OLBG Community News

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 17th August 2026

• [8:00 PM Football] Championship - Cardiff City v Wrexham (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 18th August 2026

• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull KR v Warrington Wolves (Sky Sports Action)

Wednesday 19th August 2026

• [11:00 AM Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - England v Pakistan (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from York - York Ebor Festival (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Football] UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg - Celtic v LASK (TNT Sports)

Thursday 20th August 2026

• [Golf] PGA Tour - BMW Championship (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 23-Aug)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from York - York Ebor Festival (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Football] League One - Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City (Sky Sports)

Friday 21st August 2026

• [10:00 AM Darts] Australian Darts Masters - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong - Australian Darts Masters (ITV4)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from York - York Ebor Festival (ITV)
• [3:30 PM Formula 1] Sprint Qualifying - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort - Dutch Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [8:00 PM Football] Premier League - Arsenal v Coventry City (Sky Sports)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Leigh Leopards v Bradford Bulls (Sky Sports+)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Wigan Warriors v Wakefield Trinity (Sky Sports Action)

Saturday 22nd August 2026

• [1:00 AM Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - Australia v Bangladesh (DAZN)
• [10:00 AM Darts] Australian Darts Masters - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong - Australian Darts Masters (ITV4)
• [11:00 AM Formula 1] Sprint - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort - Dutch Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [12:30 PM Football] Championship - Lincoln City v Portsmouth (Sky Sports)
• [12:30 PM Football] Premier League - Hull City v Manchester United (TNT Sports)
• [1:15 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from York - York Ebor Festival (ITV)
• [3:00 PM Formula 1] Qualifying - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort - Dutch Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - St Helens v Castleford Tigers (Sky Sports+)
• [5:30 PM Football] Premier League - Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)
• [5:30 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull KR v Toulouse Olympique (Sky Sports+)
• [7:00 PM Boxing] Liddard vs Morello - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Catalans Dragons v Hull FC (Sky Sports Action)
• [11:30 PM Boxing] Romero vs Lopez - Live Boxing (DAZN)

Sunday 23rd August 2026

• [1:00 AM UFC] Anthony Hernandez vs Gregory Rodrigues - UFC Fight Night (TNT Sports 1)
• [5:30 AM Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - Sri Lanka v India (TNT Sports 3)
• [7:00 AM Snooker] Wuhan Open (TNT Sports 1)
• [12:00 PM Football] Championship - West Brom v Burnley (Sky Sports)
• [2:00 PM Football] Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
• [2:00 PM Football] Premier League - Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)
• [2:00 PM Formula 1] Race - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort - Dutch Grand Prix (Sky Sports F1)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - York Knights v Leeds Rhinos (Sky Sports+)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants (Sky Sports+)
• [4:30 PM Football] Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

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.

Wednesday 19th August

• 13:50 at York - Ebor HKJC World Pool Handicap
• 14:25 at York - Acomb Stakes
• 15:00 at York - Great Voltigeur Stakes
• 15:35 at York - Juddmonte International Stakes
• 16:10 at York - Ebor Stayers Heritage Handicap

Thursday 20th August

• 13:50 at York - Lowther Stakes
• 14:25 at York - Harry's Half Million By Goffs
• 15:00 at York - Clipper Handicap
• 15:35 at York - Yorkshire Oaks
• 16:10 at York - Galtres Stakes
• 17:20 at York - Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap

Friday 21st August

• 13:50 at York - Ebor Mile Heritage Handicap
• 14:25 at York - Lonsdale Cup
• 15:00 at York - Gimcrack Stakes
• 15:35 at York - Nunthorpe Stakes
• 16:10 at York - Ebor Middle Distance Heritage Handicap
• 18:11 at Killarney - Ruby Stakes
• 18:45 at Hamilton - Lanark Silver Bell

Saturday 22nd August

• 13:50 at York - Strensall Stakes
• 14:25 at York - Melrose Heritage Handicap
• 15:00 at York - City of York Stakes
• 15:35 at York - Ebor Handicap
• 16:45 at York - Roses Stakes
• 17:20 at York - Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap

Many thanks to everyone who played our FIFA World Cup tipster competition. Well done to nanualex, who bagged the top prize of £200 after top scoring with an LSP of +49.28, which included 71 profitable tips from 256 placed.

The runner-up prize of £100 went to jhovey, who finished with a +46.08 LSP, and the 3rd and 4th prizes of £25 were won by Deathrobet (+31.98) and Defiance1982 (+21.13).

The following tipsters won a fiver: Reynaa1324, EdemAlanku, saddlerman, whippetman, geddes, Alcatrazc7, petethebet, Cool Running, lecceseadublino, ju29ro, hamgrat, GoalJedi, weyayeman, thefrankelstore, Trouserdog78, paulat, meldettori, Vinoo7, miglio, Dundeeman, wilsondollars, Stuartyboy94, nors, Zombie46, AlogoKing, danfran, yantoe2, cpadden, MrEko2001, nelypp, jujujawi, TOPCLASS, geobetting, ShariffT, sidhousham, steenie1, deedee, IANALB, Jodarocha, maverickone, Delboy980, miles TADASHI, Brysar, MrLazy, tdjthomas, Sambuca, tipstonga, Gen4o52, Jake Chapman, ironmike147501, Bobby, abednigoameh534317, badtuga76, Les Verts, Momverse, tommytucker, bajo71, kevallanboland27273432, Vincenzo john, manish225, AsapNast, gillybrook64, Dave1962, tigerled, terman, Queen_Gora, ironmajk, Iceydon1, Funnex123, Joshua 110, salato, jazzersbets, Rudger, Hawkeye, AirViana, bigmalky71, mnauman19945382, daifire, favour, elbodj, csetepati, Afternoon, Permanent & Punziconia.

The final table stats can be viewed here, and thanks again to everyone who played, and well done to nanualex and the prize winners.

Big thank you to all participating members in this year's Wimbledon competition, and congratulations go to MC12MQ9 who wins the £50 top prize. They finished with a +54.14 level stakes profit (LSP) from 190 tips placed, of which 78 returned a profit.

abarrybonds & JoshLFC180 filled the 2nd and 3rd place spots and both win £25, whilst the remaining ten prize winners win £10.

Here are the top 13 tipsters who have won a Wimbledon cash prize:

1. MC12MQ9 +54.14
2. abarrybonds +30.36
3. JoshLFC180 +26.69
4. downstroke +22.76
5. Danielmcl2003 +20.72
6. CJMST380 +19.30
7. twolf85 +18.90
8. ju29ro +18.42
9. jimmy1947 +16.12
10. tadley +15.28
11. truealtaf +12.06
12. journey77 +9.66
13. Dundeeman +8.96

The detailed stats and final tipster table can be viewed here.

Once again, a big thank you to all participants and well done to MC12MQ9 and the prize winners. Prizes have been allocated to your OLBG accounts.

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.

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.