Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television – The Irish Times

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Aug 03 2025 - 17:01 

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 4th – 10th)

Equestrian

It is the 150th year of the Dublin Horse Show, not only Ireland’s largest equestrian meeting, but one of the biggest annual events held on the island. There are five days of competition, with live tv coverage on the final three days, including for the Nations Cup (the Aga Khan Trophy). - Friday-Sunday, RTÉ

Camogie

Cork appear to be on an unstoppable march to a third All-Ireland senior title in a row. Though, as Cork players know, hot favourites don’t always prevail on All-Ireland final day. Standing in their way on Sunday at Croke Park will be Galway, a team the Munster side defeated in last year’s decider. - Sunday, RTÉ

Soccer

The opening bell of the 2025/26 English football season will be rung at the weekend when Premier League champions Liverpool take on FA Cup winners Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in the Community Shield. While it will be the 103rd staging of the annual event, amazingly, it will be the first time Palace are involved. - Sunday, TNT Sports

MONDAY (Aug 4th)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am - 5th Test, D5 England v India
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 10.45am-4.30pm - Stage 1 Tour of Poland
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership - 8pm Hearts v Aberdeen
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (Aug 5th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 11.30am-4.15pm - Stage 2 Tour of Poland
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm Accrington Stanley v Oldham

WEDNESDAY (Aug 6th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 11am-4.15pm - Stage 3 Tour of Poland
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 3.30pm-5.30pm - Stage 1 Tour of l’Ain

THURSDAY (Aug 7th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 10.30am-4.15pm - Stage 4 Tour of Poland
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Nexo Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 3.30pm-5.30pm - Stage 2 Tour of l’Ain
• RACING - ITV4, 5.15pm-8.45pm Chepstow
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-11pm St Jude Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - L1 - 8pm Port Vale v Cardiff
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action - SL - 8pm Leigh v Leeds
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 10.15pm-4am Cincinnati Open

FRIDAY (Aug 8th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 10.30am-4.15pm - Stage 5 Tour of Poland
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Nexo Championship
• EQUESTRIAN - RTÉ 2, 1.45pm-6.30pm Dublin Horseshow
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2.30pm-6.30pm - LET: PIF Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 3.30pm-5.30pm - Stage 3 Tour of l’Ain
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm Saudi Masters
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6.30pm-11pm St Jude Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Birmingham v Ipswich
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action - SL - 8pm Warrington v Wigan
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 10.15pm-4am Cincinnati Open

SATURDAY (Aug 9th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 11.30am-4.15pm - Stage 6 Tour of Poland
• TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 2, 11.45am-6.30pm - London T100 World Tour
• RUGBY - BBC 2 - Women’s international - Noon Ireland v Canada
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm Saudi Masters
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Southampton v Wrexham
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Nexo Championship
• RACING - UTV & BBC 1, 1pm-5pm Ascot
• RACING - TG4, 2pm-4.50pm The Curragh
• HOCKEY - RTÉ 2 - Women’s EuroHockey - 2.30pm Netherlands v Ireland
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Friendly - 3pm Leeds v AC Milan
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Friendly - 3pm Wolves v Celta Vigo
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - SL - 3pm Hull KR v Castleford, 5.30pm Huddersfield v Catalans
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 5pm Shamrock Rovers v Galway Utd
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-6pm LET: PIF Championship
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5pm-4am Cincinnati Open
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 5.30pm Sheffield Utd v Bristol City
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Rangers v Dundee
• EQUESTRIAN - RTÉ 2, 5.45pm-7.35pm Dublin Horseshow
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm St Jude Championship
• RUGBY - England Rugby YouTube - Women’s international - 8.10pm France v England

SUNDAY (Aug 10th)

• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from midnight Roman Dolidze v Anthony Hernandez
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm Nexo Championship
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-4pm, TNT Sports 1, 6pm-10pm Saudi Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.15pm-4.15pm - Final stage Tour of Poland
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership - 12.30pm Aberdeen v Celtic
• CAMOGIE - RTÉ 2 - All-Ireland Finals - 1pm Premier Junior: Armagh v Laois, 3pm Inter: Offaly v Kerry, 5.15pm Senior: Cork v Galway
• GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 2pm-6pm LET: PIF Championship
• EQUESTRIAN - RTÉ 1, 2.40pm-5.40pm Dublin Horseshow
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Community Shield - 3pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool
• SOCCER - DAZN – Friendlies - 3pm Chelsea v AC Milan, 4.30pm Borussia Dortmund v Juventus
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - SL - 3pm Hull FC v Salford RD
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 4.30pm Leicester v Sheffield Wednesday
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm St Jude Championship
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-4am Cincinnati Open
• GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Aug 10 2025 - 19:43 

Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 11th – 17th)

Soccer

Drogheda United defeated Derry City, 2-0, in the 2024 FAI Cup Final in front of close to 40,000 spectators at the Aviva Stadium. This year, the two clubs meet in the third round of the competition, this time at the Brandywell. The FAI Cup takes on even greater significance this year as the champions go into the Europa League qualifiers. – Saturday, RTÉ

Rugby

Formerly known as the Tri Nations Series, the Rugby Championship begins at the weekend. First up, defending champions South Africa host Australia at Johannesburg, while Argentina meet New Zealand in Córdoba. There are six rounds to the tournament, with the final round featuring Argentina and South Africa playing at London’s Twickenham Stadium. - Saturday, Sky Sports

UFC

Dricus du Plessis faces surely the toughest test of his UFC middleweight title reign at the weekend against Khamzat Chimaev. The South African will face the Russian challenger – who defeated former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker last year - in Chicago on Saturday night in UFC 319. - Sunday morning, TNT Sports

MONDAY (Aug 11th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3pm, 6pm-9pm Saudi Masters
• HOCKEY - RTÉ 2 - Women’s Eurohockey - 2.30pm Ireland v France

TUESDAY (Aug 12th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3pm, 6pm-9pm Saudi Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 2.15pm-4.15pm - Stage 1 Tour of Denmark
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm West Brom v Derby
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 8pm Bromley v Ipswich

WEDNESDAY (Aug 13th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm Saudi Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 2.45pm-4.45pm - Stage 2 Tour of Denmark
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm Huddersfield v Leicester
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football & ITV4 - League Cup - 8pm Birmingham v Sheffield Utd
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Super Cup - 8pm PSG v Tottenham

THURSDAY (Aug 14th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Danish Championship
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm Saudi Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.30pm-3pm - Stage 1 Tour of Czech Republic
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.45pm-4.45pm - Stage 3 Tour of Denmark
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm BMW Championship
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Warrington v Catalans Dragons
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4pm-7pm - LPGA The Standard Portland Classic

FRIDAY (Aug 15th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Danish Championship
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm Saudi Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 1.30pm-3pm - Stage 2 Tour of Czech Republic
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.45pm-4.45pm - Stage 4 Tour of Denmark
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4pm-7pm - LPGA The Standard Portland Classic
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm BMW Championship
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - League Cup - 7.45pm Celtic v Falkirk
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League 8pm Liverpool v Bournemouth
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action – Super League - 8pm Wigan v Hull KR

SATURDAY (Aug 16th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4pm Danish Championship
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, noon-3pm, 6pm-9pm Saudi Masters
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Aston Villa v Newcastle
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm Derby v Coventry
• SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Wrexham v West Brom
• RACING - ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Newbury, Newmarket & Ripon
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 2pm-2.30pm - Stage 5 Tour of Denmark
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 2.30pm-4pm - Stage 3 Tour of Czech Republic
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two, 3pm-5pm - Poland IAAF Diamond League
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Tottenham v Burnley
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Castleford v Leeds, 5.30pm Hull FC v Leigh
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11pm BMW Championship
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Rugby Championship - 4.10pm South Africa v Australia
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Wolverhampton v Man City
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - League Cup - 5.45pm Rangers v Alloa Athletic
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – German Supercup - 7.30pm Stuttgart v Bayern Munich
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup - 8pm Derry City v Drogheda Utd
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Main Event, 8.30pm-1am - ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open
• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - Pre-season - 9pm 49ers @ Raiders, Midnight Jets @ Giants
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Rugby Championship - 10.10pm Argentina v New Zealand
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am LPGA The Standard Portland Classic

