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• Emerging Ireland secures 3-0 50-over series sweep over West Indies Academy with four-wicket win

  Emerging Ireland secured a four-wicket win over the West Indies Academy to complete a 3-0 sweep of their 50-over series in Bready on Friday.

  The tourists, after being out in to bat, were guilty of not using up their allotted overs as they were dismissed for 236 with all of seven overs to spare.

  Ackeem Auguste led the way with a 68-ball 81 including 10 fours and two sixes while Joshua James hit 26* off 25 balls.

  Skipper Gavin Hoey led the Irish charge with his leg-spin with 4-45 from his 10 overs while medium pacer Olly Riley took 3-38 from nine overs.

  Emerging Ireland then needed only 39 overs to reach 238-6 and secure victory and a 3-0 series triumph.

  Morgan Topping led the way for the hosts with 46 while Seamus Lynch hit 45* off just 28 balls including six fours and two sixes.

  Chris de Freitas and Scott MacBeth also had solid contributions with 38 and 36, respectively.

  Captain Nyeem Young took 3-56 from nine overs for the Academy.

  The teams will now turn their attention to a pair of four-day games from June 18-21 in Comber and June 25-28 in Belfast.

• Euro 2024 social round-up: Mou and Fergie link up, Pickford's quiz and Pavard the photographer

  Euro 2024 hosts Germany got off to a flying start as they comprehensively dispatched Scotland 5-1 on Friday.

  Goals from Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz and Niclas Fullkrug blew Scotland away at the Allianz Arena.

  But while the football entertained, there was also plenty of action on social media.

  Here's a pick of the best posts.

  The special... two?

  Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson enjoyed a great rivalry on the touchline down the years, but there was no sign of that as the two watched on from the stands in Munich.

  Unfortunately for Ferguson, Scotland were on the receiving end of a hammering.

  We can only wonder what these two greats had to say about Scotland's sorry performance, though surely they will have been full of praise for Germany.

  Honouring a great

  Franz Beckenbauer passed away in January, and ahead of the opening game, his wife Heidi led a touching tribute to der Kaiser.

  Moral support

  Nathan Patterson is not fit to feature for Scotland, but the Everton full-back has travelled out to Germany to support his team-mates.

  Unfortunately for Scotland, it didn't quite work out, and Patterson will be needing to provide plenty of moral support after their heavy defeat in Munich.

  Pickford gets quizzed

  England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was fulfilling his media duties on Friday, and he stopped by to answer some fan questions ahead of the Three Lions' opener against Serbia.

  Pickford was quizzed on how he copes with the pressure as kick-off approaches - "Enjoy the moment", he said - while revealing former England shot-stopper Joe Hart, who retired last month, has served as an inspiration.

  Young guns exciting Schweinsteiger 

  Bastian Schweinsteiger helped Germany to World Cup glory in 2014, so it feels like he is pretty well placed to pass judgement on up and coming stars.

  And when asked on X for the players he was most excited to see in action at Euro 2024, the former Bayern Munich midfielder picked out Florian Wirtz, Cole Palmer and Rafael Leao.

  Wirtz certainly delivered, as he starred in Germany's big win over Scotland. Will Palmer and Leao be equally as impressive for England and Portugal respectively?

  Picture perfect

  Olivier Giroud is one handsome devil, so it's no surprise that he's a photographer's dream.

  That being said, it's rare that the person behind the camera is one of his team-mates, but Giroud could only smile, and offer a cheeky pose, as Benjamin Pavard sneakily grabbed a camera and tried to get the perfect shot while the France number nine was holding a press conference.

• USA qualify for Super 8s as Pakistan are eliminated

  The United States have qualified for the Super 8s after their T20 World Cup match with Ireland in Florida was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

  Only an Ireland victory over tournament co-hosts USA could have prevented the Americans' progress to the next round, but no play was possible on Friday amid a flash-flood emergency in the region.

  There were multiple pitch inspections, but the umpires ultimately concluded no play was possible due to the wet outfield.

  USA secured a win over Canada in the opening match of the tournament before pulling off an almighty upset to beat Pakistan, who are now eliminated because of the washout, as are Canada.

  The outcome also means Ireland are out, although their hopes had already looked slim after losses to India and Canada.

  India are expected to finish top of Group A, having beaten USA in their last match to secure a third successive victory. 

  Rohit Sharma's side will do battle with Australia, Afghanistan and a team from Group D – most likely to be Bangladesh – in the next round, though they still have one more pool match to play against Canada on Saturday.

  USA are poised to enter Group 2 of the Super 8s along with fellow hosts West Indies and South Africa. The final spot in that section will be filled by either England or Scotland, depending on who progresses from Group B.

  As a result of reaching the Super 8s in this competition, Monank Patel's USA team are also now guaranteed qualification to the 2026 T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka.