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Euro 2024 and Wimbledon finals lead amazing weekend of sport

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Lancashire bowler Jimmy Anderson’s last match on the international stage finished on Friday lunchtime with the 41-year-old helping England to a dominant win over the West Indies at Lord’s.

England’s women will play the fourth T20 of their series against New Zealand on Saturday as both sides build towards October’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.

England lead the five-match series 3-0 going into the game at the Oval, which starts at 18:30 BST.

The 13th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France will take place on Friday and the race will continue across Saturday and Sunday, with live text coverage on the BBC Sport website.

The latest Diamond League meet takes place in Monaco as athletes gear up for the Olympics in Paris, which start on Friday, 26 July.

Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith will be in action in the women’s 100m.

In rugby union, England will be taking on New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday.

Kick-off is at 08:05 BST at Eden Park as England try to level the two-Test series after losing the first game 16-15 to the All Blacks in Dunedin.

Scotland are playing the United States in Washington on Friday from 23:30 BST, while, on Saturday, Wales are away to Australia (10:45 BST) and Ireland face South Africa at 16:00 BST in Durban.

There will also be plenty of rugby league games, with men’s and women’s Super League action across the weekend.

Darts fans will also be catered for, with the 2024 World Matchplay getting under way in Blackpool on Saturday, 13 July.

The organisers of the tournament have rearranged their schedule on Sunday so that later session starts at 16:30 BST instead of 19:00 BST to avoid a clash with the Euro 2024 final.

And in horse racing, the July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday is one of the top sprint races in the world.

Golf fans have the latest women’s major to follow with the Evian Championship in France, while the men’s Scottish Open is also taking place.

You can follow live text commentary of most events on the BBC Sport website and app as well as across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.

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