Huge sporting weekend coming – Super Rugby, Olympics and more
Sporting line-up to look forward to this weekend.
This weekend is a special sporting weekend – today marks the start of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics!
You’ve skipped out on sport every other weekend but this weekend you’re not going anywhere, it belongs to supporting South Africa while our athletes compete in the Olympics.
Here is your guide to the Olympic Games as well as other sporting codes showing off their skills this weekend.
Saturday, 6 August
Local
Running:
• Running and cycling open day at the Randmark Run, Walk, Cycle Club at 7.30am
Cycling:
• Running and cycling open day at the Randmark Run, Walk, Cycle Club at 7.30am
Cricket:
• Randfontein Cricket Club coaching clinic for women and girls at 8am
Rugby:
• Randfontein Rugby Club (Mapogo Teine) vs University of Johannesburg at 2.45pm (away)
National/ International
Summer Olympics – Ceremony:
• Opening Ceremony, Rio de Janeiro at 12.55am
Rio 2016 Olympic trailer video link:
Rugby – Vodacom Super Rugby final:
• Hurricanes vs Lions at 8.30am
Rugby – Currie Cup Premier Division Week 1:
• Boland Cavaliers vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs at 2.45pm
Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools Rugby:
• Paarl Boys High vs Paarl Gymnasium at 3.55pm
Cricket:
• England vs Pakistan, 3rd Test, Day 4 – ENG Cricket at 11am
• Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 3 – SL Cricket Test Series at 6.15am
Summer Olympics – Rugby Sevens (women):
• France vs Kenya at 8.50pm
• New Zealand vs Spain at 9.30pm
• Great Britain vs Japan at 10pm
• Canada vs Brazil at 10.30pm
• USA vs Colombia at 11pm
• Australia vs Fiji at 11.30pm
• France vs Spain at 3.50pm
• New Zealand vs Kenya at 4.30pm
• Great Britain vs Brazil at 5pm
• Canada vs Japan at 5.30pm
• USA vs Fiji at 6pm
• Australia vs Colombia at 6.30pm
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Canada:
• DHI Women’s and Men’s Elite at 8.30pm
Soccer:
• Nottingham Forest vs Burton Albion (English Football League Championship) at 3.55pm
• CAPS United vs FC Platinum (Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League) at 2.45pm
• WAFA vs Hearts of Oak (Ghanaian Premier League) at 5pm
• Awards semi-final 1: Baroka FC vs Black Leopards (F.A.M.E Charity Cup) at 9.45am
• Awards semi-final 2: Kaizer Chiefs vs Magesi FC (F.A.M.E Charity Cup) at 11.50am
• Nancy vs Sporting Gijon (LFP World Challenge) at 5.55pm
Summer Olympics – Cycling:
• Road Race: Men at 2.20pm
Golf:
• European Tour Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play, Day 3, at 11am
• PGA Tour Travellers’ Championship, Day 3, at 7pm
Motorsport – NASCAR:
• NASCAR Xfinity Series Zippo 200 at 8pm
Summer Olympics – Football (women):
• USA vs France at 9.45pm
• South Africa vs China at 11.50pm
Summer Olympics – Gymnastics:
• Gymnastics Artistic – men’s qualification 1 at 3.25pm
• Gymnastics Artistic – men’s qualification 2 at 7.25pm
Summer Olympics – Swimming:
• Day 1 – Heats at 6pm
Summer Olympics – Fencing:
• Fencing – women’s Épée individual at 8.55pm
• Fencing – women’s Épée individual Bronze Medal Match at 11.15pm
• Fencing – women’s Épée individual Gold Medal Match at 10.45pm
2012 London Olympics fencing video link:
https://youtu.be/nGearEu2PlU
Summer Olympics – Beach Volleyball:
• Beach Volleyball Men’s & Women’s Prelims, Day 1 – Session 1 at 2.55pm
Summer Olympics – Boxing:
• Day 1 – Men’s Light Flyweight (49kg) Round of 32, Session 2 at 10pm
• Day 1 – Men’s Lightweight (60kg) Round of 32, Session 2 at 10.45pm
• Day 1 – Men’s Light Heavyweight (81kg) Round of 32, Session 2 at 11.30pm
Summer Olympics – Handball (women):
• Montenegro vs Spain at 9.30pm
• Norway vs Brazil at 2.20pm
• Netherlands vs France at 4.15pm
Summer Olympics – Basketball (men):
• China vs USA at 11.50pm
