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 list the upcoming races here, along 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 27th June

• 15:15 at Newcastle - Northumberland Plate
• 15:55 at Curragh - Pretty Polly Stakes (Irish)

Sunday 28th June

• 16:35 at Curragh - Irish Derby
• Saint Cloud - Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud

First of all, thank you to everyone who took part in the Royal Ascot tipster competition; it was five days of great racing.

The winner of the top prize of £200 is david37, who finished the competition with a +50.12 LSP from 59 tips placed and 23 profitable.

CJMST380 with an LSP of +41.26 (11 profitable tips from 26) picked up the £100 runner-up prize, and jimcarrryyy won the £50 third-place prize with an LSP of +37.24 with 11 profitable tips from 41.

The following tipsters (4th-18th) win £10 each: TheGadget2133, johnqclark, attitude adjuster, roma26 (£20 Elite), Paddyg, samm74, Dicky, Barking Dog, Welshboy, Arc Jimmy, neilsus, GoatyMcBoaty, bigmalky71, mrjolson & Deano123.

Once again, thank you to everyone who put up comments during Ascot. You can view the final table here.

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

Monday 22nd June 2026

• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - New Zealand v Egypt (ITV)
• [6:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Argentina v Austria (BBC One)
• [10:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - France v Iraq (BBC One)

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

• [1:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - Norway v Senegal (ITV)
• [4:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Jordan v Algeria (ITV)
• [10:30 AM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - New Zealand Women v Scotland Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [2:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [6:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - Portugal v Uzbekistan (ITV)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - Australia Women v Pakistan Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [9:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - England v Ghana (BBC One)

Wednesday 24th June 2026

• [12:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - Panama v Croatia (BBC One)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - Colombia v DR Congo (ITV)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - England Womens v West Indies Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B - Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar (ITV4)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B - Switzerland v Canada (ITV)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C - Morocco v Haiti (BBC Two)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C - Scotland v Brazil (BBC One)

Thursday 25th June 2026

• [Golf] PGA Tour - Travellers Championship (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 28-Jun)
• [12:30 AM Basketball] WNBA - Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever (Sky Sports Action)
• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - Czech Republic v Mexico (BBC One)
• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - South Africa v South Korea (BBC Two)
• [11:00 AM Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - England v New Zealand (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [2:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - India Women v Bangladesh Women (Sky Sports+)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - South Africa Women v Netherlands Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Warrington Wolves v Catalans Dragons (Sky Sports Action)
• [9:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E - Curacao v Ivory Coast (BBC Two)
• [9:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E - Ecuador v Germany (BBC One)

Friday 26th June 2026

• [12:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F - Japan v Sweden (BBC Two)
• [12:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F - Tunisia v Netherlands (BBC One)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D - Paraguay v Australia (ITV4)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D - Turkey v USA (ITV)
• [1:30 PM Cricket] Twenty20 International - Ireland v India (TNT Sports 1)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - Sri Lanka Women v Scotland Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Castleford Tigers v York Knights (Sky Sports+)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Leeds Rhinos v Hull KR (Sky Sports Action)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - Norway v France (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - Senegal v Iraq (ITV4)

Saturday 27th June 2026

• [1:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia (ITV4)
• [1:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Uruguay v Spain (ITV)
• [4:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - Egypt v Iran (BBC Two)
• [4:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - New Zealand v Belgium (BBC One)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Newcastle and York - Live Racing (ITV)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull FC v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports+)
• [3:00 PM Formula 1] Qualifying - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - Austrian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [5:00 PM UFC] Rafael Fiziev vs Manuel Torres - UFC Fight Night (TNT Sports 1)
• [6:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Toulouse Olympique v Leigh Leopards (Sky Sports+)
• [7:00 PM Boxing] Floyd Mayweather vs Zambidis - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Bradford Bulls v St Helens (Sky Sports+)
• [10:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - Croatia v Ghana (ITV4)
• [10:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - Panama v England (ITV)
• [11:00 PM Boxing] Zayas vs Ennis - Live Boxing (DAZN)

Sunday 28th June 2026

• [12:00 AM UFC] AJ McKee Jr. vs Salamat Isbulaev - MMA (DAZN)
• [12:30 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - Colombia v Portugal (BBC One)
• [12:30 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - DR Congo v Uzbekistan (BBC Two)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Algeria v Austria (BBC Two)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Jordan v Argentina (BBC One)
• [2:00 PM Formula 1] Race - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg - Austrian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Wakefield Trinity v Huddersfield Giants (Sky Sports+)
• [10:30 PM Boxing] Edwin De Los Santos vs Jose Valenzuela 2 - Live Boxing (Sky Sports Action)

Our £200 Wimbledon Tipster Competition commences on Monday, 29th June and runs through to the Men's Singles final on Sunday, 12th July. 

There is a total cash prize pot of £200 on offer, with the winner receiving a £50 top prize. The runner-up and third-place finishers receive £25 and £10, respectively, with the next 10 places receiving £10 each.

You can add your Wimbledon tips with comments via the usual tennis menu. Have a go and see if you can be the 2026 King or Queen of the Wimbledon tipsters!

Top Five Wimbledon Tipsters from 2025

1. angelov +47.10
2. nanualex +26.74
3. CJMST380 +19.10
4. StuartyBoy94 +13.56
5. JoshLFC180 +13.08

Our 2026 World Cup Tipster Competition starts on Thursday, 11th June, when joint-hosts Mexico take on South Africa in Mexico City and finishes with the final on Sunday, 19th July at MetLife Stadium.

There is a £1,000 total cash prize fund with a £200 top prize and a total of 134 cash prizes available.

A venture into the world of racehorse club membership designed especially for OLBG members and friends. Join us as we partner with Harry Derham, a young, talented trainer with over 170 winners already and a team of high-quality racehorses at exciting times in their journeys.

The OLBG Racing Club allows you to gain exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into the lives of racehorses and those who look after them with regular training updates from the stable. Other club benefits include organised stable visits, race day owners' badge and hospitality opportunities, discounted race day tickets and much more.

You will be able to experience the thrill of racehorse club membership for an annual subscription or a monthly payment option.

To make sure you don't miss any of the action, follow this link to join us for the ride.

We wanted to let you know about a new feature on OLBG that you may not be aware of. If you are a tipster, then you are probably aware of the monthly tipsters newsletter that we send out at the beginning of each month.

However, there are now even more newsletters that you can subscribe to in your 'My Subscriptions' area of the site. We have plenty of newsletters in there, some of which may not be suitable for you; you can subscribe to as many as you want.

We have a Dorking Wanderers Newsletter. In case you are not aware, we sponsor Dorking Wanderers, and that is packed with insights into the club.

We also have the Harry Derham Racing Newsletter, another sponsorship of ours and the yard that looks after the OLBG Racing horses.

You may want news on Casinos, Slots or Bingo, we have a newsletter for each of those, as well as much more, so head over to your subscription page and pick which ones you want to receive.

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 200 crowns!

✅ Settle Tips - Enter results and scores for completed events in many 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.