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AFP Sports Diary for June 21 to July 18
AFP Sports Diary for June 21 to July 18: Cricket, tennis, golf, cycling, rugby, motor racing. Cricket: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24) Tennis: ATP at Queen’s Club, London; Halle, Germany; WTA Berlin Open; Nottingham Open. Golf: PGA Tour at Travelers Championship; LPGA Women’s PGA Championship at Frisco, Texas (end June 22) Racing: Royal Ascot featuring Coronation Stakes (ending June 21) Rugby: Canterbury Crusaders v Waikato Chiefs at Christchurch; French Top 14 semi-final — Bordeaux-Begles v Toulon at Lyon. Golden Spike Continental meet at Ostrava (June 28-July 18): Cricket: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, West Indies v Australia, Barbados v Australia. Cycling: Tour of Switzerland (ends); Copenhagen Sprint; Bad Homburg (June 29-July 4) rugby: Super Rugby final.
Saturday, June 21
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test at Galle (ends June 21); England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
CYCLING: Tour of Switzerland (ends June 22)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Group E: Inter Milan v Urawa Red Diamonds at Seattle, River Plate v Monterrey at Los Angeles; Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns v Borussia Dortmund at Cincinnati, Fluminense v Ulsan at New York (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Travelers Championship; LPGA Women’s PGA Championship at Frisco, Texas (end June 22)
RACING: Royal Ascot featuring Coronation Stakes (ends June 21)
TENNIS: ATP at Queen’s Club, London; Halle, Germany; WTA Berlin Open; Nottingham Open (end June 22)
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby final — Canterbury Crusaders v Waikato Chiefs at Christchurch; French Top 14 semi-final — Bordeaux-Begles v Toulon at Lyon
Sunday, June 22
BASKETBALL: NBA Finals Game 7 — Oklahoma City Thunder host Indiana Pacers
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
CYCLING: Tour of Switzerland (ends); Copenhagen Sprint
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Group G: Juventus v Wydad at Philadelphia, Manchester City v Al Ain at Atlanta; Group H: Real Madrid v Pachuca at Charlotte, Salzburg v Al Hilal at Washington DC (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Travelers Championship; LPGA Women’s PGA Championship at Frisco, Texas (end)
TENNIS: ATP at Queen’s Club, London; Halle, Germany; WTA Berlin Open; Nottingham Open (end)
MOTORCYCLING: Italian MotoGP at Mugello
Monday, June 23
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Inter Milan v Palmeiras at Miami, Porto v Al Ahly at New York; Group B: Seattle Sounders v Paris Saint Germain at Seattle, Atletico Madrid v Botafogo at Los Angeles (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
Tuesday, June 24
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Group C: Auckland City v Boca Juniors at Nashville, Benfica v Bayern Munich at Charlotte; Group D: LAFC v Flamengo at Orlando, Esperance v Chelsea at Philadelphia (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
ATHLETICS: Golden Spike Continental meet at Ostrava
Wednesday, June 25
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Group E: Inter Milan v River Plate at Seattle, Urawa Red Diamonds v Monterrey at Los Angeles; Group F: Borussia Dortmund v Ulsan at Cincinnati, Mamelodi Sundowns v Fluminense at Miami (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
Thursday, June 26
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — Group G: Juventus v Manchester City at Orlando, Wydad v Al Ain; Group H: Al Hilal v Pachuca at Nashville, Salzburg v Real Madrid at Philadelphia (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour’s Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
Friday, June 27
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — rest day (ends July 13)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour’s Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
Saturday, June 28
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — last 16 begins: Group A winners v Group B runners-up at Philadelphia; Group C winners v Group D runners-up at Charlotte (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA — quarter-finals (ends July 6)
MOTORCYCLING: Dutch MotoGP sprint race at Assen
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne; WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour’s Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (ends June 29); Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
RUGBY UNION: Western Force v British and Irish Lions at Perth; South Africa v Barbarians at Cape Town; Top 14 final at Paris
Sunday, June 29
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — last 16: Group B winners v Group A runners-up at Atlanta; Group D winners v Group C runners-up at Miami (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA — quarter-finals (ends July 6)
FORMULA ONE: Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg
MOTORCYCLING: Dutch MotoGP at Assen
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour’s Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
RACING: Irish Derby at The Curragh
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (ends); Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
Monday, June 30
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — last 16: Group E winners v Group F runners-up at Charlotte; Group G winners v Group H runners-up at Orlando (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
Tuesday, July 1
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — last 16: Group F winners v Group E runners-up at Atlanta; Group H winners v Group G runners-up at Miami (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
Wednesday, July 2
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
RUGBY UNION: Queensland Reds v British and Irish Lions at Brisbane
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — rest day (ends July 13); Women’s European Championships begin in Switzerland — Group A: Iceland v Finland at Thun, Switzerland v Norway at Basel; CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA — semi-finals (ends July 6)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends); England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st ODI at Colombo
Thursday, July 3
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — rest day (ends July 13); Women’s European Championships — Group B: Belgium v Italy at Sion, Spain v Portugal at Bern; CONCACAF Gold Cup — semi-finals (ends July 7)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George’s (ends July 7)
