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The Rugby World Cup in France continues and we’ll have minute-by-minute updates from New Zealand v Namibia (8pm, all times BST) as the All Blacks look to bounce back from their opening-game defeat to the hosts.
Into Saturday and, following the international break, the Premier League returns with Wolves v Liverpool at 12.30pm. That’s followed by our 3pm football clockwatch which features five top-flight matches including West Ham v Manchester City. The evening game is Newcastle v Brentford at 5.30pm, when the Magpies will be bidding to end a run of three straight Premier League defeats. The matches come thick and fast in the Rugby World Cup, beginning with Samoa v Chile at 2pm followed by Wales v Portugal at 4.45pm. Our minute-by-minute updates continue in the evening with Ireland v Tonga at 8pm.
On Sunday, the lights go out with the Singapore Grand Prix at 1pm as Max Verstappen looks to continue his dominance of this year’s F1 calendar with an incredible 11th straight win. There’s also a double helping of live Premier League football and we start with Bournemouth v Chelsea at 2pm. It’s off to Goodison after that with coverage of Everton v Arsenal at 4.30pm. We’ll also have live updates from three more group games at the Rugby World Cup, beginning with holders South Africa v Romania at 2pm. Later, it’s Australia v Fiji at 4.45pm and, after their impressive win over Argentina, England v Japan at 8pm.
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