This Week in Sport
Get ready for an incredible week of sport. On Monday, the Los Angeles Rams host the New York Giants in the NFL. On Tuesday, Real Madrid face PSG in the UEFA Women's Champions League. On Wednesday, the New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB. That's followed by the start of the Presidents Cup on Thursday, while Friday sees Leeds Rhinos face Warrington Wolves in the Super League Play-offs.
There's plenty more to enjoy at the weekend, too. On Saturday, Fremantle face the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Grand Final, and on Sunday, Leicester Tigers face Saracens in a opening weekend PREM Rugby clash.
NFL: Los Angeles Rams v New York Giants
Monday 21st September 12:15AM GMT (22nd)/5:15PM Local
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Rams meet the New York Giants in the NFL at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams will look to get their season back on track after being thoroughly beaten by the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. While Myles Garrett will miss the game through injury and top wide receiver Puka Nacua is questionable, the game will mark the return of three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald. Donald un-retired during the offseason and was activated to the main roster ahead of this vital early-season clash. Meanwhile, the Giants come off a massive opening week win against the Dallas Cowboys. Sophomore quarterback Jaxson Dart looked comfortable under center against a much-hyped Cowboys defence but, noted absences aside, the Rams will test him on a whole other level. New York have lost four straight against Los Angeles, last beating the Rams in 2016.
UEFA Women's Champions League: Real Madrid Femenino v Paris Saint-Germain Féminine
Tuesday 22nd September 7:00PM GMT/9:00PM Local
Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid
Real Madrid face Paris Saint-Germain in the league stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid made sweeping changes over the summer as they target their first major trophy in club history. While club captain Misa Rodríguez and all-time leading goalscorer Caroline Weir both departed, they added German international Elisa Senß as well as burgeoning Swedish superstar Felicia Schröder. Madrid have reached the Quarterfinals of the Champions League for the past two seasons, but will be hoping to go further this season. Meanwhile, PSG, who lost to Madrid last year during a disastrous league stage performance, will be looking to build on the momentum of their huge qualifying win over Eintracht Frankfurt. While the Parisian side made the Semifinals of this tournament as recently as 2024, they are a team in transition who will be hoping to move past the lows of their most recent seasons.
MLB: New York Yankees v Tampa Bay Rays
Wednesday 23rd September 11:05PM GMT/7:05PM Local
Yankee Stadium, New York City
The New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB at Yankee Stadium in New York City, in the third and final game of their series. The Yankees have already clinched a place in the postseason, but still hold a slim chance to win their division. However, that would require a perfect finish over the final week of the season, starting with this series against Tampa Bay. That task will be made all the more difficult by the absence of Aaron Judge, with the three-time MVP rehabbing an injury until at least the postseason. Meanwhile, the Rays are closing in on their first American League East title since 2021. With two of the best batters in baseball on the roster - Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero - the Rays look like bona fide World Series contenders. The AL East has become one of baseball's strongest divisions, with the past two champions making a run to the World Series. Following the divisional battle, the Yankees close out the season against the Baltimore Orioles, while the Rays finish the year against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Presidents Cup: Presidents Cup Day 1
Thursday 24th September 4:35PM GMT/11:35AM Local
Medinah Country Club, Medinah
The Presidents Cup begins at the Medinah Country Club. The United States have won the last 10 editions of this event and have never lost the tournament on US soil since it began in 1994. This year's team is headlined by Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young, with captain's picks given to Jacob Bridgeman and Jackson Koivun in recognition of their breakout seasons on the PGA Tour. Meanwhile, the International Team features 2017 Players Championship winner Kim Si-woo, 2026 Open winner Ryan Fox, and a combined 17 previous appearances' worth of experience from the tandem of Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama. The International Team's only win in the Presidents Cup came in 1998, but they came within two points as recently as 2019. With the PGA season having been as chaotic as it was - with four winners across the four Majors - the International Team will be hoping to spring another upset victory against golf's American status quo.
Super League: Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves
Friday 25th September 7:00PM GMT/8:00PM Local
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Leeds Rhinos host Warrington Wolves in the Semifinals of the Super League Play-offs at Headingley in Leeds. The Rhinos, who finished second in the regular season standings, are aiming to earn their first Grand Final appearance since 2022. Led by the league's top two try-scorers, Maika Sivo and Brodie Croft, Leeds have looked like one of the league's strongest teams, but were never able to surpass the top-seeded Wigan Warriors in the standings. They will now face Warrington Wolves, who at one time were contenders for a first-round bye themselves. Led by Matty Ashton, who finished top-five in tries this season, Warrington delivered a stark warning to the rest of the league when they toppled the defending champion Hull Kingston Rovers in the Eliminators, beating Hull KR by 23 points. The Wolves are looking for their first Grand Final appearance since 2018 as they look to continue their historic season. The winner will face either Wigan or Wakefield Trinity in the Grand Final.
AFL: Fremantle v Brisbane Lions
Saturday 26th September 4:30AM GMT/2:30PM Local
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Fremantle take on the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Top-seeded Fremantle made their first Grand Final since 2013 with a performance for the ages in the Preliminary Finals. Trailing by 21 points at the end of the third quarter, the Dockers outscored Sydney 34-1 in the final period to take the win in a result that will live on in team history. Fremantle are just one of three AFL teams to have never won a Premiership, but now are just one win away from removing their name from that list. Furthermore, victory at the MCG would also make the Dockers the first team since Collingwood in 2023 to win both the minor premiership and Grand Final in the same season. Standing in their way, however, are the two-time defending champion Lions. Brisbane have bounced back from an opening Finals round loss to make their fourth consecutive Grand Final. After outlasting Hawthorn in the third-highest scoring Preliminary Final in AFL history, the Lions will be looking for their sixth Premiership, and the AFL's first three-peat since 2015. Unfortunately for Brisbane, just two of the other seven Grand Finalists who won a Preliminary Final where both teams surpassed 100 points ended the season as champions.
PREM Rugby: Leicester Tigers v Saracens
Sunday 27th September 2:00PM GMT/3:00PM Local
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester
Leicester Tigers face Saracens at Welford Road in Leicester as a new season of PREM Rugby begins. The Tigers come off a season marked by a convincing fourth-place finish before a disappointing play-off rivalry loss to the eventual champion, Northampton Saints. While they lost key contributors like George Martin in the offseason, they gained a new backrow presence in Welsh international Aaron Wainwright. Wainwright makes the jump from the URC after nine seasons and over 100 appearances for the Dragons. Year two under Geoff Parling will aim to push the Tigers higher up the table and eye a return to the PREM Rugby Final. Meanwhile, Saracens spent much of last season in the Play-off mix before faltering in the final weeks and finishing fifth. The additions of George Martin, Tomos Williams, and Alfie Barbeary are all in service of pushing the team that boasted the league's second-best points differential last season back into the Play-offs, with the ceiling, like their opening weekend opponents, being a trip back to the Final.
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Written and information correct on 21st September 2026 at 6AM GMT.
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