MEN’S FOOTBALL: Macclesfield from the National League North were handed a home tie with holders Crystal Palace in Monday evening’s FA Cup third round draw. Fellow non-leaguers Weston-super-Mare weren’t quite so lucky and will make the long trip to Cleethorpes to face Grimsby while fifth-tier Boreham Wood host Burton. Last year’s runners up Manchester City start with a home match against League One strugglers Exeter.

WOMEN’S CRICKET: South Africa have an unassailable 2-0 lead when they face Ireland in Benoni tomorrow for the final leg of their Twenty20 series. The Irish suffered a comprehensive 65 run defeat on Sunday in Paarl after going down to a 105 run mauling in Cape Town’s series opener. The teams will start a three match one-day series in East London on Saturday with South Africa ranked as the world’s fourth best team, six places above Ireland.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Cameron Dicker kicked an overtime field goal to earn the Los Angeles Chargers a 22-19 win over defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday morning. The Chargers improved their record to nine wins and four losses, moving them fifth in the American Conference and eighth in the nationwide standings. New England Patriots are currently top of the pile on points difference from the Denver Broncos. 

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Table-toppers Barcelona face Benfica at the Johan Cruyff stadium as the fifth round of Champions League matches continue tomorrow evening. It’s second against fourth when eight-time winners Lyon visit Manchester United, Norway’s Valerenga are up against Paris FC, Bayern Munich travel to Athletic Madrid and Chelsea put their unbeaten record on the line when they play third-bottom Roma at Stamford Bridge.