This Week in Sport
A thrilling week of sport awaits! On Monday, the MLB Home Run Derby takes place. On Tuesday, France face Spain in the Semifinals of the FIFA World Cup. On Wednesday, England take on Argentina in the other FIFA World Cup Semi-final. That's followed by the start of The Open Championship on Thursday. The Tour de France continues with Stage 13 on Friday.
The weekend has two major finals to enjoy! On Saturday, the Men's T20 Blast Finals Day takes place, and on Sunday, the FIFA World Cup concludes.
MLB: Home Run Derby
Monday 13th July 12:00AM GMT (14th)/8:00PM Local
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
The MLB Home Run Derby takes place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Three of the top five home run hitters – Kyle Schwarber, Ben Rice, and Junior Caminero – are among the eight players taking part in this All-Star break highlight. Kyle Schwarber, the league leader, and Bryce Harper, the 2018 Derby winner, will likely get the loudest cheers as members of the All-Star hosts, the Philadelphia Phillies. Schwarber is also the favourite to win, with Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami, whose home run prowess was adored by Nippon Professional Baseball fans until he swapped Japan for the MLB ahead of the season, his closest competitor. Fans will enjoy a revamped format this year, with each batter given a set number of swings from which to hit as many home runs as possible. The competition will be contested over three rounds, going from eight batters to four to two in the final round.
FIFA World Cup: France v Spain
Tuesday 14th July 7:00PM GMT/2:00PM Local
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
France face Spain in the Semifinals of the World Cup at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. France overcame a resilient Morocco in the Quarterfinals thanks to goals from team leaders Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. They now appear in their third consecutive Semi-final, with eyes firmly on an appearance in their third consecutive Final. Meanwhile, Mikel Merino played hero for Spain for the second time in two matches, slotting home the game-winner against Belgium to push the European champions into their first Semi-final since their 2010 title run. Spain bring a two-game winning streak over France into this match, the most recent of which was a 5-4 thriller in the Semifinals of the UEFA Nations League last summer. However, France has been near-unstoppable in this tournament, while Spain have had to overcome a slow start and several close calls in their most recent matches.
FIFA World Cup: England v Argentina
Wednesday 15th July 7:00PM GMT/3:00PM Local
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
England take on Argentina in the Semifinals of the World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. England finally silenced Erling Haaland as the 'Three Lions' progressed past Norway in the Quarterfinals in a comeback victory thanks to a Jude Bellingham brace. Appearing in the Semifinals for the fourth time in team history, and the first time since 2018, fans are hopeful that the tenacious play of this golden generation can propel the team to their first Final since 1966. Standing in their way, however, are defending champions Argentina. Lionel Messi continues to look ageless as he shares the lead in the Golden Boot race as the team chases another title. However, there have been moments of vulnerability – they needed three goals in the final 13 minutes of their Round of 16 match to avoid being stunned by Egypt, and Switzerland were able to push them to extra time in the Quarterfinals. The two sides face each other for the first time since 2005, and while England have only lost three times in 14 meetings with Argentina, two of those losses have come on the World Cup stage.
Major Championships (Golf): The Open Championship Day 1
Thursday 16th July 5:30AM GMT/6:30AM Local
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
The Open Championship begins at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport. The final Major of the season brings with it plenty of intrigue. After a solid year with minimal silverware, can Scottie Scheffler rally to defend his title? It would be the first title defence at The Open since Pádraig Harrington in 2008 - fittingly, also at Royal Birkdale - and would give Scheffler crucial momentum ahead of next month's FedEx Cup playoffs. Or can Rory McIlroy, whose last Open win came in 2014, become the first European to win The Open since 2019? Elsewhere, Wyndham Clark has never won The Open, but could he improve on his career-best fourth-place finish last year after stunning the field to win the US Open last month? Plenty of golfers will be eager to add the Claret Jug to their trophy cabinet, as well as pick up vital points in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the Race to Dubai, on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour respectively.
Tour de France: Tour de France Day 13
Friday 17th July 11:00AM GMT/1:00PM Local
Dole to Belfort
The Tour de France continues with its thirteenth stage, taking riders from Dole to Belfort. The longest stage of this edition of the race sees riders battle the hills, and continued heat, of northeastern France. Entering the week, Tadej Pogačar wears the yellow jersey, as he has done since Stage 6. Wins in both of the race's first mountain stages have helped the defending champion build a 2-minute and 42-second lead over rival Jonas Vingegaard. However, the gap between first and ninth is less than five minutes, meaning there is plenty of room for both a challenge to the yellow jersey and the podium. The week opens with another tough mountain stage, with two more following this hilly battle. With the threat of the double ascent of Alpe d'Huez next week looming over the race, the battle for the yellow jersey is far from over.
T20 Blast: T20 Blast Finals Day
Saturday 18th July 10:00AM GMT/11:00AM Local
Edgbaston, Birmingham
The Men's T20 Blast concludes with Finals Day at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Eight teams will enter the week, but only four will make it to this triple-header of matches. Northamptonshire Steelbacks enter as the best-performing team in the group stage and the only side to win nine matches. However, they haven't won the tournament since 2016, though they did reach Finals Day last year for the first time since lifting the trophy a decade ago. Behind them are Nottinghamshire and Hampshire, who have both won T20 titles this decade. Meanwhile, defending champions Somerset will look to contest their fourth consecutive Final, win their third title in the last four years, and become the first side to ever successfully defend the tournament title. Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Surrey and Essex are the other Quarterfinalists.
FIFA World Cup: TBC v TBC
Sunday 19th July 7:00PM GMT/3:00PM Local
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
The FIFA World Cup Final takes place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Entering the week, some bookmakers have France and England as the favourites to progress out of their respective Semifinals. That match-up would mark the first meeting between the longtime rivals since France knocked England out of the 2022 World Cup in the Quarterfinals. It would also present fans with the opportunity to see Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham face off against Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. However, many fans are hoping to see France and Argentina battle it out in a rematch of the 2022 Final, which would make it the first Final since 1990 to feature a rematch of the previous tournament's Final. If Argentina is able to overcome England, they would be aiming to become the first team to defend their World Cup title since 1962. Meanwhile, if Spain can beat France, they would be looking to end a 16-year drought for a world title, as well as claiming the rare honour of holding both the World Cup and their respective continental title at the same time.
Photo by: The Open
Written and information correct on 13th July 2026 at 6AM GMT.
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