OLBG Community News

We have plenty of trend blogs on OLBG available most weekends. To make it easier to see which races are covered, we will put the upcoming races here with links.

These blogs (all times are GMT) can help you find race selections when adding your horse racing tips. Races marked in bold mean the trend shortlists are available.

Saturday 24th May

• 13:50 at Haydock - Silver Bowl
• 15:00 at Haydock - Sandy Lane Stakes
• 15:05 at Curragh - Greenlands Stakes
• 15:30 at Haydock - Temple Stakes
• 15:40 at Curragh - Irish 2000 Guineas
• 16:15 at Curragh - Emerald Mile Handicap

Sunday 25th May

• 09:10 at Sha Tin - Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup
• 15:05 at Curragh - Tattersalls Gold Cup
• 15:40 at Curragh - Irish 1000 Guineas
• Tokyo - Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

Monday 26th May

• 16:05 at Cartmel - Grand Veterans Handicap Chase
• 16:35 at Redcar - Zetland Gold Cup
• 18:30 at Ballinrobe - Mayo National

Friday 30th May

• 19:00 at Stratford - Champion Novices Hunters Chase
• 19:35 at Stratford - Champion Hunters Chase
• Chantilly - Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby)

Sunday 1st June

• Tokyo - Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)

Here are some of the sporting highlights for the week ahead. Live TV events are usually popular, so why not share your tips to help those who want to bet on them?

Monday 19th May 2025

• [Ice Hockey] NHL (Play Offs) - Toronto Maple Leafs v Florida Panthers (Premier Sports 2)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Lucknow Super Giants v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
• [Basketball] NBA (Conference Semi Final) - Oklahoma City Thunder v Denver Nuggets (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)

Tuesday 20th May 2025

• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 10 (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] National League Play-Off Semi-Final - York City v Oldham Athletic (DAZN)
• [Football] Premier League - Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 21st May 2025

• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 11 (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Women's T20 - England Women's v West Indies Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] National League Play-Off Semi-Final - Forest Green Rovers v Southend United (DAZN)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United (TNT Sports, discovery+)

Thursday 22nd May 2025

• [Golf] PGA Tour - Charles Schwab Challenge (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 25-May)
• Basketball] NBA (Conference Final) - New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers (TNT Sports 1)
• Cricket] Cricket Test Match (Day 1) - England v Zimbabwe (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 12 (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Gujarat Titans v Lucknow Super Giants (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Darts] 2025 Premier League Darts - BetMGM Premier League Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Leigh Leopards v Hull FC (Sky Sports+)

Friday 23rd May 2025

• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 13 (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Cricket] IPL 2025 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Womens T20 - England Womens v West Indies Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Harper vs Zimmermann (DAZN)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Huddersfield Giants v St Helens (Sky Sports+)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Warrington Wolves v Hull KR (Sky Sports Action)

Saturday 24th May 2025

• [Basketball] NBA (Conference Final) - New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 14 (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos (Sky Sports+)
• [Rugby Union] Champions Cup (Final) - Northampton v Bordeaux Begles (Premier Sports 1)
• [Football] Championship Play-Off Final - Sheffield United v Sunderland (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Scottish Cup Final - Aberdeen v Celtic (Premier Sports)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Catalans Dragons v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports Action)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Taylor vs Essuman (DAZN)

Sunday 25th May 2025

• [Tennis] Roland Garros French Open - 1st Round Ladies & Gentlemens Singles (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cycling] UCI Giro dItalia - Giro dItalia - Stage 15 (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Football] League One Play-Off Final - Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient (Sky Sports)
• [Formula 1] Monaco Grand Prix - Race - Circuit de Monaco, Monaco (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Rugby League] Super League - Wakefield Trinity v Salford Red Devils (Sky Sports+)

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Snooker World Championship Tipster Competition. Congratulations go to dacris69 on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +27.76 level stakes profit (LSP).

The runner up was nanualex who finished with a +23.74 LSP and third place went to angelov with a LSP of +21.66, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. dacris69 +27.76
2. nanualex +23.74
3. angelov +21.66
4. maxie777 +20.52
5. Permanent +15.88
6. rockabilly kat +12.46
7. theviper21 +11.66
8. dwainec +11.20
9. twolf85 +10.82
10. BettingFormula +9.84
11. Analytik +9.74
12. Moneymaker777 +9.24
13. EricHBT +8.18

The final Competition Tipster table can be viewed here.

Thanks again and well done to dacris69 and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Masters Golf Tipster Competition. The big congratulations go to spence58 on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +62.00 level stakes profit (LSP).

In second place was marcus1972 who finished with a +53.10 LSP and third place went to meoldmate with a LSP of +49.04, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. spence58 +62.00
2. marcus1972 +53.10
3. meoldmate +49.04
4. Paddyg +46.20
5. STEVEOCN +29.59
6. bungalow24 +26.50
7. Valverde +17.12
8. Pippedatthepostagain +12.32
9. whatcanisay +11.50
10. howzatcam +8.28
11. sheltonBL +8.24
12. neilsus +8.24
13. mojojak +6.36

The final Masters Tipster table stats can be viewed here.

Thanks again and well done to spence58 and all the cash prize winners, prizes will be allocated to OLBG accounts in due course.

Did you know you can earn crowns which you can then spend on merchandise in the OLBG store in many ways, just by using your OLBG account? 

You can earn OLBG crowns for use in the store by doing any of the following with your OLBG account:

• Add tips - via your dashboard task menu to receive crowns and new tasks added regularly.

• Hit A Winning Streak - Place at least one winning tip on consecutive days and build a winning streak earning crowns as your streak progresses.

• Have Profitable Days - Have at least 5 winning tips (with comments) on a sport and finish in profit on any given day to win 500 crowns!

• Settle Tips - Enter results and scores for completed events on a number of sports to receive crowns.

• Surveys - complete topical surveys via your "Explore And Earn" section on your dashboard to receive crowns.

• Bookie Reviews - Add useful bookie reviews to help users and receive crowns. New reviews are added regularly to your dashboard tasks.

Take a look in the store, there are lots of OLBG goodies to pick from ranging from Umbrellas, Bobble Hats, Caps, Water Bottles, Coasters, Notebooks, Playing Cards, Pens and digital items for the tipsters amongst you who like to keep track of stats and figures for the year.