Saturday: A Day of High Stakes and Excitement
8am-1pm: Matchday Live
The weekend promises a series of high-stakes matches, starting with the men’s FA Cup final between Manchester City and Chelsea at Wembley. The race for the Scottish Premiership title is also reaching its climax with Celtic facing Hearts. There will be updates from Friday night’s Aston Villa v Liverpool Premier League match and a look ahead to the final day of action in the Women’s Super League. Fans can join the conversation by emailing matchday.live@.
11am: England v New Zealand – Women’s Third ODI
The action moves to Cardiff after the second ODI at Northampton was abandoned without a ball bowled on Wednesday. The hosts claimed the first game, a one-wicket victory that highlighted the talents of 18-year-old Tilly Corteen-Coleman. James Wallace provides over-by-over coverage with Raf Nicholson reporting.
11am: County Championship Live
Tanya Aldred is stationed at Headingley to report on all the day two action between Yorkshire and Surrey. At Beckenham, England has selected Durham’s Emilio Gay as Ben Duckett’s likely opening partner in a reshaped squad for the first Test against New Zealand. The 26-year-old’s county form is under scrutiny against Kent. Somerset’s Sonny Baker and James Rew are also in action at Taunton against Sussex.
12.30pm: Celtic v Hearts – Scottish Premiership
A season like few others is set for a thrilling finale after a debatable 99th-minute penalty handed Celtic victory at Motherwell. The defending champions are just one point behind Hearts and know victory will deliver a 14th title in 15 seasons. Simon Burnton hosts the blog, with Ewan Murray reporting.
1pm: Final Day Clockwatch – Women’s Super League
With all key prizes wrapped up, this finale sees all 12 clubs playing for pride. Brighton face Tottenham before their first Women’s FA Cup final, while Chelsea face Manchester United. Sam Kerr, who made history as Chelsea’s all-time top scorer in the WSL, is leaving the club when her contract expires this summer. Liverpool and Arsenal meet at Anfield with their final positions in the table up for grabs.
3pm: Manchester City v Chelsea – FA Cup Final
A season that began with Chelsea as Club World Cup winners has seen poor form, managerial upheaval, and fan protests. Redemption could still come against Manchester City. For City, victory would keep alive their slender hopes of a domestic treble. Rob Smyth hosts the blog, with David Hytner, Barney Ronay, Jacob Steinberg, and Jamie Jackson reporting from Wembley.
6pm: US PGA Third Round Live
Scott Murray helms the rolling blog with all the latest from Aronimink. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1, and Martin Kaymer set the pace alongside Aldrich Potgieter. Jordan Spieth is seeking a career grand slam, while Rory McIlroy has struggled.
Sunday: Another Day of Excitement
8am-12pm: Matchday Live
Join us for another day of compelling build-up as Matchday live looks forward to a Sunday featuring six Premier League matches, plus anticipation of Arsenal’s vital meeting with Burnley on Monday. There’s the regular mix of breaking news and updates from around the grounds, plus readers’ thoughts and queries.
11am: County Championship Live
Tanya Aldred returns to Headingley for another day of highs, lows, and all points in between as the County Championship rolls on into day three. In Division One, Essex face Leicestershire, Hants meet Notts, Somerset host Sussex, Warwickshire face Glamorgan, and Yorkshire confront Surrey. In Division Two, the fixtures are Gloucestershire v Northants, Kent v Durham, Lancashire v Worcestershire, and Middlesex v Derbyshire.
12.30pm: Manchester United v Nottingham Forest – Premier League
With their respective league ambitions met, there’s little formally on the table for either side other than finishing the season on a high. Michael Carrick has earned 33 points from 15 matches since replacing Ruben Amorim in January. A win against a Forest side unbeaten in their last eight league games would secure third place. Michael Butler hosts the blog, with Will Unwin reporting from Old Trafford.
3pm: Clockwatch – Premier League
Rob Smyth is clockwatch supremo, with Everton chasing down a place in Europe and Brighton targeting Europe. Everton are without a victory in their past five top-flight games before facing Sunderland. Brighton travel to Leeds having dominated the home side in the Premier League.
4.45pm: France v England – Women’s Six Nations
The Red Roses venture to Bordeaux’s Stade Atlantique on the verge of completing a fifth successive Women’s Six Nations clean sweep. Lee Calvert provides minute-by-minute coverage, with Sarah Rendell and Robert Kitson delivering reports and analysis.
5.30pm: Newcastle v West Ham – Premier League
West Ham face a watershed moment since their move to the London Stadium in 2016. An agonizing, bitterly disputed 1-0 defeat by Arsenal left them in dire peril of dropping into the second tier. Daniel Harris steers the blog, with Louise Taylor reporting on the survival crunch game of the day.
6pm: US PGA Golf Final Round Live
Scott Murray hosts the final-round action, with Andy Bull reporting from Philadelphia. Last year, Scottie Scheffler held off Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau. This year promises another thrilling climax.
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