Wales v Australia from the Cardiff City Stadium. Kick-off 14:00 BST. Courtney Nevin puts Matildas ahead direct from a free-kick after 28 minutes. Great to see Sam Kerr back after so long out for Australia. Jess Fishlock will make her 166th and final international appearance.

The first Ashes Test will take place at Wembley Stadium, London, and kick off at 2:30pm BST on Saturday 25 October. In the UK, the match will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with coverage getting underway at 2pm. Coverage will be presented by the imperious Mark Chapman.

Nick Champion de Crespigny marked his debut as captain with a try as a misfiring Australia overcame Japan 19-15 to open its five-match Northern Hemisphere tour Saturday. De Crespigny became Australia's 92nd test captain after only 72 minutes of test rugby but showed his potential with a physical performance and with the first of Australia's three tries after 13 minutes.

Australia seamer Tayla Vlaeminck has been ruled out of her fourth consecutive Women's Big Bash League having failed to recover from a injury to her right shoulder. Vlaeminck has not played since she sustained the injury while fielding at the T20 World Cup in October last year.

Japan’s narrow defeat by Australia showed they can compete with the best teams in the world, coach Eddie Jones said after his side fell to a 19-15 loss on Saturday.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to the White House Monday offering cheaper access to the continent’s rare earth minerals and an invitation to visit to play golf. President Donald Trump gifted his fellow world leader a pledge to not only honor a Biden-era agreement on nuclear-powered submarines,

Canada’s Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad, 4 and 3, on Saturday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals.

Today's friendly against Australia in Cardiff will be Fishlock's 166th and final appearance for her country as she brings an end to a 19-year Wales career. The 38-year-old has been reflecting on her international achievements, including reaching Euro 2025 last summer, as she contemplates pulling on the red jersey for one final time.