This Week in Sport
We say goodbye to July and hello to August with some fantastic sport! On Monday, the Southern Brave face MI London in The Hundred. On Tuesday, there are 27 medals up for grabs at the Commonwealth Games. That's followed by a clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers in the MLB on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Women's British Open gets underway. On Friday, Leigh Leopards host Wigan Warriors in an exciting Super League game.
The first weekend of August is also packed with some amazing events. On Saturday, 44 medals will be decided at the Commonwealth Games. On Sunday, the Canadian Open commences on the ATP and WTA Tours.
The Hundred: Southern Brave v MI London
Monday 27th July 2:00PM GMT/3:00PM Local
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
The Southern Brave host MI London in The Hundred at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. In the Men's tournament, the Brave are hunting for their first win of the season after losses to the Welsh Fire and Sunrisers Leeds, and will quickly need to turn around what was meant to be a championship contention season. Meanwhile, defending champions MI London are already seeing positive returns on their acquisition of James Vince, who is already one of the top run scorers in the league this season. However, they enter this one looking to get back to a winning record after running into the early-season standout Fire. On the women's side, meanwhile, the opposite story is unfolding. The Brave are 2-for-2 to start the season behind their South African duo of Laura Wolvaardt and Lizelle Lee. Meanwhile, MI London are hunting for their first win as their roster revamp continues to take time to come to fruition. Hayley Matthews and Danni Wyatt-Hodge have been solid performers so far, but the team will need to come together if they are to move up the standings.
Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026 Day 6
Tuesday 28th July 7:30AM GMT/8:30AM Local
Glasgow
The Commonwealth Games continue at sites across Glasgow. 27 medals will be awarded on Tuesday across artistic gymnastics, athletics, bowls, swimming, and weightlifting. The Women's Floor Final will be one to watch as Canadian Pan-American champion Lia-Monica Fontaine and Welsh World Championship silver medalist Ruby Evans face off. Another Canadian looking for success is Maude Charron, who won gold in the Women's 64kg weightlifting competition four years ago in Birmingham and will look to repeat as champion, albeit in the revised 63kg discipline. Then there is the Men's 100m, a highlight of any athletics competition. Kanyinsola Ajayi is expected to continue his meteoric rise, with high hopes that the NCAA champion from Nigeria, who has posted Diamond League victories this year, can add the Commonwealth title to his growing trophy cabinet.
MLB: Tampa Bay Rays v Texas Rangers
Wednesday 29th July 10:40PM GMT/6:40PM Local
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
The Tampa Bay Rays host the Texas Rangers in the MLB at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. This series pits two of the American League's top teams against one another in a clash of division leaders. The Rays boast top-five home run hitter Junior Caminero as they stand as the first American League team to secure 60 wins this season and look ready to contend for their first World Series title. However, the New York Yankees and surging Boston Red Sox are hot on their heels in the AL East. Meanwhile, the Rangers find themselves in a pitched battle for the AL West with the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. There is no tighter divisional race in baseball, but for the moment, the Rangers are ahead of the competition. Led by Jake Burger and Josh Jung, although the latter is set to miss this series through injury, the Rangers are hoping to pull ahead in the second half of the season as they pursue their first World Series title since 2023. The Rays continue the week hosting the Chicago White Sox between Friday and Sunday, while the Rangers face a crucial series on the road against the Astros at the end of the week.
Ladies European & LPGA Tour: AIG Women's British Open Day 1
Thursday 30th July 8:00AM GMT/9:00AM Local
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham Saint Annes
The Women's British Open begins at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes. Two women stand out amongst the 144 participants travelling to Lancashire - Nelly Korda and Ryu Hae-ran. Korda, ranked number one in the world, won the first two majors of the season and will be looking for her first British Open title. Meanwhile, Hae-ran is the player with the most momentum on the tour right now, having won the two most recent Majors in back-to-back weeks. However, the 25-year-old's best result at the British Open was a tied-21st finish back in 2023. While Miyū Yamashita enters as the defending champion, no one has defended the Women's Open title since 2011. Amongst the hopes for a British champion, as happened the last time Royal Lytham hosted, few names are more promising than 22-year-old Lottie Woad. Woad, who is in her second year on the LPGA Tour, already has a title to her name this season - with a win at the Kroger Queen City Championship - and recorded a top-ten finish at the British Open last year.
Super League: Leigh Leopards v Wigan Warriors
Friday 31st July 7:00PM GMT/8:00PM Local
Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Leigh
Leigh Leopards face Wigan Warriors in a Super League clash at the Leigh Sports Village. The Leopards enter the week in fifth place in the Super League standings, and find themselves on a five-game winning streak and have the chance to close out a perfect July. If they can continue their momentum through the final month-and-a-half of the season, they could very well be challenging for their first top-flight title since 1982. However, they must first overcome a white-hot Warriors side that has won 12 of their last 13 matches and is looking to extend their winning streak to 10. Tied on points with second-place Wakefield Trinity and just two points behind the league-leading Leeds Rhinos, Wigan may be the best team in English rugby league right now. Can their momentum continue? This match pits two top-five try scorers in the league - Leigh's Josh Charnley and Wigan's Zach Eckersley - against one another in what could prove to be a high-scoring affair.
Commonwealth Games: Commonwealth Games Day 10
Saturday 1st August 7:30AM GMT/8:30AM Local
Glasgow
The Commonwealth Games continue at sites across Glasgow. A Games-high 44 medals will be awarded on Saturday across athletics, boxing, judo, and track cycling. Can Josh Kerr take down his Mile world record even further after shattering the previous mark at the Diamond League event in London in July? Can reigning U23 European champion Damar Thomas and reigning U19 World champion Ruby White bring home gold for Team England in the boxing ring? Will Team Australia's Aoife Coughlan defend her Women's 70kg title in judo? How will Commonwealth superstar Matthew Richardson fare after swapping Team Australia for Team England in the velodrome? The Games will conclude on Sunday, when hosting duties will be handed over to Ahmedabad for 2030.
ATP & WTA Tour: Canadian Open Day 1
Sunday 2nd August 3:00PM GMT/11:00AM Local
Sobeys Stadium, Toronto & IGA Stadium, Montreal
The Canadian Open begins, with the ATP draw taking place at IGA Stadium in Montreal and the WTA draw hosted at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto. French Open champion and Wimbledon finalist Alexander Zverev leads the men's draw. Zverev is a one-time champion in Canada, winning the title back in 2017. Ben Shelton, seeded fifth, will look to defend his title at the event, which has not happened since Rafael Nadal in 2019. Meanwhile, the women's draw features a bevy of talent vying for the title. While Victoria Mboko will not defend her title due to injury, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, and Mirra Andreeva are all expected to compete. Of these top five seeded players, only Pegula is a past champion, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Photo by: WTA
Written and information correct on 27th July 2026 at 6AM GMT.
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