England take on Costa Rica in their final warm-up game in Florida before the World Cup finals start on Thursday.
England’s women are also in warm-up action as they play India in Cardiff before the T20 World Cup begins later this week and Harriet Dart will bid to reach the HSBC Championships quarter-finals at Queen’s.
Here is a guide to what is happening in the sporting world on Wednesday and where you can catch the action in the UK.
Thomas Tuchel fine-tunes England starting XI
England head coach Thomas Tuchel will fine-tune his World Cup plans when his side play Costa Rica at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando (ITV, 2000).
Tuchel is expected to give a clearer indication of his preferred starting line-up following Saturday’s 1-0 friendly win against New Zealand in which he fielded entirely different teams in each half.
Costa Rica, who have not qualified for the World Cup, provide the last test before England launch their campaign against Croatia in Dallas on June 17.
England Women face another tough T20 test
England will bid to bounce back from Monday’s five-wicket defeat by T20 World Cup favourites Australia with an improved display against second-favourites India at Sophia Gardens (Sky Sports Cricket 0950, Sky Sports Main Event 1000).
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt admitted she was rusty on her return from injury after making just three in her first innings of the summer, while Rachel Capsey and Freya Kemp will bid to maintain their fine form with the bat.
England play Sri Lanka on Friday at Edgbaston in the T20 World Cup’s opening match.
What else is happening on Wednesday?
At Queen’s, British wildcard Dart will aim to follow up her shock first-round win win against Liudmila Samsonova in her first tournament appearance by reaching the last eight with victory against Swiss fourth seed Belinda Bencic (BBC Two England 1300).
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be speaking to the media at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City at 1930 and Scotland will hold a press conference at their Atrium Heath Training Park base in Charlotte from 1730 before their opening World Cup match against Haiti on Sunday.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both in action as Argentina and Portugal continue their World Cup preparations in friendlies against Iceland (0200) and Nigeria (2045) respectively.
Australian sprint star Gout Gout will make his senior Diamond League debut in the 200 metres at the Bislett Games in Oslo, while Britiain’s Jake Wightman and Amy Hunt are also in action (BBC Three 1900).
On this day
1966: Former England captain David Platt, who also played for Aston Villa, Arsenal, Sampdoria and Juventus, was born.
1981: Sebastian Coe broke the 800 metres world record by running one minute 41.73 seconds in Florence. The record stood until August 1993.
2007: Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula One race at the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton now has a record 105 victories.
2016: The funeral of former heavyweight world champion Muhammad Ali took place in his home city of Louisville, Kentucky.
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