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 23rd May

• 14:20 at Haydock - Silver Bowl
• 14:58 at Haydock - Sandy Lane Stakes
• 15:05 at Curragh - Greenlands Stakes
• 15:30 at Haydock - Temple Stakes
• 15:40 at Curragh - Irish 2000 Guineas

Sunday 24th May

• 15:55 at Curragh - Tattersalls Gold Cup
• 16:30 at Curragh - Irish 1000 Guineas

Monday 25th May

• 15:23 at Cartmel - Grand Veterans Handicap Chase
• 16:07 at Redcar - Zetland Gold Cup
• 18:35 at Ballinrobe - Mayo National

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 18th May 2026

• [3:00 PM Cricket] IPL 2026 - Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Football] Premier League - Arsenal v Burnley (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 19th May 2026

• [3:00 PM Cricket] IPL 2026 - Rajasthan Royals v Lucknow Super Giants (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [7:30 PM Football] Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City (Sky Sports)
• [8:15 PM Football] Premier League - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 20th May 2026

• [3:00 PM Cricket] IPL 2026 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Women's T20 - England Women's v New Zealand Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Football] UEFA Europa League Final - SC Freiburg v Aston Villa (TNT Sports)

Thursday 21st May 2026

• [3:00 PM Cricket] IPL 2026 - Chennai Super Kings v Gujarat Titans (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [7:00 PM Darts] BetMGM Premier League Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield - 2026 Premier League Darts (Sky Sports Action)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull KR v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports+)

Friday 22nd May 2026

• [2:30 PM Cricket] Vitality Blast - Somerset Women v Hampshire Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [3:00 PM Cricket] IPL 2026 - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Sky Sports+)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Vitality Blast - Somerset v Hampshire (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants (Sky Sports+)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Leigh Leopards v Hull FC (Sky Sports Action)
• [8:00 PM Rugby Union] European Rugby Challenge Cup (Final) - Montpellier v Ulster (Premier Sports 1, ITV4)
• [9:30 PM Formula 1] Sprint Qualifying - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - Canadian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)

Saturday 23rd May 2026

• [2:00 AM Boxing] Jones vs Gualtieri - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [1:15 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Haydock and Curragh - Live Racing (ITV)
• [2:45 PM Rugby Union] Champions Cup (Final) - Leinster v Bordeaux Begles (Premier Sports 1, ITV4)
• [3:00 PM Football] Championship Play-Off Final - Hull City v Southampton (Sky Sports)
• [3:00 PM Football] Scottish Cup Final - Celtic v Dunfermline (Premier Sports)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Castleford Tigers v St Helens (Sky Sports+)
• [5:00 PM Formula 1] Sprint - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - Canadian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [6:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Toulouse Olympique v Wakefield Trinity (Sky Sports+)
• [6:00 PM Boxing] Usyk vs Verhoeven - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - York Knights v Catalans Dragons (Sky Sports+)
• [9:00 PM Formula 1] Qualifying - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - Canadian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)

Sunday 24th May 2026

• [10:00 AM Tennis] 1st round Ladies & Gentlemen's Singles - Roland Garros French Open (TNT Sports 1)
• [1:00 PM Football] League One Play-Off Final - Bolton Wanderers v Stockport County (Sky Sports)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Warrington Wolves v Bradford Bulls (Sky Sports+)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Burnley v Wolves (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Fulham v Newcastle United (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Liverpool v Brentford (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Manchester City v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Sunderland v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (Sky Sports)
• [4:00 PM Football] Premier League - West Ham United v Leeds United (Sky Sports)
• [9:00 PM Formula 1] Race - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal - Canadian Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 Snooker World Championship Tipster Competition. Congratulations go to saddlerman on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +35.32 level stakes profit (LSP).

The runner up was CJMST380 who finished with a +30.36 LSP and third place went to MC12MQ9 with a LSP of +25.94, both members win £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. saddlerman +35.32
2. CJMST380 +30.36
3. MC12MQ9 +25.94
4. lola1183 +15.33
5. twolf85 +15.24
6. nanualex +11.60
7. punziconia +11.16
8. walkthewalk +8.62
9. AsapNast +5.16
10. gillybrook64 +4.74
11. Plasticninja +3.26
12. JoshLFC180 +2.43
13. Hoatey418 +2.10

The final Competition Tipster table can be viewed here.

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

What a Master we were treated to, Rory going back-to-back for the first time since Tiger, and so many players in with a shout on the final day. A big congratulations goes to whippetman, a member since 2010, on winning the £50 top prize after finishing the competition with a +20.38 level stakes profit (LSP).

In second place was meoldmate, who finished with a +17.72 LSP, and third place went to lesego2 with a LSP of +14.10; both members won £25. The next ten highest placed tipsters win £10.

Here are the thirteen prize winners:

1. whippetman +20.38
2. meoldmate +17.72
3. lesego2 +14.10
4. Edwinp +13.58
5. Cheesex +10.06
6. mnauman19945382 +10.02
7. gary1888 +8.48
8. zephyr +7.82
9. DPtips +7.58
10. Cool Running +7.50
11. steenie1 +5.74
12. realitycheck +5.00
13. mojojak +4.46

The final Masters Tipster table stats can be viewed here, and a big thank you to everyone who took part. We have over 1,000 tips on the event, and well done to whippetman and all the cash prize winners. Prizes have now been allocated to OLBG accounts.

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.

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.