WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Mexico will meet Canada in the final of the Pinatar Cup after they saw off China 2-0 and Mimi Alidou bagged a hat-trick as the Canadians crushed Chinese Taipei 7-0. 

Taipei have not picked up a point nor scored a goal in any of their three matches at the tournament in south-eastern Spain. 

Canada are currently ranked as the world’s sixth best team, 25 places above Mexico. 

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: The third round of Super League fixtures kick off tomorrow evening with struggling Salford visiting Craven Park to take on unbeaten Hull Kingston Rovers. 

Salford sit bottom of the table after conceding 114 points in their opening two games but are now supposedly debt-free after a consortium led by a Swiss investment banker bought the club. 

Defending champions Wigan play Warrington in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.

MEN’S CRICKET: Hosts Pakistan face Bangladesh in Rawalpindi tomorrow with both teams already eliminated from the Champions Trophy after losing their opening games to India and New Zealand.

Bangladesh are the lowest ranked team in the competition while Pakistan were rated as the world’s third best team before slumping to a 60-run defeat against the Kiwis and six-wicket loss to India, who meet for the group’s decider in Dubai on Sunday morning.

HORSE RACING: Jockey James Bowen will miss the upcoming Cheltenham festival after receiving a seven-day ban for excessive whip use when riding Zestful Hope to victory at Hereford. 

Bowen has ridden 68 winners this season and sits sixth in the jump jockeys’ championship.

In 2018, aged 16, he became the youngest jockey to win the Welsh Grand National when he steered Raz de Maree to victory.