FIFA Women’s World Cup Final; ‘UFC 292’ PPV Event: What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (August 19-20)

By R. Thomas Umstead
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A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services

Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross (R) of the Australia women soccer team and Chloe Maggie Kelly (L) of England women soccer team are seen during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 match between Australia and England.
Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross (r.) of Australia and Chloe Maggie Kelly (l.) of England during a FIFA Women's World Cup match. (Image credit: Getty Images)

This weekend’s list of live sports events begins on the soccer field as the Women’s World Cup ends on Sunday. 

Fox on Sunday morning will air the Spain-England Women’s World Cup championship game matching the tw, first-time tournament finalists. On Saturday, Sweden will meet Australia in the consolation match on Fox. 

In the octagon, ESPN will offer via pay-per-view UFC 292, featuring a main event fight between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. 

On the racetrack, USA Network on Saturday will air the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children’s 200 race, while on Sunday the network will air the NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen race.

On the baseball field, Peacock on Sunday morning will stream the Seattle Mariners-Houston Astros game, while ESPN will televise the Philadelphia Phillies-Washington Nationals game on Sunday Night Baseball. 

USA, NBC, and Peacock combined will distribute seven live English Premier League soccer matches over the weekend.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.