SUNDAY (Aug 17th)

• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 3am - Chicago Dricus du Plessis v Khamzat Chimaev
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Danish Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Ipswich v Southampton
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of Austria
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.15pm-2.45pm - Final stage Tour of Czech Republic
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Chelsea v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Nottingham Forest v Brentford, 4.30pm Man Utd v Arsenal
• GAA - TG4 from 2.15pm Club championship (TBA)
• RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 2 - Super League - 2.30pm St Helens v Huddersfield
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11pm BMW Championship
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8.30pm Espanyol v Atlético de Madrid
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 9pm-midnight - LPGA The Standard Portland Classic
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-3.30am - ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm Match of the Day 2 
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[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Aug 17 2025 - 17:01 

Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 18th – 24th)

Athletics

Two important events on the IAAF Diamond League calendar will take place this week, with Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday, and AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. Both events will feature many medallists from the 2024 Olympic Games. - BBC & Virgin Media, Aug 20th & 22nd

Rugby

The 10th edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup will be hosted by tournament favourites England. The opening game is between the home side and the United States in Sunderland on Friday, with the final at Twickenham Stadium at the end of September. Ireland’s first game is against Japan on Sunday in Northampton. - RTÉ & BBC, Aug 22nd-Sep 27th

Cycling

The 80th edition of Vuelta a España will move between Italy, France, Andorra and Spain over the next three weeks. The third event of the 2025 season of the big three (the other two being Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France) will begin in Turin. Among the riders will be Cork’s Eddie Dunbar, who won two stages during last year’s competition. - TNT Sports, Aug 23rd-Sep 14th

MONDAY (Aug 18th)

• GAA - TG4 from 7.15pm - Carlow Hurling for Cancer Research
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Leeds v Everton
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 8pm-1am - ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open Final

TUESDAY (Aug 19th)

• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League 1 - 7.45pm Wimbledon v Cardiff
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 8pm Walsall v Grimsby
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Ferencváros v Qarabağ
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Rangers v Club Brugge
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Red Star Belgrade v Pafos
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Real Madrid v Osasuna

WEDNESDAY (Aug 20th)

• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Three, 7pm-9pm The Athletissima
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Bolton v Reading
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Celtic v Kairat
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Fenerbahçe v Benfica
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Basel v Copenhagen

THURSDAY (Aug 21st)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-6pm British Masters
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm Tour Championship
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leeds v Hull KR

FRIDAY (Aug 22nd)

• NFL - Virgin Media Two (Pre-season) - Midnight Steelers @ Panthers
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-6pm British Masters
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 5pm-10pm, midnight-4.30am US Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm Tour Championship
• ATHLETICS - Virgin Media Three & BBC Three, 7pm-9pm AG Memorial Van Damme
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - Women’s World Cup - 7.30pm England v USA
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two from 7.30pm Airtricity League Premier Division (TBA)
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Derby v Bristol City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm West Ham v Chelsea
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leigh v Salford RD, 8pm St Helens v Hull FC

SATURDAY (Aug 23rd)

• NFL - Sky Sports Action - Pre-season - 1.20am Bears @ Chiefs
• UFC - TNT Sports 4 from 11am - Shanghai Johnny Walker v Zhang Mingyang
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 11.45am-5pm - Stage 1 La Vuelta
• RUGBY - TG4 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Australia v Samoa
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm British Masters
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Man City v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Charlton v Leicester
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm Hull v Blackburn
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor & Goodwood
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 1- Women’s World Cup - 2.45pm Scotland v Wales
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Brentford v Aston Villa

• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Rugby Championship - 4.10pm South Africa v Australia

• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Arsenal v Leeds
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 5.30pm Sassuolo v Napoli
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Tour Championship
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 5.30pm-9.30pm, 11.30pm-3am US Open
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Falkirk v Hibernian
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 6pm Catalans Dragons v Castleford
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 6.30pm Atlético Madrid v Elche
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 7.35pm Athlone Town v Shelbourne
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 - Women’s World Cup - 8.15pm France v Italy
• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.35pm Football League highlights
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - Pre-season - 9pm Seahawks @ Packers

• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Rugby Championship - 10.10pm Argentina v New Zealand
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Aug 24th)

• TENNIS - Sky Sports Main Event, 1.30am-3.30am - WTA Monterrey Open Final
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm British Masters
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Ireland v Japan
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon St Mirren v Rangers
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2, 12.15pm-2.15pm GP of Hungary
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.30pm-5pm - Stage 2 La Vuelta
• RACING - ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Goodwood
• GAA - TG4 - Tipperary SHC - 2.30pm JK Brackens v Loughmore-Castleiney
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Premier League - 2pm Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Everton v Brighton, 4.30pm Fulham v Man Utd
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Wigan v Wakefield
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Tour Championship
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Juventus v Parma
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8.30pm Real Oviedo v Real Madrid

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Aug 24 2025 - 17:01 

Tennis

The fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the season takes place in New York. Jannik Sinner is the defending men’s singles US Open champion, with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic likely to be the main challengers. In the women’s singles, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will be hoping to end the reign of Aryna Sabalenka. - Aug 18th-Sep 8th, Sky Sports

Athletics

The 15th and last leg of the 2025 Diamond League is held over two days in Zurich this week. The annual series of world-class track and field events conclude with the Grand Final in Switzerland. - Wednesday & Thursday, BBC & Virgin Media

Soccer

The traditional, often fiery, rivalry between Rangers and Celtic resumes at the weekend. Celtic are aiming for five Scottish Premiership titles in a row. The opening Old Firm clash will be at Ibrox, with Liam Scales and Adam Idah likely to feature for the visitors. - Sunday, Sky Sports

MONDAY (Aug 25th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1pm-5pm - Stage 3 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 6.30pm Athletic Club v Rayo Vallecano, 8.30pm Sevilla v Getafe
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Newcastle v Liverpool
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-5.30am US Open

TUESDAY (Aug 26th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 12.45pm-4.15pm - Stage 4 La Vuelta
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-7pm, 10.30-5.30am US Open
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 5.45pm Kairat v Celtic
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.30pm Wolves v West Ham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 8pm Sheffield Utd v Leeds Utd
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Pafos v RS Belgrade
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Sturm Graz v Bodø/Glimt

WEDNESDAY (Aug 27th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 3.15pm-6pm - Stage 5 La Vuelta
• ATHLETICS - BBC & Virgin Media Two, 4.30pm-6.30pm - Zurich Diamond League Grand Final
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-7pm, 10.30-5.30am US Open
• SOCCER - RTE 2 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Club Brugge v Rangers
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Benfica v Fenerbahçe
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League Play-off - 8pm Copenhagen v Basel
• SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports - League Cup - 8pm Grimsby v Man Utd

THURSDAY (Aug 28th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm European Masters
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 6 La Vuelta
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-5.30am US Open
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2 7pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 6pm-9pm - Zurich Diamond League Grand Final
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm - LPGA FM Championship
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leigh v Castleford

FRIDAY (Aug 29th)

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 7am-10.30am, 12.30pm-4pm Wuhan Open
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 10.45am-5pm - Stage 7 La Vuelta
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11am - Practice Dutch Grand Prix
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm European Masters
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-7pm, 10.15pm-5.30am US Open
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Airtricity League, Premier Division - 7.45pm Cork City v Waterford
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Hull KR v St Helens, 8pm Warrington v Salford RD
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Leicester v Birmingham
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm - LPGA FM Championship

SATURDAY (Aug 30th)

• TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 3, 5.45am-11.30am T100 World Tour
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Wuhan Open Final
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 10.05am - Practice & Qualifying Dutch Grand Prix
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm European Masters
• RUGBY - TG4 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Canada v Wales, 2.45pm Scotland v Fiji
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Chelsea v Fulham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm QPR v Charlton
• RACING - UTV, 1.15pm-4pm Sandown Park, Beverley & Chester
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 8 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Man Utd v Burnley
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Hull FC v Leeds, 5.30pm Wakefield v Huddersfield, 8pm Catalans v Wigan
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-5.30am US Open
• RUGBY - BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - 5pm England v Samoa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Leeds v Newcastle
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Augsburg v Bayern Munich
• RUGBY - RTE & BBC Red Button - Women’s World Cup - 7.30pm United States v Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm - LPGA FM Championship

• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights

• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Aug 31st)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm European Masters
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon Rangers v Celtic
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Ireland v Spain
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Dutch Grand Prix
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 9 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Brighton v Man City
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & BBC Red Button - Women’s World Cup - 2pm New Zealand v Japan
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 2pm Dundee v Dundee Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports - 2pm Nottingham Forest v West Ham, 4.30pm Liverpool v Arsenal, 7pm Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

• GAA - TG4 from 2.15pm Club championship (TBA)

• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-5.30am US Open
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s All Island Cup Final - 4.35pm Wexford FC v Bohemians
• RUGBY - BBC Red Button - Women’s World Cup - 4.45pm France v Brazil
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Inter Milan v Udinese
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm - LPGA FM Championship
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8.30pm Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

[Flor Lynch]

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, September 1st – 7th)

Damian Cullen

Sun Aug 31 2025 - 17:01 

Golf

The Irish Open returns to the K Club in Straffan this week. Rory McIlroy, who won the competition at the same venue in 2016, will be joined at the Co Kildare venue by Shane Lowry, who, of course, is also a former Irish Open champion. - Thursday-Sunday, RTÉ & Sky Sports

Soccer

The 2025-26 Women’s Super League begins again in England this week. The first game features reigning champions Chelsea hosting Manchester City. Of course, there are several Irish players competing in the league, including Arsenal’s Katie McCabe, Aston Villa’s Anna Patten and Brighton’s Caitlin Hayes. - Sep 5th-May 17th, Sky Sports

Rugby

The French Top 14 returns this week, with reigning champions Toulouse travelling to take on Clermont Auvergne on the opening weekend. Their main challengers will probably, once again, be Bordeaux Bègles – which includes Joey Carbery in their ranks - and the Ronan O’Gara-coached La Rochelle. - Sep 7th-June 28th

MONDAY (Sep 1st)

• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-2am US Open
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 2nd)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm - 1st ODI England v S Africa
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 10 La Vuelta
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 4pm-2.30am US Open

WEDNESDAY (Sep 3rd)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.15pm-5pm - Stage 11 La Vuelta
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 4pm-2am US Open

THURSDAY (Sep 4th)

• GOLF - RTÉ 2, 8am-1.05pm, 4pm-6pm; Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Irish Open
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm - 2nd ODI England v S Africa
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 12 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - World Cup Qualifier - 3pm Kazakhstan v Wales
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5pm-2am US Open
• SOCCER - BBC One & Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Luxembourg v N Ireland
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Salford RD v Catalans

FRIDAY (Sep 5th)

• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - World Cup Qualifier - 0.30am Argentina v Venezuela
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - World Cup Qualifier - 1.30am Brazil v Chile
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from noon - Practice Italian Grand Prix
• GOLF - RTÉ 2, 1pm-6pm; Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Irish Open
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 13 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix & Showcase - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Chelsea v Man City
• SOCCER - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Denmark v Scotland
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm St Helens v Wigan
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 9.30pm-3am US Open

SATURDAY (Sep 6th)

• RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Rugby Championship - 5.30am Australia v Argentina, 8.05am N Zealand v S Africa
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am - Practice & Qualifying Italian Grand Prix
• RUGBY - TG4 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Canada v Scotland, 2.45pm Wales v Fiji
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.15pm-5pm - Stage 14 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 12.30pm Newport Co v Bristol Rovers
• GOLF - RTÉ 2, 12.30pm-5.45pm; Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Irish Open
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1pm-4pm Haydock, Ascot & Kempton
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - Women’s SL - 1.30pm Arsenal v London City
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Warrington v Leigh
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - 5pm England v Australia
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5.30pm-midnight US Open
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 5pm England v Andorra
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 5.30pm Bromley v Gillingham
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-8.30pm, midnight-3am Walker Cup
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6pm-10pm Women’s Houston Championship
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Rep of Ireland v Hungary
• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 8pm - Paris N Imavov v C Borralho
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Bordeaux Bègles v La Rochelle

• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Sep 7th)

• ATHLETICS - BBC 1, 10am-2pm - Newcastle Great North Run
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am - 3rd ODI England v S Africa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s SL - Noon Brighton v Aston Villa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports ME & Showcase - Women’s SL - Noon Liverpool v Everton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s SL - Noon Man Utd v Leicester
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s SL - Noon Tottenham v West Ham
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of Catalonia
• GOLF - RTÉ 2, 12.30pm-5.40pm; Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Irish Open
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Italian Grand Prix
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - 2.45pm New Zealand v Ireland
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 15 La Vuelta
• RACING - ITV4, 2.15pm-6pm York
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Hull KR v Hull FC
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s SPL - 3.05pm Celtic v Rangers
• GAA - TG4 - Cork SHC - 4pm Glen Rovers v Sarsfields
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-8.30pm, midnight-3am Walker Cup
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm US Open
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Germany v N Ireland
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Clermont v Toulouse
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-10pm Women’s Houston Championship

[Flor Lynch]

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, September 8th – 14th) 

Damian Cullen

Sun Sept 07 2025 - 17:01 

Soccer

The Republic of Ireland men’s team began their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup Finals on Saturday at the Aviva. This Tuesday, the Irish team face their first away match of Group F, away to Armenia. Taking anything less than three points in Yerevan would be a huge blow. - Tuesday, RTÉ

Athletics

The 2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Tokyo from Saturday, September 13th to Sunday, September 21st. Ireland will have 28 athletes at the event, including Sarah Healy (Women’s 1,500m), Kate O’Connor (Women’s Heptathlon), Mark English (Men’s 800m), and Sharlene Mawdsley (Women’s 400m, Mixed 4x400m Relay and Women’s 4x400m Relay). – Sep 13th-21st, RTÉ & TNT Sports

Boxing

The first all-Irish world title fight will take place at Belfast’s Windsor Park on Saturday night, when local fighter Lewis Crocker takes on Limerick’s Paddy Donovan. In a controversial first bout, Donovan was disqualified in the eighth round for punching Crocker after the bell. The vacant IBF welterweight title will also be on the line in the rematch. - Saturday, DAZN

MONDAY (Sep 8th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Ravens @ Bills
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club championship highlights
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & BBC Three - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm Belarus v Scotland

TUESDAY (Sep 9th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Vikings @ Bears
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 16 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - WC Qualifier - 5pm Armenia v Rep of Ireland
• SOCCER - UTV & Virgin Media Two - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm Serbia v England
• SOCCER - BBC Three – Friendly - 7.45pm Wales v Canada

WEDNESDAY (Sep 10th)

• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - WC Qualifier - Midnight Ecuador v Argentina
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1.15pm-5pm - Stage 17 La Vuelta
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm - Men’s 1st T20 England v South Africa

THURSDAY (Sep 11th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-6pm PGA Championship
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Doncaster
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1.45pm-5pm - Stage 18 La Vuelta
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2.30pm-5.30pm Ladies Open Switzerland
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leeds v Catalans
• GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 9pm-midnight - LPGA Queen City Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-2am Procore Championship

