WEEK AHEAD: Move over football, here comes cricket and The Ashes !
Monday marks the beginning of the British grass-court season with the WTA Tour in action, as the Nottingham Open begins from 11:30 on BBC.
It’s an early start on Tuesday with the NBA Finals game four getting underway from 01:30. The Denver Nuggets will be looking to make it 2-2 in the series against the Miami Heat, which looks as though it could go all the way. The Nottingham Open is in full flow on Tuesday with day two live on BBC from 11:30.
Wednesday sees international football take to the stage for the first time this summer as the Netherlands take on Croatia in the Nations League semi-final, live on Viaplay Sports from 19:45. It’s then onto tennis and day three with the Nottingham Open continuing from 11:30 on BBC.
The quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open will begin on Thursday with the matches live on BBC from 11:30. It’s a major weekend on the PGA Tour, with the US Open first round live on Sky Sports from 15:00. The second Nations League semi-final takes place on Thursday evening as European Champions Italy take on Spain in a rerun of the Euro 2020 semi-finals, live on Viaplay Sports from 19:45. There is also international action in the darts as the World Cup of Darts begins on Sky Sports from 18:00.
It’s another early start to catch the NBA action with game five of the Finals series between the Denver Nuggets and Miami heat live from 01:30 on Sky Sports. Friday is a big day for English cricket with the Day One of the first Ashes Test getting underway from 11:00 on Sky Sports as England look to bounce back from a poor last series in Australia. The latter stages of the Nottingham Open action also continues at the later time of 14:00 on BBC. It’s the last chance for players to make the cut in the US Open with round two live on Sky Sports at 15:00. It’s also day two in the World Cup of Darts with the players looking to do their nations proud on Sky Sports with the action live from 18:00. There are two European Championships qualifiers taking place at 19:45 on Friday evening, with England taking on Malta live on Channel 4, and Greece v Ireland being shown on Viaplay Sports.
It’s the start of the weekend action at the Nottingham Open with semi-finals being played from 14:00 on BBC. It’s Day Two at Edgbaston on Saturday as England will look to gain an advantage in the first of a five match Ashes Series, the action will be live from 11:00 on Sky Sports. With cuts made in the US Open, the final group of players will get their third rounds underway from 15:00 on Sky Sports. There is more action from the European Championships qualifiers on Viaplay Sports with Scotland taking on Norway at 17:00. The international action also continues in the darts as day four of the World Cup of Darts is live from 18:00 on Sky Sports.
Sunday means an end to the Nations League for this year, with the third place-playoff and the final both taking Viaplay Sports as the battle for third gets underway at 14:00, with the final rounding off the tournament at 19:45. It’s also the end of the Nottingham Open with the final set to be played from 14:00 on BBC. The first Ashes test reaches its halfway point on Sunday as day three begins at 11:00 on Sky Sports. One lucky golfer will get their hands on the US Open trophy on Sunday, with the final round getting underway from 15:00 on Sky Sports. There is also Formula One action on Sunday evening as the Canadian Grand Prix is live on Sky sports from 19:00, as well as matches from day four of the World Cup of Darts live from 18:00 on Sky Sports
