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.

Friday 9th January

• 13:43 at Naas - Ballymore Novice Hurdle

Saturday 10th January

• 14:55 at Warwick - Classic Chase
• 15:17 at Kempton - Lanzarote Hurdle

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 5th January 2026

• [American Football] NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Championship - Leicester City v West Brom (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 6th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Premier League - West Ham United v Nottingham Forest (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 7th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Sri Lanka v Pakistan (TNT Sports 1)
• [Football] Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports Golf)
• [Football] Premier League - Brentford v Sunderland (Sky Sports Tennis)
• [Football] Premier League - Everton v Wolves (Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Fulham v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Burnley v Manchester United (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Newcastle United v Leeds United (Sky Sports Cricket)

Thursday 8th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] Premier League - Arsenal v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Friday 9th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Sri Lanka v Pakistan (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Football] Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Quarter-Final - Mali v Senegal (E4)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Wolverhampton (ITV4)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - MK Dons v Oxford United (discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Port Vale v Fleetwood Town (discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Preston North End v Wigan Athletic (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Wrexham v Nottingham Forest (TNT Sports, discovery+)

Saturday 10th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Cheltenham Town v Leicester City (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Everton v Sunderland (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Macclesfield FC v Crystal Palace (BBC One, TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Wolves v Shrewsbury Town (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Warwick, Kempton Park and Wetherby (ITV4)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Bristol City v Watford (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Cambridge United v Birmingham City (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Grimsby Town v Weston Super Mare (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa (BBC One, TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Kabayel vs Knyba (DAZN)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Charlton Athletic v Chelsea (TNT Sports, discovery+)

Sunday 11th January 2026

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Cricket] One Day International - India v New Zealand (TNT Sports (TBC), Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Derby County v Leeds United (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Snooker] Shaun Murphy vs Wu Yize (BBC2, TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - Sri Lanka v Pakistan (TNT Sports 2)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Portsmouth v Arsenal (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Hull City v Blackburn Rovers (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Norwich City v Walsall (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Sheffield United v Mansfield Town (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Swansea City v West Brom (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - West Ham United v QPR (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Football] FA Cup Third Round - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (TNT Sports, discovery+)
• [Snooker] Mark Selby vs Xiao Guodong (TNT Sports 3, BBC4, Discovery+)

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 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.