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
Friday, July 4
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George’s (ends July 7)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — quarter-finals begin at Orlando and Philadelphia (ends July 13); Women’s European Championships — Group C: Denmark v Sweden Geneva, Germany v Poland at St Gallen
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
Saturday, July 5
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France begins (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George’s (ends July 7); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd ODI at Colombo
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States — quarter-finals begin at Orlando and Philadelphia (ends July 13); Women’s European Championships — Group D: Wales v Netherlands at Lucerne, France v England at Zurich
RUGBY UNION: NSW Waratahs v British and Irish Lions at Sydney; Argentina v England 1st Test at Buenos Aires; New Zealand v France 1st Test at Dunedin; Japan v Wales 1st Test at Kitakyushu; Georgia v Ireland at Tbilisi
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
ATHLETICS: Diamond League meeting at Eugene, Oregon
Sunday, July 6
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George’s (ends July 7); Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
RUGBY UNION: Australia v Fiji at Newcastle, NSW
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Group A: Norway v Finland at Sion, Switzerland v Iceland at Bern; CONCACAF Gold Cup final at Houston, USA (ends)
FORMULA ONE: British Grand Prix at Silverstone
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end)
Monday, July 7
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George’s (ends July 7); Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Group B: Spain v Belgium at Thun, Portugal v Italy at Geneva
Tuesday, July 8
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup semi-final at New York; Women’s European Championships — Group C: Germany v Denmark at Basel, Poland v Sweden at Lucerne
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 3rd ODI at Pallekele
Wednesday, July 9
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup semi-final at New York; Women’s European Championships — Group D: England v Netherlands at Zurich, France v Wales at St Gallen
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
RUGBY UNION: ACT Brumbies v British and Irish Lions at Canberra
Thursday, July 10
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Group A: Finland v Switzerland at Geneva, Norway v Iceland at Thun
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship (end July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends); England v India 3rd Test at Lord’s (ends July 14); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st T20 at Pallekele
Friday, July 11
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
ATHLETICS: Diamond League meeting at Monaco
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Group B: Italy v Spain at Bern, Portugal v Belgium at Sion
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord’s (ends July 14)
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships begin in Singapore (end August 3)
Saturday, July 12
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon — women’s singles final(ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord’s (ends July 14); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16)
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Group C: Sweden v Germany at Zurich, Poland v Denmark at Lucerne
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
MOTORCYCLING: German MotoGP sprint race at Sachsenring
RUGBY UNION: Invitational Australia and New Zealand XV v British and Irish Lions at Adelaide; New Zealand v France 2nd Test at Wellington; Fiji v Scotland at Suva; Argentina v England 2nd Test at San Juan; Japan v Wales 2nd Test at Kobe; Portugal v Ireland at Lisbon
Sunday, July 13
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon — men’s singles final (ends)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup final at New York; Women’s European Championships — Group D: Netherlands v France at Basel, England v Wales at St Gallen
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord’s (ends July 14); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd T20 at Dambulla
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
MOTORCYCLING: German MotoGP at Sachsenring
Monday, July 14
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord’s (ends); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16); T20 Tri Series — Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
Tuesday, July 15
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16)
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
Wednesday, July 16
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends); T20 Tri Series — New Zealand v South Africa at Harare; Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 3rd T20 at Colombo
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Quarter-finals: Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B at Geneva
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
Thursday, July 17
GOLF: European Tour and PGA at The Open, Portrush, Northern Ireland, PGA at Barracuda Championship, Truckee, California (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Quarter-finals: Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D at Zurich
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
RALLYING: Eighth leg of the World Rally Championship — Rally Estonia (ends July 20)
Friday, July 18
GOLF: European Tour and PGA at The Open, Portrush, Northern Ireland, PGA at Barracuda Championship, Truckee, California (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: T20 Tri Series — Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare
FOOTBALL: Women’s European Championships — Quarter-finals: Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A at Bern
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
RALLYING: Eighth leg of the World Rally Championship — Rally Estonia (ends July 20)
Jofra Archer in England squad for second Test against India at Edgbaston
Jofra Archer named in England’s 15-man squad for next week’s match against India at Edgbaston. 30-year-old made a thrilling start to international cricket in 2019 but has not played a Test since 2021 after a series of injuries.
