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Saturday
World Cup
8am-4pm (BST)World Cup news liveblog
Tom Davis and Michael Butler are alert to each nan breaking news from nan tourney astatine nan helm of our rolling blog. Saturday features 4 fixtures: Germany v Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador v Curaçao, nan Netherlands v Sweden and Tunisia v Japan. Plus there’ll beryllium guidance and updates from Friday’s large conflict successful Boston wherever an expectant Scotland took connected nan rising world stars of Morocco.
Women’s T20 World Cup
10.30am (7.30pm AEST) Australia v Netherlands live
The Netherlands, tourney debutants, meet Australia for nan first clip astatine Southampton’s Rose Bowl and must rebound from their 55-run conclusion by India. On nan aforesaid Headingley transportation earlier, Australia remained unbeaten aft Sophie Molineux’s broadside made ray activity of a 78-run pursuit pinch a objective capacity successful their 2nd Group 1 game, thrashing Bangladesh by 9 wickets successful little than 10 overs. Based connected that evidence, an upset is unlikely. Megan Maurice has over-by-over sum pinch Geoff Lemon reporting.
Cricket
11amEngland v New Zealand live
England’s buildup to nan Oval was unsettling, fixed 5 changes to a winning squad from Lord’s and an unplanned replacement of captain. While Ben Stokes is 275 miles distant astatine Durham – an unintended consequence of his curfew-breaking nighttime retired successful London – Joe Root has been near to lead an inexperienced XI, including 3 debutants. So far, this 2nd Test has reasonably reflected that turmoil successful nan England camp. Tim de Lisle and Rob Smyth prime up nan action connected time 4 from Kennington, pinch Ali Martin, Simon Burnton and Andy Bull reporting from nan southbound London venue.
Racing
11amRoyal Ascot live
To headdress a compelling meeting, nan last time of Royal Ascot features the recently named Platinum Jubilee Stakes (4.20pm), 1 of nan world’s top world sprints, pinch a £1m prize connected offer. From nan short to long, and Saturday’s climax besides includes nan longest title of nan British Flat racing season, the Queen Alexandra Stakes (6.10pm), which is unfastened to horses complete 3 years aged and tally complete 2 miles, 5 furlongs and 143 yards. Tony Paley helms our rolling blog, pinch Greg Wood reporting from nan Berkshire track.
Cricket
11am County Championship live
Tanya Aldred is stationed astatine Chester-le-Street pinch each nan action from time 2 of nan championship. She’ll beryllium connected Ben Stokes watch arsenic Durham return connected Northants, on pinch regular updates from each nan different 8 fixtures. That includes nan large West Country showdown, pinch Somerset hosting Warwickshire and some counties eyeing nan acme going into a adjacent two-month break for nan championship.
World Cup
6pm (1pm EDT)Netherlands v Sweden live
Graham Potter took complaint of Sweden successful October, pinch some coach and squad successful request of a reset. Now they are 1 consequence distant from nan knockout stage. The Swedes hammered Tunisia 5-1 successful their opening crippled successful Mexico to prehend power of Group F, aft nan Netherlands were held 2-2 by Japan. Sweden will clinch qualification for nan past 32 if they hit nan Dutch successful Houston. If they triumph and Japan neglect to hit Tunisia, Sweden will apical nan group. John Brewin is nan unrecorded blog host, pinch Nick Ames reporting.
World Cup
9pm (4pm EDT)Germany v Côte d’Ivoire live
The Group E lucifer successful Toronto will beryllium nan first existent trial for Germany, who crushed Curaçao 7-1 successful their opener and are now connected a 10-game winning run, but good alert of what is up next. Their defence will person to extremity nan powerful 19-year-old Yan Diomande if they are to make it 2 wins successful a statement and beforehand to nan knockout stage for nan first clip since 2014. The teenager scored his first master extremity conscionable 13 months agone erstwhile he was playing for Leganés in Spain and sewage his breakthrough pinch a move to RB Leipzig successful nan Bundesliga successful July 2025. He racked up 12 Bundesliga goals and 8 assists successful his first play pinch nan German nine and has go a awesome transportation target for apical European sides. Will Unwin keeps nan unrecorded updates flowing as Leander Schaerlaeckens reports.
Golf
6pm (noon EDT)US Open
Scott Murray has each nan latest third-round action from Shinnecock Hills arsenic his rolling liveblog keeps tabs connected Scottie Scheffler’s attempts to complete a profession expansive slam. The world No 1 has nan knack of bringing his champion to nan large events arsenic his joint-14th astatine Aronimink past period was nan first clip he had not made astatine slightest nan apical 10 successful his past 7 majors. He has 4 top-seven US Open finishes successful his past 5 outings astatine an arena regarded arsenic nan toughest trial successful golf. The challenging people connected Long Island, New York, has been throwing up each storts of upwind to thwart Scheffler’s efforts, and he changeable a two-over 72 successful a windswept opening round. Bryan Armen Graham reports.
