Happy Birthday
LANDO NORRIS (formula one) – British driver for McLaren, won the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, born 1999.
EMMA RADUCANU (tennis) – 2021 US Open champion, born 2002.
It happened....
2017: Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, after a play-off loss to Sweden.
2022: England won the T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan by five wickets in the final in Melbourne.
What’s on TV
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Scotland v North Macedonia – BBC Two 1930.
CRICKET: One-day internationals, New Zealand v India – TNT Sports 2 0130; Australia v England – TNT Sports 1 0300.
TENNIS: WTA Finals, Indian Wells – Sky Sports Tennis 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Nations Championship, France v South Africa – ITV 1915.
GOLF: DP World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0700; Austin Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1900.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1845.
HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV 1330.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Norway v Wales – BBC Two, S4C 1645, Northern Ireland v Ukraine – BBC Two 1915; Women’s Super League, Man Utd v C Palace – Sky Sports Premier League 1235, Chelsea v Man City – BBC One 1315, Tottenham v Everton – Sky Sports Premier League 1445, Brighton v Liverpool – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; League Two, Exeter v Cheltenham – Sky Sports Football 1230, Fleetwood v Tranmere – Sky Sports Football 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Nations Championship, Italy v Argentina – ITV 1100, Wales v New Zealand – ITV 1340, England v Japan – ITV 1630, Ireland v Fiji – ITV 1930.
TENNIS: WTA Finals, Indian Wells – Sky Sports Tennis 2000.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton – Sky Sports Main Event 1300.
GOLF: DP World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0700; Austin Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1900.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1845.
HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV4 1300.
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Spain v England – ITV, STV 1900; Women’s Super League, Aston Villa v Birmingham – Sky Sports Premier League 1330, West Ham v Charlton – Sky Sports Mix 1400, Arsenal v London City – Sky Sports Premier League 1615.
CRICKET: One-day international, Australia v England – TNT Sports 1 0300; Men’s first Test, South Africa v Bangladesh – Sky Sports Cricket 0700.
RUGBY UNION: Nations Championship, Scotland v Australia – ITV 1400.
TENNIS: ATP Finals, Turin – Sky Sports Tennis 1030; WTA Finals, Indian Wells – Sky Sports Tennis 2000.
GOLF: DP World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0630; Austin Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1900.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton – Sky Sports Main Event 1300.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1245, 1845.
HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV3 1230.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1800 & Channel 5 2100.
Sports quiz
1. How many goals has Khadija Shaw scored in the Women’s Super League so far this season?
2. Where will the men’s and women’s Rugby League World Cup finals be held on Sunday?
3. How many Formula 1 races has Kimi Antonelli won so far this season?
4. Who is top of the women’s world golf rankings?
5. Who won last year’s WTA Finals?
6. Who did Luke Littler beat in the final of last year’s Grand Slam of Darts?
7. Drake Maye is a quarterback for which NFL team?
Answers: 1. 12; 2. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 3. Nine; 4. Nelly Korda; 5. Elena Rybakina; 6. Luke Humphries; 7. New England Patriots.
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