Huge sporting weekend coming – Super Rugby, Olympics and more

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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