A huge week of live sport is coming to Kayo Sports and Foxtel, with AFL and NRL finals, AFLW and NRLW action, the opening round of the NBL, international cricket, MotoGP, NFL, golf and combat sports filling the schedule from Thursday September 17 through to Wednesday September 23.
Finals football will command much of the weekend, with AFL Preliminary Finals on Fox Footy and the NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series on Fox League, while the AFLW and NRLW add another full slate of matches across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Away from football, basketball fans get the opening round of the NBL on ESPN, international cricket takes over Fox Sports, the DP World Tour runs across four consecutive days, and the MotoGP program from Austria builds from practice sessions to qualifying, sprint racing and Sunday’s main event.
The action then continues deep into the new week, with NFL, more NBL, another international cricket fixture and the International Brawling Championship extending the schedule through Wednesday night.
AFL
The AFL finals series reaches the preliminary-final stage this weekend, with two matches set to determine which teams continue their push towards the season decider.
Fox Footy will carry both preliminary finals live with no ad-breaks during play, with coverage available on Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The weekend begins on Friday September 18, when the Sydney Swans face the Fremantle Dockers from 6.30pm AEST.
It then continues on Saturday September 19, with the Hawthorn Hawks taking on the Brisbane Lions from 4pm AEST.
With just two AFL matches on the schedule, there is no easing into the weekend: both games sit at the sharp end of the finals series and arrive with the season on the line for the clubs involved.
AFLW
While the AFL field narrows, the AFLW fixture expands into a packed Round 6, with nine matches spread across three days.
Every match, including the Grand Final, will be shown live and ad-break free during play on Fox Footy, with coverage available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The round opens on Friday September 18, when the Hawthorn Hawks meet the North Melbourne Kangaroos from 5.30pm AEST.
A four-game Saturday then begins with the Collingwood Magpies against the Geelong Cats from 12.30pm AEST.
At 1pm AEST, the Melbourne Demons face the Carlton Blues, before Port Adelaide Power meet the Sydney Swans from 2.30pm AEST.
The final match of the afternoon has the Fremantle Dockers up against the Western Bulldogs from 3pm AEST.
Another four matches follow on Sunday September 20.
The Greater Western Sydney Giants play the Richmond Tigers from 12.30pm AEST, followed by the Essendon Bombers against the Gold Coast Suns from 1pm AEST.
Later in the day, the St Kilda Saints meet the West Coast Eagles from 3pm AEST, before the round closes with the Brisbane Lions facing the Adelaide Crows from 5pm AEST.
Across the three days, AFLW delivers one of the busiest schedules of the week and keeps Fox Footy occupied well beyond the men’s finals.
NRL
The NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series continues with two matches across Saturday and Sunday, both carried live on Fox League.
Every game in the finals series before the Grand Final will be shown live with no ad-breaks during play on Fox League, with coverage available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
On Saturday September 19, the Sydney Roosters face the Cronulla Sharks from 6.15pm AEST.
The following afternoon, the New Zealand Warriors meet the Newcastle Knights on Sunday September 20 from 2.30pm AEST.
The two-match program gives rugby league its own finals spotlight across the weekend, running alongside the AFL preliminary finals.
NRLW
The NRLW also moves into finals football, with two matches on Fox League across Friday and Saturday.
Every game of every round will be shown live and ad-break free during play on Fox League, with coverage available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The first match arrives on Friday September 18, when the Wests Tigers take on the Canberra Raiders from 7.30pm AEST.
The second follows on Saturday September 19, with the Brisbane Broncos meeting the Newcastle Knights from 3.30pm AEST.
That leaves Fox League with finals action across both competitions before the men’s NRL schedule continues through the weekend.
NBL
The NBL launches Round 1 with seven games across five consecutive days, beginning on Saturday night and running through to Wednesday.
Every NBL game will be shown live with ESPN, available on Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
Where there is a scheduling conflict on ESPN, games will instead be shown live on Fox Sports channels.
The opening night double-header starts on Saturday September 19, when Melbourne United face the Adelaide 36ers from 7pm AEST.
Later that night, the Perth Wildcats meet South East Melbourne from 9.30pm AEST.
The action resumes on Sunday September 20, with the New Zealand Breakers taking on the Illawarra Hawks from 3pm AEST.
That match is followed by the Sydney Kings against the Cairns Taipans from 5pm AEST.
Round 1 then rolls into the working week.
On Monday September 21, the Tasmania JackJumpers face South East Melbourne from 7pm AEST.
On Tuesday September 22, the Brisbane Bullets meet the New Zealand Breakers from 7pm AEST.
The listed opening-round schedule concludes on Wednesday September 23, when the Cairns Taipans play the Tasmania JackJumpers from 7pm AEST.
