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

Golf

The Irish Open returns to the K Club in Straffan this week. Rory McIlroy, who won the competition at the same venue in 2016, will be joined at the Co Kildare venue by Shane Lowry, who, of course, is also a former Irish Open champion. - Thursday-Sunday, RTÉ & Sky Sports

Soccer

The 2025-26 Women’s Super League begins again in England this week. The first game features reigning champions Chelsea hosting Manchester City. Of course, there are several Irish players competing in the league, including Arsenal’s Katie McCabe, Aston Villa’s Anna Patten and Brighton’s Caitlin Hayes. - Sep 5th-May 17th, Sky Sports

Rugby

The French Top 14 returns this week, with reigning champions Toulouse travelling to take on Clermont Auvergne on the opening weekend. Their main challengers will probably, once again, be Bordeaux Bègles – which includes Joey Carbery in their ranks - and the Ronan O’Gara-coached La Rochelle. - Sep 7th-June 28th

MONDAY (Sep 1st)

TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 3.30pm-2am US Open
GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Sep 2nd)

CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm - 1st ODI England v S Africa
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 10 La Vuelta
TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 4pm-2.30am US Open

WEDNESDAY (Sep 3rd)

CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.15pm-5pm - Stage 11 La Vuelta
TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 4pm-2am US Open

THURSDAY (Sep 4th)

GOLF - RTÉ 2, 8am-1.05pm, 4pm-6pm; Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Irish Open
CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm - 2nd ODI England v S Africa
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 12 La Vuelta
SOCCER - BBC 1 - World Cup Qualifier - 3pm Kazakhstan v Wales
TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5pm-2am US Open
SOCCER - BBC One & Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Luxembourg v N Ireland
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Salford RD v Catalans

FRIDAY (Sep 5th)

SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - World Cup Qualifier - 0.30am Argentina v Venezuela
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - World Cup Qualifier - 1.30am Brazil v Chile
F1 - Sky Sports F1 from noon - Practice Italian Grand Prix
GOLF - RTÉ 2, 1pm-6pm; Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Irish Open
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-5pm - Stage 13 La Vuelta
SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix & Showcase - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Chelsea v Man City
SOCCER - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Denmark v Scotland
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm St Helens v Wigan
TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 9.30pm-3am US Open

SATURDAY (Sep 6th)

RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Rugby Championship - 5.30am Australia v Argentina, 8.05am N Zealand v S Africa
F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am - Practice & Qualifying Italian Grand Prix
RUGBY - TG4 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - Noon Canada v Scotland, 2.45pm Wales v Fiji
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.15pm-5pm - Stage 14 La Vuelta
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 12.30pm Newport Co v Bristol Rovers
GOLF - RTÉ 2, 12.30pm-5.45pm; Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Irish Open
RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1pm-4pm Haydock, Ascot & Kempton
SOCCER - BBC 1 - Women’s SL - 1.30pm Arsenal v London City
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Warrington v Leigh
RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Women’s World Cup - 5pm England v Australia
TENNIS - Sky Sports Plus, 5.30pm-midnight US Open
SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - World Cup Qualifier - 5pm England v Andorra
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 5.30pm Bromley v Gillingham
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-8.30pm, midnight-3am Walker Cup
GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6pm-10pm Women’s Houston Championship
SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - World Cup Qualifier - 7.45pm Rep of Ireland v Hungary
UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 8pm - Paris N Imavov v C Borralho
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Bordeaux Bègles v La Rochelle
SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10.30pm Football League highlights
SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day