Monday

RTE 2 (5.20) - Horse Racing: The Galway Races. Live coverage from Ballybrit.

EUROSPORT (6.30) - Football: Arsenal v Real Mallorca (friendly). The European giants and genuine domestic title contenders take on Arsenal at Highbury in a pre-season run-about.

TG4 (11.20) - Laochra Gael. Pβid∅ ╙ SΘ is the subject of this week's legendary GAA man profile.

Tuesday

BBC2 (2.0) - Horse Racing. Four races from the Glorious Goodwood festival.

RTE 2 (5.20) - Horse Racing: The Galway Races. WEDNESDAY

RTE 1 (2.15) - Horse Racing: The Galway Races. Featuring the Galway Plate.

EUROSPORT (7.0) - Football: Champions League qualifying round, first leg (game yet to be confirmed).

RTE1 (8.30) - Townlands. Road bowling in Cork and Armagh.

Thursday

CHANNEL 4 (10.30 am) - Cricket: England v Australia (Third Test). From Trent Bridge, day one of five (or two-and-a-half, if the first two Tests are anything to go by).

RTE 1 (2.15) - Horse Racing: The Galway Races. Featuring the Galway Hurdle.

Friday

TG4 (5.20) - Horse Racing: The Galway Races. Live coverage of three races from Ballybrit.

BBC2 (7.30) - Turf Wars. Part two of the highly promising series documenting life at trainer Jessica Harrington's stables in Kildare. Tonight: will Milosz get his jockey's licence?

Saturday

BBC1 (4.0), Eurosport (8.30am) - Athletics: The World championships get under way in Edmonton, Canada.

NETWORK TWO - Gaelic Games: All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals: Dublin v Kerry (3.0); Galway v Roscommon (6.15).

NETWORK TWO (4.55) - A Year til Sunday. A repeat of the excellent documentary on Galway's 1998 All-Ireland football winning campaign.

Sunday

NETWORK TWO - Gaelic Games: All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals: Tyrone v Derry (2.30); Westmeath v Meath (4.20).