Women’s T20 World Cup
6.30pmEngland v Scotland live
England will beryllium without their captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, for nan next 2 group matches and truthful will miss Saturday’s conflict pinch Scotland. Charlie Dean will lead her unbeaten broadside successful her absence successful this Group B fixture astatine Headingley. The Scots missed their chance against West Indies successful midweek and will beryllium eager to show their neighbours they are nary pushovers. We’ll person unrecorded blog sum of nan lucifer from Geoff Lemon, pinch Raf Nicholson reporting.
Sunday
World Cup
1am (8pm EDT) and 5am (midnight EDT)Curaçao v Ecuador and Japan v Tunisia live
Ecuador look Curaçao successful Kansas City knowing that moreover astatine this early stage, nan stakes are already rising for some sides aft opening-round defeats. Drawn alongside Germany and Côte d’Ivoire successful Group E, Ecuador arrived astatine nan tourney arsenic 1 of South America’s more softly fancied teams, built on protect discipline. But their campaign began pinch frustration: a 1-0 conclusion by Côte d’Ivoire. Sebastián Beccacece’s squad must respond, pinch thing little than 3 points leaving them facing an uphill conflict heading into their last group crippled against Germany. Alexander Abnos hosts our unrecorded blog. Then Tunisia will propulsion nan caller coach, Hervé Renard, consecutive into nan deep extremity erstwhile they look Japan successful Monterrey, pinch nan northbound African broadside desperately needing points aft their tourney sewage off to a nightmare start. The French coach has hardly had clip to settee into his caller domiciled aft being rushed successful to switch nan sacked Sabri Lamouchi, who paid nan value for a crushing 5-1 opening conclusion by Sweden. Now Renard must someway galvanise his shell-shocked squad against formidable opponents. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates.
World Cup
8am-11am and 2pm-4pmWorld Cup news liveblog
Billy Munday picks up nan thread for each nan very latest news successful vibes from North America. He’ll beryllium looking up to a time that features Uruguay v Cape Verde, Spain v Saudi Arabia, Belgium v Iran and New Zealand v Egypt. Keep way of each things World Cup connected our unmissable rolling news blog.
Cricket
11amEngland v New Zealand live
Join our writers for time 5 of nan 2nd Test astatine nan Oval. Meanwhile, Tanya Aldred keeps tabs connected nan home segment pinch our County Championship liveblog.
World Cup
5pm (12pm EDT)Spain v Saudi Arabia live
Spain’s daze 0-0 tie pinch Cape Verde was a wake-up telephone for nan European aristos, and they will beryllium hoping to find nan target astatine nan very slightest against Saudi Arabia. The squad successful acheronian greenish pulled disconnected a stunning 2-1 triumph complete nan eventual champions, Argentina, astatine nan 2022 World Cup and opened this run pinch a creditable 1-1 tie against Uruguay. The reigning European champions were disappointment by Cape Verde. Spain had almost 75% possession, pinch Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams playing only a fraction of nan game, and they will thin connected them for their 2nd game. Join John Brewin for updates, pinch Sid Lowe reporting from Atlanta.
World Cup
8pm (3pm EDT)Belgium v Iran live
Belgium’s attempts to make amends for caller tourney disappointments began pinch a frustrating 1-1 tie against Egypt successful Seattle, arsenic Rudi Garcia’s broadside grounded to warrant their billing arsenic Group G favourites successful their opener. Iran began their run pinch a 2-2 tie against New Zealand successful Los Angeles. Ramin Rezaeian was Iran’s talisman, scoring their first equaliser earlier delivering nan pinpoint transverse that led to their second. But Iran’s off-pitch turmoil is casting a pall complete their tournament. A chance, perhaps, to spot disconnected nan clouds successful Los Angeles. Be judge to travel our unrecorded report, pinch Barney Ronay starring our reporting squad from venue.
Golf
5pmUS Open live
Scott Murray is connected manus to guideline play fans done nan last information astatine Shinnecock Hills astatine nan helm of our rolling liveblog. Bryan Armen Graham reports from nan New York people wherever successful 2004 nan South African Retief Goosen won his 2nd US Open. The carnage astatine nan climax meant nary subordinate vanished nether par for nan first clip since 1963 and nan mean final-day people was 78.7, much than 8 shots complete par.
World Cup
11pm (6pm EDT)Cape Verde v Uruguay live
Cape Verde are 1 of nan feelgood stories of this expanded World Cup. The mini land federation stunned Spain by earning a constituent against nan European champions that fewer expected successful their opening crippled arsenic Vozinha, their 40-year-old goalkeeper, took centre shape pinch important saves. Vozinha has since go a societal media star, and his mother has been granted a visa to participate nan United States successful clip for his adjacent match. With 1 constituent secured, Cape Verde will adjacent look Uruguay successful Miami. Join Jeff Rueter online for updates pinch Ewan Murray our lucifer reporter.
