Welcome back to the Matchside weekly roundup!
It's a huge week for sport in London. Not only is the 2026-27 domestic football season getting back underway with the League Cup and non-league, but we also have the Premier Padel finals weekend at Olympia, American football, The Hundred, MotoGP at Silverstone, and rugby league. Read on for all the details.
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👀 What's on this week 👀
1. 🎾 Premier Padel London (through to Sunday 9th August)
📍 Olympia | Tickets from £41
Premier Padel London kicks off today (Tuesday 4th August), with finals weekend running Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. If you’re a padel fan, this is your chance to catch Britain's first ever top-tier padel tournament live.
2. 🏏 The Hundred
London Spirit vs MI London, Thursday 6th August (Women 3pm, Men 6.30pm)
📍 Lord's | Tickets from £28
MI London vs Trent Rockets, Saturday 8th August (Women 11am, Men 2.30pm)
📍 The Oval | Tickets (sold out - only hospitality left)
London Spirit vs Birmingham Phoenix, Sunday 9th August (Women 2.30pm, Men 6pm)
📍 Lord's | Tickets from £40
3. 🏈 American Football League Europe: London Warriors vs Paris Lights (Sunday 9th August, 2pm)
📍 Trailfinders Sports Club | Tickets £20
The AFLE is a brand new professional American football league launched this year, bringing together eight franchises from across the continent, with London Warriors the first London-based team to join.
4. 🏉 London Broncos vs Goole Vikings (Sunday 9th August, 3pm)
📍 Plough Lane | Tickets from £18
Our two ticket giveaway winners from last week will be there to cheer the Broncos on. Congratulations again to both.
5. 🐴 Equestrian: Global Champions Tour London (7th-9th August)
📍 Royal Hospital Chelsea | Tickets from £20
The Global Champions Tour is a season-long series of elite show jumping events held in major cities worldwide, with the world's top riders and horses competing for ranking points at each stop.
6. ⚽ Football: League Cup and Non-league
League Cup Round One, Saturday 8th August
QPR vs Millwall, Loftus Road, 2pm | Tickets from £18
Bromley vs Reading, Hayes Lane, 3pm | Tickets £15
West Ham vs Portsmouth, London Stadium, 3pm | Tickets from £10
AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County, Plough Lane, 3pm | Tickets £12
Leyton Orient vs Oxford United, Brisbane Road, 3pm | Tickets from £15
Watford vs Crawley Town, Vicarage Road, 3pm | Tickets £12
National League & Isthmian League, Saturday 8th August
A couple of picks this week:
Boreham Wood vs Tamworth, Meadow Park, 3pm (National League) | Tickets £20
Dulwich Hamlet vs Maldon & Tiptree, Champion Hill, 3pm (Isthmian League) | Tickets £14
And for the rest of the football fixtures, check out the Matchside website.
7. 🏏 One Day Cup
Middlesex vs Sussex Sharks, Tuesday 11th August (11am)
📍 Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett | Tickets £20
Surrey vs Nottinghamshire, Tuesday 11th August (11am)
📍 The Oval | Tickets £15
8. 🚗 Away days: MotoGP & European Athletics
MotoGP British Grand Prix, Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August
📍 Silverstone | Raceday tickets from £100
European Athletics Championships, Monday 10th to Sunday 16th August
📍 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham | Tickets from £10
American Football League Europe
📅 Dates for the diary 📅
WSL & WSL2 fixtures are out for 2026/27
The new Women's Super League (WSL) and WSL2 season fixtures have been confirmed, with all eight of our London clubs now live: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, London City Lionesses, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Watford. Full fixtures for all of them are on the Matchside website.
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That's your week of sport sorted.
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Louis