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Some people reckon Boxing Day is for shopping, but we reckon it’s all about relaxing on the couch with some delicious Christmas leftovers and sinking your teeth into a ripping day of sport.
The Boxing Day Test and the Sydney to Hobart are the main events, but we’ve also got some BBL and NBL action in the evening – as well as more Test cricket from overseas – while US sport lovers have an NBA quintuple-header to salivate over. Later at night, there’s Premier League action kicking off too.
It all starts at 4am, with the Boston Celtics tackling the defending-champion Toronto Raptors in the NBA. Ben Simmons’ Philadelphia 76ers are next on the list when they tackle the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential Eastern Conference final preview.
We’ve got more basketball throughout the day, before the second Australia-New Zealand Test takes centre stage. Everyone scrambles for the remote at lunchtime to see the Sydney to Hobart get underway, before flicking back to the cricket.
As always, The Roar will have you covered with live scores, blogs, opinion, analysis and video highlights from all the action on what’s easily one of the best days on the sporting calendar.
Full list of sport in Australia on Boxing Day
Sport
Event
Start time (AEDT)
Expected finish time (AEDT)
TV
NBA
Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors
4:00am
6:30am
ESPN
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers
6:30am
9:00am
ESPN
NBA
Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors
9:00am
11:30am
ESPN
Cricket
Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 1
10:30am
6:00pm
Seven/Fox
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers
12:00pm
2:30pm
ESPN
Yacht Racing
Sydney to Hobart
1:00pm
2:00pm*
Seven
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets
2:30pm
5:00pm
ESPN
Cricket
South Africa vs England, 1st Test, Day 1
7:00pm
2:30am
Fox
BBL
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers
7:10pm
10:10pm
Seven/Fox
NBL
Melbourne United vs Cairns Taipains
7:30pm
10:00pm
Fox
EPL
Tottenham vs Brighton
11:30pm
2:00am
Optus
* Note: Broadcast finish time only. Race will run for up to three days.
