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Live Sport Bible: A football feast awaits on Sport Nation
Sport Nation • May 8th, 2026 9:11 am
Kobbie Mainoo celebrates his winner for Man Utd against great rivals Liverpool | Photo: EPA
The NZ Warriors have a bye, but the live commentary isn't taking the week off here with plenty of racing, NRL, AFL and English Premier League action from our partners at Trackside, SEN, and talkSPORT.
Speaking of football - at the time of publishing, we are just 34 days away from the FIFA World Cup 26 kicking off and Sport Nation has live commentary of every All Whites match, plus many more across the group stages and every knockout match.
Here’s your live sport bible for everything happening on the Sport Nation network from May 8 through to May 12 (all times in NZST).
Friday, May 8
Racing
Friday Night Lights: from 4.30pm on Trackside Radio via the Sport Nation app
NRL
Roosters vs Titans: from 8pm on all New Zealand frequencies and the SN app
AFL
Brisbane Lions vs Carlton: from 9pm on SEN Melbourne via the SN app (first bounce 9.30pm)
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs: 9.20pm on SEN Fanatic via the SN app (first bounce 10.10pm)
Saturday, May 9
Racing
Big Saturday: from 11.30am on Trackside Radio via the SN app
NRL
Dragons vs Knights: from 5pm on all NZ frequencies and the SN app
Sea Eagles vs Broncos: from 9.09pm on SENQ via the SN app (kick-off 9.35pm)
Super Netball
Swifts vs Lightning: from 6.30pm on SEN Fanatic via the SN app (start of play 7pm)
AFL
North Melbourne vs Sydney Swans: from 3pm on SEN Melbourne via the SN app, followed by GWS Giants vs Essendon from 6.10pm, then Gold Coast Suns vs St Kilda from 9.10pm
Geelong Cats vs Collingwood: from 9.09pm on SEN Fanatic via the SN app (first bounce 9.35pm)
Premier League
Liverpool vs Chelsea: from 11pm on all NZ frequencies and the SN app (kick-off 11.30pm)
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Sunday, May 10
Premier League
Sunderland vs Manchester United: from 1.30am on all NZ frequencies and the SN app (kick-off 2am)
Manchester City vs Brentford: from 4.15am on all NZ frequencies and the SN app (kick-off 4.30am)
Racing
The Sunday Session: from 11am on Trackside Radio via the SN app
NRL
Storms vs Tigers: from 4pm on all NZ frequencies and the SN app
AFL
Melbourne vs West Coast Eagles: from 3pm on SEN Melbourne via the SN app (first bounce 3.10pm)
Richmond vs Adelaide Crows: from 5pm on SEN Tassie via the SN app (first bounce 5.15pm)
Monday, May 11
Premier League
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle: from 12.30am on all NZ frequencies and the SN app (kick-off 1am)
West Ham vs Arsenal: from 3am on all NZ frequencies and the SN app (kick-off 3.30am)
Tuesday, May 12
Premier League
Tottenham vs Leeds: from 6.30am on Sport Nation Extra via the SN app (kick-off 7am)
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Find your local Sport Nation frequency below
North Island: Russell 94.4FM, Whangarei 107.5FM, Auckland SN app only, Hamilton 954AM, Tauranga 873AM, Whakatane 96.1FM, Rotorua 1548AM, Gisborne 1485AM, Taupo 91.2FM, Taranaki 97.2FM, Hawke's Bay 549AM, Palmerston North 828AM, Kapiti 93.5FM, Masteron 91.1FM, Wellington 1233AM.
South Island: Nelson 990AM, Westport 93.3FM, Greymouth 93.9FM, Hokitika 89.1FM, Christchurch 1260AM, Ashburton 1071AM, Timaru 1242AM, Wanaka 106.8FM, Queenstown 93.6FM, Oamaru 89.6FM, Alexandra 104.7FM, Dunedin 1206AM, Invercargill SN app only.
The Sport Nation app is also available to download at the App Store and Google Play.
