Co-hosts Canada kick off the 2026 World Cup’s knockout stages; the F1 title battle resumes at Spielberg, and India face a crucial T20 World Cup clash with Australia.
Composite: Guardian Design; ISI Photos/Getty Images; SPP/Shutterstock Co-hosts Canada kick off the 2026 World Cup’s knockout stages; the F1 title battle resumes at Spielberg, and India face a crucial T20 World Cup clash with Australia.
Composite: Guardian Design; ISI Photos/Getty Images; SPP/Shutterstock World Cup knockout stage begins, F1 in Austria and Women’s T20 World Cup drama – follow with us Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports Jump to Saturday Sunday Saturday World Cup 2026 8am (all times BST)World Cup news liveblog Another colossal day for England as Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions complete their group fixtures under escalating pressure following the goalless draw with Ghana.
Our rolling liveblog squad of Taha Hashim, Billy Munday, Alex Reid and John Brewin will be with you all the way in the buildup to Saturday night’s game against Panama in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
There’ll be plenty more too, with all the latest breaking news and updates as the last 32 stage takes shape.
Plus reaction to the mouthwatering duel between Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland after France faced Norway and Spain met Uruguay in the pick of Friday’s matches.
Cricket 11am England v New Zealand live It’s day three of the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge and Tim de Lisle and James Wallace will helm our essential over-by-over coverage.
Ben Stokes’ return to international duty has so far been a gripping affair during a relentless heatwave.
England’s skipper is back in the fold since the incident in a London nightclub that led to him and the fast bowler Gus Atkinson being issued written conduct warnings, while being cleared of any wrongdoing in an altercation with a Saracens player.
England lost heavily at the Oval in his absence and Stokes understands he is under huge pressure to deliver a victory.
Reporting from Nottingham are Ali Martin, Andy Bull and Simon Burton.
England’s returning captain Ben Stokes celebrates after taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Tom Latham on the first day of the Test.
Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters Formula One 3pmAustrian GP qualifying live Philip Cornwall clambers into the liveblog cockpit for lap-by-lap coverage of qualifying for the eighth of 22 scheduled rounds.
A resurgent Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix firmly in the title discussion after he charged to his first Ferrari victory at the previous round in Spain.
Hamilton’s triumph ended a 686-day wait for a main-race victory after an ugly first season in red where he failed to record a single podium.
The British veteran is second in the standings, 41 points behind Mercedes’s 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli.
Giles Richards reports from the Red Bull Ring.
Women’s T20 World Cup 6.30pmEngland v New Zealand live Danni Wyatt-Hodge powered England into the semi-finals with a well-crafted 65 in a 38-run victory over the West Indies at Lord’s.
That made it four wins from four in the home tournament after they posted 186 for seven, with Wyatt-Hodge hitting eight fours in a fine 42-ball innings before being run out.
The victory secured a last-four berth and top spot in Group B, ensuring no semi-final meeting with the Group A leaders and six-time T20 champions, Australia.
For Saturday’s final group fixture with New Zealand, Taha Hashim will helm the liveblog, with Raf Nicholson reporting from the Oval.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge plays a sweep shot during her innings of 65 which powered England to victory in their group game against the West Indies.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian World Cup 2026 10pm (5pm ET)England v Panama live England head into their final Group L game keen to take top spot with a win, despite a frustrating 0-0 draw with Ghana that drew criticism for the team’s lack of attacking threat.
The dazzling 4-2 victory over Croatia in their opener suggested Thomas Tuchel’s side might finally have found the blend of talent and authority required to end six decades of hurt.
Then came Ghana and a goalless draw that brought England back down to earth, exposing the familiar frustrations that have haunted them at major tournaments.
Still, the Three Lions face already-eliminated Panama, knowing victory will give them a great chance of finishing top of the group.
Scott Murray brings the noise as blog host with our reporting team of David Hytner, Jacob Steinberg, Barney Ronay and Ed Aarons reporting from New Jersey.
World Cup 2026 10pm (5pm ET)Croatia v Ghana live Croatia and Ghana go into Saturday’s final Group L game with their World Cup destiny in their own hands, and a draw could send both sides into the last 32.
Ghana are second in the group, level on four points with the leaders, England.
Croatia are one point behind in third, and cannot finish any lower having beaten fourth-placed Panama.
Croatia may need a draw to ensure they claim one of the eight best third-placed berths in the knockout round, and will be leaving nothing to chance.
Will Unwin has minute-by-minute coverage, while Paul MacInnes and Leander Schaerlaeckens are our match reporters.
Sunday World Cup 2026 From 12.30am (7.30pm ET)Final group games live The 48-team group stages come to a close: join us for unmissable live coverage of Colombia v Portugal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo v Uzbekistan in Group K, plus Algeria v Austria and Lionel Messi’s Argentina v Jordan in Group J.
Lionel Messi has already scored five goals at this World Cup.
Can he add more against Jordan?
Photograph: Jeffrey McWhorter/EPA World Cup 2026 8am-6.30pmWorld Cup news liveblog Updates, reaction and more from England’s final group game, plus all the latest as the last-32 lineup takes shape.
