The NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament kicked off Tuesday, setting up several second-round matchups before first-round play wraps up Wednesday.

Here are the top three games to watch for when the second round begins Friday.

No. 2 North Carolina vs. Denver: 3 p.m. ET

Two of the winningest programs in the country this season will meet in a second-round showdown Friday. Denver was dominant in its 3-1 win over Loyola Chicago, overcoming an early 1-0 deficit. The Pioneers are also coming off of their third-straight Summit League regular season title and fifth in school history.

Meanwhile, the undefeated Tar Heels are one of the top teams in the NCAA. UNC boasts the most national women’s soccer titles of all time, with its last coming in 2012, and it’ll be looking to avenge its loss to Stanford in the 2019 finals. Junior midfielder Brianna Pinto decided to stay with UNC despite going third overall in the NWSL Draft to Gotham FC, making her one of many threats to Denver’s chances of advancing to the Sweet 16.

No. 3 UCLA vs. Iowa: 3 p.m. ET 

UCLA might have its hands full with Iowa, who’s coming into this matchup fresh off its first-ever NCAA Tournament win against Campbell (1-0). The Hawkeyes have had an impressive postseason, coming out of nowhere to win their first-ever Big Ten championship.

They now face a huge test in No. 3 UCLA, who lost just one game en route to the Pac-12 regular season title. The Bruins also racked up Pac-12 end-of-season awards, with five players earning first-team honors.

UCLA also had 6️⃣ players earn All-@pac12 honors, including a conference-best 5️⃣ on the first team.

Congrats @miafishel10, @DelanieSheehan, @kaarrriiinnaa, @laurenbrzykcy11, @reilynturner, @marley_canales!
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— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) April 21, 2021

No. 4 TCU vs. New Mexico: 7 p.m. ET

Tied 1-1 after overtime Tuesday, New Mexico needed penalty kicks to defeat Navy in the first round. Senior midfielder Madi Hirschman was the hero, drilling her penalty kick to send the Lobos onto the second round in a thrilling finish.

.@madihirschman with the finisher! Lobos head to the next round and face @TCUSoccer on Friday.#GoLobos pic.twitter.com/SgjCf5QRa7

— Lobo Women's Soccer (@UNMLoboWSoccer) April 28, 2021

While New Mexico will be carrying the momentum from its win into Friday, the Lobos face a tough challenge in No. 4 TCU. As one of 16 programs to appear in the last five NCAA Tournaments, the Horned Frogs enter the postseason 11-1-1 and winners of the Big 12 regular season title. They’re also battle-tested, with their lone loss coming against a Texas A&M team that earned the No. 7 seed.

The best of the rest (all times ET)

• South Florida over Central Connecticut State, 3-0. Next up: No. 7 Texas A&M at 3 p.m.
• Ole Miss over Bowling Green, 4-3, on PKs. Next up: No. 8 USC at 6 p.m.
• Rutgers over Southern Louisiana, 1-0. Next up: No. 14 Clemson at 7 p.m.
• South Alabama over Colorado, 1-0. Next up: No. 10 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.
• Washington over Liberty, 3-0. Next up: No. 15 St. Louis at 7 p.m.

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships wrapped its second round on Thursday, with the grass court Grand Slam seeing just 15 of the tournament's 32 seeded players advance to the Friday and Saturday's third round.

A full half of the WTA's Top 10 players did not survive the week, with 2024 Wimbledon finalist and world No. 5 Jasmine Paolini joining four first-round star exits by falling to unseeded Kamilla Rakhimova in a three-set, second-round battle on Wednesday.

At the same time, unseeded fan favorites like Japan's No. 53 Naomi Osaka and England's own No. 40 Emma Raducanu secured third-round spots at the London Slam, joining top surviving contenders like No. 4 Iga Świątek and defending Wimbledon champion No. 16 Barbora Krejčíková.

Notably, a full five US players managed to move ahead, tied for the largest national contingent still standing at the tournament.

Led by 2025 Australian Open champion No. 8 Madison Keys, the US group also includes No. 10 Emma Navarro and No. 12 Amanda Anisimova, as well as unseeded players No. 54 Danielle Collins and No. 55 Hailey Baptiste.

With matches against Świątek and No. 7 Mirra Andreeva, respectively, Collins and Baptiste have a tough third round ahead — though Navarro's battle against the 2024 champ Krejčíková arguably headlines Saturday's slate.

How to watch Wimbledon this weekend

While world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is still holding strong in the dwindling field, this year's Wimbledon play is proving that the London Slam is anyone's to take, as the grass court humbles even the sport's top stars.

Expect the twists and turns to continue as tennis's best battle for spots in Sunday's Round of 16.

Round-of-32 Wimbledon play kicks off at 6 AM ET on Friday, with live continuous coverage of the tournament airing on ESPN.

The 2025 European Championship is officially underway, as Euro action kicked off with a group-stage upset on Wednesday.

