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