Thursday’s sport – What’s on and where can I watch it?

Luke Littler is in action on Thursday (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Luke Littler is in action on Thursday (Bradley Collyer/PA)
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Luke Littler continues his defence of the Betfred World Matchplay when he faces Josh Rock in Blackpool.

The sixth edition of The Hundred continues as London Spirit take on Manchester Super Giants.

And the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow gets under way with the opening ceremony.

Littler looks to continue dominance

2026 BetMGM Premier League – Night Sixteen – Utilita Arena
Littler will face Rock in the last 16 (Richard Sellers/PA)

World champion Littler produced a stunning performance on Tuesday as he hit a nine-darter and averaged almost 114 in his victory over Nathan Aspinall in Blackpool. The defending Matchplay champion is looking in good form to make it back-to-back titles, but in his way stands Josh Rock in the last 16. Dirk van Duijvenbode knocked out Michael van Gerwen last time out and he faces Gary Anderson in the other match, with coverage on Sky Sports Action at 8.00pm and Sky Sports Main Event at 9.30pm.

The Hundred takes centre stage

MI London v Sunrisers Leeds – The Hundred – Men’s Match – The Kia Oval
The Hundred tournament is just getting warmed up (Steven Paston/PA)

The Hundred enters its third day of action as London Spirit take on Manchester Super Giants, with the women’s game live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket at 2.30pm, while coverage of the men’s match starts at 6.00pm. The men’s game will feature the likes of Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone and Gus Atkinson, while Sophie Ecclestone and Smriti Mandhana will be in action earlier on at Lord’s.

Commonwealth Games begins

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games – Previews – Tuesday July 21st
The Commonwealth Games begins (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games signals the start of the competition where around 3,000 athletes from 74 nations will battle it out across a number of sports. The ceremony will get under way at the OVO Hydro Arena in Glasgow live on TNT Sports 2 at 6.30pm and Channel 5 from 8.00pm.

What else is on?

APTOPIX Tour de France Cycling
Tadej Pogacar will look to tighten his grip of Tour de France (Thibault Camus/AP)

The Tour de France heads towards the finish line with stage 18 from Voiron to the summit finish at Orcieres-Merlette. Race leader Tadej Pogacar will look to tighten his grip on the yellow jersey as he closes in on a fifth Tour title, with action live on TNT Sports 1 at 11.15am. In golf, the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open begins on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf at 9.30am, the Senior Open Championship on Sky Sports Golf at 1.30pm and 3M Open on the same channel at 7.00pm.

On this day in history

Golf – The 135th Open Championship 2006 – Day Four – Royal Liverpool – Hoylake
Woods won The Open shortly after his father’s death (Peter Byrne/PA)

2006: Tiger Woods won the Open at Hoylake, just 11 weeks after the death of his father.

2017: England beat India by nine runs in the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup at Lord’s.

2023: Australia retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a draw.

2024: Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Olympics over a video from four years earlier showing her making “`an error of judgement” during a coaching session.

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