Though the 2025 UEFA tournament's opener was a sweltering affair amid a European heat wave, world No. 26 Finland prevailed, earning a 1-0 upset win over No. 14 Iceland in Group A.

Finnish winger Katariina Kosola played hero, curling in the winning goal in the match's 70th minute — just 12 minutes after Iceland midfielder Hildur Antonsdóttir picked up the competition's first red card.

"The result is important for our confidence," Kosola said after Finland's first major tournament win since the 2009 Euro. "It was the kind of goal I have been practicing a lot."

"It's terrible to lose and we feel frustrated," said Iceland head coach Thorsteinn Halldórsson. "It is an even group and we knew Finland were good, but our first half wasn't good enough."

Elsewhere, No. 16 Norway closed out Wednesday's slate on top of Group A, taking three points by defeating host No. 23 Switzerland in day's second match.

Led by captain and 2018 Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg — who pulled the match even with a second-half strike — Norway battled to a 2-1 comeback win, despite the Swiss side outshooting and out-possessing the Norwegians.

How to watch this week's 2025 Euro action

Group B steals the 2025 Euro spotlight on Thursday.

While No. 13 Italy snagged a 1-0 opening win over No. 20 Belgium to kick off the day, 2023 World Cup champions and tournament favorite No. 2 Spain will face No. 22 Portugal at 3 PM ET.

Friday's Group C slate will pit No. 12 Denmark against No. 6 Sweden at 12 PM ET, before No. 3 Germany contends with No. 27 Poland at 3 PM ET.

Closing out the first group-stage matches will be arguably the toughest draw of the 2025 Euro pool.

Saturday's Group D slate features major tournament debutants No. 30 Wales against the No. 11 Netherlands at 12 PM ET, with No. 10 France taking on defending champions No. 5 England to cap the day at 3 PM ET.

Live coverage of 2025 Euro matches will air across Fox Sports platforms.

The world No. 1 USWNT ruled the pitch on Wednesday night, shutting out North American rivals No. 8 Canada 3-0 to finish the international window on a high note.

Catching the Canada backline sleeping, US midfielder Sam Coffey opened the scoring at the 17-minute mark before 19-year-old Claire Hutton claimed her first-ever USWNT goal by heading in a Rose Lavelle corner kick in the game's 36th minute.

Houston Dash forward Yazmeen Ryan then padded the US tally in the waning minutes of the match, finding the back of the net just eight minutes after subbing onto the field.

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Despite fielding a young roster, the US overpowered a veteran-heavy Canada side in almost every category, topping their Northern neighbors in shots, shots on target, possession, and — most notably — set pieces.

Canada ultimately couldn't match the game's mental pace or physical battle, as the USWNT scored all three goals off dead ball situations — a free kick, a corner kick, and a throw-in.

"It's not about the opponent," US head coach Emma Hayes said after the match. "It's about what we do, and I felt that was extremely dominant."

With Wednesday's contributions, the USWNT finishes the summer window with 11 goals scored across the three friendlies — and zero goals conceded.

The US now enters an extended break before reconvening for another as-yet-unannounced friendly series in October — but players will be expected to perform in the meantime.

"I said to the players in the end in the huddle, if you want to compete to win the biggest things, it's not what you do here that matters," said Hayes. "It's what you do when you go back to your club."

The 2025 WNBA regular season returns on Thursday night, with teams at the top of the league standings looking to prove their mettle against close competition across the long holiday weekend.

The No. 5 Seattle Storm have arguably the toughest weekend assignments, taking on the No. 4 Atlanta Dream on Friday before tackling the No. 3 New York Liberty on Sunday.

Four middle-of-the-pack teams will look to close in on a double-digit season win tally while the league's frontrunners strive to maintain their advantage in this weekend's slate:

• No. 7 Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 8 Indiana Fever, Thursday at 7 PM ET (Prime): Though still without star Caitlin Clark, the Fever hope to harness their 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup victory momentum against an Aces side tied with Indiana with an 8-8 season record.

• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 4 Atlanta Dream, Thursday at 7:30 PM ET (WNBA League Pass): Seattle will look to make strides against a strong Atlanta side while putting last Sunday's stinging 84-57 loss to up-and-comer Golden State in their rearview.

• No. 6 Golden State Valkyries vs. No. 1 Minnesota Lynx, Saturday at 8 PM ET (WNBA League Pass): The rising Valkyries must face a Lynx side hunting redemption, as the league-leaders look to bounce back from their stifling Tuesday Commissioner's Cup upset loss.

• No. 5 Seattle Storm vs. No. 3 New York Liberty, Sunday at 1 PM ET (CBS): With injured Liberty center Jonquel Jones still sidelined, the Seattle Storm will have a chance to steal a weekend game against the reigning champs, as New York struggles to re-find their footing.

With the 2025 WNBA All-Star break looming, early top performers must keep standards high if they want to hold the line when the season crosses the midway point.