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

Guide to sport on television (Monday — Sunday, July 8th — 14th)

Horse racing

One of the highlights of the summer flat racing season in the UK, the Newmarket July Festival begins on Thursday. The three-day meeting includes several high-profile races, including the Princess of Wales’ Stakes, July Stakes, Falmouth Stakes and July Cup. Thursday-Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media

Soccer

The Republic of Ireland women’s team were unfortunate to be added to a four-team Euro 2025 qualifying group with three sides all ranked in the top six in the world. Four losses later, it’s been a steep learning curve, but one, hopefully, that will stand to the squad. For now, though, there’s no let-up — Game Five is against Euro 2022 champions England in Carrow Road, Norwich. Friday, RTÉ & UTV

Gaelic football

There are two huge games in Croke Park at the weekend — namely the All-Ireland senior football semi-finals. However, the curtain-raiser to Saturday’s Armagh v Kerry game is also a significant clash — at least for two counties. Down and Laois meet in the Tailteann Cup final at headquarters. Now in its third season, the second-tier competition has been slowly gaining traction, and now looks to be viewed as a serious competition by the competing counties. Saturday, RTÉ

MONDAY (July 8th)

  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 11am-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
  • GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend’s highlights

TUESDAY (July 9th)

  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, 1pm-5.10pm – Stage 10 Tour de France
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
  • RUGBY – RugbyPass – U20 World Cup – 1pm Ireland v Australia, 1pm Argentina v Fiji, 3.30pm France v Wales, 3.30pm Georgia v Italy, 6pm New Zealand v Spain, 6pm South Africa v England
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm – Women’s 2nd T20 England v New Zealand
  • SOCCER – LOITV – Champions League, 1st Qualifying Round – 7.45pm Víkingur Reykjavík v Shamrock Rovers
  • SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 – Euro 2024 Semi-final – 8pm Spain v France

WEDNESDAY (July 10th)

  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America Semi-final – 1am Argentina v Canada
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10am – 1st Test, D1 England v West Indies
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm; ITV4, 10.15am-4.30pm; TG4, 11am-4.50pm – Stage 11 Tour de France
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
  • SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV – Euro 2024 Semi-final – 8pm England v Netherlands

THURSDAY (July 11th)

  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America Semi-final – 1am Uruguay v Colombia
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-7pm Scottish Open
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D2 England v West Indies
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, noon-5.05pm – Stage 12 Tour de France
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 11am-5pm – LPGA Evian Championship
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
  • RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket
  • SOCCER – S4C – Europa Conference League, 1st Qualifying Round – 6.30pm Caernarfon Town v Crusaders
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm – Women’s 3rd T20 England v New Zealand
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30pm-0.30am Isco Championship

FRIDAY (July 12th)

  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-7pm Scottish Open
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D3 England v West Indies
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 11am-5pm – LPGA Evian Championship
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, 1pm-5.15pm – Stage 13 Tour de France
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
  • RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket
  • GAA – TG4 YouTube – All-Ireland Junior Football – 5pm New York v Warwickshire, 7pm London v USGAA
  • RACING – TG4, 5.20pm-8.15pm Kilbeggan
  • SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV – Women’s Euro Qualifier – 8pm England v Republic of Ireland
  • ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, 7pm-9pm – Monaco Diamond League
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm London Broncos v Castleford Tigers
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Wigan Warriors v St Helens
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30pm-0.30am Isco Championship
  • RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – International – 11.30pm US v Scotland

SATURDAY (July 13th)

  • RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Internationals – 8.05am New Zealand v England, 10.45am Australia v Wales
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-3pm – LPGA Evian Championship
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D4 England v West Indies
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-5pm; ITV4, noon-5pm; TG4, 11.55am-5.05pm – Stage 14 Tour de France
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 1.15pm-6.30pm, 7.30pm-9.10pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon (including Women’s Singles Final)
  • RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.15pm-5pm Newmarket
  • GAA – TG4 YouTube – Women’s SFC Relegation Final – 1.30pm Kildare v Laois
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-8pm Scottish Open
  • GAA – RTÉ 2 – Tailteann Cup Final – 3pm Down v Laois
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 3pm Leigh Leopards v Huddersfield Giants
  • RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v Hull KR, 5.30pm Catalans Dragons v Salford Red Devils
  • RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – International – 4pm South Africa v Ireland
  • GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – All-Ireland SFC Semi-final – 5.30pm Armagh v Kerry
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm – Women’s 4th T20 England v New Zealand
  • DARTS – Sky Sports Arena, 7.30pm-11.30pm – Blackpool World Matchplay
  • SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s Premier Division – 7.35pm Cork City v Bohemians
  • RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – International – 8pm Argentina v France
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Isco Championship

SUNDAY (July 14th)

  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America 3rd Place Final – 1am Canada v Uruguay
  • BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 2am – Las Vegas Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich
  • UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am – Denver Maycee Barber v Rose Namajunas
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-3pm – LPGA Evian Championship
  • CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D5 England v West Indies
  • CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-5.15pm; ITV4, 10.45am-5.15pm; TG4, 10.45am-5.30pm – Stage 15 Tour de France
  • TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 1pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm – Wimbledon (including Men’s Singles Final)
  • DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm – Blackpool World Matchplay
  • GAA – TG4 YouTube – 1.30pm All-Ireland Junior Football Final
  • GAA – TG4 YouTube – Women’s JFC Semi-finals – 2pm Fermanagh v Limerick, 4pm Louth v Carlow; Women’s IFC Semi-finals – 2pm Leitrim v Wexford, 2pm Down v Tyrone
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-8pm Scottish Open
  • RUGBY – RugbyPass – U20 World Cup Semi-finals – 3.30pm England v Ireland, 6pm France v New Zealand
  • GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – All-Ireland SFC Semi-final – 4pm Donegal v Galway
  • SOCCER – RTÉ 2, BBC & UTV – Euro 2024 Final – 8pm Spain v England
  • GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Isco Championship
  • GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm Sunday Game
  • SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America Final – 1am Argentina v Colombia
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Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times