With the National League play-off final between Oldham Athletic and Southend United poised to take place on Sunday,Dominic Boothpreviews the latter’s run to Wembley – Southend are seeking a return to the EFL after financial turmoil and the threat of going bust. We will also have the view from Paris before the Champions League final, asLuke Entwistlelooks at PSG’s big-game preparations.
JoinBarry GlendenningandRob Smythfor our special liveblog covering all the reaction to Friday’s Women’s Nations League results – including England v Portugal at Wembley – plus the buildup to Saturday’s big game: the men’s Champions League final between PSG and Internazionale at 8pm. Who will be crowned champions of Europe? Send your thoughts, predictions and questions tomatchday.live@theguardian.com.
The first week of the French Open ends on Saturday, withJohn Brewinhelming the liveblog for another busy day, with Britain’s Jacob Fearnley and Cam Norrie facing off in the third round.Tumaini Carayolis at Roland Garros to wrap up the best of the action in his reports.
This year’s Giro finishes on Sunday with a procession in Rome and a Vatican visit, but the winner’s pink jersey will be claimed the day before on a brutal climb to Sestrière. Can Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro hold on to themaglia rosa, or can a contender like Simon Yates make a late break for glory? JoinTom Bassamfor live updates throughout the day.
An exciting title race continues in Barcelona and a change of the rules on wing-flexing – described by Ferrari’s Frederic Vasseur as a possible “gamechanger” – could throw up further drama. With Lando Norris fastest in practice,Dominic Boothwill keep you abreast of the latest qualifying updates as the drivers battle for pole position on Sunday.
The men’s Champions League comes to a close in Munich as PSG take on Internazionale hoping to earn their first ever title in Europe’s elite competition. The French side are favourites after beating the English trio of Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal in the knockout stage but Inter are a tough nut to crack and will want to put right their 2023 final defeat.Scott Murraywill lead the build-up in our liveblog from around 6pm before the 8pm kick-off, whileDavid Hytner,Barney Ronay,Jonathan LiewandNick Ameswill be in Munich, offering reports, news and comment on the biggest game in club football.
It’s the fourth round at Roland Garros as we get into the business end of the tournament.Daniel Harrishas all the latest in our rolling liveblog, where women’s title contenders Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are expected to be in action, whileTumaini Carayolis again reporting from Paris, with the latest reports and news from the two draws.
Following England’s emphatic opening win over the West Indies at Edgbaston, the series continues in Cardiff with Sunday’s second one-day international, as Harry Brook hopes to prevail in his first series as white-ball captain of England.Tanya AldredandJames Wallacewill be on hand for our over-by-over report from the action at Sophia Gardens, whileSimon Burnton’s match report will follow later on.
How will Lando Norris fare after the McLaren driver claimed a brilliant win in Monaco to close to within three points of teammate Oscar Piastri at the top of the standings? Will Max Verstappen – 25 points back from leader Piastri – close the gap?Luke McLaughlinis manning our lap-by-lap report on the action in Barcelona, whileGiles Richards, our F1 correspondent, will wrap up the final race report and reaction.
Oldham and Southend may have finished fifth and seventh in the regular season – the latter a full 28 points behind second-placed York City – but now both teams have a chance to return to the Football League with victory at Wembley on Sunday.Will Unwinhas our minute-by-minute liveblog, whilePaul MacInneswill be filing his match report from Wembley.