Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Thursday, Aug 28th – Sunday, Aug 31st

Thursday (Aug 28th)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 10.30am-12.30pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm
Turin Italian Open

CYCLING TG4, 3pm-5.05pm
Eurosport, 3pm-4.45pm
La Vuelta Stage 6: To La Zubia

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 4pm-4am
Eurosport, 4pm-0.30am
New York Day 4 of US Open

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ATHLETICS BBC 2, 7pm-9pm
Zurich IAAF Diamond League

SOCCER ITV4 from 7.30pm
Europa League Qualifying
(7.45) Tottenham Hotspur v Ael Limassol

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(8.00) Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants

Friday (Aug 29th)

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 8.30am
(8.35) Wellington v Manawatu

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 10.30am-12.30pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm
La Mandria Italia Open

CYCLING TG4, 3pm-5.05pm
Eurosport, 3pm-4.45pm
La Vuelta Stage 7: To Alcaudete

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 4pm-4am
Eurosport, 4pm-0.30am
New York Day 5 of US Open

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7.30pm-11.30pm
TPC Boston Deutsche Bank Championship

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(8.00) Leeds Rhinos v St Helens

SOCCER Setanta from 7.30pm
(8.00) Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Marseille v Nice

GAA RTE 2, 8.30pm-9pm
Magazine Thank GAA It's Friday

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 8.55pm
(9.00) Valencia v Malaga

Saturday (Aug 30th)

RUGBY Sky SPorts 1 from 8.30am
(8.35) North Harbour v Waikato

BADMINTON Eurosport 2 from 9am
Copenhagen World Championships semi-finals

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 10am
3rd ODI England v India

MOTOGP BT Sport 2 from noon
Qualifying British MotoGP

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Burnley v Manchester Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

GOLF Sky Sports 4, noon-4pm
Turino Italia Open

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-12.50pm
Discussion Football Focus

ROWING BBC 2, 12.15pm-2.15pm
Amsterdam World Championships

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1.40pm-4.10pm
From Sandown, Chester, Beverley

GAA TG4 from 1.25pm
Women's football
(1.30) Intermediate: Down v Leitrim
(3.15) Senior: Dublin v Galway 

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 1.30pm
(1.45) La Rochelle v Toulouse

RUGBY Sky Sports 4 Red Button
(2.00) Griquas v Cheetahs
(4.05) Blue Bulls v Western Province
(6.10) Eastern Province Kings v Lions

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Manchester City v Stoke City

CYCLING Eurosport, 3pm-4.45pm
La Vuelta Stage 8: To Albacet

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 4pm-4am
Eurosport, 4pm-1am
New York Day 6 of US Open

GAA RTE 2 from 4.40pm
(5.00) SF (replay): Mayo v Kerry

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) Everton v Chelsea

SOCCER Setanta from 4.55pm
BT Sport 1 from 5pm
(5.00) Chievo v Juventus

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5.30pm
(5.30) Schalke v Bayern Munich

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Athletic Bilbao v Levante
(8.00) Atletico Madrid v Eibar
(10.00) Espanyol v Sevilla

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Racing Metro v Toulon

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) AS Roma v Fiorentina

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8pm-11pm
Norton Deutsche Bank Championship

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.55pm-1.15am
Highlights Football League Show

Sunday (Aug 31st)

MOTOGP BT Sport 2 from 10.30am
Silverstone British MotoGP

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 11.20am
(11.30) PSV Eindhoven v Vitesse Arnhem
(1.30) Groningen v Ajax
(3.45) FC Twente v Feyenoord

ROWING BBC 2, 11.50pm-1.45pm
Amsterdam World Championships

GOLF Sky Sports 4, noon-4.30pm
La Mandria Italia Open

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.30) Dundee v Celtic

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
(4.00) Leicester City v Arsenal

GAA TG4 from 1pm
(1.30) MFC: Dublin v Donegal

SOCCER ESPN from 1pm
(1.00) Bordeaux v Bastia

TRIATHLON BBC 2, 1.45pm-4pm
ESPN, 7pm-9.30pm
Canada World final

GAA RTE 2 from 2.45pm
Sky Sports 2 from 3pm
(3.30) SF: Dublin v Donegal

CYCLING TG4, 3pm-5.25pm
Eurosport, 3pm-4.45pm
La Vuelta Stage 9: To Aramón Valdelinares

EQUESTRIAN BBC 2, 4pm-6pm
Normandy World Games

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 4pm-4pm
Eurosport, 4pm-12.30am
New York Day 7 of US Open

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 4.30pm
(4.30) Freiburg v Monchengladbach

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5pm
(5.00) AC Milan v Lazio

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Villarreal v Barcelona
(8.00) Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

BADMINTON Eurosport 2 from 6pm
Copenhagen World Championships final

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6pm-11pm
TPC Boston Deutsche Bank Championship

SOCCER Setanta from 7.40pm
(7.45) Genoa v Napoli

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Torino v Inter Milan

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 8pm
(8.00) PSG v Saint-Etienne

GAA RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm
Highlights The Sunday Game

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.25pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times