The world is currently gripped with World Cup fever, but alongside that giant of the summer, there are still scores to be settled and moments created on a weekly basis from around the sporting landscape. From the World Cup of cricket and football to the Super League, there is tonnes to take in this midweek.

Ireland backrower Aoife Wafer became the first player to win the Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship award in back-to-back years. Wafer was shortlisted for the award alongside England captain Megan Jones, France scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus and Italy back-row Francesca Sgorbini.

Leah Schlosshan will make her Commonwealth Games debut at the Glasgow 2026 games after being named in England’s 42-person swimming squad. She will join 27 swimmers and 14 para swimmers at the 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games, which will see around 3,000 athletes expected to compete across 10 sports. On being selected for Glasgow 2026, Schlosshan said: “I’m really excited for the summer.

Tom Harvey and the rest of the Sheffield Steelers Premier Division team took home the National League Premier Division title at the 2026 National Championship Finals event in Derby. The event, which is described as ‘the pinnacle of the British Wheelchair Basketball domestic calendar’, brought together the top teams from across all five leagues to battle it out for the 2026 titles.

Alsager Golf Club, near Stoke-on Trent, and Crewe Golf Club, are among the clubs hosting qualifying events for the Race to Belek amateur golf tournament, organised by leading holiday airline brand, Corendon Airlines, in collaboration with specialist golf tour operator Kaden Group and Gloria Hotels & Resorts.

Ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Qualifier, Team England has brought together their elite 3x3 talent for a preparation camp in Manchester. One of the athletes who has been selected for the women’s camp, which is taking place at the National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) between the 19-21st May, is Sheffield Hatters’ captain Georgia Gayle.

As the sporting calendar approaches a crucial juncture, the outcome of this exciting midweek of sports could potentially lead to either glory or despair. Tuesday, 19th May Premier League: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur 20:15 With each passing match week, the argument for and possibility of Tottenham Hotspur's relegation become increasingly real.

Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullvian was presented with five official Guinness World Records certificates following his debut appearance at the World Seniors Snooker Championship. The presentation, which took place backstage at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, celebrated ‘one of the most decorated and influential careers in the history of the sport’.

Rochdale teenager Jack Hodgkinson is establishing a solid reputation as a skilful, talented and courageous boxer following his title belt win on a major northern promotion at Barnsley Metrodome. “I won the WF Promotions title belt at 62kg,” said Jack, 16. “I boxed a lad from Skipton who was well up for a tough fight and got the win by unanimous decision after the three two-minute rounds.

Leeds United will host Burnley for a Friday night under the lights at Elland Road, where the Whites will be hopeful of gaining all 3 points to secure their position as a Premier League team for another season. The game follows Leeds’s 1-0 defeat against Chelsea on Sunday, in the FA Cup semi-final.

The Cumberland and Carlisle United have celebrated the 20th anniversary of their Community Ticket Scheme partnership, which has given tens of thousands of youngsters free tickets to watch the National League club. In the scheme’s twenty years of existence, it has seen more than 30,000 tickets given to children so that they can support the Cumbrians at Brunton Park.