FRIDAY (Sep 12th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Commanders @ Packers
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-6pm PGA Championship
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Doncaster
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 19 La Vuelta
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2.30pm-5.30pm Ladies Open Switzerland
• DARTS - ITV4 from 6pm - Amsterdam World Series
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm - Men’s 2nd T20 England v South Africa
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup Quarter-final - 7.30pm Drogheda Utd v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s SL - 7.30pm Man City v Brighton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Women’s SL - 7.30pm West Ham v Arsenal
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Irish Premiership - 7.45pm Glentoran v Linfield
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - Premiership Cup - 7.45pm Newcastle v Harlequins
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Ipswich v Sheffield Utd
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leigh v St Helens, 8pm Wigan v Castleford
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm - LPGA Queen City Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-2am Procore Championship

SATURDAY (Sep 13th)

• ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, Midnight-4.15am; TNT Sports 4, 10am-2.30pm; RTÉ 2, 9.45am-2.45pm - Tokyo World Championships
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Rugby Championship - 5am Australia v Argentina, 8.05am New Zealand v South Africa
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-6pm PGA Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 11.45am-5pm - Stage 20 La Vuelta
• DARTS - ITV4, noon & 6pm - Amsterdam World Series
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Charlton v Millwall
• RUGBY - RTÉ & BBC - Women’s WC Quarter-finals - 1pm New Zealand v South Africa, 4pm Canada v Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-4pm Ladies Open Switzerland
• TENNIS - Premier Sports 2, noon-4pm - Davis Cup Ireland v China
• RACING - RTÉ 2, 2.45pm-6pm Leopardstown
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Newcastle Utd v Wolves
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s FAI Cup Semi-finals - 4pm Bohemians v Treaty Utd, 7.35pm Shamrock Rovers v Athlone Town
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 5pm Juventus v Inter Milan
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Bundesliga - 5.30pm Bayern Munich v Hamburg
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm West Ham v Tottenham, 8pm Brentford v Chelsea
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 5.30pm Hull FC v Warrington, 5.30pm Wakefield v Hull KR
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Hibernian v Dundee Utd

• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm - LPGA Queen City Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am Procore Championship
• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 11pm - San Antonio Diego Lopes v Jean Silva

SUNDAY (Sep 14th)

• ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, Midnight-4am, 10.30am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-6pm PGA Championship
• TENNIS - Premier Sports 2, 11am-5.30pm - Davis Cup Ireland v China
• DARTS ITV4, noon & 6pm - Amsterdam World Series
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s SL - Noon Aston Villa v Chelsea, Noon Leicester v Liverpool, Noon London City v Man Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Championship - Noon Southampton v Portsmouth
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of San Marino
• RUGBY - RTÉ & BBC - Women’s WC Quarter-finals - 1pm France v Ireland, 4pm England v Scotland
• GAA - TG4 from 2pm Club championships (TBA)
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Burnley v Liverpool, 4.30pm Man City v Man Utd
• RACING - RTÉ 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm The Curragh
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 2.30pm - Men’s 3rd T20 England v South Africa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 3pm Kilmarnock v Celtic
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Huddersfield v Salford RD
• CYCLING - TNT Sports, 3.15pm-7.30pm - Stage 21 La Vuelta
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup Quarter-final - 6pm St Patrick’s Athletic v Galway Utd
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Bologna
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Barcelona v Valencia
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Racing 92 v Bordeaux Bègles

• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm Match of the Day 2

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm - LPGA Queen City Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am Procore Championship
• ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, Midnight-4am, 11.30am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 1am-3am - WTA Guadalajara Open Final

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Sept 14 2025 - 17:01 

Cricket

The Ireland men’s team take on England in a three-match Twenty20 International series at Malahide Cricket Ground this week. It is the first time the Irish side will host England in a T20I. - Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, TNT Sports

Tennis

The eighth edition of the Laver Cup takes place this week in San Francisco. The unique men’s tennis tournament is held between six players from Europe and six players from the Rest of the World. - Friday-Sunday, TNT Sports

Cycling

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships will be held in Kigali, Rwanda - the first time the event is hosted in Africa. The eight-day, 13-event competition begins next Sunday, running until the following Sunday (Sep 28th). - From Sunday, Sep 21st, TNT Sports & BBC

MONDAY (Sep 15th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Falcons @ Vikings
• ATHLETICS RTE 2, 11.15am-2.45pm; BBC 1/2, 0.05am-4.05am, 11am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, Midnight-4am, 11.30am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm English Open
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 16th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - Midnight Buccaneers @ Texans, 3am Chargers @ Raiders
• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 11.15am-2.45pm; BBC 1/2, 11am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 11.30am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-5pm; TNT Sports 4, 7pm-11pm English Open
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 5.45pm Athletic Club v Arsenal, 8pm Real Madrid v Marseille
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm PSV v Union Saint-Gilloise, 8pm Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Tottenham v Villarreal
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 8pm Benfica v Qarabağ
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 8pm Brentford v Aston Villa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 8pm Crystal Palace v Millwall

WEDNESDAY (Sep 17th)

• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 11.15am-2.45pm; BBC 1/2, 11am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 11am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• CRICKET - TNT Sports 1 from 1pm - Men’s 1st T20 Ireland v England
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-5pm; TNT Sports 4, 7pm-11pm English Open
• SOCCER - RTE 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Liverpool v Atlético Madrid
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Slavia Prague v Bodø/Glimt
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Bayern Munich v Chelsea
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm Olympiakos Piraeus v Pafos, 8pm PSG v Atalanta
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 8pm Swansea v Nottingham Forest

THURSDAY (Sep 18th)

• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 10.45am-3pm; BBC 1/2, 10.30am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 11am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Open De France
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 1pm-5pm; TNT Sports 4, 7pm-11pm English Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2pm-5pm - LET La Sella Open
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm Club Brugge v Monaco
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Copenhagen v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER - RTE 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Newcastle Utd v Barcelona
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Man City v Napoli
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Hull FC v Catalans Dragons, 8pm Hull KR v Warrington

FRIDAY (Sep 19th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Dolphins @ Bills
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 9am - Practice Azerbaijan Grand Prix
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 11.45am-6pm; TNT Sports 1, 6.45pm-10pm English Open
• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 11.45am-2.45pm; BBC 2, 10am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 9.30am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Open De France
• CRICKET - TNT Sports 1 from 1pm - Men’s 2nd T20 Ireland v England
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2pm-5pm - LET La Sella Open
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - 7pm New Zealand v Canada
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Everton v London City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Tottenham v Man City
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Airtricity League - 7.45pm St Patrick’s Ath v Galway Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Middlesbrough v West Brom
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leigh v Huddersfield, 8pm Salford v Wakefield, 8pm St Helens v Castleford, 8pm Wigan v Leeds
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight - LPGA Arkansas Championship
• TENNIS - TNT Sports 4, 9pm-1am, 3am-7am Laver Cup

SATURDAY (Sep 20th)

• TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 2 from 7.45am Oropesa Del Mar
• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 11am-2.20pm; BBC 2, 1am-4.30am, 10.30am-2.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 11.30pm (Fri)-4.30am, 11am-2.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 9.15am - Practice & Qualifying Azerbaijan Grand Prix
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-4.30pm Open De France
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Liverpool v Everton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Leicester v Coventry
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Ayr
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-4.30pm; TNT Sports 1, 6.45pm-10.30pm English Open
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 1.30pm Clermont v Pau
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2pm-5pm - LET La Sella Open
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Brighton v Tottenham
• RUGBY - TG4 & BBC 1 - Women’s World Cup - 3.30pm France v England
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Man Utd v Chelsea, 8pm Fulham v Brentford
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish League Cup - 5.45pm Rangers v Hibernian
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 7.35pm Athlone Town v DLR Waves
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 8pm Montpellier v Toulouse

• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights

• SOCCER - Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight - LPGA Arkansas Championship
• TENNIS - TNT Sports 3, 9pm-1am, 3am-7am Laver Cup
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Sep 21st)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 9am-4.30pm; BBC 2, 2.30pm-5pm - Rwanda World Championships
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 10.30am Azerbaijan Grand Prix
• ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 11.15am-1.45pm; BBC 1, 11am-1.45pm; TNT Sports 4, 1am-6.15am, 9.30am-1.30pm - Tokyo World Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm Open De France
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - Noon Aston Villa v Liverpool
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - Noon Brighton v West Ham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Chelsea v Leicester
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm English Open
• CRICKET - TNT Sports 1 from 1pm - Men’s 3rd T20 Ireland v England
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 – Eredivisie - 1.30pm PSV v Ajax

• GAA - TG4 from 2pm Club championships (TBA)

• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Sunderland v Aston Villa, 4.30pm Arsenal v Man City
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2.30pm-5pm - LET La Sella Open
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - Women’s Super League - 2.50pm Man Utd v Arsenal
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish League Cup - 3.30pm Partick Thistle v Celtic
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 6pm Bengals @ Vikings, 9.25pm Cowboys @ Bears
• NFL - Sky Sports Football - 6pm Steelers @ Patriots, 9.25pm Cardinals @ 49ers
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Inter Milan v Sassuolo
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Barcelona v Getafe
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm - LPGA Arkansas Championship
• TENNIS - TNT Sports 4, 8pm-4am Laver Cup
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Chiefs @ Giants

[Flor Lynch]

Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, September 22nd – 28th)

Damian Cullen

Sun Sept 21 2025 - 17:01

Rowing

The 2025 World Rowing Championships runs all this week in China. Approximately 1,000 athletes, from many countries – including a strong contingent from Ireland – will compete at the Dianshan Lake venue in Shanghai. - Sep 21st-28th, Live stream at Olympics.com

Golf

The 45th Ryder Cup will be held at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York this weekend. The three-day, US v Europe, event involves four foursomes and four fourballs on each of the first two days, with 12 singles matches on the Sunday. - Friday-Sunday, Sky Sports

Rugby

In 2021, England’s record 30-Test winning streak came to an end in the Women’s World Cup Final, when New Zealand beat the English for the fifth time in the final game of the competition. Can England, the long-time tournament favourites, confirm their status as the best women’s rugby side in the world at Twickenham? - Saturday, RTÉ & BBC

MONDAY (Sep 22nd)

• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Chiefs @ Giants
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 9.30am-4pm World Championship
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• RACING - TG4, 2.25pm-5.45pm Listowel
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Napoli v Pisa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Millwall v Watford
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm Ryder Cup build-up

• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 23rd)

• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Lions @ Ravens
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 9.30am-4pm World Championship
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm Ryder Cup build-up
• RACING - TG4, 2.40pm-6pm Listowel
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 7.45pm Falkirk v Hibernian
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 7.45pm Lincoln v Chelsea
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm Wolves v Everton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - League Cup - 8pm Liverpool v Southampton
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8.30pm Levante v Real Madrid

WEDNESDAY (Sep 24th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 11.15am-4.30pm World Championship
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm Ryder Cup build-up
• RACING - TG4, 1.50pm-6pm Listowel
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Europa League - 5.45pm Midtjylland v Sturm Graz, 8pm Nice v Roma
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 7.45pm Newcastle v Bradford
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - League Cup - 7.45pm Huddersfield v Man City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm Tottenham v Doncaster
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - League Cup - 8pm Port Vale v Arsenal
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Red Star Belgrade v Celtic
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Real Betis v Nottingham Forest

THURSDAY (Sep 25th)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-4pm World Championship
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-midnight Ryder Cup build-up
• RACING - TG4, 2.05pm-6pm Listowel
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 3 – Premiership - 7.45pm Sale v Gloucester
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Aston Villa v Bologna
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Rangers v Genk

FRIDAY (Sep 26th)

• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Seahawks @ Cardinals
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 6.45am-4pm World Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-11pm Ryder Cup
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm British Open
• RACING - TG4, 1.55pm-5.50pm Listowel
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 6pm Stormers v Leinster
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 8.05pm Ulster v Dragons
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 – Premiership - 7.45pm Harlequins v Bath
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm West Brom v Leicester
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 8.05pm Glasgow v Sharks
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus & BBC Three - 8pm Super League - Elimination Final

SATURDAY (Sep 27th)

• RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Rugby Championship - 6.05am New Zealand v Australia
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 7.15am-4.15pm World Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Arsenal v Aston Villa
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-11pm Ryder Cup
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Brentford v Man Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Coventry v Birmingham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm Wrexham v Derby Co
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 1pm Bulls v Ospreys, 3.05pm Zebre v Edinburgh
• RACING - UTV, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket & Haydock Park
• RACING - TG4, 2pm-4.15pm Listowel
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool
• SOCCER - La Liga - 3.15pm Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid
• RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - 4pm Women’s World Cup Final
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Rugby Championship - 4.10pm South Africa v Argentina
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 4.30pm Shelbourne v Athlone Town
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Nottingham Forest v Sunderland, 8pm Tottenham v Wolverhampton
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.30pm Scarlets v Munster
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Motherwell v Aberdeen
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Connacht v Benetton
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.45pm Cardiff v Lions
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - 8pm Super League - Elimination Final

• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Sep 28th)

• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 3am - Perth Carlos Ulberg v Dominick Reyes
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 5.15am GP of Japan
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 8.30am-4.15pm; BBC 2, 2.25pm-4.35pm Men’s Elite Road Race
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Liverpool v Man Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - Noon Man City v London City
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-11pm Ryder Cup
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm British Open
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 – Premiership - 1pm Northampton v Exeter, 3.30pm Bristol v Leicester
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Aston Villa v Fulham, 4.30pm Newcastle v Arsenal
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 2.30pm Vikings @ Steelers, 6pm Eagles @ Buccaneers, 9.25pm Ravens @ Chiefs
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 3pm Livingston v Rangers
• GAA - TG4 - Derry SFC - 4pm Slaughtneil v Lavey
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Napoli
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Barcelona v Real Sociedad
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Packers @ Cowboys

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Sept 28 2025 - 17:01 

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Sep 29th – Oct 5th)

Cricket

The 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup will be hosted jointly by Sri Lanka and India. Eight nations will take part - Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka – with the final on November 2nd in Navi Mumbai, India, unless Pakistan reach the decider. If they do, for political reasons, the final game will be moved to Sri Lanka. - From Tuesday, Sky Sports

Soccer

It’s safe to say that, no matter what happens in Tallaght Stadium at the weekend, it has been a fairytale FAI Cup campaign for Kerry. The Munster side came from three goals down to defeat Sligo Rovers 4-3 in an incredible quarter-final clash in Tralee, earning a date against Shamrock Rovers on Sunday. In the first semi-final on Friday, St Patrick’s Athletic will visit Cork City. - Friday & Sunday, RTÉ

Rugby

The eight-match Rugby Championship concludes at the weekend, with Australia hosting New Zealand in Perth, and Argentina and South Africa meeting in an unusual location for the Southern Hemisphere tournament – Twickenham in London. One of the stories of the competition has been the strong performances of Australia, after a tough few years on the rugby pitch. The 2025 competition has included the Wallabies beating South Africa in Johannesburg. - Saturday, Sky Sports

MONDAY (Sep 29th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Packers @ Cowboys
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 6.45am-8.15am - Stage 2 Tour of Langkawi
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Everton v West Ham

• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 30th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.15am Jets @ Dolphins
• NFL - Sky Sports Plus - 1.15am Bengals @ Broncos
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 7.45am-9.15am - Stage 3 Tour of Langkawi
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am India v Sri Lanka
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Kairat v Real Madrid
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm Atalanta v Club Brugge
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Chelsea v Benfica
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Galatasaray v Liverpool
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Derby v Charlton

WEDNESDAY (Oct 1st)

• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 7am-7.45am - Stage 4 Tour of Langkawi
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Australia v New Zealand
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Union St-Gilloise v Newcastle
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm Qarabağ v Copenhagen
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 8pm Barcelona v PSG
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Monaco v Man City
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Arsenal v Olympiakos
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm QPR v Oxford Utd

THURSDAY (Oct 2nd)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-3am - LPGA Lotte Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 6am-7.30am - Stage 5 Tour of Langkawi
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Bangladesh v Pakistan
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Sanderson Farms Championship
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Conference League - 5.45pm Dynamo Kyiv v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 5.45pm Celtic v Sporting Braga, 8pm Sturm Graz v Rangers
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 6 - Conference League - 8pm Shelbourne v Häcken
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 5 - Conference League - 8pm Sparta Prague v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Nottingham Forest v Midtjylland
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Europa League - 8pm Feyenoord v Aston Villa
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Rotherham v Bradford

FRIDAY (Oct 3rd)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-3am - LPGA Lotte Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 3.45am-5am - Stage 6 Tour of Langkawi
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 10am - Practice Singapore Grand Prix
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am England v South Africa
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-5pm Tour of Munsterland
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Sanderson Farms Championship
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 6pm Stormers v Ospreys, 8.05pm Dragons v Sharks
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup Semi-final - 7.30pm Cork City v St Patrick’s Athletic
• SOCCER - BBC Three - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Man Utd v Chelsea
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Bath v Sale
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Wigan v TBC
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Bournemouth v Fulham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Wrexham v Birmingham
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 8.05pm Edinburgh v Ulster

SATURDAY (Oct 4th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-3am - LPGA Lotte Championship
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Rugby Championship - 6am Australia v New Zealand
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 5am-7am - Stage 7 Tour of Langkawi
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 10.15am - Practice & Qualifying Singapore Grand Prix
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Sri Lanka v Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Man City v Arsenal
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Leeds v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Hull v Sheffield Utd
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1pm-4pm Ascot, Newmarket & Redcar
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 1.45pm Connacht v Scarlets
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Rugby Championship - 2pm Argentina v South Africa
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Man Utd v Sunderland
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 3.05pm Leicester v Harlequins, 5.30pm Saracens v Bristol
• SOCCER - TG4 from 4.10pm - Women’s Premier Division (TBA)
• RUGBY - Premier Sports – URC - 5.30pm Bulls v Leinster
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.30pm Benetton v Warriors
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Chelsea v Liverpool
• RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 2 & Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 5.30pm Hull KR v TBC
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Hearts v Hibernian
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Munster v Cardiff

• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.35pm Football League highlights

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Sanderson Farms Championship
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Oct 5th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-3am - LPGA Lotte Championship
• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 3am - Las Vegas Magomed Ankalaev v Alex Pereira
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 7.15am GP of Indonesia
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 8am-10.45am - Stage 8 Tour of Langkawi
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am India v Pakistan
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11.30am; Channel 4, 5.30pm-8pm Singapore Grand Prix
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-5pm Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus & Showcase - Women’s Super League - 11.55am London City v Liverpool
• SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Ipswich v Norwich

• GAA - TG4 from 2pm Club championships (TBA)

• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 2pm Zebre v Lions
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Premier League - 2pm Aston Villa v Burnley
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Newcastle v Nottingham Forest
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Premier League - 2pm Wolves v Brighton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Everton v Crystal Palace, 4.30pm Brentford v Man City
• RACING - UTV, 2.15pm-5pm Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 2.30pm Vikings @ Browns
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 3pm Falkirk v Rangers
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 3pm Gloucester v Northampton
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 3.15pm Sevilla v Barcelona
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League Grand Final - 5.30pm Wigan v St Helens
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup Semi-final - 6pm Shamrock Rovers v Kerry
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Juventus v AC Milan
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-11.30pm Sanderson Farms Championship
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2

 

[Flor Lynch]

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 6th – 12th)

Damian Cullen

Sun Oct 05 2025 - 17:01

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Darts
The 2025 World Grand Prix takes place in Leicester this week. Involving the world’s top 16, as well as the top 16 from the one-year ProTour rankings, the
event is unique in that players must start on a double (or bullseye) and do the same at the end to win a leg. - Monday-Sunday, Sky Sports
Soccer
The Republic of Ireland are in Group D of the 2027 European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition, alongside England, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan
and Andorra. Reigning (2025) champions England are hot favourites to top the group, but second place secures a play-off space. The Irish and Slovakia teams
have both won their first two matches and now meet in Cork in a crucial tie. - Friday, RTÉ
Rugby League
The 2025 Super League season comes to an end at the weekend with the Grand Final at Old Trafford. Eleven of the 12 teams in the top-flight competition
come from a relatively small area of northern England, with the 12th being Catalans Dragons from southern France. - Saturday, Sky Sports
MONDAY (Oct 6th)
list of 6 items
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Patriots @ Bills
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am N Zealand v S Africa
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-4pm Bernocchi Cup
• DARTS Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-11pm World GP
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 8pm Harrogate v Crewe
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights
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TUESDAY (Oct 7th)
list of 7 items
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Chiefs @ Jaguars
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am England v Bangladesh
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.45pm-4.30pm Binche Chimay Binche
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 2.30pm-4pm Tre Valli Varesine
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-11pm World GP
• SOCCER - Disney+ - Women’s Champions League - 8pm Arsenal v OL Lyonnes
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WEDNESDAY (Oct 8th)
list of 3 items
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Australia v Pakistan
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm World GP
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THURSDAY (Oct 9th)
list of 9 items
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-8am Baycurrent Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4am-9am Buick LGPA Shanghai
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am India v S Africa
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-6pm Open de Espana
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.45pm-3.45pm Gran Piemonte
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm World GP
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Men’s WCQ - 7.45pm Scotland v Greece
• SOCCER - UTV & Virgin Media Two - Men’s Friendly - 7.45pm England v Wales
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FRIDAY (Oct 10th)
list of 14 items
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Eagles @ Giants
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-8am Baycurrent Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4am-9am Buick LGPA Shanghai
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 1pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am N Zealand v Bangladesh
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Newmarket
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-6pm Open de Espana
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm World Grand Prix
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - U21 Qualifier - 7.30pm Rep of Ireland v Slovakia
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two from 7.30pm Airtricity League (TBA)
• SOCCER - BBC 1 & Virgin Media Three – Men’s WCQ - 7.45pm N Ireland v Slovakia
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Munster v Edinburgh
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.45pm Scarlets v Stormers
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Sale v Newcastle
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SATURDAY (Oct 11th)
list of 19 items
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-8am Baycurrent Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4am-9am Buick LGPA Shanghai
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket (Women’s WC - 10.30am England v Sri Lanka
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Open de Espana
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4.10pm Newmarket & York
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 3pm Ospreys v Zebre
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 3.05pm Northampton v Leicester, 5.30pm Bath v Gloucester
• GAA - RTÉ 2 - Tipperary SHC - 4.10pm Loughmore-Castleiney v Holycross-Ballycahill
• SOCCER - TG4 from 4.10pm Women’s Premier Division (TBA)
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.30pm Leinster v Sharks, 7.45pm Ulster v Bulls
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 5.30pm Glasgow v Dragons
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 5.30pm Oldham v Barrow
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - 6pm Super League Grand Final
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Men’s WCQ - 7.45pm Portugal v Rep of Ireland
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.45pm Cardiff v Connacht
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 8pm-11.30pm World GP
• SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.35pm Football League highlights
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day
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SUNDAY (Oct 12th)
list of 21 items
• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from midnight Charles Oliveira v Mateusz Gamrot
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-8am Baycurrent Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4am-9.30am Buick LGPA Shanghai
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 7am-10.30am, 12.30pm-4pm Xi’an GP
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket (Women’s WC - 10.30am India v Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm Open de Espana
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - Noon Aston Villa v Leicester
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Chelsea v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - Noon Everton v Man Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - Noon London City v West Ham
• GAA - TG4 from 2pm Club championships (TBA)
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Women’s Super League - 2.30pm Arsenal v Brighton
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 2.30pm Broncos @ Jets
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 3.15pm-4.15pm Paris Tours
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 4.45pm Liverpool v Man City
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Men’s WCQ - 5pm Scotland v Belarus
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 8pm-10pm World GP
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Toulouse v Bordeaux
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Lions @ Chiefs
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an GP Final
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Damian Cullen

