agleam and early pinch each nan buildup to Saturday’s shot action. With nan Premier League signing disconnected connected Sunday, there’s still nan Championship playoff last astatine Wembley arsenic Hull and Middlesbrough spell successful hunt of nan £200m prize for reaching nan Premier League’s promised land. In Scotland, freshly minted champions Celtic activity nan Double successful nan Scottish Cup last against nan Pars of Dunfermline. Plus the German Cup final, pinch Bayern Munich chasing much silverware against Stuttgart astatine Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Then to Oslo and Women’s Champions League last betwixt Barcelona and OL Lyonnes aft Charlton and Leicester title nan Women’s Super League playoff astatine lunchtime. Why not subordinate nan speech by emailing [email protected]?
Cricket
2.30pmEngland v New Zealand live
England claimed a seven-wicket triumph complete New Zealand successful their opening T20 clash, pinch Alice Capsey playing a large part. The 21-year-old opened nan batting for nan hosts successful Derby and spearheaded England’s pursuit of 137 pinch an unbeaten 74 from 51 balls. Having drawn nan one-day world 1-1, nan three-match T20 bid continues astatine sunny Canterbury. Tanya Aldred has over-by-over sum while newsman Raf Nicholson dons sunglasses and a floppy sun chapeau astatine nan St Lawrence Ground.
Scottish Cup final
3pmCeltic v Dunfermline live
Saturday’s Cup last sees nan reunion of Neil Lennon and Martin O’Neill. Pars head Lennon, a erstwhile Celtic boss, played nether O’Neill astatine Leicester and Celtic and described him arsenic “the biggest power connected his profession by a agelong way”. The brace spell head-to-head successful Scotland’s showpiece astatine Hampden. Lennon’s Championship broadside knocked retired 3 Premiership sides connected their measurement to nan last and nan 54-year-old was successful bullish temper this week, saying: “I wouldn’t disregard us. We’re nan underdogs, but underdogs bite.” Barry Glendenning is our blog big pinch Ewan Murray reporting.
Championship playoff final
4.30pmHull v Middlesbrough live
The richest crippled successful world shot has been overshadowed by Southampton’s “spygate” saga. Saints were kicked retired of nan Championship playoffs this week aft admitting to spying connected opponents’ training sessions, pinch beaten semi-finalists Middlesbrough reinstated. Boro accused Southampton of snooping connected them earlier nan first limb of their playoff semi-final earlier this month. A photograph emerged of a man opinionated down a tree, apparently signaling images connected his phone. Just really overmuch of a toll nan ungraded has taken whitethorn soon go clear connected Saturday day astatine a playoff last for illustration nary other. Scott Murray hosts nan blog, pinch our reporting squad astatine Wembley, Ben Bloom and Jonathan Wilson, shedding their wigs and mendacious moustaches.
Women’s Champions League final
5pm Barcelona v OL Lyonnes live
This is nan 4th clip successful 8 seasons that nan large powers person played for nan European title. In nan competition’s caller format, they tied connected points atop nan 18-team standings successful December and are unbeaten successful home competitions this season, some chasing a quadruple of trophies. It is Barcelona’s sixth consecutive last — and seventh successful 8 years — successful an era shaped by Aitana Bonmatí and Alèxia Putellas. Lyon return pinch Wendie Renard and Ada Hegerberg, respectively nan skipper and hat-trick scorer erstwhile Barcelona were beaten 4-1 successful nan 2019 final. There is an other furniture of intrigue successful nan dugouts: nan Lyon coach, Jonatan Giráldez, won back-to-back Champions League titles astatine Barcelona erstwhile nan Catalan club’s existent coach, Pere Romeu, was among his assistants. Will Unwin liveblogs nan final, pinch Suzanne Wrack reporting.
Formula One
5pm and 9pmCanadian GP sprint title and qualifying live
Victory successful nan past title successful Miami saw Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli carve retired a yawning 20-point lead successful nan standings aft 4 races. The 19-year-old Italian has won 3 successful a row. His teammate George Russell must now floor plan a way backmost to nan beforehand of nan section astatine nan Canadian Grand Prix aft missing nan podium successful Florida. Canada offers nan chance of a large points swing, nan sprint title putting different maximum 8 points up for grabs. Antonelli’s lead grew successful Miami because McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull brought upgrades that helped them conflict for nan podium places. Now it’s Mercedes’ move to bring upgraded parts for nan car that has won each 4 expansive prix races successful 2026 truthful far. Philip Cornwall unrecorded blogs nan sprint title and qualifying, pinch Giles Richards reporting.
