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Live Sports Streaming on Peacock This Week (August 20-26): Premier League, WNBA & MLB

Peacock has so many live sports happening every week, all year long. We’ll help you keep track of them all.

By Nick Mangione
Caitlin Clark holidng a basketball while on the basketball court.

Seasons come and go, but live sports never stop on Peacock. Peacock’s expansive live sports programming this week includes MLB, the WNBA, professional golf, the NFL, college football and so much more.

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Want to see it all? Here's a guide to all the live sports and events happening this week on Peacock, from August 20 - 26, including Major League Baseball, Premier League, the WNBA, Bundesliga and Serie A en Español, and more.

Check out the full schedule below.

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SOCCER

Premier League

John McGinn of Aston Villa clapping while running on the pitch.

Premier League football is back this weekend. Watch your favorite clubs battle it out week after week on Peacock. Some are going for the top spots on the table. Others will be fighting to stay in the league. We'll get our first glimpse of which is which this weekend. It all starts Saturday with three matches on Peacock, including Brentford v Spurs. Spurs narrowly avoided relegation last season, so we'll be watching to see if they can put a few more wins together this season. It all starts with a battle against the Bees in Matchweek 1.

  • Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. ET: GOAL RUSH
  • Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. ET: Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland
  • Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. ET: Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United
  • Saturday, August 22 at 12:30 p.m. ET: Brentford vs. Spurs
  • Sunday, August 23 at 9 a.m. ET: Brighton vs. Aston Villa 

Bundesliga

Topflight German football has come to Peacock. Stream LIVE Bundesliga games en Español this season, starting with a massive showdown for the German Super Cup. This year's cup features the two most successful clubs in the country: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. This matchup regularly features some of the most intense competition and fired-up fanbases in the league. It's called Der Klassiker for a reason.

  • Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. ET: German Super Cup: Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund

Serie A

Italian soccer is also now streaming LIVE en Español on Peacock. Watch the biggest clubs in Italy face off in some of the most defensively tough matches in the world. New to the top flight this season are Venezia, Frosinone, and Monza, all three returning after relatively brief stints in Serie B. Find out if they have a chance to stay up as every team plays their first match this weekend.

  • Saturday, August 22 at 12 p.m. ET: Inter vs. Monza
  • Saturday, August 22 at 12:20 p.m. ET: Udinese vs. Como
  • Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. ET: Genoa vs. Napoli
  • Saturday, August 22 at 2:35 p.m. ET: Parma vs. Cagliari
  • Sunday, August 23 at 12 p.m. ET: Frosinone vs. Juventus
  • Sunday, August 23 at 12:20 p.m. ET: Venezia vs. Lecce
  • Sunday, August 23 at 2 p.m. ET: Torino vs. Milan
  • Sunday, August 23 at 2:35 p.m. ET: Atalanta vs. Sassuolo
  • Monday, August 24 at 12 p.m. ET: Bologna vs. Lazio
  • Monday, August 24 at 2:35 p.m. ET: Roma vs. Fiorentina 

Liga MX

Of course, we can't talk about fútbol en Español without Liga MX. This weekend, you can catch three matches across Friday and Saturday night. Tigres and Juárez are still seeking the first win of their Apertura campaigns. Both teams hope the home field advantage will serve them Friday night, though Juárez has a tough game ahead against the league-leading Club América. Meanwhile, Chivas find themselves just one place outside of playoff contention after a win last week. They'll look to move up on Saturday, but second-place Club Tijuana won't be an easy opponent either.

  • Friday, August 21 at 8:30 p.m. ET: Tigres vs. Atlante
  • Friday, August 21 at 10:55 p.m. ET: Juárez vs. America
  • Saturday, August 22 at 6:30 p.m. ET: Chivas vs. Tijuana 

Gainbridge Super League

The first week of Gainbridge Super League saw three clubs rocket to the top with wins. Lexington SC, Carolina Ascent FC, and Sporting JAX all sit on top of the table, with Dallas Trinity FC and Tampa Bay Sun FC sitting just below them after a draw. Brooklyn FC and DC Power FC will try to bounce back and take their first win when they face each other on Friday night. There's a lot of season to go though, so even one match could flip the table entirely.

  • Friday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET: Brooklyn FC vs. DC Power FC
  • Saturday, August 22 at 7 p.m. ET: Sporting JAX vs. Tampa Bay Sun FC
  • Saturday, August 22 at 8:30 p.m. ET: Dallas Trinity FC vs. Carolina Ascent FC 

Watch soccer on Peacock

BASEBALL 

Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran high fives teammate Masataka Yoshida after scoring in the first inning during a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

MLB

Baseball is hotter than ever as we get into the second half of August. Sunday Night Baseball starts in the afternoon this week with a cross-country battle at Fenway Park. The San Francisco Giants will contend with the Boston Red Sox and the infamous Green Monster. You'll also get a National League showdown between the Cincinnati Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks to fill out your Sunday. Of course, don't miss the Game of the Day with both home and away commentary leading up to the break, and MLB Sunday Stretch brings you the most exciting moments from around the league as they happen.

