Sports this weekend: WPL Player Auction, India vs South Africa, Arsenal vs Aston Villa and more

There’s plenty to look forward to as far as the upcoming weekend is concerned. There’s the player auction for the second edition of the Women’s Premier League and India’s tour of South Africa finally kickstarting in the world of cricket.

Football nuts will have a number of high-profile club fixtures such as the Premier League meeting between Arsenal and Aston Villa to look forward to. And let’s not forget the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League that got underway on 2 December, and has double-headers lineup over the weekend as well.

Here’s a detailed look at some of the sporting events to tune in to over the weekend:

Cricket

The WPL 2024 player auction and the first T20I between South Africa and India at Durban’s Kingsmead are expected to hog the limelight among the sporting events over the weekend, at least as far as the Indian audiences are concerned. There’s also the third ODI between England and West Indies on Saturday as well as fixtures from the ongoing Big Bash League.

Saturday, 9 December:

Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 4 (Fancode) — 9 am

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat (BBL) (Fancode) — 1.45 pm

Women’s Premier League 2024 Player Auction (Sports18/JioCinema) — 3 pm

Ireland vs Zimbabwe 2nd T20I (Fancode) — 4.30 pm

Urbanrisers Hyderabad vs Manipal Tigers, Legends League Cricket Final (Star Sports Network/Fancode) — 6.30 pm

England vs West Indies 3rd ODI (Fancode) — 11 pm

Sunday, 10 December:

Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 5 (Fancode) — 9 am

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat (BBL) (Fancode) — 1.45 pm

Ireland vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I (Fancode) — 4.30 pm

South Africa vs India, 1st T20I (Star Sports Network) — 7.30 pm

India women vs England Women 2nd T20I (Sports18/JioCinema) — 7.30 pm

Football

East Bengal face Punjab FC on Saturday while NorthEast United take on Hyderabad the following day as far as the Indian Super League is concerned. Arsenal vs Aston Villa (Saturday) and Everton vs Chelsea (Sunday) are some of the standout games over the weekend.

Key Fixtures:

Premier League:

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool — 6 pm, Saturday
Manchester United vs Bournemouth — 8.30 pm, Saturday
Aston Villa vs Arsenal — 11 pm, Saturday
Everton vs Chelsea — 7.30 pm, Sunday
Luton vs Manchester City — 7.30 pm, Sunday
Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United — 10 pm, Sunday

LaLiga:

Real Betis vs Real Madrid — 8.45 pm, Saturday
Mallorca vs Sevilla — 1.30 am, Sunday
Atletico Madrid vs Almeria — 6.30 pm, Sunday
Barcelona vs Girona — 1.30 am, Monday

Serie A:

Atalanta vs AC Milan — 10.30 pm, Saturday
Inter Milan vs Udinese — 1.15 am, Sunday
AS Roma vs Fiorentina — 1.15 am, Monday

Bundesliga:

Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach — 8 pm, Saturday
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich — 8 pm, Saturday
Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig — 11 pm, Saturday
VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen — 8 pm, Sunday

Ligue 1:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Nantes — 1.30 am, Sunday
Lyon vs Toulouse — 9.35 pm, Sunday
Lorient vs Marseille — 1.15 am, Monday

English Premier League as well as the Indian Super League are available on Star Sports Network with streaming coverage on Disney+ Hotstar. Bundesliga is on Sony Sports Network with mobile streaming on SonyLiv. Serie A, LaLiga and Ligue 1 are broadcast on Sports18 and streamed live on JioCinema.

Kabaddi

Here are the Pro Kabaddi League matches, which will be telecast on the Star Sports Network with live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, that will be taking place over the weekend:

Saturday, 9 December:

Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers — 8 pm
UP Yoddhas vs Telugu Titans — 9 pm

Sunday, 10 December:

Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas — 8 pm
Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers — 9 pm