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

Sports

The 2026 Commonwealth Games were to be hosted in Australia, but escalating costs resulted in the state of Victoria pulling out and Glasgow stepping in with a scaled-down version. Still, 3,000 athletes are expected to participate across 10 sports. - July 23rd to August 2nd, TNT Sports

Gaelic football

It may not be David v Goliath, but Mayo v Kerry is certainly the battle of the have and the have nots. Reigning champions Kerry have claimed the title 23 times since Mayo’s last victory (in 1951). - Sunday, RTÉ & BBC

Athletics

From the 100 metres to the 3,000 metres Steeplechase to the Discus Throw to the High Jump, the 154th edition of our National Senior Track and Field Championships takes place at the weekend at Morton Stadium, Santry in Dublin. - Sunday, RTÉ

MONDAY (July 20th)

DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm - Blackpool World Matchplay
GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (July 21st)

CYCLING - TG4, 1pm-5.20pm; TNT Sports 1, 11.30am-5.15pm - Stage 16 Tour de France
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-midnight - Blackpool World Matchplay

WEDNESDAY (July 22nd)

CYCLING - TG4 & TNT Sports 1, noon-5pm - Stage 17 Tour de France
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-midnight - Blackpool World Matchplay

THURSDAY (July 23rd)

GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-1.30pm; Sky Sports Mix, 5pm-6pm Women’s Scottish Open
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-midnight - LPGA 3M Open
CYCLING - TG4 & TNT Sports 1, 11.20am-5pm - Stage 18 Tour de France
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Hull FC v Hull KR
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 8pm-11pm - Blackpool World Matchplay
SPORTS - TNT Sports & BBC Alba, 8pm-10pm - Opening Ceremony Commonwealth Games

FRIDAY (July 24th)

SPORTS - TNT Sports 2, 8.30am-10.30pm; BBC Alba, 5.30pm-10pm (highlights) Commonwealth Games
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-1.30pm; Sky Sports Mix, 5pm-6pm Women’s Scottish Open
F1 - Sky Sports F1 from noon - Practice Hungarian Grand Prix
CYCLING - TG4 & TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-5.15pm - Stage 19 Tour de France
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-4pm - Stage 1 Women:Tour of Poland
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-midnight - LPGA 3M Open
SOCCER - Virgin Media Three - League of Ireland - 8pm St Patrick’s Ath v Dundalk
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Wakefield v Castleford, 8pm Wigan v St Helens
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 8pm-11pm - Blackpool World Matchplay

SATURDAY (July 25th)

TRIATHLON - triathlonlive.tv - London World Championship
SPORTS - TNT Sports 2, 8.30am-10.30pm; BBC Alba, 5.30pm-10pm (highlights) Commonwealth Games
CYCLING - TG4 & TNT Sports 1, 10am-4.10pm - Stage 20 Tour de France
F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am; Channel 4, 7.30pm-9pm (highlights) - Practice & Qualifying Hungarian Grand Prix
TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, noon-2pm - WTA Austrian Open Final
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-5pm Women’s Scottish Open
RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.15pm-4.05pm Ascot & York
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-2.45pm - Stage 2 Women: Tour of Poland
GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm York v Huddersfield
CAMOGIE - RTÉ 2 - All-Ireland Senior Semi-finals - 4pm Galway v Kilkenny, 6pm Cork v Tipperary
UFC - TNT Sports 3 from 5pm - Abu Dhabi Magomed Ankalaev v Khalil Rountree Jr
RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 2 & Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 5.30pm Leigh v Warrington
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm - LPGA 3M Open
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7.30pm-11pm - Blackpool World Matchplay
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Toulouse v Catalans
GAA - RTÉ 1, 9.30pm-11.05pm Up for the Match

SUNDAY (July 26th)

SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Friendly - 0.30am Wrexham v Leeds Utd
SPORTS - TNT Sports 2, 8.30am-10.30pm; BBC Alba, 5.30pm-10pm (highlights) Commonwealth Games
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-4pm Women’s Scottish Open
F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm; Channel 4, 6.30pm-9pm (highlights) Hungarian Grand Prix
TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 1pm-3pm - WTA Prague Open Final
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.15pm-2.30pm - Final stage Women: Tour of Poland
GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open
CYCLING - TG4, 3.05pm-7.30pm; TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-7.45pm - Final stage Tour de France
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - PS Cup - 3pm St Mirren v Dunfermline
GAA - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - All-Ireland SFC Final - 3.30pm Kerry v Mayo
TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5.30pm-7.30pm - ATP Estoril Open Final
ATHLETICS - RTÉ 2, 6pm-8.05pm - Santry National Championships
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm - LPGA 3M Open
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7.30pm-10pm - Blackpool World Matchplay
GAA - TG4, 7.45pm-9.15pm - Deferred All-Ireland SFC Final
GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm The Sunday Game
BOXING - Sky Sports Action from 1am - New York Edgar Berlanga v Steven Butler