We start with football, where the English Premier League has an exciting array of games in store. Arsenal kicks off the weekend with an early game against Blackburn on Saturday. Champions Chelsea take on Stoke City in the second game of the day as they look to continue their great start to the season. Giants Manchester United will play West Ham United in the late kick off at Old Trafford. On Sunday, Birmingham City clash with Bolton Wanderers in the early kick-off. Liverpool play West Brom in the 2nd game of the day and the Reds will be looking to register their first victory of the season. An exciting clash between Aston Villa and Everton also kicks off an hour later. All the great English football action can be watched on ESPN and Star Sports.

Over in Spain, the La Liga campaign starts this weekend and you can catch it all on Zee Sports. Champions Barcelona take on Racing Santander while Real Madrid are on the road at Real Mallorca.

This weekend marks the beginning of the German Bundesliga. The most exciting of Saturday's action promises to be the battle of the former Real Madrid stars, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul as Hamburg take on Schalke in the late kick off. On Sunday, watch Michael Ballack returning to Germany as Bayer Leverkusen plays Borussia Dortmund. Catch all the Bundesliga action on Neo Sports.

Back in the English Premier League, expect another weekend of exciting games as Arsenal take on new comers Blackpool and Spurs play Stoke City on Saturday. In the late kick off, catch Chelsea take on Wigan Athletic and West Ham clash with Bolton Wanderers. On Sunday, giants Manchester United travel to Fulham while Aston Villa plays Newcastle United. Liverpool take on Manchester City on Monday night in what promises be an explosive encounter. Catch all the Premier League matches on ESPN and Star Sports.

We can't look beyond the start of the English Premier League, the most exciting league in the world is back and get ready to be enthralled by the action. The season kicks off with big spending Manchester City taking on Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday with cordite expected. The fans will be waiting to have a look at the multiple signings made by Man City. Champions Chelsea start the season with the late kick off against newly promoted West Brom. The game on Sunday between Arsenal and Liverpool promises to be a cracker of an encounter, the two heavy weights do battle in the only match of the day. Manchester United start the season on Monday night against Newcastle United, so all you die hard Mancunian's will have to wait till the wee hours of Tuesday morning in India to catch a glimpse of your heroes. You can watch all these games on ESPN.

Welcome to the weekend! And what a bonanza this weekend is! Not only is there something for everyone, it is a real fiesta for sports fans.

We have to start with the cricket and the return home of the one and only true cricketing extravaganza the Indian Premier League. This weekend could not have got off to a more entertaining start than Sachin Tendulkar taking on Shane Warne as the Mumbai Indians entertain the Rajasthan Royals. Please note that the match is an early start at 3pm due to the Hockey World Cup final later in the day. Game 2 on Saturday sees the Delhi Daredevils open their campaign in the lush green environs of Mohali against the Kings XI Punjab.

Sunday is not quite as thrilling, but does have two games as the high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders clash with the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings meet the Deccan Chargers. The IPL is live on Set Max.