Friday’s sport: What’s on and where can I watch it?
World Cup co-hosts Canada and the United States both kick-off their campaigns.
After Thursday night’s opening fixtures, the World Cup continues on Friday with co-hosts Canada and the United States getting their turn in the spotlight.
The women’s T20 World Cup gets under way when England host Sri Lanka in Birmingham.
Elsewhere, action continues at Queen’s and there will be first practice ahead of this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Here is a guide to what is happening in the sporting world on Friday and where you can watch the action in the UK.
World Cup continues
After Mexico had the honour of getting the World Cup under way on Thursday night, attention switches to their fellow hosts on Friday.
In Toronto, Canada will take on Bosnia-Herzegovina, who earned their place by beating Italy in the qualifying play-offs in March. The match kicks off at 2000 UK time, and will be live on BBC One.
Night owls can then watch fellow hosts the United States take on Paraguay in Los Angeles at 0200, also on the BBC.
England hosts Women’s T20 World Cup
The 10th edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup – and the second to be staged in England – will begin when the hosts take on Sri Lanka in their Group B opener at Edgbaston.
England, T20 champions back in 2009, will be looking to emulate their success of winning the 50-over title on home soil back in 2017.
The match will be live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 1730.
What else is on?
Play will reach the quarter-final stage at Queen’s, with play live on BBC Two from 1300.
The Formula One roadshow has swapped the tight streets of Monaco for the high speeds of Barcelona, where first practice will take place at 1230 and second practice is set for 1600, both live on Sky Sports F1.
In Super League, Leeds travel to Toulouse on Sky Sports Plus from 1900, Hull KR host York at 2000 and Wakefield face Wigan on Sky Sports Action from 1930.
On this day
2006: Celtic’s former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane announced his retirement from football on medical grounds.
2007: Jamaican police confirmed they believed Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, who was found dead at his hotel during the Cricket World Cup three months earlier, died of natural causes and was not murdered as first thought.
2019: Chris Froome sustained multiple fractures in a crash that ruled him out of the Tour de France. Following the crash, the four-time Tour champion did not win another race in his career.
2021: Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland and was given emergency treatment before being taken to hospital. He returned to football eight months later.