Im trying to figure out the guide. So a typical type of search request .I am trying to record all the games of my fav team. when I search the individual teams in this event ie. Parramatta or Brisbane, no results are found. The only way this event comes up is NRL. Is this something I can fix ?
Hey guys, any thoughts on this. I mustn't be the only one experiencing this
Pretty sure that is an event title for a sporting event.
You can use an advanced pass with
Title CONTAINS NRL (or use the seriesid if it has one)
and
EventTitle CONTAINS Parramatta
or
EventTitle CONTAINS Brisbane
depending on the team you want
Example for MLB teams here
If you're not familiar with Advanced Passes, more info here
Brisbane of course 
Excellent thanks mate. I had seen the advanced pass but had missed the smart features. Does what I want.
Which xmltv source are you using?