What to watch this week on Kayo Sports from August 27 – Kayo Sports has another packed week of live sport, led by the AFL Wild Card Round, NRL Round 26, AFLW Round 3, NRLW Round 9, FIBA World Qualifiers, Test cricket, golf, MotoGP, NFL pre-season and WSL Championship Tour surfing.
The schedule gives Australian sports fans a broad weekend slate across Fox Footy, Fox League, Fox Sports and ESPN, with live coverage available through Kayo Sports.
For TV Central readers, the biggest local drawcard is the football weekend. The AFL moves into Wild Card Round, while AFLW continues its third round and the NRL and NRLW seasons head into important late-season fixtures.
AFL Wild Card Round
Every match of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season before the Grand Final is live with no ad-breaks during play on Fox Footy, available on Kayo Sports.
- Friday, 28 August: Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Magpies, from 6.30pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: Melbourne Demons v Carlton Blues, from 6.30pm AEST
AFLW Round 3
AFLW Round 3 continues across Saturday and Sunday, with every match including the Grand Final live and ad-break free during play on Fox Footy, available on Kayo Sports.
- Saturday, 29 August: North Melbourne Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs, from 12.30pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles, from 2.30pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: Sydney Swans v St Kilda Saints, from 4.30pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Greater Western Sydney Giants v Port Adelaide Power, from 12.30pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions, from 1.00pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Collingwood Magpies v Hawthorn Hawks, from 3.00pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats, from 3.00pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Fremantle Dockers v Carlton Blues, from 5.00pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Essendon Bombers v Richmond Tigers, from 7.00pm AEST
NRL Round 26
Every NRL match is live and ad-break free during play on Fox League, available on Kayo Sports. Selected matches are exclusive to Fox League and Kayo Sports.
- Thursday, 27 August: Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm, from 7.00pm AEST
- Friday, 28 August: Manly Sea Eagles v St George Illawarra Dragons, from 5.00pm AEST, exclusively live
- Friday, 28 August: Penrith Panthers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, from 7.55pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: Gold Coast Titans v South Sydney Rabbitohs, from 2.30pm AEST, exclusively live
- Saturday, 29 August: Sydney Roosters v Dolphins, from 4.55pm AEST, exclusively live
- Saturday, 29 August: North Queensland Cowboys v Wests Tigers, from 7.25pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights, from 1.30pm AEST, exclusively live
- Sunday, 30 August: Parramatta Eels v Cronulla Sharks, from 3.55pm AEST
NRLW Round 9
NRLW Round 9 is live and ad-break free during play on Fox League, available on Kayo Sports.
- Saturday, 29 August: Gold Coast Titans v Canberra Raiders, from 12.40pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: Sydney Roosters v Cronulla Sharks, from 3.10pm AEST
- Saturday, 29 August: North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights, from 5.10pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: New Zealand Warriors v St George Illawarra Dragons, from 11.45am AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos, from 1.40pm AEST
- Sunday, 30 August: Wests Tigers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, from 6.10pm AEST
FIBA, Cricket, Golf, MotoGP, NFL And WSL
The broader Kayo Sports schedule also includes Boomers World Cup Qualifiers on ESPN, Test cricket, the USPGA Tour Championship, MotoGP Aragon, NFL pre-season and WSL Championship Tour action from Fiji.
- FIBA World Qualifiers: Syria v Australia on Friday, 28 August, from 6.50pm AEST; Australia v Jordan on Sunday, 30 August, from 6.50pm AEST
- Cricket: Sri Lanka v India Second Test Day 5 on Thursday, 27 August, from 2.05pm AEST; England v Pakistan Second Test from Thursday, 27 August to Monday, 31 August
- Golf: USPGA Tour Championship rounds from Friday, 28 August to Monday, 31 August
- MotoGP: Aragon practice, qualifying, sprint and race coverage from Friday, 28 August to Sunday, 30 August
- NFL pre-season: Cleveland Browns v New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers v Los Angeles Rams on Friday, 28 August; Philadelphia Eagles v Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, 29 August
- WSL Championship Tour: Fiji coverage continues from Friday, 28 August, with further days scheduled through Wednesday, 2 September
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