  • Thursday, August 20 at 1 p.m. ET: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays
  • Friday, August 21 at 6:30 p.m. ET: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • Friday, August 21 at 10 p.m. ET: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Sunday, August 23 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees:
  • Sunday, August 23 at 3 p.m. ET: San Francisco Giants vs. Boston Red Sox
  • Sunday, August 23 at 4 p.m. ET: Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Tuesday, August 25 at 9:30 p.m. ET: Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Wednesday, August 26 at 6:30 p.m. ET: Boston Red Sox vs. Miami Marlins
  • Wednesday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET: Minnesota Twins vs. Athletics 

Watch MLB on Peacock

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Basketball

Paige Bueckers of Breeze dribbling the ball on the court in a game vs Vinyl.

WNBA

Get ready for a matchup so big it had to be on Sunday Night Basketball. We'll get to see Caitlin Clark in action when the Indiana Fever head out on the road to face the Chicago Sky. WNBA rivalries can get hot. This one can get nuclear. When the Fever and Sky face off, it's a drop everything kind of game. Come back for more action on Monday night when the Atlanta Dream head to Los Angeles to take on the Sparks. The Dream are comfortably within the top eight, but they haven't clinched a playoff berth yet, so they need a win here.

  • Sunday, August 23 at 7 p.m. ET: Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky
  • Monday, August 24 at 10 p.m. ET: Atlanta Dream vs. Los Angeles Sparks 

Watch the WNBA on Peacock

CYCLING

La Vuelta

The final Grand Tour of the cycling season is here. Watch the world's toughest cyclists battle through 21 stages of pain in Spain. It all starts this Saturday with an individual time trial in Monaco before setting off to Manosque, France for Stage 2. In Stage 3, they'll cross over to Spain and the cross country race really begins. This year's route gets the mountain climbs started early, so we'll see whose legs are able to hold up through all three weeks.

  • Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. ET: Stage 1
  • Sunday, August 23 at 8:30 a.m. ET: Stage 2
  • Monday, August 24 at 8:30 a.m. ET: Stage 3
  • Tuesday, August 25 at 8:30 a.m. ET: Stage 4
  • Wednesday, August 26 at 8:30 a.m. ET: Stage 5 

Watch cycling on Peacock

MOTORSPORTS

IMSA

It's all about GT class sports cars at Virginia International Raceway this weekend. Without the faster prototypes and LMP2 cars that usually share the track, this race will be as close as it gets. Feel the roar of these hyper powerful engines as GT drivers battle it out in what most of them see as their best chance to rack up some points this season. 

  • Saturday, August 22 at 9:20 a.m. ET: Ford Mustang Challenge - VIR #1
  • Saturday, August 22 at 12:15 p.m. ET: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - VIR #1
  • Saturday, August 22 at 2:08 p.m. ET: Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix
  • Saturday, August 22 at 4:45 p.m. ET: Qualifying - VIR
  • Sunday, August 23 at 8:35 a.m. ET: VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - VIR #2
  • Sunday, August 23 at 9:40 a.m. ET: Ford Mustang Challenge - VIR #2
  • Sunday, August 23 at 12 p.m. ET: Michelin GT Challenge at VIR 

Watch IMSA on Peacock

SuperMotocross

Jett Lawrence took back the lead and is now 10 points in front going into the penultimate race of the Pro Motocross part of the season. It's become a battle between the Lawrence brothers, and if Hunter wants to stay in contention, he needs to come out ahead at Budds Creek this weekend. This track offers plenty of hills, tricky corners, and close racing, making it one of the tightest, most fun nationals on the calendar. 

  • Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. ET: Race Day Live - Budds Creek
  • Saturday, August 22 at 1 p.m. ET: Motocross Rd. 27: Budds Creek 

Watch SuperMotocross on Peacock

RUGBY

Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

International rugby is one of the most intense experiences in sports and that goes especially for wheelchair rugby. Cheer on the toughest competitors in the USA as they tackle players from Australia and Brazil on their quest for the quarterfinals. Then, it's time to find out who wins it all. It's all going down in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and every country will be playing extra hard as they prepare for Paralympic qualifiers next year.

  • Thursday, August 20 at 10:30 a.m. ET: AUS vs. USA
  • Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. ET: BRA vs. USA
  • Friday, August 21 at 12 a.m. ET: Quarterfinal: TBD vs. TBD
  • Saturday, August 22 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD
  • Saturday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m. ET: Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD
  • Sunday, August 23 at 1:30 p.m. ET: Bronze Game: TBD vs. TBD
  • Sunday, August 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET: Gold Game: TBD vs. TBD 

Watch rugby on Peacock.