This Weekend in Sport – August 16th – August 19th

This Weekend in Sport – August 16th – August 19th

In a weekend full of exciting sport and racing, it is hard to go past the return of the great mare Winx as the headline for the middle weekend in August.

She will go for her 26th straight win, breaking the tie she currently shares with Black Caviar.

Elsewhere the AFL enters its penultimate week with just three teams guaranteed finals action with another nine teams still competing for the remaining spots.

By Sunday night the NRL Finals picture could become clearer as well with seven of the eight games having an impact on the top eight standings.

The 2018 Rugby Championship also kicks off with the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney as Australia looks to reclaim the latter trophy for the first time since 2002 although the All Blacks go into the game as short priced favourites.

Read on to see what else is on this weekend and where you can find it.

Racing

Saturday 18th August

Winx Stakes Day at Royal Randwick

NRL Round 23

Read Our NRL Round Preview Here

Thursday 16th August

Broncos v Rabbitohs – Fox Sports and Nine @ 7:50pm

Friday 17th August

Sea Eagles v Titans – Fox Sports @ 6:00pm

Storm v Eels – Fox Sports and Nine @ 7:55pm

Saturday 18th August

Panthers v Knights – Fox Sports @ 3:00pm

Tigers v Dragons – Fox Sports @ 5:30pm

Sharks v Cowboys – Fox Sports and Nine @ 7:35pm

Sunday 19th August

Bulldogs v Warriors – Fox Sports @ 2:00pm

Raiders v Roosters – Fox Sports @ 4:10pm

AFL Round 22

Read Our AFL Round Preview Here

Friday 17th August

Richmond v Essendon – Fox Footy and Seven @ 7:50pm

Saturday 18th August

Collingwood v Port Adelaide – Fox Footy @ 1:45pm

Geelong v Fremantle – Fox Sports @ 2:10pm

GWS Giants v Sydney – Fox Footy @ 4:35pm

St Kilda v Hawthorn – Fox Footy and Seven @ 7:25pm

Gold Coast v Brisbane – Fox Sports @ 7:25pm

Sunday 19th August

Carlton v Western Bulldogs – Fox Footy @ 1:10pm

West Coast v Melbourne – Fox Sports and Seven @ 3:20pm

Adelaide v North Melbourne – Fox Footy @ 4:40pm

Premier League Round 2

Read Our Premier League Round Preview Here

Saturday 17th August

Cardiff v Newcastle – Optus Sport @ 9:30pm

Sunday 18th August

Everton v Southampton – Optus Sport @ 12:00am

Leicester v Wolves – Optus Sport @ 12:00am

Tottenham v Fulham – Optus Sport and SBS @ 12:00am

West Ham v Bournemouth – Optus Sport @ 12:00am

Chelsea v Arsenal – Optus Sport @ 2:30am

Burnley v Watford – Optus Sport @ 10:30pm

Manchester City v Huddersfield – Optus Sport @ 10:30pm

Monday 19th August

Brighton v Manchester United – Optus Sport @ 1:00am

Tuesday 20th August

Crystal Palace v Liverpool – Optus Sport @ 5:00am

Rugby Championship Week 1

Saturday 18th August

Australia v New Zealand – Fox Sports and Ten @ 8:00pm

Sunday 19th August

South Africa v Argentina – Fox Sports @ 1:05am

MLB on TV

Thursday 16th August

Philadelphia Phillies v Boston Red Sox – ESPN @ 9:00am

Saturday 18th August

MLB StrikeZone – ESPN @ 9:00am