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The back pages remain dominated by the transfer market with the football season still weeks away. Tottenham Hotspur have been the summer's biggest spenders anywhere in world football, reacting to consecutive 17th-placed finishes by laying out a reported €267m on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andrew Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka. Across north London, Arsenal made Piero Hincapie's loan permanent and added goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free from Leeds. Manchester United, meanwhile, are said to be readying a formal bid for a third new midfielder.
Golf served up the story of the week on Friday as Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both fired an eight-under 62 to match the all-time men's major scoring record and share the halfway lead at Royal Birkdale. Bryson DeChambeau shot 66 to sit a shot back at seven under, while world number one Scottie Scheffler is four adrift on four under alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who holed a 39-foot eagle at the 17th. The cut fell around one over, with Matt Fitzpatrick among the notable names heading home early.
At Cardiff on Thursday, Joe Root's unbeaten 99 dragged England to a four-wicket win over India, squaring the three-match series at 1-1. Jofra Archer took 3-47 as India were held to 233, with Shreyas Iyer (66) and Virat Kohli (65) the visitors' mainstays. It sets up a Lord's decider on Sunday.
Saturday is a feast for racing fans. The centrepiece is the Juddmonte Irish Oaks (Group 1) at the Curragh, off at , where an 11-strong field lines up. Epsom heroine Thundering On and Royal Ascot winner Earth Shot head the market, with Aidan O'Brien saddling five including Amelia Earhart. In Britain, Newbury stages the ITV feature, the Hackwood Stakes (Group 3) over six furlongs at , while Market Rasen hosts the valuable Betway Summer Plate handicap chase at . Newmarket and Ripon complete a busy domestic card.
Round three of The Open Championship gets under way from around , with the marquee groups out late morning. Herbert and Burns will look to hold off DeChambeau and a chasing Scheffler on a Birkdale links that has already yielded record scoring. Live coverage runs all day on Sky Sports.
The 2026/27 campaign flickers into life with the first friendlies of the summer. Manchester United face Wrexham in Helsinki, Everton travel to Dundee, Nottingham Forest meet neighbours Notts County, Sunderland visit York City, Coventry host Northampton and Newcastle United take on Darlington behind closed doors. Fitness and minutes, not results, are the order of the day.
All roads lead to MetLife Stadium tomorrow, where Spain meet Argentina in the World Cup final ( BST). England, beaten 2-1 by Argentina in the last four, will not feature — but the neutral's appetite for a Spain-Argentina showpiece is enormous.
Selection: Earth Shot, 16:35 Curragh. Reasoning: A Royal Ascot winner chasing a first Classic for William Haggas, Earth Shot has the tactical speed to take advantage should the pace lack conviction. Joint-favourite with Epsom winner Thundering On, she is the more progressive of the pair on breeding and looks fairly priced in a competitive renewal.
Selection: Inis Mor, 16:35 Curragh, each-way. Reasoning: She already has the measure of Earth Shot on their Goodwood running and gets in on tempting each-way terms in an 11-runner field. If the ground stays quick she has claims of turning the form round, making her a sensible saver alongside the favourite.
Selection: Soldier's Tree, 15:02 Newbury. Reasoning: A lightly-raced sprinter stepping up from handicap company into Group 3 grade, and rated the best bet of the weekend by several tipsters. The Hackwood favours younger, improving types — 18 of the last 22 winners were aged five or under — and this profile fits perfectly on fast ground.
Selection: Mahons Glory, 14:45 Market Rasen. Reasoning: The Dylan Cunha-trained ten-year-old goes well at the track, with a win and two seconds from three visits, and is fancied to defy top weight under Lee Edwards. He will need to see off Harry Cobden's mount Soul Icon — Cobden has won this race three years running — but Mahons Glory's course form makes him the value play.
Selection: Spain to win the World Cup (outright, tomorrow's final). Reasoning: Favourites across the board — priced around -148 in the US market and rated a 58% chance by prediction markets — Spain's control and depth edged them past France 2-0 in the semis. Messi's Argentina carry a puncher's chance, but Spain look the sounder outright proposition at odds-on.
Mohamed Salah is reported to have agreed personal terms with his next club, with the Liverpool great set to remain in European football rather than pursue a move abroad. It is one of several dominoes expected to fall once the World Cup final has been played.
Manchester United are stepping up their pursuit of a new central midfielder, with a formal bid described as imminent. Marcus Rashford's future has also taken a fresh twist as the club continues to reshape its squad.
Newcastle United have lodged a concrete bid for a 20-year-old Tottenham forward the club are willing to sell at the right price, with Nottingham Forest also credited with interest.
Matt Fitzpatrick was among the higher-profile names to miss the weekend at Royal Birkdale after the cut fell around one over, while Robert MacIntyre carries home hopes into the weekend at four under.
With the ODI series level, England will weigh their bowling options for Sunday's Lord's decider after Jofra Archer's three-wicket haul in Cardiff. India, beaten chasing a modest target, are expected to look hard at their middle order.
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