Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Monday, August 21st – Sunday, August 27th

MONDAY (Aug 21st)

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 2.55am
(2.30) MLS: Seattle Sounders v Minnesota Utd

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 7am-10.30am, 12.30pm-4pm
Guangzhou China Championship Semi-finals

CYCLING Eurosport 1, noon-4.45pm
ITV4, 7pm-8pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 3: To Andorra

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CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 1.30pm
1st Test, D5 England v West Indies

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 1.30pm
(1.45) Men: Ireland v Poland

HORSE Sky Sports Arena, 6pm-8pm
RACING From Roscommon, Hexham & Windsor

SOCCER RTE 2 from 7pm
(7.15) AL: Finn Harps v Cork City

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm
(8.00) PL: Manchester City v Everton

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 7.10pm
(7.15) La Liga: Levante v Villarreal
(9.00) Malaga v Eibar

GAA TG4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights Championship 2017

SOCCER RTE 2, 11.35pm-0.35am
Previews Soccer Republic

TUESDAY (Aug 22nd)

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 7am-10am, 12.30pm-3.30pm
Guangzhou China Championship final

RUGBY eir Sport 1 from 11.45am
Women's World Cup
(12.00) Italy v Japan

RUGBY RTE 2 from 1.30pm
eir Sport 1 from 1.55pm
Women's World Cup
(2.00) Ireland v Australia

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 1.30pm
(1.45) Women: Ireland v Germany

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 10pm-11pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 4: To Tarragona

RUGBY eir Sport 2 from 2.20pm
Women's World Cup
(2.30) Spain v Hong Kong

SOCCER TV3 from 4pm
BT Sport 2 from 4pm
(4.30) CL: Astana v Celtic

RUGBY eir Sport 1 from 4.45pm
ITV4 from 4.30pm
Women's World Cup
(5.00) New Zealand v USA

HORSE Sky Sports Arena, 6pm
RACING From Sligo, Newton Abbot & Yarmouth

RUGBY eir Sport 1 from 7.35pm
ITV4 from 7.30pm
Women's World Cup
(7.45) England v France

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 7.30pm
(7.45) League Cup: Sheffield Utd v Leicester City

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) CL: Nice v Napoli

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) CL: Sevilla v Istanbul Basaksehir

WEDNESDAY (Aug 23rd)

HORSE RACING TV3, 1.30pm-4pm
UTV, 1.30pm-4pm
York Including Juddmonte International Stakes (Ebor Festival)

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 1.30pm
(1.45) Men: Ireland v England

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 7pm-8pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 5: To Alcossebre

GREYHOUND RACING Sky Sports Action, 7pm-9.30pm
Derby From Peterborough Derby

SOCCER RTE 2 from 7pm
BT Sport 2 from 7pm
(7.45) CL: Liverpool (2) v Hoffenheim (1)

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) CL: Steaua Bucharest (0) v Sporting Lisbon (0)

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
(7.45) CL: CSKA Moscow (1) v Young Boys (0)

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 7.30pm
(7.45) League Cup: Cheltenham Town v West Ham Utd

THURSDAY (Aug 24th)

RUGBY Sky Sports Action from 8.30am
(8.35) Mitre 10 Cup: Southland v North Harbour

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 10am-noon, 2pm-4pm
Himmerland GC Made in Denmark

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 11.15am
Women's European Championship 2017
(11.30) Ireland v Czech Republic
(1.45) Spain v Scotland
(4.00) Germany v Belgium
(7.00) England v the Netherlands

HORSE RACING TV3, 1.30pm-4pm
UTV, 1.30pm-4pm
York Including Yorkshire Oaks

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 7pm-8pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 6: To Sagunt

SOCCER BT Sport 2, 4.30pm-6.45pm
Eurosport 1, 5pm-6pm
Draw Champions League group stages

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

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm
Glen Oaks The Northern Trust

FRIDAY (Aug 25th)

RUGBY Sky Sports Action from 6.40am
(6.45) Mitre 10 Cup: Bay Of Plenty v Hawkes Bay
(8.45) Waikato v Counties Manukau

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 8.45am
eir Sport 1 from 8.55am
Channel 4 from 8.55am
Practice Belgian Grand Prix

MOTOGP BT Sport 2 from 9am
Practice British Grand Prix

CRICKET Sky Sports 10am
2nd Test, D1 England v West Indies

GOLF Sky Sports 10am-noon, 2pm-4pm
Himmerland GC Made in Denmark

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 11.15am
Men's European Championship 2017
(11.30) Austria v Poland
(1.45) Ireland v Spain
(4.00) Germany v Belgium
(7.00) England v Netherlands

SOCCER BT Sport 1, noon-1pm
Draw Europa League group stages

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 7pm-8pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 7: To Cuenca

RUGBY Sky Sports Action from 5.55pm
(6.00) Currie Cup: Pumas v Blue Bulls

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm
Glen Oaks GC The Northern Trust

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm
(7.45) C: Bristol City v Aston Villa

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix from 7.10pm
(7.15) Real Sociedad v Villarreal

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
(7.30) B: Cologne v Hamburg

SOCCER eir Sport 1 from 7.30pm
BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Ligue 1: PSG v St Etienne

SOCCER Sky Sports Red Button
(9.00) La Liga: Real Betis v Celta Vigo

SATURDAY (Aug 26th)

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from midnight
(0.00) MLS: New York Red Bulls v New York City FC

RUGBY Sky Sports Main Event from 8am
(8.35) RC: New Zealand v Australia

MOTOGP BT Sport 2 from 9am
Practice & Qualifying British Grand Prix

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 9.45am
Channel 4 from 9.55am
eir Sport 1 from 9.55am
Practice & Qualifying Belgian Grand Prix

