NETBALL: Olivia Tchine top-scored with 37 goals as London Pulse eased to a 77-51 win at defending Super League champions Loughborough and moved top of the table on points difference. Second-placed London Mavericks came from behind to beat Leeds 54-53 with a super shot in the last 10 seconds while Nottingham brushed aside Cardiff 70-54 and Birmingham remain without a win after being thumped 77-47 by Manchester.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: Belfast Giants lead the Elite League by just one point with a game in hand after second-placed Sheffield enjoyed a six point round with a 10-2 mauling of Glasgow and 4-1 win over Manchester. Belfast had lost 4-3 in Cardiff after a shoot-out before beating Guildford 5-2. Third-placed Nottingham won 3-0 in Glasgow while bottom club Fife continued their pitiful form with consecutive 7-2 losses against Coventry and Guildford.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Danielle Mccray netted 20 points as Super League leaders Oaklands Wolves cruised past third-placed Newcastle 85-59 to regain their two-point advantage over Sheffield, who were not in action during the recent round of matches. The Essex Rebels recovered from a slow start to claim a 109-87 victory at Nottingham on Sunday and winless bottom club London suffered a heavy 80-57 loss in Leicester.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Wales play their second World Cup qualifier with a Group J fixture in North Macedonia this evening. The Welsh won last week’s opener 3-1 against Kazakhstan while North Macedonia enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win in Liechtenstein. Wales currently sit 29^th in Fifa’s world rankings, 38 places above North Macedonia. Belgium, ranked eighth, the other member of group J, have yet to start their campaign.