Summer Olympics – Basketball (women):
• Turkey vs France at 4.50pm
Premier Boxing Champions Super Middleweight:
• David Benavidez vs Denis Douglin (10 rounds) at 3am
Summer Olympics – Waterpolo (men)
• Serbia vs Hungary at 1.50pm
Summer Olympics – Judo (men and women):
• Judo women U/48kg and men U/60kg
Sunday, 7 August
National/ International
Summer Olympics – Rugby Sevens (women):
• Spain vs Kenya at 4pm
• New Zealand vs France at 4.30pm
• Brazil vs Japan at 5pm
• Canada vs Great Britain at 5.30pm
• Fiji vs Colombia at 6pm
• Australia vs USA at 6.30pm
• Rugby Sevens Women’s Placing 9 to 12 at 9pm
• Rugby Sevens Women’s Placing 9 to 12 at 9.30pm
• Qualifier 1 at 10pm
• Qualifier 2 at 10.30pm
• Qualifier 3 at 11pm
• Qualifier 4 at 11.30pm
Summer Olympics – Table Tennis:
• Table Tennis Men’s Singles 1st round and Women’s Singles 2nd round at midnight
Boxing – HBO World Championship Boxing WBO Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title:
• Andre Ward vs Alexander Brand (12 Rounds) at 3am
SL Cricket – Test Series:
• Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Day 4 at 6.15am
ENG Cricket – Investec Test Series:
• England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 5 at 11am
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Canada:
• XCO Men’s Elite at 8pm
Summer Olympics – Football (women):
• Brazil vs Sweden at 2.45am
Summer Olympics – Football (men):
• Sweden vs Nigeria at 11.45pm
• Fiji vs Mexico at 6.10pm
• Sweden vs Nigeria at 11.50pm
Soccer:
• West Ham United vs Juventus (club friendly) at 1.55pm
• Arsenal vs Man City (club friendly) at 7.30pm
• Shield Leicester City vs Man Utd (The FA Community Shield) at 4.45pm
• Mutare City Rovers vs Tsholotsho FC ( Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League) at 2.45pm
• Ikorodu United vs Shooting Stars (Nigeria Professional Football League) at 5pm
Summer Olympics – Swimming:
• Day 1 – Finals at 2.45am
• Day 2 – Heats at 5.55pm
Summer Olympics – Diving:
• Women’s synchronised 3 metre springboard final at 8.55pm
Summer Olympics – Gymnastics:
• Gymnastics Artistic – Women’s qualification 4 at 10.30pm
• Gymnastics Artistic – Women’s qualification 1 and 2 at 2.50pm
• Gymnastics Artistic – Women’s qualification 3 at 7.25pm
Summer Olympics – Boxing:
• Day 1 – Men’s heavyweight (91kg) Round of 16, Session 2 at 12am
Summer Olympics – Beach Volleyball (men):
• Poland vs Germany at 1.55am
• Spain vs Austria at 3am
Summer Olympics – Beach Volleyball (women):
• Switzerland vs China at 4am
• USA vs Australia at 5am
Summer Olympics – Judo (men and women):
• Judo women U/52kg and men U/66kg at 8.25pm
• Judo women U/52kg and men U/66kg elimination/ qualifiers at 2.55pm
Summer Olympics – Basketball (men):
• Brazil vs Australia at 5.20am
• Croatia vs Spain at 11.50pm
• Brazil vs Lithuania at 7.15pm
Summer Olympics – Archery:
• Women’s 1/8 elimination at 1.55pm
2012 London Olympics archery video:
https://youtu.be/XbMlYhnq2H0
Summer Olympics – Cycling:
• Road Race – Women at 5pm
Summer Olympics – Weightlifting (women):
• Women’s 48kg, Group A at 12.05am
• Women’s 53kg, Group A at 8.25pm
Summer Olympics – Weightlifting (men):
• Men’s 56kg, Group A at 11.55pm
Summer Olympics – Handball (women):
• Sweden vs Argentina at 2.40am
• Romania vs Angola at 12.40am
Summer Olympics – Handball (men):
• Croatia vs Qatar at 2.20pm
• Sweden vs Germany at 4.20pm
Summer Olympics – Hockey (women):
• Great Britain vs Australia at 1.20am
Golf – European Tour:
• Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play, Day 4 at 11.30am
Golf – PGA Tour:
• Travellers’ Championship, Day 4 at 7pm
Summer Olympics – Equestrian:
• Equestrian eventing: Individual and team dressage, Day 2 at 2.55pm
Motorsport – NASCAR:
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Cheez-It-355 at 9pm
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