Pick Of The Week

Monday

Eurosport (1.0) - The Fifth World Games (from Lahti, Finland). Coverage through the week of trampolining, tug-of-war, bodybuilding, dancing, aerobics and martial arts, basically all the sports we're afraid will end up in the Olympic Games one day.

Sky Sports 3 (4.0) - Live tennis: The US Open. Day one from Flushing Meadow. Coverage of the final Grand Slam of the season continues through the week.

Sky Sports 1 (7.0) - Live football: Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday (Premiership, kick-off 8.00). Celtic fans will, no doubt, be tuning in, hoping that Wednesday's Paolo Di Canio has a tremendous game tonight - just as they will fervently hope that Rangers can overturn their 3-0 first leg deficit against Gothenburg in the European Cup this week.

Tuesday:

Network Two (7.0) - Live athletics: Berlin. The final meeting of the Golden Four.

Sky Sports 3 (7.30) - Live football: Manchester City v Blackpool (League Cup, first round, second leg, kick-off 7.45)

Wednesday:

BBC1 (11.35) - Match of the Day: Highlight's of the night's Premiership games, including Everton v Manchester United at Goodison Park.

Thursday

Sky Sports 1 (10.30 am) - Live golf: BMW International Open. The final tournament before Seve Ballesteros names his Ryder Cup team for Valderrama. Coverage continues through to Sunday.

Network Two (8.05) - Sideline View. Previews Sunday's All-Ireland football semifinal between Offaly and Mayo. Last week's preview of the Cavan-Kerry match was interesting. Michael Lyster interviewed Cavan players Michael Reilly, Larry Reilly, Peter Reilly and selector Michael Reilly; back in the studio Eugene Magee was "fairly sure" he'd seen Paddy Reilly back in Ballyjamesduff the day before while sub Jason Reilly also got a mention. Would Reilly be a Cavan name at all?

TnaG (10.20) - All-Ireland Gold Football: Meath v Mayo (1988 All Ireland football semi-final). No, not the one where they beat the living daylights out of each other, an earlier one.

Friday:

Network Two (8.55) - International showjumping: From the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet - tonight's programme includes highlights of the Derby Trial.

Saturday:

BBC1 (2.30) - Live Rugby Union: Ulster v Munster. Jim Neilly introduces coverage from Ravenhill of Ulster's third match in the Interprovincial championship against the champions Munster.

BBC1 (10.50) - Match of the Day: Including highlights of the North London derby between Spurs and the Franco-Dutch XI (Arsenal).

Sunday:Network Two (1.45) - The Sunday Game Live: Mayo v Offaly (All-Ireland Football semi-final). Highlights on Network Two at 9.30 and UTV at 10.15.

Channel Four (2.45) - Live foot- ball: Inter Milan v Brescia. Ronaldo makes his Serie A debut for Inter and will need to score about 12 goals a game this season to justify that weighty transfer fee.

Sky Sports 1 (3.0) - Live football: Liverpool v Newcastle (Premiership, kick-off 4.0). How long will Dalglish, Barnes and Rush be sitting in the home dressing room before someone, politely, points out they're in the wrong one?