There is A-League football, with questions about whether the fans will continue their boycotts.
There is cricket, with the first test match getting underway in Hobart between Australia and the West Indies.
Add in the prospect of a United States boxing legend preparing to fight as a Russian, and there is plenty to look forward to.
All the A-League talk this week has focused on whether the fans will continue their boycott over the league's banning process, which they claim has been weighted against them.
Football Federation Australia met with representatives from the fan clubs of all 10 teams, and the two sides appear closer to an agreement.
It comes after an offer of guarantees the appeals process will be changed.
Federation chief executive David Gallop is hoping the boycotts will not occur again this weekend.
"I'm pleased to say we reached in-principle agreement on a couple of changes to the banning process. Obviously, there's some finetuning that needs to happen. But I'm pleased to say that representatives of all 10 clubs' fan groups were there tonight and endorsed those changes."
The changes are, in essence, twofold.
Firstly, fans will be issued a pre-ban notice before any ban is put in place for misbehaviour.
And then they will have the chance to see the evidence against them before any ban is enacted.
The fans will be able to launch appeals if they wish.
The first chance to see if they react positively to those changes is tonight's match between Adelaide United and Sydney FC.
It will air on SBS One at 7.30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
The biggest game of the weekend, though, pits the top-of-the-table Western Sydney Wanderers against the defending premiers, the Melbourne Victory.
They are two of the best-supported teams in the A-League.
In cricket, the first test match between the West Indies and Australia is underway in Hobart.
With Australia on top after the opening day, it seems only weather can stop the home side taking a one-nil series lead.
The forecast for the weekend is for showers.
Much of the preamble to the three-test series has been how poor the West Indies is, compared to the side that dominated world cricket in the 1970s and much of the '80s.
Former batsman Brian Lara has told Fox Sports being a test cricketer for the Carribbean nation now is much different from when he was playing.
"I mean, when I saw the West Indies team playing in the 1970s and '80s, we were invincible, yes, but the passion ... I saw it. And I came into the West Indies team wanting to wear that burgundy cap, wanting to be out there. I believe that the example being set now is that guys are heading off to franchise cricket, everybody wants to make a lot of money out of the game, and West Indies seem to be very much secondary. And if that's the example, then you're not going to get the passion from the youngsters."
In hockey, the Hockeyroos will contest a quarterfinal of the Women's World League in Argentina on Saturday, looking to rebound from a loss to Great Britain during the week.
And, finally, it is often said sport and politics do not mix, but, occasionally, the two are thrown together -- and with very strange results.
Two years ago, NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman was parading around North Korea arranging a basketball match between a team he assembled and the North Korean national side.
Now, legendary United States boxer Roy Jones Junior has become a Russian citizen and is busy spruiking his first fight for his adopted country this weekend.
Russian president Vladimir Putin formally granted citizenship to the 46 year-old former heavyweight world champion last month after they met in Crimea back in August.
Jones says he is looking forward to having the backing of the entire country when he takes on Enzo Maccareinelli of Wales on Sunday.
"Well, now I'm a Russian citizen, so there's all the difference in the world. Now, I'm fighting for my countrymen. Now, the Russians, the whole public, is rooting for me because I am a Russian."
His opponent was banned for doping in 2012, but Mr Putin has personally invited him to fight.
Share