The 30-year-old made a thrilling start to international cricket in 2019 but has not played a Test since 2021 after a series of injuries.
A recurring stress fracture in his elbow has required multiple operations, while a stress fracture in his back ruled him out of an entire summer in 2022. Archer returned to white-ball cricket in early 2023 but when the elbow issue returned he missed the summer once more.
Archer is the only addition to an otherwise unchanged squad from England’s thrilling first-Test win at Headingley. The second Test in Birmingham begins on Wednesday.
For Archer and England this is a significant moment.
His recovery has been carefully managed – until this month a diet exclusively of white-ball cricket – in the hope he could work towards a return this summer and in the Ashes against Australia this winter.
The Guardian
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England v Zimbabwe: Blessing Muzarabani ready for England in Trent Bridge Test
Blessing Muzarabani is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. Zimbabwe face England at Trent Bridge this week. Only four other seamers in history have taken six-fors in three back-to-back Tests. The other two are all-time greats Imran Khan and Malcolm Marshall. Zimbabwe’s four Tests this year are more than any other team have played.
He’s very tall – all of 6ft 8in – and he’s a lovely man. Softly spoken, with a near-permanent smile. He also takes wickets. Lots of them.
If it is slightly disingenuous to trumpet the pace bowler as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket, external this year – Zimbabwe’s four Tests are more than any other team have played – it is more instructive to look at his achievements along the way.
In the first three of those Tests the 28-year-old took a six-wicket innings haul. Only four other seamers in history have taken six-fors in three back-to-back Tests. Two of them, George Lohmann and Tom Richardson, did so in the 19th Century. The other two are all-time greats Imran Khan and Malcolm Marshall. Good company.
Now Muzarabani takes on England.
If Zimbabwe win at Trent Bridge this week it will go down as one of the greatest upsets in Test history, but that does not mean Muzarabani cannot do damage to Ben Stokes’ men. Think of Tim Murtagh taking five for Ireland to bowl England out for 85 at Lord’s in 2019.
Muzarabani will have back-up, sharing the new ball with Richard Ngarava. They have been friends since they were children.
“We grew up together,” Muzarabani tells BBC Sport. “We lived really close. We played street cricket, schools cricket and age-group cricket together. We know each other really well and we’ve always been close.
“I get a little bit nice, but Rich is on you. He’s more aggressive, especially if we’re not getting the wickets. He brings something different.”
BBC gears up for stellar summer of women’s sport: Euro 2025, Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, World Athletics Championship
Women’s Euros, Women’s Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will be live across the BBC. Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tournament and the tennis at Queen’s, where women will compete for the first time in more than 50 years.
The Women’s Euros, Women’s Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will be live across the BBC alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tournament and the tennis at Queen’s, where women will compete for the first time in more than 50 years.
To mark the start of a special sporting summer, BBC Sport is launching ‘Names Will Be Made’, a campaign that will champion sportswomen as we tell stories of resilience, passion and triumph.
Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said: “The BBC has a strong legacy in championing women’s sport and telling their stories to audiences.
“No sidelines. No second billing. This summer is packed with top-tier women’s competitions.”