Your Guardian sport weekend: Euro 2025 final, Tour de France and F1 at Spa

Saturday

Football

10am (all times BST) Matchday live The countdown to the Euro 2025 final is on, with just one day to go before England take on Spain in Basel. Preparations for the showpiece event are in full swing, with both teams gearing up for what is sure to be a compelling climax between the holders and the world champions. Emillia Hawkins will be bringing you all the latest from Switzerland throughout the day, along with news and transfer updates from the wider football world.

Rugby union

11am Australia v British & Irish Lions second Test live A beefed-up Australia will look to win the physical battle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and avoid the ignominy of losing the series with a Test to spare in front of a bumper crowd of 95,000. The home coach, Joe Schmidt, will look for more power in the collisions from the loose forward Rob Valetini and the lock Will Skelton, whose collective brawn was missed in Brisbane as the duo nursed calf problems. Nine Ireland players are in Andy Farrell’s starting XV. It’s a chance to clinch a first series win in the 12 years since Warren Gatland’s team beat Robbie Deans’ Australia 2-1. Victory at the MCG would also make Farrell’s Lions the first to wrap up the series with a match to spare since the 1997 tour of South Africa. Lee Calvert helms our live blog, with Robert Kitson and Gerard Meagher in Melbourne. View image in fullscreen The Lions’ Ben Earl plays a spot of cricket at the MCG during pre-match training. Photograph: David Gibson/Fotosport/Shutterstock

Cycling

11am Tour de France stage 20 live John Brewin is your host for a busy day of live cycling. In the men’s Tour, Tadej Pogacar took a huge step towards winning his fourth title by stealing a march on Jonas Vingegaard on the formidable Col de la Loz. The penultimate stage sees the race cross the Jura towards Pontarlier, making its first Tour appearance since 2009, when Alberto Contador won the stage to Verbier. British interest focuses on the young Scot Oscar Onley, whose hopes of a podium finish took a blow on La Plagne on Friday. This summer’s Tour de France Femmes gets under way later on Saturday, with Kasia Niewiadoma ready to defend the title she so dramatically seized by just four seconds in 2024. Jeremy Whittle is our reporter in France.

Cricket

11am England v India, fourth men’s Test live Who better than Rob Smyth and Tim de Lisle to guide you through the over-by-over action on day four of yet another compelling Test in a dramatic series? Anyone seeking a lesson from the past will note that when England last faced India at Old Trafford, in early August 2014, the hosts won by a tidy innings and 54 runs. England took nine wickets after tea to bowl India out for 161, with the spinner Moeen Ali taking four for 39. That was after poor Stuart Broad had his nose broken by an Varun Aaron bouncer at the end of England’s first innings. Ali Martin, Simon Burnton and Taha Hashim form our expert reporting cadre in Manchester. View image in fullscreen Joe Root’s 150 at Old Trafford puts him second only to Sachin Tendulkar in the all-time Test run standings. Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Formula One

11am Belgian GP sprint race and qualifying live Formula One returns from its midseason break and for its first gathering in 20 years without Christian Horner in the paddock. The Red Bull principal was dumped after Silverstone and there is sure to be plenty of focus on Max Verstappen’s foundering team, despite the world champion insisting that he is staying put – with a winning car, that is. The rivalry between the McLarens could also take a significant twist at Spa. After two wins in a row, Lando Norris trails teammate Oscar Piastri by just eight points in the title race. That’s the same number awarded for a sprint win – but the Australian is on pole for Saturday’s sprint. Tom Bassam will cover all the action live, with the sprint race at 11am and qualifying at 3pm. Giles Richards reports.

Racing

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