In A-League football action Adelaide United kicks off round 18 against Sydney FC on Friday, looking to continue its nine-match unbeaten run.
Adelaide beat the Newcastle Jets last round while Sydney is looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at home to Brisbane Roar.
The pressure is mounting on Sydney coach Graham Arnold not only to get results, but also to start entertaining.
Sydney has scored just 22 times in 17 matches and only strugglers Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix have scored fewer this season.
But Arnold remains defiant.
"Every coach that I've ever known that's been sacked, it's never been down to entertainment, it's been down to results. So I don't apologise if I put 10 players on the goal line and we win 1-0."
That match will be broadcast on SBS Two from 7.30 AEDT.
In the Premier League this weekend, the standout fixture sees second-placed Manchester City welcome leaders Leicester City.
In Spain, pace-setter Barcelona meets Celta Vigo, while chaser Atletico Madrid travels to Getafe.
In Italy, leader Napoli has a home match with Carpi, while Juventus is on the road at Frosinone.
Australia's One Day cricket team will look to square the three-match series against New Zealand when the sides line-up in Wellington on Saturday.
Steve Smith's side suffered a 159-run defeat in Auckland and also lost all-rounder James Faulkner to injury.
He's been replaced by Victorian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for the remainder of the tour, and he's hoping he can make an impact.
"If I get my opportunity with the ball I'll do my stuff with the ball and hopefully chip-in with the bat as well. I haven't spoken to the selectors about the role I'm going to play if I'm in, so we'll just see what happens."
The Auckland Nines gets underway this weekend with 16 teams all looking to take a psychological boost into the new NRL season.
Cronulla Sharks stood down fullback Valentine Holmes from the squad for the event after he was fined for public nuisance and obstructing police during a drunken night out in Brisbane.
He had allegedly broken a Queensland Emerging Origin squad camp curfew.
After the earlier alcohol-fuelled issues involving Rooster's playmaker Mitch Pierce, the sport could do with the headlines focusing on the action on the field this weekend.
The Rugby Sevens Competition takes place at the Sydney Football Stadium.
For the leading medal contenders at the Rio Olympics it's another important stepping stone.
Australia called in Quade Cooper, but decided the extreme physical demands of the game wouldn't be worth risking him after he only flew in from his French club Toulon earlier this week.
Australia finished 5th in last weekend's event in Wellington and captain Ed Jenkins says his side is progressing well on the road to Rio.
"I thought the guys that played last weekend did a great job. Obviously (we are) looking to build on that performance this week. And I think that the end goal is obviously to get a medal come (when Rio arrives) Rio, and if we can keep improving on our performances each tournament that should put us in good shape come Rio."
The Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers to decide Superbowl-50 in the San Francisco Bay area on Monday morning.
But whatever happens on the pitch, history will be made.
In the wake of the deadly Paris and San Bernadino attacks, the event will be the most highly guarded sporting event in United States history.
The match takes place just outside San Franciso in Santa Clara, and fighter jets will enforce a no-fly zone over the stadium.
The area will be heavily policed by FBI personnel, including SWAT teams, while bomb defusal experts and evidence-collection technicians are on stand-by.
Despite the massive deployment, the authorities also want the public to help.
The FBI spokesman is David Johnson.
"The adage that 'if you see something, say something' clearly applies. Even if you're not sure to report suspicious activity, we ask that you promptly report that information to law enforcement and err on the side of caution."
The match itself has come a long way since Superbowl-One in 1967.
That match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the eventual winners Green Bay Packers was nowhere near a sell-out, and Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson was famously pictured enjoying a half-time cigarette.
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