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

Guide to sport on television (Monday–Sunday, Aug 26th – Sep 1st)

Paralympics

The 2024 Games of the Paralympiad begin on Wednesday with the Opening Ceremony in Paris. There will be 22 sports on show over the next week and a half – including athletics, judo, rowing, swimming and wheelchair rugby. Nine of those sports will involve Irish representation, with Team Ireland being made up of 35 athletes. – RTÉ & Channel 4, Aug 28th – Sep 8th

Golf

The Women’s Irish Open takes place this week at Carton House. Olympian Leona Maguire – who recently became the first Irish winner on the Ladies European Tour – will compete at the Co Kildare course. The reigning champion is Denmark’s Smilla Tarning Sønderby. – Sky Sports & RTÉ, Thursday-Sunday

Soccer

It may only be the opening stages of the new Scottish Premiership season, but Old Firm clashes are always highly-anticipated, six-pointers. Weekend visitors to Celtic Park, Rangers will be anxious to kick-start their own season, as well as put a dent in Celtic’s four-in-a-row ambitions. – Sky Sports, Sunday

MONDAY (Aug 26th)

  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3pm-5am US Open
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Hellas Verona v Juventus
  • GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Championship highlights
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8.30pm Villarreal v Celta de Vigo

TUESDAY (Aug 27th)

  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm – Stage 10 Vuelta a España
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3.30pm-5am US Open
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 6pm Mallorca v Sevilla, 8.30pm Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League Cup – 7.45pm Everton v Doncaster
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup – 8pm Birmingham v Fulham
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 & Virgin Media Two – Champions League Play-off – 8pm Salzburg (2) v Dynamo Kyiv (0)
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League Play-off – 8pm Sparta Prague (2) v Malmö (0)
  • ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 9.50pm-1am – Peru World U20 Championships

WEDNESDAY (Aug 28th)

  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5pm – Stage 11 Vuelta a España
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3.30pm-5am US Open
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – German Cup – 5pm Carl Zeiss Jena v Bayer Leverkusen
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League Play-off – 5.45pm Qarabağ (0) v Dinamo Zagreb (3), 8pm Slavia Prague (0) v Lille (2)
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 6pm Athletic Club v Valencia, 8.30pm At Madrid v Espanyol
  • PARALYMPICS – RTÉ 2, 6.30pm-10.15pm; Channel 4, 6.30pm-10.30pm – Paris Opening Ceremony
  • ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 6.45pm-1am – Peru World U20 Championships
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup – 7.30pm Nottingham Forest v Newcastle
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League Cup – 7.45pm West Ham v Bournemouth
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League Play-off – 8pm Red Star Belgrade (1) v Bodø/Glimt (2)
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 & Virgin Media Two – Champions League Play-off – 8pm Slovan Bratislava (1) v Midtjylland (1)
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8.30pm Real Sociedad v Deportivo Alavés
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Creator Classic

THURSDAY (Aug 29th)

  • SPORTS – RTÉ 2, 8.30am-11.15am, 3.30pm-9pm; Channel 4, 8am-9.30pm Paralympics
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10am – 2nd Test, D1 England v Sri Lanka
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-6pm British Masters
  • SAILING – TNT Sports 1, 1pm-3.30pm – Barcelona Louis Vuitton Cup
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5pm – Stage 12 Vuelta a España
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3.30pm-5am US Open
  • GOLF – Sky Sports+ from 4pm Women’s Irish Open
  • ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 5.45pm-1am – Peru World U20 Championships
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm Tour Championship
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 6pm Girona v Osasuna, 8.30pm Las Palmas v Real Madrid
  • SOCCER – LOITV – Europa League Play-off – Shamrock Rovers (0) v PAOK (4)

FRIDAY (Aug 30th)

  • CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 5.30am – 2nd Test, D1 Pakistan v Bangladesh
  • SPORTS RTÉ 2, 8.30am-11am, 1.50pm-10pm; Channel 4, 8am-9.30pm
  • Paralympics
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 2nd Test, D2 England v Sri Lanka
  • SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 11am-3pm, 5pm-9pm Saudi Masters
  • F1 – Sky Sports F1 from noon – Practice Italian Grand Prix
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-6pm British Masters
  • ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 12.50pm-5pm – Peru World U20 Championships
  • SAILING – TNT Sports 3, 1pm-3.30pm – Barcelona Louis Vuitton Cup
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5pm – Stage 13 Vuelta a España
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-6.30pm Curtis Cup
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3.30pm-5am US Open
  • GOLF – Sky Sports+ from 4pm Women’s Irish Open
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm Tour Championship
  • ATHLETICS – BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two, 7pm-9pm – Rome Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 7.30pm U Berlin v St Pauli
  • SOCCER – BBC Alba – Scottish Women’s PL – 7.35pm Celtic v Hibernian
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Hull KR v Salford RD
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports+ – Super League – 8pm Leigh v Warrington
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Luton v QPR

SATURDAY (Aug 31st)

  • BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 3am-11.30am Korea Open Semi-finals
  • CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 5.30am – 2nd Test, D2 Pakistan v Bangladesh
  • SPORTS RTÉ 2, 9am-11.30am, 12.40pm-3pm, 4.30pm-10pm; Channel 4, 8am-5.15pm, 6.30pm-9.30pm Paralympics
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 2nd Test, D3 England v Sri Lanka
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm British Masters
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Arsenal v Brighton
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Burnley v Blackburn
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
  • SAILING – TNT Sports 3, 1pm-3.30pm – Barcelona Louis Vuitton Cup
  • RACING – UTV, 1pm-4pm Sandown Park, Newmarket & Beverley
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-6.30pm Curtis Cup
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5pm – Stage 14 Vuelta a España
  • GOLF – RTÉ One, 2pm-5.10pm; Sky Sports+ from 2pm Women’s Irish Open
  • RUGBY – TG4 – Women’s Interpros – Third-place Play-off – 2pm Connacht v Ulster; Final – 4.15pm Munster v Leinster
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Leicester City v Aston Villa
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports+ – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v Castleford Tigers
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 3.30pm-5am US Open
  • RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Rugby Championship – 4pm South Africa v New Zealand
  • SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 5pm-9pm Saudi Masters
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Tour Championship
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Bayer Leverkusen v Leipzig
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm West Ham v Man City
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership – 5.45pm Ross Co v Aberdeen
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 6pm Athletic Club v At Madrid, 8.30pm Valencia v Villarreal
  • SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s Premier League – 7.35pm Bohemian v Shelbourne
  • SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Lazio v Milan
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Catalans Dragons v Wigan
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8.30pm Leganés v Mallorca
  • SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm Match of the Day
  • RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Rugby Championship – 11pm Argentina v Australia

SUNDAY (Sep 1st)

  • BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 3am-8am Korea Open Finals
  • CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 5.30am – 2nd Test, D3 Pakistan v Bangladesh
  • SPORTS RTÉ 2, 10am-11.50am, 12.50pm-3pm, 4.30pm-10pm; Channel 4, 7am-5.15pm, 6.30pm-9.30pm Paralympics
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 10am-3.30pm Curtis Cup
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 2nd Test, D4 England v Sri Lanka
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm – Stage 15 Vuelta a España
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm British Masters
  • MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of Aragon
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Celtic v Rangers
  • F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Italian Grand Prix
  • SAILING – TNT Sports 1, 1pm-3.30pm – Barcelona Louis Vuitton Cup
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 1.30pm Newcastle v Tottenham, 4pm Man Utd v Liverpool
  • GAA – TG4 – Kerry Club SFC – 2pm Dingle v Dr Crokes; Galway SFC – 4pm (deferred) Salthill-Knocknacarra v Naomh Anna Leitir Móir
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports+ – Super League – 3pm Huddersfield v St Helens
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 3pm London Broncos v Leeds
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 3pm Sheffield Utd v Watford
  • GOLF – RTÉ One, 2pm-5.10pm; Sky Sports Mix, 3.30pm-5pm Women’s Irish Open
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – BBC 2 – Super League – 3pm Huddersfield v St Helens
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 4pm Osasuna v Celta de Vigo, 6pm Sevilla v Girona, 8.30pm Real Madrid v Real Betis
  • SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Bundesliga – 4.30pm Bayern Munich v Freiburg
  • SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 5pm-9pm Saudi Masters
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Tour Championship
  • TENNIS – Sky Sports+, 5.30pm-5am US Open
  • SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm Match of the Day 2
Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times