Katie Boulter gets her HSBC Championships campaign under way on a day when four Britons are in first-round action at Queen’s.
Preparations for the World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico continue apace with one of the pre-tournament favourites France looking to put a shock friendly defeat by Ivory Coast behind them, while Scotland continue their acclimatisation in North Carolina.
Here is a guide to what is happening in the sporting world on Monday and where you can catch the action in the UK.
Boulter leads British challenge
open image in galleryBritish number three Katie Boulter leads the home challenge at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s on Monday.
Boulter faces eighth seed Leylah Fernandez in the first round, while compatriot Francesca Jones meets Germany’s Laura Siegemund.
Liudmila Samsonova provides the opposition for Harriet Dart, while fifth seed Marta Kostyuk stands between Mika Stojsavljevic and a place in the second round on BBC Two England from 1300.
D-Day for Deschamps
open image in galleryHaving been replaced at the top of FIFA’s world rankings by Argentina and slipped below second-placed Spain, France will attempt to get their preparations for the World Cup finals back on track with a friendly against Northern Ireland.
Didier Deschamps’ men, who surprisingly lost 2-1 to Ivory Coast in Nantes on Thursday, will play their final warm-up fixture against Michael O’Neill’s side in Lille, a game which will be screened live on BBC Two Northern Ireland and BBC Three from 7.30pm.
West Indies looking to tie series
open image in galleryEngland wrapped up a 115-run first Test victory over New Zealand on Sunday without the need for Monday’s fifth day, despite the rain which repeatedly soaked Lord’s.
However, there is still international cricket on offer on Monday as West Indies and Sri Lanka go head-to-head in the third one-day international in Kingston, with the tourists leading 1-0. Coverage on TNT Sports 1 starts at 8pm.
Elsewhere, Afghanistan will attempt to scrap their way back into their one-off Test against India in New Chandigarh after they were reduced to 113 for five in their first innings at the end of day two, some 451 runs adrift. Day three is live on TNT Sports 1 from 5am.
What else is happening on Monday?
open image in galleryEngland boss Sarina Wiegman will face the media at 11.30am ahead of Tuesday evening’s final World Cup qualifier against Ukraine still smarting from Friday’s 4-0 defeat in Spain.
A draw in Mallorca would have left Wiegman’s side in pole position to top Group A3, but ultimately they emerged on the wrong end of a 4-0 scoreline which left them licking their wounds.
Scotland’s men continue their preparations for the World Cup finals with training and a press conference in Charlotte, North Carolina at 3pm and 5.30pm respectively.
On the domestic cricket front, Surrey and Hampshire head into day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash at the Oval with coverage available on Surrey’s official YouTube channel from 11am.
On this day
open image in gallery1990: The opening game of the World Cup in Italy produced a shock for defending champions Argentina, who were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in front of 73,780 fans in Milan.
2006: Andrew Strauss was named England captain for the one-day series against Sri Lanka after Andrew Flintoff was rested on medical advice. Strauss held the job for the rest of the summer as Flintoff underwent ankle surgery.
2018: Former Celtic and Liverpool striker Sir Kenny Dalglish received a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to football, charity and the city of Liverpool.