fixtures

All times BST

England women v New Zealand

10 May: First ODI, Chester-le-Street, 11:00

13 May: Second ODI, Northampton, 13:00

16 May: Third ODI, Cardiff, 11:00

20 May: First T20, Derby, 18:30

23 May: Second T20, Canterbury, 14:30

25 May: Third T20, Hove, TBC

England women v India

28 May: First T20, Chelmsford, 18:30

30 May: Second T20, Bristol, TBC

2 June: Third T20, Taunton, 18:30

10 July: One-off Test, Lord’s 11:00

England women v Ireland

1 September: First ODI, Leicester, 13:00

3 September: Second ODI, Derby 13:00

6 September: Third ODI, Worcester, 11:00

England men v New Zealand

4 June: First Test, Lord’s, 11:00

17 June: Second Test, Kia Oval 11:00

25 June: Third Test, Trent Bridge, 11:00

England men v India

1 July: First T20, Chester-le-Street, 18:30

4 July: Second T20, Emirates Old Trafford, 14:30

7 July: Third T20, Nottingham, 18:30

9 July: Fourth T20, Bristol, 18:30

11 July: Fifth T20, Southampton, 18:30

14 July: First ODI, Edgbaston, 13:00

16 July: Second ODI, Cardiff, 13:00

19 July: Third ODI, Lord’s, 11:00

England men v Pakistan

19 August: First Test, Headingley, 11:00

27 August: Second Test, Lord’s, 11:00

9 September: Third Test, Edgbaston, 11:00

England men v Sri Lanka

15 September: First T20, Southampton, 18:30

17 September: Second T20, Cardiff, 18:30

19 September: Third T20, Emirates Old Trafford, TBC

22 September: First ODI, Chester-le-Street, 12:30

24 September: Second ODI, Headingley, 12:30

27 September: Third ODI, Kia Oval, 10:30

Where to begin? It’s got to be the second game on Sunday as defending champions Armagh face Kerry in a repeat of last year’s semi-final.

That game required extra-time and nerves of steel, but the Orchardmen got there by two points on their way to claiming the big prize. As a result, Kerry will have revenge on their minds.

The Kingdom had 10 points to spare when they grabbed the league points in Tralee back in March, but both teams will have a different look on Sunday as success will only be measured for the year by the end of July.

Armagh may have came up short on Ulster final day for a third year running, but they bounced back in the All-Ireland group stage with wins over Derry and Dublin to see them through to the last eight with a game to spare and even in defeat to Galway two weeks ago, there were plusses despite Barry McCambridge and Paddy Burns called ashore early on after picking up knocks.

Kerry also lost the last of their group games, stunned by Meath in Tullamore, but unlike Armagh, this came with repercussions as they were forced into second and therefore had to return to action last week when they swatted Cavan aside with David Clifford netting a hat-trick of goals.

His form is central to Kerry hopes and Jack O’Connor will have been delighted to get Paudie Clifford back on the field, but they did lose Mike Breen and Diarmuid O’Connor prior to throw-in to add to their injury woes.

It came down to fine margins last year and it will undoubtedly be the same this time around with Kerry ravenous for an ambush, while Armagh is not ready to relinquish their title yet.

Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Liverpool, who won the league in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, will begin their title defence at Anfield in the curtain-raiser on Friday, 15 August.

Newly promoted Sunderland, back in the top flight for the first time since 2016-17, start their campaign at home against West Ham the following day.

Championship winners Leeds welcome Everton to Elland Road for the Monday night game, while Burnley – promoted back to the top flight at the first time of asking – travel to Europa League holders Tottenham, who will be led by Thomas Frank in a league match for the first time.

After three consecutive second-place finishes, Arsenal will be among the sides hoping to dethrone Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will also be aiming to put themselves back in the title picture after a rare trophyless season.

Newcastle and Tottenham ended their trophy droughts in 2025 and both are back in the Champions League, as are Chelsea, and all will hope their squads are up to the challenge of competing on multiple fronts.

The same goes for Europa League qualifiers Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, as well as Nottingham Forest, who are in the Conference League.

A dismal campaign in 2024-25 means Manchester United have not qualified for Europe, so Ruben Amorim will hope the extra time on the training ground proves beneficial.

After all three promoted sides went straight back down last year, newly promoted trio Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland will be doing all they can to avoid the same fate.

Meanwhile, Everton may be an ever-present in the top flight during the Premier League era but, after bidding farewell to Goodison Park in May, this will be their first season at the new 52,888-capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium.

CHELSEA’S Champions League qualification clash with Nottingham Forest has been picked for TV.

The Premier League has confirmed which fixtures will be broadcast on the last day of the season.

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Chelsea’s visit to Nottingham Forest will decide which team qualifies for next season’s Champions League.

The match will be shown on Sky Sports, with the broadcaster also set to air Liverpool vs Crystal Palace.

Kick-off times for the two fixtures remain the same – Sunday 4:00pm – with all ten matches starting at the same time.

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Football is a big part of the holidays in the US. The Detroit Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934 and this season they welcome the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, 27 November (18:00 GMT).

After hosting their first Thanksgiving game in 1966, only twice have the Dallas Cowboys not played on the holiday, and this year ‘America’s Team’ face the Chiefs (21:30 GMT).

The Baltimore Ravens then complete the Thanksgiving triple-header at home to the Cincinnati Bengals (01:20 GMT, 28 November).

In 2023, the NFL played its first game on Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving – and this year the Eagles host the Chicago Bears in a game which will be broadcast on Amazon Prime (20:00 GMT).

After streaming two games on Christmas Day last season, Netflix will again feature two festive fixtures, with the Washington Commanders hosting the Cowboys (18:00 GMT) before the Minnesota Vikings welcome the Lions (21:30 GMT).

There is even a third Christmas game this year as Amazon Prime will show Kansas City’s home match with the Denver Broncos (01:15 GMT, 26 December).