SOCCER
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says tonight's League Cup clash with Luton will be like a pre-season fixture for some of his players.
The Old Trafford boss promises there will be changes from Saturday's defeat to Crystal Palace when they head to Kenilworth Road later.
Solskjaer admits his team's preparations for the new season haven't been ideal
Tonight's tie between Leyton Orient and Tottenham remains in doubt after the League Two club confirmed a number of first team players have tested positive for coronavirus.
Discussions between the clubs, the EFL and Public Health England are ongoing.
Elsewhere, Watford travel to Newport, West Brom play Brentford at the Hawthorns and West Ham host Hull.
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West Brom manager Slaven Bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the English FA.
Bilic came onto the half-time in the Baggies 5-2 defeat to Everton on Saturday and was shown a red card by referee Mike Dean for his protests.
The West Brom boss was unhappy with Dean's decision to send Kieran Gibbs off for striking Everton's James Rodriguez towards the end of the first-half at Goodison Park.
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Drogheda will be hoping to consolidate second-place in the League of Ireland First Division when they host Shamrock Rovers Two at a quarter-to-eight.
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There's two games in Ireland's qualifying Group I for the women's European Championships this afternoon.
Top of the table Germany go to Montenegro while Ireland's main rivals for the playoff spot meet when Ukraine face Greece.
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Gareth Bale could stay at Tottenham beyond his one-year loan spell from Real Madrid.
The Welsh forward's agent says his clients career at Madrid is 'over'.
Bale won four European Cups during his seven years in Spain but fell out of favour with manager Zinedine Zidane.
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Derby have signed Jordon Ibe on a two-year deal.
The winger was a free agent after leaving Bournemouth following their relegation from the Premier League.
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Arturo Vidal has completed his transfer from Barcelona to Inter Milan.
The Chilean midfielder makes the move to Antonio Conte's side for one-million Euro.
CROWDS
Plans to allow fans to return to sporting venues in England from the start of next month have been shelved.
Some test events have already taken place with up to 1-thousand spectators allowed into a number of Football League grounds at the weekend.
But Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove's told the BBC a 'mass reopening would not be appropriate at the moment'.
RUGBY
Irish referee Andrew Brace will take charge of Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final between Exeter and Toulouse.
Brace was recently the man in the middle for the recent Guinness PRO14 Grand Final.
Nigel Owens will oversee the clash of Racing and Saracens in the other Champions Cup semi.
Frank Murphy has been appointed the referee for the meeting of Bristol and Bordeaux in the Challenge Cup's last-four on Friday night.
SNOOKER
Five players have now withdrawn from snooker's European Masters.
It follows Daniel Wells and Gary Wilson testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday.
Elliot Slessor, Michael White and David Lilley have also pulled out of the event having come in contact with the affected players.
World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is among the players to receive a bye to the second-round as a result.
