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

Golf

The Women’s PGA Championship (formerly known as the LPGA Championship) will take place this week at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Ireland’s Leona Maguire will, of course, be competing again this year, and has finished in the top 25 in each of the last three editions of the tournament. – Thursday-Sunday, Sky Sports

Rugby

The World Rugby Junior World Championship, probably better known as the Under 20 World Cup, begins at the weekend in Georgia. Ireland kick-off their campaign against England in Tbilisi, before facing Argentina and the US in the other group games. Ireland has never won the competition, though have been finalists twice. – June 27^th-July 18^th, Premier Sports

Racing

The Irish Derby festival takes place at The Curragh this weekend. The Group One Pretty Polly Stakes is the feature on Saturday afternoon, with one of the highlights of Irish flat racing calendar, the Irish Derby, held on Sunday evening. – Saturday & Sunday, RTÉ

MONDAY (June 22nd)

SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV - World Cup - 2am – New Zealand v Egypt
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 6pm – Argentina v Austria, 10pm France v Iraq
GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm – Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (June 23rd)

SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & ITV - World Cup - 1am – Norway v Senegal, 4am – Jordan v Algeria
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – 10.30am – New Zealand v Scotland, 2.30pm – Sri Lanka v Ireland
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & ITV - World Cup - 6pm – Portugal v Uzbekistan
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 9pm – England v Ghana

WEDNESDAY (June 24th)

SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - Midnight – Panama v Croatia
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV - World Cup - 3am – Colombia v DR Congo
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – 6.30pm – England v West Indies
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV - World Cup - 8pm Switzerland v Canada
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & ITV4 - World Cup - 8pm Bosnia v Qatar
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 2 - World Cup - 11pm Morocco v Haiti
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 11pm Scotland v Brazil

THURSDAY (June 25th)

SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 2 - World Cup - 2am South Africa v South Korea
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 2am Czechia v Mexico
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 3rd Test, D1 – England v New Zealand
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm – Open d’Italia
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-1am – Women’s PGA Championship
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm – Travelers Championship
RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Plus – Super League – 8pm – Warrington v Catalans
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - World Cup - 9pm Curacao v Côte d’Ivoire
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 1 - World Cup - 9pm Ecuador v Germany

FRIDAY (June 26th)

SOCCER – RTÉ & BBC 1 - World Cup - Midnight Tunisia v Netherlands
SOCCER – RTÉ & BBC 2 - World Cup - Midnight Japan v Sweden
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & UTV - World Cup - 3am Turkey v USA
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & ITV4 - World Cup - 3am Paraguay v Australia
CRICKET – Sky Sports Plus – ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – 6.30pm – Sri Lanka v Scotland
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 3rd Test, D2 – England v New Zealand
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm – Open d’Italia
F1 – Sky Sports F1 from noon – Practice – Austrian Grand Prix
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am – Women’s PGA Championship
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV - World Cup - 8pm Norway v France
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & ITV4 - World Cup - 8pm Senegal v Iraq
SOCCER - Virgin Media Three - League of Ireland - 8pm Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic
RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Plus – Super League – 8pm – Castleford v York, 8pm – Leeds v Hull KR
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm – Travelers Championship

SATURDAY (June 27th)

SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & ITV4 - World Cup - 1am Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & UTV - World Cup - 1am Uruguay v Spain
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 4am New Zealand v Belgium
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 2 - World Cup - 4am Egypt v Iran
RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – U20 World Cup – 10am Italy v Scotland, 12.30pm England v Ireland, 3pm France v Fiji, 5.30pm – Australia v Spain
RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – U20 World Cup – 10am Argentina v USA, 12.30pm – New Zealand v Japan, 3pm Wales v Georgia, 5.30pm South Africa v Uruguay
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 3rd Test, D3 England v New Zealand
F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am – Practice & Qualifying Austrian Grand Prix
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Open d’Italia
RACING - UTV, 1.25pm-4pm Newcastle & York
RACING – RTÉ 2, 2pm-5pm The Curragh Irish Derby meeting
CRICKET – Sky Sports Plus – ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – 2.30pm West Indies v Ireland, 6.30pm England v New Zealand
GAA – TG4 – All-Ireland MHC Final – 3pm Limerick v Tipperary
RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Plus – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v Wigan, 6pm – Toulouse v Leigh, 8pm Bradford v St Helens
GAA - GAA Plus - All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals - 4pm Cork v Mayo, 6.15pm Kerry v Tyrone
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-10pm Women’s PGA Championship
UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 5pm – Baku Rafael Fiziev v Manuel Torres
GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-11pm Travelers Championship
SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s Premier Division – 7.35pm Athlone Town v Shelbourne
RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Top 14 Final - 8pm Toulouse v Montpellier
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV - World Cup - 10pm Panama v England
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & ITV4 - World Cup - 10pm Croatia v Ghana

SUNDAY (June 28th)

SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 0.30am Colombia v Portugal
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 2 - World Cup - 0.30am DR Congo v Uzbekistan
SOCCER – RTÉ Player & BBC 2 - World Cup - 3am Algeria v Austria
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - World Cup - 3am Jordan v Argentina
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 3rd Test, D4 England v New Zealand
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11am-5pm Open d’Italia
F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Austrian Grand Prix
GAA - RTE 2 - All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals - 1.45pm Louth v Monaghan, 4pm Dublin v Galway
RACING – RTÉ 1, 2pm-5.10pm The Curragh
RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 & BBC Red Button – Women’s English Premiership Final – 3pm Saracens v Trailfinders
RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Plus – Super League – 3pm Wakefield v Huddersfield
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-10pm Women’s PGA Championship
ATHLETICS - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two, 5pm-7pm The Meeting de Paris
GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 6pm-11pm – Travelers Championship
SOCCER – RTÉ 2, BBC1 & UTV - World Cup Round of 32 - 8pm South Africa v Canada
GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 10.30pm – Las Vegas Edwin De Los Santos v Jose Valenzuela