With games running from Saturday through Wednesday, the NBL becomes one of the few competitions in the schedule to carry live action right across the weekend and into the middle of the following week.
Cricket
International cricket brings five matches to Fox Sports, with Twenty20 and one-day fixtures involving Afghanistan, India, England, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia.
All five matches will be shown live and exclusive on Fox Sports, with coverage available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The first fixture comes late on Thursday September 17, when Afghanistan face India in a T20 International from 11.50pm AEST.
Just a few hours later, on Friday September 18, England meet Sri Lanka in another T20 International from 3am AEST.
That same day, Zimbabwe take on Australia in Game 2 of their ODI series from 5pm AEST.
The next T20 arrives on Saturday September 19, when England and Sri Lanka meet again from 11pm AEST.
On Sunday September 20, attention returns to Zimbabwe and Australia for Game 3 of their ODI series from 5pm AEST.
The final cricket fixture listed for the week is on Tuesday September 22, when England face Sri Lanka in an ODI from 9pm AEST.
The cricket schedule stretches from the middle of the night to prime-time evening viewing, giving the sport a presence across several different parts of the week.
Golf – DP World Tour
The DP World Tour takes over Fox Sports across four straight days with the PGA Championship.
Coverage will be live and exclusive on Fox Sports, with viewers able to watch through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The tournament begins on Thursday September 17, with PGA Championship – Round 1 from 4.30pm AEST.
Round 2 follows on Friday September 18, again from 4.30pm AEST.
The weekend brings the decisive stages, beginning with Round 3 on Saturday September 19 from 6pm AEST.
The tournament then reaches its conclusion on Sunday September 20, with the Final Round from 6pm AEST.
Four rounds across four days give golf fans a complete run through the tournament rather than isolated coverage of the closing stages.
NFL
The NFL schedule features six games across Friday, Monday and Tuesday, with ESPN carrying selected games live each week.
Coverage is available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel, with Kayo Sports part of DAZN.
The first matchup comes on Friday September 18, when the Buffalo Bills meet the Detroit Lions from 10.15am AEST.
A much larger block follows on Monday September 21, beginning before sunrise.
The New England Patriots face the Pittsburgh Steelers from 3am AEST.
At 6am AEST, the Denver Broncos take on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Dallas Cowboys then meet the Washington Commanders from 6.25am AEST.
The Monday schedule finishes with the Kansas City Chiefs against the Indianapolis Colts from 10.15am AEST.
The final listed NFL game arrives on Tuesday September 22, when the Los Angeles Rams face the New York Giants from 10am AEST.
For Australian viewers, the fixture brings the familiar spread of overnight and morning NFL start times, with four games concentrated into Monday morning.
Motorsport – MotoGP
The MotoGP weekend in Austria unfolds across three days on Fox Sports, beginning with practice and building through qualifying, the sprint and Sunday’s race.
Every qualifying session, practice session and race will be shown live and ad-break free on Fox Sports, with coverage available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
The program begins on Friday September 18, with Austria – Practice 1 from 6.35pm AEST.
Austria – Practice 2 follows later that night from 10.50pm AEST.
Saturday is the busiest day of the MotoGP schedule.
Austria – Practice 3 begins on Saturday September 19 from 6pm AEST, with Austria – Qualifying following from 6.45pm AEST.
The day then moves into racing mode with the Austria – Sprint from 10.30pm AEST.
On Sunday September 20, the Austria – Warm-up begins from 5.35pm AEST.
The weekend reaches its climax with the Austria – Race from 9.15pm AEST.
Seven separate sessions across the three days give viewers the full progression of the MotoGP weekend from first practice to the main race.
UFC
Sunday morning brings pay-per-view combat sports to Main Event, with UFC 331: Van v Pantoja scheduled for Sunday September 20 from 11am AEST.
The event will be available on Main Event through Kayo Sports and Foxtel, with Kayo Sports part of DAZN.
Main Event carries UFC and local and international boxing, with rental charges applying. Events are subject to change.
The supplied schedule centres UFC 331 on Van v Pantoja, placing the bout among a busy Sunday that also includes AFLW, NRL finals, NBL, cricket, golf and MotoGP.
International Brawling Championship
Combat sports return on Wednesday September 23 with IBC 05: Hardman v Camilleri.
The event begins from 7pm AEST on Main Event, available through Kayo Sports and Foxtel. Kayo Sports is part of DAZN.
Rental charges apply and events are subject to change.
The Wednesday-night card gives the week one final live combat-sports fixture after Sunday’s UFC event and closes a schedule that stretches across football, basketball, cricket, golf, motorsport and American football.
