Tony Kelshaw 
England have taken a very strong squad to the European Under-21 Championship and can kick off their Group C campaign by edging out France in Cesena. The Young Lions have gone 35 years since they last lifted this trophy but reached the semi-finals in 2017 and again appear to mean business.
England will look to close in on a place in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals by brushing aside tournament outsiders Afghanistan at Old Trafford. The hosts have won three of their four matches so far, whereas their opponents have predictably fallen to a quartet of convincing defeats.
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Northern Ireland have picked up maximum points from their first three Euro 2020 qualifiers but may have to settle for a draw in Belarus on Tuesday. Michael O’Neill’s men needed an 87th-minute decider to beat the same opponents 2-1 in Belfast back in March and face a tricky test at Borisov Arena.
Republic of Ireland have made an encouraging start to Euro 2020 qualifying and will now be keen to boost their goal difference when hosting Gibraltar. The men in green only won 1-0 away to the Group D whipping boys in March, but romped to a 7-0 success when the minnows visited Dublin in a Euro 2016 pool.
Portugal and the Netherlands both look fired up for Nations League glory, but the Dutch were visibly more impressive in the semi-finals. Holland had to go to extra-time to get past England but were worthy winners, whereas the hosts relied on the magic of Cristiano Ronaldo to see off Switzerland.
England will have history on their side when facing Switzerland in Sunday’s Nations League third-place play-off in Guimaraes. The Three Lions haven’t lost any of their last 11 encounters with this weekend’s opponents, claiming victory eight times, including in the three most recent meetings.
South Africa began the Cricket World Cup at shorter odds than the West Indies but it is hard to see why they are still slight favourites for this match. The Proteas have slipped to three straight defeats and look all at sea, whereas their opponents have one win from two and seem in much better shape.
Australia are rated a value pick to edge out India in a mouth-watering Cricket World Cup battle of unbeaten teams at The Oval on Sunday. Aaron Finch’s side shaded a five-match ODI series between these countries in India three months ago by winning the last three contests in Ranchi, Mohali and Delhi.
Northern Ireland have six points from two Euro 2020 qualifiers but must push for another win when taking on Estonia in Talinn on Saturday. With Germany and the Netherlands rated as favourites to qualify from Group C, Michael O’Neill’s men know there are some tough tests to come in this pool.
New Zealand were handed a kind early schedule at the Cricket World Cup and are on course to capitalise with a third straight victory when facing Afghanistan. Their opponents travel to Taunton on the back of two defeats and are expected to now find the Black Caps too powerful and too professional.
England are expected to get their Cricket World Cup campaign back on track when taking on Bangladesh in Cardiff this weekend. The hosts can take heart from an excellent head-to-head record against the Tigers, having come out on top in 16 of the 20 previous ODI encounters between these teams.
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