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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 20th October 2025

• [American Football] NFL - San Francisco 49ers v Atlanta Falcons (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - Pakistan v South Africa (PCB Live)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - New Zealand v England (TNT Sports 1)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - Sri Lanka Women v Bangladesh Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Premier League - West Ham United v Brentford (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 21st October 2025

• [American Football] NFL - Detroit Lions v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [American Football] NFL - Seattle Seahawks v Houston Texans (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - South Africa Women v Pakistan Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Championship - Bristol City v Southampton (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Arsenal v Atletico Madrid (Amazon Prime Video)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Newcastle United v Benfica (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Villarreal v Manchester City (TNT Sports)

Wednesday 22nd October 2025

• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - Australia Women v England Womens (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Championship - Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough (Sky Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Chelsea v Ajax (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Eintracht Frankfurt v Liverpool (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Champions League League Phase - Monaco v Tottenham Hotspur (TNT Sports)

Thursday 23rd October 2025

• [Darts] Machineseeker European Championship - (ITV Sport) (Ongoing till 26-Oct)
• [Golf] PGA Tour - Bank of Utah Championship (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 26-Oct)
• [Cricket] One Day International - Australia v India (TNT Sports 3, Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Twenty20 International - New Zealand v England (TNT Sports 1)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - India Women v New Zealand Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (TNT Sports 1)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League League Phase - Go Ahead Eagles v Aston Villa (TNT Sports)
• [Darts] European Championship Darts - Machineseeker European Championship - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (ITV4)
• [Football] UEFA Conference League League Phase - Crystal Palace v AEK Larnaca (TNT Sports)
• [Football] UEFA Europa League League Phase - Nottingham Forest v FC Porto (TNT Sports)

Friday 24th October 2025

• [American Football] NFL - Los Angeles Chargers v Minnesota Vikings (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (TNT Sports 1)
• [Darts] European Championship Darts - Machineseeker European Championship - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (ITV4)
• [Football] Championship - Preston North End v Sheffield United (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Leeds United v West Ham United (Sky Sports)

Saturday 25th October 2025

• [Cricket] One Day International - Australia v India (TNT Sports 4, Discovery+)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - Australia Women v South Africa Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (TNT Sports 2)
• [Darts] European Championship Darts - Machineseeker European Championship - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (ITV4)
• [Football] Championship - Ipswich Town v West Brom (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (Sky Sports)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley (DAZN)
• [UFC] MMA - UFC 321 - Aspinall vs Gane (TNT Sports 4, Discovery+)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Clarke vs Tshikeva (BBC2)
• [Football] Premier League - Brentford v Liverpool (TNT Sports)

Sunday 26th October 2025

• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman (Amazon Prime Video)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - England Womens v New Zealand Women (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Womens World Cup (Group Stage) - India Women v Bangladesh Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [Darts] European Championship Darts - Machineseeker European Championship - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund (ITV4)
• [Snooker] Live BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2025 - Belfast, Northern Ireland (TNT Sports 2)
• [Football] Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Arsenal v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Aston Villa v Manchester City (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Wolves v Burnley (Sky Sports)
• [Football] La Liga - Real Madrid v Barcelona (Premier Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)
• [Formula 1] Mexican Grand Prix - Race - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Sky Sports Main Event)

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.

Monday 20th October

• 15:03 at Pontefract - Silver Tankard Stakes

Friday 24th October

• 14:25 at Cheltenham - Sharp Novices Hurdle
• 14:43 at Doncaster - Futurity Trophy Weekend 6f Hcp
• 15:00 at Cheltenham - Showcase Meeting Handicap Chase
• 19:15 at Dundalk - Mercury Stakes

Saturday 25th October

• 13:30 at Doncaster - Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Hcp
• 14:05 at Doncaster - Futurity Trophy
• 14:20 at Cheltenham - Showcase Trophy
• 14:40 at Doncaster - Doncaster Stakes

Sunday 26th October

• 14:20 at Aintree - Old Roan Chase
• Longchamp - Prix Royal-Oak (French St Leger)
• Tokyo - Tenno Sho (Autumn)

Monday 27th October

• 15:30 at Wexford - Michael Hickey Memorial Chase

OLBG are delighted to announce we are running our £100 FREE to enter the 2025 Breeders' Cup Tipster Competition. There is a £25 top prize with 15 cash prizes up for grabs!

This year's Breeders Cup takes place at Del Mar on Friday, 31st October and Saturday, 1st November, and all races on both days will count in the Breeders Cup Tipster competition.

You can add your Breeders' Cup tips from Thursday, 30th October and check your progress via the Breeders' Cup Competition Table.

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.