Thursday marks the beginning of England's Test match summer as they take on New Zealand at Lord's, while the French Open reaches the women's singles semi-final stage. Elsewhere, Northern Ireland face Guinea in an international friendly and Keely Hodgkinson competes in the 400 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Rome.
Test summer begins
The first Test of the summer sees England host New Zealand at Lord's, their first since a disappointing Ashes campaign in Australia. England have named a 12-player squad for the opening Test, including Shoaib Bashir and uncapped duo Emilio Gay and Sonny Baker. The three-match series begins with coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket from 10am. Later, Somerset face Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket from 18:45.
French Open takes shape
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska aims to continue her remarkable run at the French Open, facing Diana Shnaider in the semi-finals. Chwalinska is two wins away from matching Emma Raducanu's feat of winning a grand slam as a qualifier. Shnaider stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday. In the other semi-final, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk meets Russia's Mirra Andreeva. Live coverage is on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 4.
What else is happening on Thursday?
Northern Ireland play a friendly against Guinea, shown on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 16:45. France and Spain also have friendlies against Ivory Coast and Iraq respectively. England boss Sarina Wiegman addresses the media ahead of the Lionesses' World Cup qualifying clash with Spain. Keely Hodgkinson competes in the 400 metres at the Diamond League in Rome. Golf action includes the KLM Open, Memorial Tournament, and US Women's Open on Sky Sports Golf from midday, while LIV Golf Andalucia is on TNT Sports 2 at 11:30.
On this day in history
- 1987: Ed Moses lost his first race in over a decade when Danny Harris beat him in Madrid, ending a 122-race winning streak in the hurdles dating back to August 1977.
- 2011: Li Na became the first Chinese player to win a grand slam singles title, defeating defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 to claim the French Open.
- 2023: Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from football at the age of 41.
