MEN’S FOOTBALL: Defending champions and nine-time winners Spain face the Netherlands in Thursday night’s Uefa under-19s final. The Dutch are making their first ever appearance in this age group final.

Both teams have 100 per cent records during the tournament, although Spain only squeezed past Germany 6-5 after extra time in their semi-final.

England failed to win a game, finishing third in their group behind the Netherlands and Germany.

ICE HOCKEY: Nottingham Panthers have been confirmed as one of the 14 clubs competing in next season’s Continental Cup.

The Panthers were the first Elite League team to win the trophy after picking up the silverware in 2017 while the Cardiff Devils brushed aside Grenoble’s Bruleurs de Loups 6-1 in January’s final.

This year’s French entrants are the Ducs d’Angers while the Vilnius Hockey Punks will represent Lithuania.

CYCLING: Mischa Bredewold will wear the Netherlands time trial colours for the next 12 months after she won Tuesday’s national championships by nine seconds from Riejanne Markus with Lieke Nooijen third.

Daan Hoole took the men’s race by 20 seconds from Dylan Van Baarle with Axel Van Der Tooke third.

2022 national champion and Grand Tour stage winner Bauke Mollema finished over a minute further back in 17th.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Seven-time Ligue One Champions Olympique Lyonnais will appeal against their relegation to the second tier of French football after they failed to meet the requirements set by its country’s football finance watchdog.

Lyon, who have appeared in the Champions League on seventeen occasions and reached the semi-finals in 2010 and 2020, announced debt levels of over €500 million (£425m) in autumn 2024.