Sunday
Football
8am-1pmMatchday live
Cameron Ponsonby picks up nan blog baton arsenic nan Premier League brings down nan curtain connected a compelling season: 10 games footwear disconnected astatine 4pm, pinch Spurs and West Ham fans nervously awaiting nan destiny of their relegation-threatened clubs. At Wembley, Stockport and Bolton title nan League One playoff final. There’s nan regular operation of breaking news and updates from astir nan grounds, positive readers’ thoughts and queries.
Tennis
10.30amFrench Open live
Coco Gauff is uncovering shape astatine conscionable nan correct clip for her French Open title defence, and pinch Aryna Sabalenka hampered by wounded and things conscionable not clicking for Iga Swiatek, nan American has a aureate opportunity to declare a 3rd Grand Slam. After dealing pinch unwellness and a fourth-round nonaccomplishment successful Madrid, Gauff bounced backmost to scope nan Italian Open last wherever she met an inspired Elina Svitolina. Despite leaving Rome without nan trophy, nan 22-year-old American took bosom from her capacity and said it would guidelines her successful bully stead erstwhile nan French Open gets underway connected Sunday. Her first duty is against chap American Taylor Townsend and Daniel Harris has each nan lastest astatine nan helm of our rolling blog, pinch Tumaini Carayol reporting from Roland Garros.
League One playoff final
1pm Bolton v Stockport live
County are bidding to scope nan 2nd tier for nan first clip since 2002, conscionable 4 years aft being promoted from nan National League. Wanderers, meanwhile, are aged hands astatine this playoff malarky, pinch this being nan sixth clip that Bolton person reached nan EFL playoff finals crossed nan Championship and League One. That said, some of their attempts astatine promotion successful nan 3rd tier person ended successful defeat, losing 1-0 to Tranmere successful 1991 and 2-0 to Oxford successful 2024. Emillia Hawkins buckles up arsenic blog host, pinch Billy Munday reporting.
Premier League
4pmTottenham v Everton live
Spurs’ relegation conflict has gone to nan ligament aft they mislaid 2-1 astatine Chelsea connected Tuesday to enactment only 2 points supra 18th-placed West Ham. The unit is connected nan Hammers, who must hit Leeds and request Tottenham to suffer astatine home. Everton person collected much points distant than astatine location this play and Spurs person won only erstwhile astatine location successful nan convention since nan opening weekend, truthful it hardly bodes good for Roberto De Zerbi’s wobbling mob. Spurs, an ever-present successful nan Premier League since nan first section was rebranded successful 1992, past played successful nan 2nd tier successful nan 1977-78 season. So clasp tight, pinch Scott Murray a dependable manus connected nan unrecorded blog tiller, and David Hytner and Jonathan Wilson reporting from nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Premier League
4pmFinal-day clockwatch
Emotions are judge to tally precocious successful nan last information of a play that has already seen Arsenal clinching their first title since 2004 connected Tuesday. There are plentifulness of narratives to activity done erstwhile each 10 games are played concurrently. Besides nan relegation tussle involving Spurs and West Ham (see above), location are farewells for Mohamed Salah, Bernardo Silva and Pep Guardiola. Salah will want a large send-off successful his last game, against Brentford astatine Anfield, but Arne Slot could beryllium forgiven for dropping nan striker aft his latest outburst. It’s still a important crippled for fifth-placed Liverpool, who request a constituent to guarantee Champions League qualification. Bournemouth, who look Nottingham Forest, are 3 points backmost successful sixth spot and person an inferior extremity quality of six. Guardiola, meanwhile, is leaving Manchester City aft 10 glorious years. Expect beardown sentiments astatine nan Etihad for City’s location lucifer against Aston Villa, nan recently crowned Europa League champions. Simon Burnton has each nan storylines astatine nan helm of our rolling blog.
Formula One
9pmCanadian Grand Prix live
Antonelli into an exclusive club. Every driver who has won 4 aliases much consecutive Grands Prix has been an F1 champion astatine immoderate constituent successful their career. History does connection a small encouragement to his teammate George Russell, though. The 1 clip successful F1 history that a driver won 4 consecutive races successful a play but not nan title came successful 2016 erstwhile Lewis Hamilton was beaten by his then-Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. More recently, Oscar Piastri won 3 successful a statement for McLaren past twelvemonth and still mislaid to teammate Lando Norris. Still, there’s dense upwind forecast for Sunday’s truthful expect thrills and spills arsenic Alexander Abnos helms our lap-by-lap blog.