Sun Oct 12 2025 - 17:01 

Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 13th – 19th)

Horse racing

British Champions Day at Ascot is a celebration of the end of the flat season in England. The card will feature no less than five Group Ones, including the Champion Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. - Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media

Rugby

No matter what happens between now and next June, one of the biggest games of the URC season will be the upcoming meeting of Leinster and Munster at Croke Park. - Saturday, TG4 & Premier Sports

Soccer

Having recently retained the Women’s Premier Division title, Athlone Town have their sights set on claiming the FAI Cup. It will be their fourth year in a row competing in the final, though they have only won the title once to date, in 2023. Bohemians will be appearing in the decider for the first time. - Sunday, TG4

MONDAY (Oct 13th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Lions @ Chiefs

• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm Xi’an Grand Prix Final
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s WC - 10.30am S Africa v Bangladesh
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-5pm Collegiate Championship
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup Qualifier - 7.30pm Worthing v Forest Green Rovers
• SOCCER - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm N Ireland v Germany
• SOCCER - BBC Three - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm Wales v Belgium

• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Oct 14th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.15am Bills @ Falcons
• NFL - Sky Sports Plus - 1.15am Bears @ Commanders
• CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s WC - 10.30am N Zealand v Sri Lanka
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-5pm Collegiate Championship
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm Rep of Ireland v Armenia
• SOCCER - UTV & Virgin Media Two - WC Qualifier - 7.45pm Latvia v England

WEDNESDAY (Oct 15th)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am England v Pakistan
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-5pm Collegiate Championship
• SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s CL - 8pm Chelsea v Paris FC

THURSDAY (Oct 16th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 5am-8am BMW Ladies Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6.30am-12.30pm DP World India Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Australia v Bangladesh
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm Reyes Cup
• SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 7.45pm At Madrid v Man Utd, 8pm B Munich v Juventus, 8pm PSG v R Madrid, 8pm Benfica v Arsenal
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Huddersfield v Bolton

FRIDAY (Oct 17th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Steelers @ Bengals
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 5am-8am BMW Ladies Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7.30am-12.30pm DP World India Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am S Africa v Sri Lanka
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm Reyes Cup
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 6pm - Practice & Qualifying US Grand Prix
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Connacht v Bulls
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.45pm Edinburgh v Benetton
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Gloucester v Bristol
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Middlesbrough v Ipswich

SATURDAY (Oct 18th)

• TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 3, 4am-9.30am World Championship Finals
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5am-7.30am BMW Ladies Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7.30am-12.30pm DP World India Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am N Zealand v Pakistan
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm Reyes Cup
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm QPR v Millwall
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm Southampton v Swansea
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 12.45pm Lions v Scarlets
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1pm-4pm Ascot
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Man City v Everton
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 3pm Sharks v Ulster
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 3.05pm Leicester v Bath, 5.30pm Saracens v Sale
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 5pm - Sprint & Qualifying US Grand Prix
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.15pm Leinster v Munster
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm B Munich v B Dortmund
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Fulham v Arsenal
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Kilmarnock v Hearts
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Roma v Inter
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Zebre v Stormers
• GAA - TG4 from 7.45pm Club championship (TBA)
• SOCCER - ITV4, 10pm-11.30pm Football League highlights
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Oct 19th)

• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from midnight R de Ridder v B Allen
• MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 3.15pm GP of Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 5am-8am BMW Ladies Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-noon DP World India Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am India v England
• POOL - Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm Reyes Cup
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon Dundee v Celtic
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Tottenham v Aston Villa, 4.30pm Liverpool v Man Utd
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL & Virgin Media Two - 2.30pm Rams @ Jaguars
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 3pm-4.30pm Venetia Classic
• SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s FAI Cup Final - 3pm Athlone Town v Bohemians
• GAA - RTÉ 2 - Cork SHC Final - 3.15pm Midleton v Sarsfields
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 3pm Exeter v Harlequins
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 6.30pm US Grand Prix
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Fiorentina
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Getafe v Real Madrid
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.20pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Falcons @ 49ers

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Oct 19 2025 - 17:01 

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 20th – 26th)

Cycling

The 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships will be held this week at the Velódromo Peñalolén in Santiago, Chile. With 11 events each for men and women, Ireland will be sending a team of six riders (Lara Gillespie, Erin Creighton, Aoife and Caoimhe O’Brien, Fiona Mangan and Emma Jeffers). - Wednesday-Sunday, TNT Sports & BBC

Soccer

The Republic of Ireland women’s team take on Belgium in the first leg of the Uefa Nations League Promotion/Relegation Play-Off on Friday at the Aviva Stadium. The return leg will be on Tuesday (October 28th) with winner of the play-off securing promotion to League A, which also helps in the pursuit of qualification for the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup Finals. – Friday, RTE

Soccer

The last time Heart of Midlothian FC were champions of Scotland was at the end of the 1959/60 league season. We are familiar with a two-horse race in the Scottish Premiership, but this season it’s not the Old Firm dominating, but one side from Glasgow and one from Edinburgh – both unbeaten so far in the league. Hearts host Celtic at the weekend. A win for either side could prove pivotal. – Sunday, Sky Sports

MONDAY (Oct 20th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Falcons @ 49ers

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-5pm, 9pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm West Ham v Brentford

• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Oct 21st)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - Midnight Buccaneers @ Lions, 3am Texans @ Seahawks
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am S Africa v Pakistan
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 & Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Barcelona v Olympiakos, 8pm Villarreal v Man City
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm Kairat v Pafos
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Arsenal v At Madrid
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Newcastle v Benfica
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Bristol City v Southampton

WEDNESDAY (Oct 22nd)

• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 0.30am Rockets @ Thunder, 3am Warriors @ Lakers
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Australia v England
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 1pm-5pm Northern Ireland Open
• GYMNASTICS - BBC 2, 1pm-3.30pm World Artistic Championships
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Galatasaray v Bodø/Glimt, 8pm Real Madrid v Juventus
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 5.45pm Athletic Club v Qarabağ
• SOCCER - RTE 2, TNT Sports 1 & Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Liverpool
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Chelsea v Ajax
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 8pm Monaco v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 10.30pm-0.45am UCI Track World Championship

THURSDAY (Oct 23rd)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-9am Genesis Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 3am-8am LPGA: International Crown
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am India v N Zealand
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 10am-1pm Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• GYMNASTICS - BBC 2, 1pm-3.30pm World Artistic Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2.45pm-1am Bank of Utah Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 4pm-5pm, 10.30am-1am; BBC Red Button, 6.15pm-8.35pm, 9.20pm-1am UCI Track World Championship
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 5 - Conference League - 5.45pm Shkendija v Shelbourne, 8pm Shamrock Rovers v Celje
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 5.45pm GA Eagles v Aston Villa
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 5.45pm Brann v Rangers
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Conference League - 5.45pm AEK Athens v Aberdeen
• DARTS - ITV4, 6pm-10pm European Championship
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Nottingham Forest v Porto
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Celtic v Sturm Graz
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Conference League - 8pm Crystal Palace v AEK Larnaca
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Exeter v Plymouth

FRIDAY (Oct 24th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Vikings @ Chargers
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 3am-8am LPGA: International Crown
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4am-9am Genesis Championship
• GYMNASTICS - BBC 2, 7.30am-12.30pm World Artistic Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 10am-1pm Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports, 11.45am-6pm, 6.45pm-10pm Northern Ireland Open
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Cheltenham & Doncaster
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2.45pm-1am Bank of Utah Championship
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 3.30pm-4.30pm, 7.45pm-1am; BBC Red Button, 3.50pm-7.30pm; BBC Three, 9pm-1am UCI Track World Championship
• DARTS - ITV4, 6pm-10pm European Championship
• SOCCER - RTE 2 - Women’s Nations League - 7pm Rep of Ireland v Belgium
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 7pm - Practice Mexico City Grand Prix

• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two from 7.30pm Airtricity League (TBA)

• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Northampton v Saracens
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Glasgow v Bulls
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Leeds v West Ham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Preston v Sheffield Utd

SATURDAY (Oct 25th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-9am Genesis Championship
• GYMNASTICS - BBC 2, 7.45am-12.30pm World Artistic Championships
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9am-noon Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 10.30am Australia v S Africa
• DARTS - ITV4, 11.45am-4pm, 6pm-10pm European Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Ipswich v West Brom
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 12.45pm Lions v Ulster
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.30pm Northern Ireland Open
• RACING - UTV, 1pm-4.20pm Cheltenham, Doncaster & Newbury
• RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 1 - 2.30pm England v Australia
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 3pm Sharks v Scarlets
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Chelsea v Sunderland
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 3 - English Premiership - 3.05pm Bath v Bristol, 5.30pm Leicester v Sale
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 from 5.15pm - Serie A - Joined Napoli v Inter Milan
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.30pm Leinster v Zebre
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 5.30pm Dragons v Ospreys, 7.45pm Cardiff v Edinburgh
• SOCCER - UTV - Women’s international - 5.30pm England v Brazil
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Borussia Dortmund v Cologne
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Man Utd v Brighton
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 6.15pm - Practice & Qualifying Mexico City Grand Prix
• UFC - TNT Sports Box Office from 7pm - Abu Dhabi Tom Aspinall v Ciryl Gane
• GAA - RTE 2 – Dublin SHC Final - 7.15 Lucan Sarsfields v Na Fianna
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Munster v Connacht
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 8pm Brentford v Liverpool
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30pm-0.30am Bank of Utah Championship
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.35pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Oct 26th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 0.30am-2.30am, 4am-8am LPGA: International Crown
• GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 2.30am-7.30am Genesis Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - Women’s World Cup - 5.30am England v New Zealand, 9.30am India v Bangladesh
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2, 6.15am-8.16am GP of Malaysia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 10am-1pm Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
• DARTS - ITV4, 11.45am-4pm, 6pm-10pm European Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon Hearts v Celtic
• SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm Northern Ireland Open Final
• GAA - TG4 from 1.15pm Club championships (TBA)
• RACING - UTV, 1.15pm-3.45pm Aintree, Galway & Wincanton
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Arsenal v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Aston Villa v Man City, 4.30pm Everton v Tottenham
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Premier League - 2pm Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest, 2pm Wolverhampton v Burnley
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Scottish Premiership - 2.30pm Aberdeen v Hibernian
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 3.15pm Real Madrid v Barcelona
• CYCLING - BBC 2, 4.30pm-7.15pm; BBC Three, 7.15pm-9pm UCI Track World Championship
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 6.30pm Mexico City Grand Prix
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Lazio v Juventus
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-11.30pm Bank of Utah Championship
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.20am Packers @ Steelers

[Flor Lynch]

Damian Cullen

Sun Oct 26 2025 - 17:01 

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 27th – Nov 2nd)

Soccer

After Friday’s first leg, the Republic of Ireland women’s team meet Belgium on Tuesday evening in Leuven. There is so much at stake – this is a Uefa Nations League Promotion/Relegation Play-Off, which has consquences for the race to qualify for the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup Finals. – Tuesday, RTE

Horse Racing

More than 200 horses will compete in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships over two days at Del Mar, California. A Grade One racing feast, it’s one of the highlights of the season in North American each year. - Friday & Saturday, Virgin Media & ITV

Rugby

In 2016, Ireland famously defeated New Zealand in Chicago. This weekend, the two sides clash again at Soldier Field. Can Ireland repeat the feat of nine years ago? There are no friendlies in rugby. - Saturday, TNT Sports

MONDAY (Oct 27th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.20am Packers @ Steelers

• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - L1 - 8pm Port Vale v Stockport Co
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Real Betis v Atletico Madrid

• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 11pm Cavaliers @ Pistons

TUESDAY (Oct 28th)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.15am Commanders @ Chiefs
• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 1.30am Nuggets @ Timberwolves
• SOCCER - RTE 2 - Women’s NL - 7.30pm Belgium v Rep of Ireland
• SOCCER - ITV4 - Women’s international - 7pm England v Australia
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Atalanta v AC Milan
• SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Football - League Cup - 8pm Wrexham v Cardiff

WEDNESDAY (Oct 29th)

• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - Midnight Knicks @ Bucks - 3am Clippers @ Warriors
• CRICKET - TNT Sports 1 from 0.45am - 2nd ODI New Zealand v England
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - 9.30am Women’s World Cup Semi-final 1
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - League Cup - 7.45pm Liverpool v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - League Cup - 7.45pm Arsenal v Brighton, 7.45pm Swansea v Man City, 7.45pm Wolves v Chelsea
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 7.45pm Hibernian v Rangers
• SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Main Event - League Cup - 8pm Newcastle v Tottenham

THURSDAY (Oct 30th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30am-6.30am - LPGA Maybank Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - 9.30am Women’s World Cup Semi-final 2
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Rolex Grand Final

FRIDAY (Oct 31st)

• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 0.15am Ravens @ Dolphins
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30am-6.30am - LPGA Maybank Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Rolex Grand Final
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 7.30pm Luton v Forest Green Rrs
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Wrexham v Coventry
• RACING - Virgin Media Two, 8pm-midnight Breeders’ Cup

SATURDAY (Nov 1st)

• CRICKET - TNT Sports 1 from 0.45am - 3rd ODI New Zealand v England
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30am-6.30am - LPGA Maybank Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Rolex Grand Final
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s SL - Noon Chelsea v London City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s SL - Noon Man City v West Ham
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - Noon Chelmsford v Braintree Town
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Leicester v Blackburn

• RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 1 - 2.30pm England v Australia

• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Nottingham Forest v Man Utd
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 2 – International - 3.10pm England v Australia, 5.40pm Scotland v United States
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - 4.10pm South Africa v Japan
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - FA Cup - 5.30pm Brackley Town v Notts Co
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Tottenham v Chelsea
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish League Cup Semi-final - 5.30pm Motherwell v St Mirren
• GAA - RTE 2 - 6.15pm Leinster Club SFC (TBA)
• RACING - Virgin Media Two, 6pm-0.45am; ITV4, 8.45pm-10.50pm Breeders’ Cup
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 2 - 8pm Ireland v New Zealand
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 8pm Liverpool v Aston Villa
• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 9pm Kings @ Bucks

• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm Match of the Day

• UFC - TNT Sports 3 from 11pm Steve Garcia v David Onama

SUNDAY (Nov 2nd)

• NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 2am Mavericks @ Pistons
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30am-6.30am - LPGA Maybank Championship
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 7.30am-10am - WTA From Jiujiang & Hong Kong
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket - 9.30am Women’s World Cup final
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 10am-3pm Rolex Grand Final
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Serie A - 11.30am Hellas Verona v Inter Milan
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - Noon Aston Villa v Everton, Noon Tottenham v Liverpool
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Brighton v Man Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - Noon Leicester v Arsenal
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - Noon South Shields v Shrewsbury Town, 3pm Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree, 5.15pm Gainsborough Trinity v Accrington Stanley
• GAA - TG4 from 1pm Club championships (TBA)
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 2pm-5.30pm - WTA From Riyadh
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish League Cup Semi-final - 2pm Celtic v Rangers
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm West Ham v Newcastle, 4.30pm Man City v Bournemouth
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - FA Cup - 2.15pm Eastleigh v Walsall
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Roma
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.25pm Match of the Day 2
• NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.20am Seahawks @ Commanders