Multiple sporting events are scheduled across the weekend, beginning with rugby union action in Japan where Australia faces the host nation in Osaka. The Wallabies are targeting consecutive Test victories for the first time in approximately a year, having ended a six-match losing streak with a win over Italy in July. Les Kiss makes his coaching debut for Australia against Japan’s Eddie Jones, who previously held the same position with the Wallabies and seeks his first victory over them.
In English football, the Carabao Cup returns just weeks following the conclusion of the World Cup. West Ham plays Portsmouth in their first League Cup first-round tie at home since 2011, marking the freshly relegated side’s adjustment to their new division. Portsmouth has progressed from two of three prior major cup matchups between the teams. The competition features 29 matches across the weekend.
The Tour de France Femmes reaches its climactic stages with Saturday’s stage eight, measuring 171.9km as the longest of the race. Beginning in Sisteron and following the Route Napoléon southward for 49km, the route turns westward along the River Var before incorporating multiple climbs including Col des Robines, Col de Toutes Aures, Côte de Colomars, and Côte de la Ginestière, concluding at Nice’s Promenade des Anglais.
The women’s cycling tour concludes Sunday with a 99.2km circuit race around Nice. Competitors will navigate severe heat conditions, with temperatures in the low 30s Celsius affecting performance. The event builds on last year’s championship, where Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot became the first French rider to win the Tour de France Femmes in 36 years, marking a significant milestone for women’s cycling in France.
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