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 10am
2nd Test, D2 England v West Indies

HOCKEY ESPN from 11.15am
Women's European Championship 2017
(11.15) 7th place: Ireland v Spain
(1.30) 5th place: Scotland v Czech Republic
(4.00) 3rd place: Germany v England
(7.00) Final: Belgium v Netherlands

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 11.30am
(12.30) PL: Bournemouth v Manchester City

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, noon-4pm
Himmerland GC Made in Denmark

SOCCER BBC 1, noon-1pm
Previews Football Focus

HORSE RACING TV3, 1.30pm-4pm
UTV, 1.30pm-3.55pm
York Including Ebor Heritage Handicap

RUGBY LEAGUE BBC 1 from 2pm
(3.00) Challenge Cup final: Hull v Wigan

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 10.15pm-11.15pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 8: To Xorret de Catí

RUGBY eir Sport 1 from 2.25pm
RTE 2 from 7pm
ITV4 from 7.15pm
Women's World Cup
(2.30) 9th place play-off: Italy v Spain
(5.00) 3rd place play-off: France v USA
(7.45) The final: England v New Zealand

GAA RTE 2 from 2.30pm
Sky Sports Arena from 2pm
All-Ireland SFC replay
(3.00) Kerry v Mayo

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League (Ireland only)
(3.00) PL: Newcastle Utd v West Ham Utd

GAA TG4 from 4.30pm
Women's Football
(4.45) IF: Meath v Tipperary
(6.30) SF: Dublin v Kerry

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5pm
(5.30) PL: Manchester Utd v Leicester City

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix from 5.10pm
(5.15) La Liga: Alaves v Barcelona

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 5.15pm
(5.30) Nottingham Forest v Leeds Utd

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 5.15pm
(5.30) B: Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm
Glen Oaks GC The Northern Trust

RUGBY Sky Sports Action from 6pm
(6.30) RC: Argentina v South Africa

SOCCER Sky Sports Red Button
(7.15) La Liga: Levante v Deportivo La Coruna

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: AS Roma v Inter Milan

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 7.40pm
(7.15) La Liga: Girona v Malaga
(9.15) Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid

RUGBY Sky Sports Arena from 7.40pm
(7.45) Top 14: Bordeaux-Begles v Clermont Auvergne

TENNIS BT Sport 1, 9pm-10.30pm
WTA Connecticut Open final

TENNIS Eurosport 2, 10pm-midnight
ATP Winston-Salem Open final

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.55pm
Highlights Match of the Day

BOXING Sky Box Office from midnight
Las Vegas Shawn Porter v Thomas Dulorme
Andrew Tabiti v Steve Cunningham
Nathan Cleverly v Badou Jack
Gevonta Davis v Roman Martinez
Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor

SUNDAY (Aug 27th)

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 0.30am
(0.30) MLS: Orlando City v Vancouver Whitecaps

BOXING BoxNation from 2.30am
LA Miguel Cotto v Yoshihiro Kamegai

HOCKEY BT Sport 3 from 7.45am
Men's European Championship 2017
(8.00) 7th place play-off: Spain v Poland
(10.00) 5th place play-off: Ireland v Austria
(12.30) 3rd place play-off: Germany v England
(3.00) Final: Belgium v Netherlands

MOTOGP BT Sport 2 from 9.45am
Silverstone British Grand Prix

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 10am
2nd Test, D3 England v West Indies

SOCCER Sky Sports Red Button
(11.30) Eredivisie: Feyenoord v Willem II
(1.30) VVV-Venlo v Ajax

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 11.30am
Channel 4 from noon
eir Sport 1 from 12.55pm
Spa-Francorchamps Belgian Grand Prix

GAA TG4 from 11.40am
(11.45) U-17F: Tyrone v Roscommon
(2.00) MF: Dublin v Derry

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, noon-4pm
Himmerland GC Made in Denmark

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 12.15pm
(12.30) SP: Dundee v Hibernian

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 12.30pm
(1.30) PL: West Brom v Stoke City
(4.00) PL: Liverpool v Arsenal

TRIATHLON BBC 2, 1.45pm-3.30pm
Highlights World Series in Stockholm

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4.45pm
ITV4, 7pm-8pm (highlights)
Vuelta Stage 9: To Benitachell

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) SP: Ross County v Rangers

GAA RTE 2 from 3.15pm
Sky Sports Arena from 2.30pm
(4.00) SFC: Dublin v Tyrone

EQUESTRIAN BBC 2, 3.30pm-6pm
Gothenburg European Eventing Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix from 3.35pm
(3.35) Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven v Roda JC Kerk

SOCCER eir Sport 1 from 3.45pm
ESPN from 4pm
(4.00) Ligue 1: Angers v Lille

RUGBY Sky Sports Action from 3.55pm
(4.00) Top 14: Toulon v Pau

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm
New York The Northern Trust

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 5pm
(5.00) Serie A: Torino v Sassuolo

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 5.10pm
(5.15) La Liga: Eibar v Athletic Bilbao
(7.15) Getafe v Sevilla
(9.15) Real Madrid v Valencia

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5.15pm
(5.00) B: Hannover v Schalke

SOCCER Sky Sports Red Button
(5.15) La Liga: Espanyol v Leganes

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: AC Milan v Cagliari

SOCCER eir Sport 1 from 7.40pm
BT Sport 3 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Serie A: Napoli v Atalanta

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.45pm
(8.00) Ligue 1: Monaco v Marseille

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix from 9.30pm
(9.30) MLS: Montreal Impact v Toronto FC

GAA RTE 2, 9.30pm-11.15pm
Highlights The Sunday Game

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.35pm-11.45pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times