Sport
Guide to sport on television (Monday — Sunday, July 8th — 14th)
Damian Cullen
Sun Jul 7 2024 - 17:01
Horse racing
One of the highlights of the summer flat racing season in the UK, the Newmarket July Festival begins on Thursday. The three-day meeting includes several high-profile races, including the Princess of Wales’ Stakes, July Stakes, Falmouth Stakes and July Cup. — Thursday-Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media
Soccer
The Republic of Ireland women’s team were unfortunate to be added to a four-team Euro 2025 qualifying group with three sides all ranked in the top six in the world. Four losses later, it’s been a steep learning curve, but one, hopefully, that will stand to the squad. For now, though, there’s no let-up — Game Five is against Euro 2022 champions England in Carrow Road, Norwich. — Friday, RTÉ & UTV
Gaelic football
There are two huge games in Croke Park at the weekend — namely the All-Ireland senior football semi-finals. However, the curtain-raiser to Saturday’s Armagh v Kerry game is also a significant clash — at least for two counties. Down and Laois meet in the Tailteann Cup final at headquarters. Now in its third season, the second-tier competition has been slowly gaining traction, and now looks to be viewed as a serious competition by the competing counties. — Saturday, RTÉ
MONDAY (July 8th)
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 11am-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
- GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend’s highlights
TUESDAY (July 9th)
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, 1pm-5.10pm – Stage 10 Tour de France
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
- RUGBY – RugbyPass – U20 World Cup – 1pm Ireland v Australia, 1pm Argentina v Fiji, 3.30pm France v Wales, 3.30pm Georgia v Italy, 6pm New Zealand v Spain, 6pm South Africa v England
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm – Women’s 2nd T20 England v New Zealand
- SOCCER – LOITV – Champions League, 1st Qualifying Round – 7.45pm Víkingur Reykjavík v Shamrock Rovers
- SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 – Euro 2024 Semi-final – 8pm Spain v France
WEDNESDAY (July 10th)
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America Semi-final – 1am Argentina v Canada
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10am – 1st Test, D1 England v West Indies
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm; ITV4, 10.15am-4.30pm; TG4, 11am-4.50pm – Stage 11 Tour de France
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
- SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV – Euro 2024 Semi-final – 8pm England v Netherlands
THURSDAY (July 11th)
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Copa America Semi-final – 1am Uruguay v Colombia
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-7pm Scottish Open
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D2 England v West Indies
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, noon-5.05pm – Stage 12 Tour de France
- GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 11am-5pm – LPGA Evian Championship
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
- RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket
- SOCCER – S4C – Europa Conference League, 1st Qualifying Round – 6.30pm Caernarfon Town v Crusaders
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm – Women’s 3rd T20 England v New Zealand
- RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30pm-0.30am Isco Championship
FRIDAY (July 12th)
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-7pm Scottish Open
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D3 England v West Indies
- GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 11am-5pm – LPGA Evian Championship
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-5pm; ITV4, 2pm-5pm; TG4, 1pm-5.15pm – Stage 13 Tour de France
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 12.30pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon
- RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket
- GAA – TG4 YouTube – All-Ireland Junior Football – 5pm New York v Warwickshire, 7pm London v USGAA
- RACING – TG4, 5.20pm-8.15pm Kilbeggan
- SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & UTV – Women’s Euro Qualifier – 8pm England v Republic of Ireland
- ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, 7pm-9pm – Monaco Diamond League
- RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm London Broncos v Castleford Tigers
- RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Wigan Warriors v St Helens
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30pm-0.30am Isco Championship
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – International – 11.30pm US v Scotland
SATURDAY (July 13th)
- RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Internationals – 8.05am New Zealand v England, 10.45am Australia v Wales
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-3pm – LPGA Evian Championship
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D4 England v West Indies
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-5pm; ITV4, noon-5pm; TG4, 11.55am-5.05pm – Stage 14 Tour de France
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 1.15pm-6.30pm, 7.30pm-9.10pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm Wimbledon (including Women’s Singles Final)
- RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.15pm-5pm Newmarket
- GAA – TG4 YouTube – Women’s SFC Relegation Final – 1.30pm Kildare v Laois
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-8pm Scottish Open
- GAA – RTÉ 2 – Tailteann Cup Final – 3pm Down v Laois
- RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 3pm Leigh Leopards v Huddersfield Giants
- RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v Hull KR, 5.30pm Catalans Dragons v Salford Red Devils
- RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – International – 4pm South Africa v Ireland
- GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – All-Ireland SFC Semi-final – 5.30pm Armagh v Kerry
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm – Women’s 4th T20 England v New Zealand
- DARTS – Sky Sports Arena, 7.30pm-11.30pm – Blackpool World Matchplay
- SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s Premier Division – 7.35pm Cork City v Bohemians
- RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – International – 8pm Argentina v France
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Isco Championship
SUNDAY (July 14th)
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – 1am Copa America 3rd Place Final
- BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 2am – Las Vegas Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich
- UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am – Denver Maycee Barber v Rose Namajunas
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-3pm – LPGA Evian Championship
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am – 1st Test, D5 England v West Indies
- CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-5.15pm; ITV4, 10.45am-5.15pm; TG4, 10.45am-5.30pm – Stage 15 Tour de France
- TENNIS – BBC 1/2, 1pm-9pm; Premier Sports 1, 11am-9pm – Wimbledon (including Men’s Singles Final)
- DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm – Blackpool World Matchplay
- GAA – TG4 YouTube – 1.30pm All-Ireland Junior Football Final
- GAA – TG4 YouTube – Women’s JFC Semi-finals – 2pm Fermanagh v Limerick, 4pm Louth v Carlow; Women’s IFC Semi-finals – 2pm Leitrim v Wexford, 2pm Down v Tyrone
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-8pm Scottish Open
- GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – All-Ireland SFC Semi-final – 4pm Donegal v Galway
- SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC/UTV – 8pm Euro 2024 Final
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight Isco Championship
- GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm Sunday Game
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – 1am Copa America Final
Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times
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