MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: The Challenge Cup kicks off on Saturday at lunchtime when the Air Force meet the Navy at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.

The game will be refereed by St Helens player Tara Jones and streamed live on the BBC’s iPlayer.

The Army team are at Fryston Warriors, Clock Face Miners welcome Heworth and Scotland’s sole representatives Edinburgh travel to Lowca before Haresfinch make their cup debut at Orrell St James tomorrow.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The quarter-finals of the Betty Codona Trophy take place this weekend with last year’s runners-up Leicester tipping off proceedings when they travel to Colchester tomorrow afternoon to face the Essex Rebels.

Cup holders and runaway WBBL league leaders London meet Caledonia Gladiators for a place in the last four while Manchester play Nottingham and the Durham Palatinates are at Sheffield on Sunday.

MEN’S CRICKET: Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga marked his return from a six-month hamstring injury with 7-19, the fifth-best ever figures in a one-day international, as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Thursday to seal a 2-0 series win.

Zimbabwe were 43-0 before Hasaranga first struck and rapidly crumbled to 96 all out. The teams begin a three match Twenty20 series in Colombo on Sunday.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Defiantly sticking with tradition, all 16 of the FA Trophy’s fourth round ties kick off at 3PM on Saturday, with last year’s runners-up Gateshead hosting Weston-super-Mare and two-time winners Macclesfield up against Dorking.

In the pick of the other fixtures 2022’s winners Bromley face Chippenham, National League leaders Chesterfield visit lowly Welling, Hereford take on Torquay and Kidderminster play Altrincham.