Soccer

The rise and rise of women’s soccer in recent years continues. In 2018, the Women’s Super League in England went fully professional, and in a few short seasons it has become, surely, the best domestic women’s club competition in the world. The 2024-25 WSL begins this week. Last season, Chelsea secured their fifth title in a row, though they only pipped Manchester City on goal difference. There will be, of course, many Irish internationals on show – including Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Courtney Brosnan (Everton) and Izzy Atkinson (newly-promoted Crystal Palace). – BBC, Sky Sports & YouTube, Sep 20th, 2024 to May 11th, 2025

Boxing

In an all-English showdown on Saturday night, Anthony Joshua will be hoping to become a three-time world heavyweight champion when he faces reigning IBF title-holder Daniel Dubios in front of a huge (possibly record-breaking) crowd at Wembley Stadium. Dubois won the interim title by stopping Filip Hrgovic in June, but was upgraded to official champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the regular belt. Joshua bounced back from consecutive defeats to Usyk to win four bouts in a row – including stopping former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, in March. – Saturday, Sky Box Office

Rugby

The 21-round United Rugby Championship begins again this week, and there’s a big local game first up with Connacht travelling down the M18 to take on Munster in the first round. All four Irish provinces have claimed the league title at least once over the years, with Glasgow Warriors the reigning champions of the 16-team competition (made up of four each from Ireland, Wales and South Africa, plus two each from Scotland and Italy). – RTÉ, TG4 & Premier Sports, Sep 20th, 2024 to June 14th, 2025

MONDAY (Sep 16th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Bears @ Texans
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5.05pm, 7pm-11pm English Open
• SAILING – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 8pm Birmingham v Wrexham
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Rayo Vallecano v Osasuna
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 17th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Falcons @ Eagles
• SAILING – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm English Open
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 5.45pm Young Boys v Aston Villa, 8pm Real Madrid v Stuttgart
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 5.45pm Juventus v PSV, 8pm Bayern München v Dinamo Zagreb
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 6pm Mallorca v Real Sociedad
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League Cup – 7.45pm Everton v Southampton, 7.45pm Preston NE v Fulham, 7.45pm QPR v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm AC Milan v Liverpool
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 8pm Sporting CP v Lille
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup – 8pm Man Utd v Barnsley

WEDNESDAY (Sep 18th)

• SAILING – TNT Sports 2 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm English Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 3.50pm-5pm Wallonie Grand Prix
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Champions League – 5.45pm Sparta Prague v Salzburg
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk, 8pm PSG v Girona
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League Cup – 7.45pm Brighton v Wolverhampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup – 8pm Coventry v Tottenham
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Celtic v Slovan Bratislava
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Man City v Inter Milan

THURSDAY (Sep 19th)

• GOLF – Sky Sports Main Event, 8.30am-6pm BMW PGA Championship
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from noon – 1st ODI England v Australia
• SAILING – TNT Sports 2 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm English Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-4pm – LET La Sella Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm – LPGA Queen City Championship
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 5.45pm Feyenoord v Bayer Leverkusen, 8pm Monaco v Barcelona
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Red Star Belgrade v Benfica, 8pm Atlético Madrid v RB Leipzig
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Atalanta v Arsenal

FRIDAY (Sep 20th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Patriots @ Jets
• GOLF – Sky Sports Main Event, 8.30am-6pm BMW PGA Championship
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 10am – Practice Singapore Grand Prix
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 11.45am-6pm, 6.45pm-10pm English Open
• TENNIS – Eurosport 2, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm Laver Cup
• SAILING – TNT Sports 4 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-4pm – LET La Sella Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm – LPGA Queen City Championship
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 7pm Chelsea v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 7.30pm Augsburg v Mainz 05
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Edinburgh v Leinster
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Cardiff v Zebre
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Bath v Northampton
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League Premier Division – 7.45pm Derry City v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Stoke v Hull

SATURDAY (Sep 21st)

• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 1 from 3am China Open Semi-finals
• RUGBY – Sky Sports+ – Rugby Championship – 6.45am Australia v New Zealand
• GOLF – Sky Sports Main Event, 8.30am-6pm BMW PGA Championship
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 10.15am – Practice & Qualifying Singapore Grand Prix
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 2nd ODI England v Australia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm West Ham v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sunderland v Middlesbrough
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm QPR v Millwall
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.30pm English Open
• RACING – UTV, 12.55pm-4pm Ayr & Newbury
• SAILING – TNT Sports 3 from 1pm Louis Vuitton Cup
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-4pm – LET La Sella Open
• TENNIS – Eurosport 2, 2pm-4pm, 6pm-10pm Laver Cup
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Liverpool v Bournemouth
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 3pm Dragons v Ospreys
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Exeter v Leicester, 5.30pm Gloucester v Saracens
• BOXING – Sky Box Office from 4pm – London Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 4pm-5.15pm World Para Championship
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5pm Juventus v Napoli
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 5.30pm Munster v Connacht
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Crystal Palace v Man Utd
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish League Cup – 5.30pm Rangers v Dundee
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v M’gladbach
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm – LPGA Queen City Championship
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.45pm Ulster v Glasgow
• RUGBY – Sky Sports+ – Rugby Championship – 10pm Argentina v South Africa
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-midnight Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Sep 22nd)

• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4 from 6am China Open Finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports Main Event, 8.30am-6pm BMW PGA Championship
• TENNIS – Eurosport 2, 11am-7pm Laver Cup
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 11.15am GP of Emilia-Romagna
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11.30am Singapore Grand Prix
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Preston NE v Blackburn
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Arsenal v Man City
• GOLF – Sky Sports+, 1pm-4pm – LET La Sella Open
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Getafe v Leganés, 3.15pm Athletic Club v Celta de Vigo, 5.30pm Villarreal v Barcelona
• CYCLING – BBC 2, 1.20pm-5pm; Eurosport 2, 3.15pm-5pm World Championships
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Brighton v Nottingham Forest, 4.30pm Man City v Arsenal
• GAA – TG4 – Roscommon SFC – 2.15pm Pádraig Pearses v St Brigid’s, Limerick SHC – 4pm Kilmallock v Patrickswell
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Bayer Leverkusen v Wolfsburg, 4.30pm Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund, 6.30pm St Pauli v RB Leipzig
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish League Cup – 3pm Celtic v Falkirk
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Sale v Harlequins
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 6pm Eagles @ Saints, 9.25pm Ravens @ Cowboys, 1.20am Chiefs @ Falcons
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm – LPGA Queen City Championship
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 7pm-10.05pm English Open
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter Milan v AC Milan
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Rayo Vallecano v Atlético Madrid
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Stade Francais v Toulon
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm Match of the Day 2