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

Guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, July 21st – 27th)

Pool

The World Pool Championship returns to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the winner taking home a cool $250,000. The nine-ball experts at the six-day tournament includes reigning champion Fedor Gorst and 2023 winner Francisco Sanchez Ruiz. - Monday-Saturday, Sky Sports

Golf

The Senior Open Championship (for players aged at least 50) takes place at Sunningdale Golf Club. In 2022, Darren Clarke became the fourth player to win both The Open and The Senior Open when he triumphed at Gleneagles, finishing one stroke ahead of Pádraig Harrington, who won the US Senior Open last month. Both Irishmen will be in Berkshire this week. - Thursday-Sunday, Sky Sports

Gaelic football

Kerry and Donegal last met in the All-Ireland senior football final in 2014, but it’s unlikely just 11 scores (Kerry scored 2-9 that day) will be enough to win Sunday’s rematch. Neutral fans will be hoping for a shooting exhibition by two of the sport’s stars – Donegal’s Michael Murphy and Kerry’s David Clifford. - Sunday, RTÉ & BBC

MONDAY (July 21st)

  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 5pm-9.30pm World Championship
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, 6pm-8.30pm World University Games
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm World Matchplay
  • GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (July 22nd)

  • RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - 11am First Nations & Pasifika XV v Lions
  • CYCLING TG4, 11am-4.35pm, TNT Sports 1, 11am-4.30pm, ITV4, 2pm-4.30pm - Stage 16 Tour de France
  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 11am-3.30pm, 5pm-10pm World Championship
  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm - 3rd ODI Women: England v India
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, 4.30pm-9pm World University Games
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-midnight World Matchplay
  • SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League, 2nd Qualifying Rd - 7.45pm Rangers v Panathinaikos
  • SOCCER - RTÉ 2 & UTV - Women’s Euro Semi-final - 8pm England v Italy

WEDNESDAY (July 23rd)

  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10am - 4th Test, D1 England v India
  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 11am-3.30pm, 5.30pm-10pm World Championship
  • CYCLING - TG4, 1pm-4.55pm, TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-5pm, ITV4, 2pm-4.30pm - Stage 17 Tour de France
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-midnight World Matchplay
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, 7pm-9.30pm World University Games
  • SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League, 2nd Qualifying Rd - 7.45pm Shelbourne v Qarabağ
  • SOCCER - RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - Women’s Euro Semi-final - 8pm Germany v Spain

THURSDAY (July 24th)

  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-1.30pm Women’s Scottish Open
  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am - 4th Test, D2 England v India
  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 11am-3.30pm, 5.30pm-10pm World Championship
  • CYCLING - TG4, noon-5.10pm, TNT Sports 1 & ITV4, 11am-5.15pm - Stage 18 Tour de France
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open Championship
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-midnight 3M Open
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, 7pm-9.30pm World University Games
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7.30pm-11pm World Matchplay
  • RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Wakefield v Leeds

FRIDAY (July 25th)

  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-1.30pm Women’s Scottish Open
  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am - 4th Test, D3 England v India
  • F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11am - Practice & Qualifying Belgian Grand Prix
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, noon-3pm, 6pm-9pm World University Games
  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, noon-5pm, 6pm-8pm World Championship
  • CYCLING - TG4, 12.15pm-5pm, TNT Sports 1 & ITV4, 12.15pm-5pm - Stage 19 Tour de France
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open Championship
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-midnight 3M Open
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7.30pm-11pm World Matchplay
  • SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Premier Division - 7.45pm Cork City v Sligo Rovers
  • RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Mix - Super League - 8pm Wigan v Catalans

SATURDAY (July 26th)

  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am - 4th Test, D4 England v India
  • RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - 11am Australia v Lions
  • POOL - Sky Sports Mix, 11am-3.30pm, 5.30pm-9pm World Championship
  • CYCLING - TG4, noon-3.55pm, TNT Sports 1 & ITV4, 10.45am-4pm - Stage 20 Tour de France
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Plus, 1pm-5pm Women’s Scottish Open
  • WOMEN’S FOOTBALL - TG4 YouTube - All-Ireland Under-18 Final - 1.30pm Cork v Dublin
  • RACING - Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Ascot
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.30pm-7pm Senior Open Championship
  • SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Pre-season - 3pm Stoke v Wolverhampton
  • CAMOGIE - RTÉ 2 - All-Ireland Senior Semi-finals - 3pm Galway v Tipperary, 5pm Cork v Waterford
  • RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Hull FC v Huddersfield
  • BASKETBALL - TG4 Player - Summer Series - 4pm Women: Ireland v Norway, 7pm Men: Ireland v Norway
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm 3M Open
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7.30pm-11pm World Matchplay
  • UFC - TNT Sports 2 from 8pm R Whittaker v R de Ridder
  • SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Summer Series - 9pm Everton v Bournemouth
  • GAA - RTÉ 1, 9.30pm-11.25pm Up for the Match

SUNDAY (July 27th)

  • SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Sumer Series - Midnight Man Utd v West Ham Utd
  • SPORTS - TNT Sports 4, 7am-12.30pm World University Games
  • CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am - 4th Test, D5 England v India
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-4pm Women’s Scottish Open
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 1pm-5pm Women’s World Matchplay
  • SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - PS Cup - 3pm St Mirren v Ayr Utd
  • CYCLING - TG4, 3pm-7pm, TNT - Sports 1 & ITV4, 2.30pm-7.30pm - Final stage Tour de France
  • GAA - RTÉ 1 & BBC - All-Ireland SFC Final - 3.30pm Kerry v Donegal
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-7pm Senior Open Championship
  • SOCCER - RTÉ 2, BBC & UTV - Women’s Euro Final - 5pm England v Spain
  • TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5pm-7.30pm, 10pm-4am Canadian Open
  • GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm 3M Open
  • DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 7.30pm-10pm World Matchplay
  • GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm The Sunday Game
  • TENNIS - Sky Sports Main Event, 10pm-midnight - ATP Washington Open Final
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Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times