Sports this weekend: IND vs AUS AFC Asian Cup, IND vs AUS 2nd T20I, Australian Open and more

There’s plenty of sporting action this weekend, with India facing Australia in their AFC Asian Cup opener in football, against USA in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in hockey as well as against Afghanistan in cricket.

There’s plenty more beyond matches involving the Indian team. The Spanish Super Cup set for an ‘El Clasico’ showdown with Real Madrid facing Barcelona in the final. As for the Premier League, Manchester rivals City and United are in action this weekend, taking on Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.

Tennis is also set to welcome the first Grand Slam of the year with the first round of the Australian Open getting underway on Sunday, with defending champion Novak Djokovic eyeing a historic 25th title.

And in the world of hockey, the India women’s team will be hoping to begin their qualifying campaign for the Paris Olympics on a positive note against USA in Ranchi.

Here’s a detailed look at some of the major fixtures to watch out this weekend and the television channel or website where you can tune in for live coverage:

Football

AFC Asian Cup (Sports18/JioCinema)

Just one more day to go.. 🇭🇲🆚🇮🇳#AsianCup2023 #BlueTigers 🐯 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/fsHHtQqUKM

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) January 12, 2024

Saturday

Australia vs India at Al Rayyan — 5 pm
China vs Tajikistan — 8 pm
Uzbekistan vs Syria — 11 pm

Sunday

Japan vs Vietnam — 5 pm
UAE vs Hong Kong — 8 pm
Iran vs Palestine — 11 pm

Premier League (Star Sports/Disney + Hotstar)

Saturday

Chelsea vs Fulham — 6 pm
Newcastle United vs Manchester City — 11 pm

Sunday

Everton vs Aston Villa — 7.30 pm
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur — 10 pm

Spanish Super Cup (Fancode)

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!#ElClásico pic.twitter.com/FdX7gsjETE

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2024

Saturday

Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Final — 12.30 am

LaLiga (Sports18/JioCinema)

Sunday

Almeria vs Girona — 6.30 pm
Cadiz vs Valencia — 8.45 pm

Serie A (Sports18/JioCinema)

Saturday

Napoli vs Salernitana — 7.30 pm
Monza vs Inter Milan — 1.15 am

Sunday

Lazio vs Lecce — 5 pm
AC Milan vs AS Roma — 1.15 am

Bundesliga (Sony Sports Network)

Saturday

FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen — 8 pm
RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt — 8 pm
SV Darmstadt 98 vs Borussia Dortmund — 11 pm

Ligue 1 (Sports18/JioCinema)

Sunday

Le Havre AC vs Lyon — 9.35 pm
Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain — 1.15 am

Cricket

India face Afghanistan in the second T20I in Indore hoping to seal the three-match series with a game to spare. Sportzpics

Sunday

India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I in Indore — 7 pm (Sports18/JioCinema)
New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I in Hamilton — 11.40 am (Amazon Prime Video)
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I in Colombo — 7 pm (Sony Sports Network/Fancode)

Tennis:

Australian Open (1st Round) (Sony Sports Network)

Day session (From 5.30 am IST)

Jannik Sinner vs Botic van de Zandschulp
Leylah Fernandez vs Sara Bejlek
Maria Sakkari vs Nao Hibino
Thiago Seyboth Wild vs Andrey Rublev
Barbora Krejcikova vs Mai Hontama

Night session (From 1.30 pm IST)

Novak Djokovic vs Dino Prizmic
Aryna Sabalenka vs Ella Seidel
Taylor Fritz vs Facundo Diaz Acosta

Hockey

FIH Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Sports18/JioCinema)

The India women’s hockey team trains in Ranchi ahead of their FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier fixture against USA. Image credit: X/@TheHockeyIndia

Saturday

Germany vs Chile — 12 pm
Japan vs Czech Republic — 2.30 pm
New Zealand vs Italy — 5 pm
India vs USA — 7.30 pm

Sunday

Chile vs Czech Republic — 12 pm
Japan vs Germany — 2.30 pm
USA vs Italy — 5 pm
New Zealand vs India — 7.30 pm

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