Christmas is nearly here, get your sports fix while you can

It’s nearly time for Christmas and before that, it’s important to get in enough sport as possible before spending time with the family around a table.

Get your fix of sporting action from from rugby to tennis. This weekend the European Rugby Champions Cup is on the go as well as the Australian Open Wildcard Play-off.

The Wildcard Play-off will come to a close this weekend on Sunday and will make for interesting showdowns in the tennis world.

Saturday, 17 December

National/ International

Rugby:

• Bordeaux-Bègles vs Exeter Chiefs (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 2.55pm

• Leicester Tigers vs Munster Rugby (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 5.10pm

• Connacht Rugby vs Wasps (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 7.25pm

• Leinster Rugby vs Northampton Saints (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 9.40pm

• Scarlets vs RC Toulon (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 2.55pm

• ASM Clermont Auvergne vs Ulster Rugby (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 5pm

• Sale Sharks vs Saracens (Rugby European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 7.25pm

Cricket:

• India vs England (IND Cricket — Test Series 2nd day, 5th test) @ 5.45am

• Australia vs Pakistan (Aus Cricket — Commonwealth Bank Test Series, 3rd day, 1st test) @ 4.50pm

Soccer:

• Crystal Palace vs Chelsea (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 2pm

• Stoke City vs Leicester City (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 4.30pm

• West Bromwich Albion vs Man Utd (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 7pm

• Chippa United vs Highlands Park (Super Diski — ABSA Premiership) @ 3pm

• Bloemfontein Celtic vs Ajax Cape Town (Super Diski — ABSA Premiership) @ 5.30pm

• Bidvest Wits vs Free State Stars (Super Diski — ABSA Premiership) @ 8pm

• Birmingham City vs Brighton and Hove Albion (English Football League Championship) @ 7.25pm

• West Ham United vs Hull City (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 4.50pm

• Sunderland vs Watford (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 4.50pm

• Middlesbrough vs Swansea City (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 4.50pm

• Sevilla vs Malaga (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 9.40pm

• Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 1.55pm

• Atletico Madrid vs Las Palmas (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 5.10pm

• Granada vs Real Sociedad (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 7.25pm

• Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 7.25pm

• Leganes vs Eibar (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 5.10pm

• Barcelona vs Espanyol (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 9.40pm

Tennis:

• Australian Open Wildcard Play-off Women Semifinal 1 @ 2am

• Australian Open Wildcard Play-off Women Semifinal 2 @ 4am

Hockey:

• Hockey Junior World Cup Men 15th/ 16th Place @ 7.45pm

• Hockey Junior World Cup Men 13th/ 14th Place @ 10am

• Austria vs Malaysia (Hockey Junior World Cup — Men 11th/ 12th place) @ 12.15pm

• South Africa vs New Zealand (Hockey Junior World Cup — Men 9th/ 10th place) @ 2.30pm

Motorcycling:

• Superprestigio Dirt Track — 4th Edition @ 8.30pm

Sunday, 18 December

Rugby:

• Scarlets vs RC Toulon (European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 2.55pm

• ASM Clermont Auvergne vs Ulster Rugby (European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 5pm

• Sharks vs Saracens (European Rugby Champions Cup — Round 4) @ 7.25pm

Cricket:

• India vs England (IND Cricket — Test Series, 3rd day, 5th test) @ 5.45am

• Australia v Pakistan (Aus Cricket – Commonwealth Bank Test Series, 4th day, 1st test) @ 4.50am

Soccer:

• AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 2.30pm

• Man City vs Arsenal (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 5.30pm

• Kaizer Chiefs vs Polokwane City (Super Diski — ABSA Premiership) @ 3pm

• QPR vs Aston Villa (English Football League Championship) @ 1.55pm

• Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley (Premier League Match — Day 17) @ 5.50pm

• Barcelona vs Espanyol (LaLiga Santander Match — Day 16) @ 9.40pm

Tennis:

• Australian Open Wildcard Play-off — Men’s final @ 2am

• Australian Open Wildcard Play-off — Women’s final @ 4am

Hockey:

• Hockey Junior World Cup — Men’s 7th/ 8th Place @ 7.45am

• Hockey Junior World Cup — Men’s 5th/ 6th Place @ 10am

• Hockey Junior World Cup — Men’s 3rd/ 4th Place @ 12.15pm

• Hockey Junior World Cup Men’s — Final @ 2.30pm

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