Your guide to this weekend’s sporting action

From local motorsport at the Oval Track in Randfontein to Bloemfontein where the Bulls take on the Cheetahs for the 2016 Currie Cup title, to the Kabaddi World Cup Final - it's all happening this weekend!.

Saturday, 22 October will make for a suspenseful start to the weekend.

It’s the Currie Cup Final, in which the Cheetahs will welcome the Bulls from Pretoria into their back yard in Bloemfontein. The Cheetahs remain unbeaten in this year’s competition and they are the favourites to win. The showdown takes place at 3pm on Saturday, 22 October.

On the local front, the Randfontein Oval Track will be hosting yet another exciting race the same day.

Saturday, 22 October

Local

Motorsport:

• Randfontein Oval Track racing @ 6pm

National/ International

Rugby:

• Wellington vs North Harbour (Mitre 10 Cup Championship – Semifinal 1) @ 3.30am

• New Zealand vs Australia (Bledisloe Cup) @ 8am

• Western Province vs Golden Lions (SA Rugby U/19 Championship – Final) @ 10.55

• Western Province vs Golden Lions (SA Rugby U/21 Championship Final) @ 12:55

• Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls (Premier Division – Currie Cup Final) @ 3pm

• Ulster Rugby vs Exeter Chiefs (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 8.40pm

• Country Eagles vs Perth Spirit (Buildcorp – Final) @ 10.40am

• Munster Rugby vs Glasgow Warriors (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 1.55pm

• Saracens vs Scarlets (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 4.10pm

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs England (BANG Cricket – 3rd day, Test 1) @ 5.45am

• Pakistan vs West Indies (PAK Cricket Test Series – 2nd day, Test 2) @ 7.45am

Soccer:

• Hull City vs Stoke City (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 3.50pm

• AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 1pm

• Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 3.30pm

• Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 6pm

• Free State Stars vs Bidvest Wits (Telkom Knockout) @ 2.30pm

• Kaizer Chiefs vs Maritzburg United (Telkom Knockout) @ 7.30pm

• Leicester City vs Crystal Palace (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 3.50pm

• Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff City (English Football League Championship) @ 6.25pm

• Burnley vs Everton (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 3.50pm

• West Ham United vs Sunderland (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 3.45pm

• Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 6.15pm

• Granada vs Sporting Gijon (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 8.40pm

• Espanyol vs Eibar (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 12.55pm

• Valencia vs Barcelona (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 4.10pm

• Real Sociedad vs Alaves (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 6.25pm

• Granada vs Sporting Gijon (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 8.40pm

Golf:

• PGA Tour CIMB Classic – Day 3 @ 5am

• Ladies PGA Tour Blue Bay LPGA – Day 3 @ 6am

Tennis:

• WTA Kremlin Cup – Final @ 11.55am

Motorsport:

• MotoGP: Australian GP Qualifying @ 5.55am

• F1: United States GP Practice round 3 @ 4.50pm

• F1: United States GP Qualifying @ 7.50pm

Swimming:

• FINA World Cup Singapore – Day 2 @ 12pm

Boxing:

• Micki Nielsen vs Kevin Lerena (Golden Gloves International Cruiserweight – 10 Rounds) @ 8pm

Gaming:

ELEAGUE – Group A @ 4am

Hockey:

• India vs Korea (Asian Champions Trophy) @ 12.30pm

Kabaddi:

• World Cup Final @ 5.30pm

Sunday, 23 October

National/ International

Rugby:

• Canterbury vs Counties Manukau (Mitre 10 Cup Premiership – Semifinal 2) @ 3am

• Taranaki vs Tasman (Mitre 10 Cup Championship – Semifinal 2) @ 5.30am

• Durbanville-Bellville vs DirectAxis False Bay (Gold Cup – Semifinal 1) @ 12.55pm

• Rustenburg Impala vs Siyaya Brakpan (Gold Cup – Semifinal 2) @ 3.25pm

• Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 6.25pm

• Montpellier vs Leinster Rugby (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 1.55pm

• Toulouse vs Wasps (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 2) @ 4.10pm

Golf:

• PGA Tour CIMB Classic – Day 4 @ 5am

• European Tour Portugal Masters – Day 4 @ 2pm

• Ladies PGA Tour Blue Bay LPGA – Day 4 @ 6am

Cricket:

• Tests Bangladesh vs England (BANG Cricket 4th Day, Test 1) @ 5.45am

• Pakistan vs West Indies (PAK Cricket – 3rd Day, Test 2) 2nd Test Day 3 @ 8.15am

Soccer:

• Chelsea v Man United (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 4.30pm

• Orlando Pirates vs Golden Arrows (Telkom Knockout) @ 2.30pm

• Zamalek vs Mamelodi Sundowns (Orange CAF Champions League – Final 2nd leg) @ 7.30pm

• Malaga vs Leganes (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 6.30pm

• Ngezi Platinum Stars vs Highlanders (Chibuku Super Cup Zimbabwe – Semifinal 2) @ 2.45pm

• Celta Vigo vs Deportivo La Coruna (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 11.55am

• Man City vs Southampton (Premier League – Match Day 9) @ 2.15pm

• Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid (LaLiga Santander Match Day 9) @ 4.10pm

• Villarreal vs Las Palmas (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 6.25pm

• Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao (LaLiga Santander – Match Day 9) @ 8.40pm

Motorsport:

• MotoGP: Australian GP Moto3 @ 3.45am

• MotoGP: Australian GP Moto2 @ 5am

• MotoGP: Australian GP MotoGP @ 6.45am

• F1: United States GP – Main Race @ 8.30pm

• NASCAR Sprint Cup Alabama 500 @ 8pm

Tennis:

• WTA Finals Day 1 – Match 1 @ 11am

• WTA Finals Day 1 – Match 2 @ 1.20pm

Basketball:

• Northern Cape Zebras vs Eastern Cape Windbreakers @ 11.50am

• Tshwane Suns vs Western Cape Mountaineers @ 2pm

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