Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television
Tennis Previously known as the Federation Cup or Fed Cup, eight teams - Belgium, Britain, China, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain and Ukraine - have qualified for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China. - Tuesday-Sunday, Tennis Channel Rugby The 21-round URC begins at the weekend, with matches in Ireland, Italy, South Africa and Wales (both Scottish sides are away in round one). Leinster begin their defence of the title in Johannesburg. – Saturday, TG4 & Premier Sports Soccer For the fourth time in five seasons, the Women’s FAI Cup Final will feature Athlone Town and Shelbourne. Athlone edged a thriller last season, 3-2, and hopefully there will be more of the same at Tallaght Stadium. - Sunday, TG4 MONDAY (September 21st) NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Colts @ Chiefs CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.45pm-4.15pm, 4.45pm-8pm UCI Road World Championships RACING - TG4, 2.10pm-5.35pm Listowel GAA - TG4, 7.30pm-8.30pm Club highlights TUESDAY (September 22nd) NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Giants @ Rams TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from noon - 1st ODI England v Sri Lanka CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-3pm - Stage 1 CRO Race CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.15pm-4.45pm, 5pm-10.15pm UCI Road World Championships RACING - TG4, 2.10pm-5.45pm Listowel SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.45pm Bayern Munich v Man City , 5.45pm Inter v Häcken , 8pm Arsenal v HB Køge , 8pm Juventus v Benfica , 8pm Real Madrid v PSG WEDNESDAY (September 23rd) TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1pm-3pm - Stage 2 CRO Race RACING TG4, 1.40pm-5.45pm Listowel SOCCER Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.45pm OH Leuven v Roma , 5.45pm Servette Chênois v Lyon , 8pm Barcelona v Paris FC , 8pm Chelsea v Austria Wien THURSDAY (September 24th) TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 9am - Practice Azerbaijan Grand Prix CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from noon - 2nd ODI England v Sri Lanka GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Open de France CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1pm-3pm - Stage 3 CRO Race CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.45pm-10.30pm UCI Road World Championships RACING - TG4, 1.45pm-5.50pm Listowel GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Presidents Cup SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Kosovo v Rep of Ireland SOCCER - BBC 2 - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Portugal v Wales SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Netherlands v Germany FRIDAY (September 25th) NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 1.15am Falcons @ Packers TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 9.15am; Channel 4, 6pm-7.30pm - Practice & Qualifying Azerbaijan Grand Prix GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm Open de France TENNIS - TNT Sports 2, 12.30pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm; Sky Sports Tennis, 12.30pm-5pm, 7pm-10.30pm Laver Cup RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Newmarket CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1pm-3pm - Stage 4 CRO Race RACING - TG4, 1.30pm-5.50pm Listowel CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.45pm-10pm UCI Road World Championships SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Uefa U21 Qualifier - 5pm Slovakia v Rep of Ireland SOCCER - BBC 2 - Men’s Nations League - 5pm Georgia v N Ireland GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 4pm-7pm - LPGA Arkansas Championship GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-midnight Presidents Cup SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Italy v Belgium RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 - URC - 7.45pm Connacht v Stormers RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - URC - 7.45pm Ulster v Edinburgh RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 – Premiership - 7.45pm Northampton v Newcastle RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League Semi-final - 8pm Leeds v Warrington SATURDAY (September 26th) TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 10.30am; Channel 4, 5.30pm-8pm Azerbaijan Grand Prix CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-2pm - Stage 5 CRO Race GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-4.30pm Open de France RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 12.30pm Lions v Leinster TENNIS - TNT Sports 2, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm; Sky Sports Tennis, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-10.30pm Laver Cup RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 1.30pm Perpignan v Bordeaux Bègles , 3.35pm Stade Francais v Lyon RACING - UTV, 1.15pm-4.15pm Newmarket CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.45pm-7.45pm UCI Road World Championships SOCCER - BBC 1 & Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 2pm Slovenia v Scotland RACING - TG4, 2.30pm-5.50pm Listowel & The Curragh RUGBY - RugbyPass - Women’s international - 3pm England v New Zealand RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 3pm Sharks v Ospreys , 5.30pm Munster v Glasgow RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 – Premiership - 3.05pm Exeter v Gloucester , 5.30pm Sale v Bristol RUGBY - BBC Alba - Women’s Global Series - 4.10pm Scotland v Australia GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-midnight Presidents Cup SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 5pm London City v Brighton RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 5.30pm Zebre v Bulls , 7.45pm Scarlets v Cardiff RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 2 & Sky Sports Plus - Super League Semi-Final - 5.30pm Wigan v Wakefield BOXING - Sky Sports Plus from 7pm - London Johnny Fisher v Michael Pirotton GAA - TG4 - Carlow SHC Final - 7.30pm Naomh Moling v Mt Leinster Rangers SOCCER - UTV & Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm England v Spain GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 9pm-midnight - LPGA Arkansas Championship SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10pm English League highlights SUNDAY (September 27th) UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 1am - Las Vegas Raul Rosas Jr v Raoni Barcelos TENNIS – Tennis Channel from 6am Billie Jean King Cup Finals TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30am-9.30am - WTA Korea Open Final TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-noon - WTA Singapore Open Final CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 10am - 3rd ODI England v Sri Lanka RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - 10.45am Australia v S Africa GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4.30pm Open de France TENNIS - TNT Sports 2, 11.45am-8pm; Sky Sports Tennis, noon-7.30pm Laver Cup CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-2pm - Final stage CRO Race SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s SPL - Noon Rangers v Celtic RUGBY - RugbyPass - Women’s international - 12.45pm Ireland v Japan SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - 1pm Man Utd v West Ham , 2pm Birmingham v Crystal Palace , 2pm Tottenham v Aston Villa GAA - TG4 - Kilkenny SHC - 1.15pm O’Loughlin Gaels v Tullaroan CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.30pm-9.15pm; BBC Three, 7pm-9pm UCI Road World Championships SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 2pm Liverpool v Everton , 4.30pm Chelsea v Arsenal RUGBY - UTV & TNT Sports 1 - Premiership - 3pm Leicester v Saracens SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s FAI Cup Final - 3.30pm Athlone Town v Shelbourne GOLF - Sky Sports Mix from 4pm - LPGA Arkansas Championship GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Presidents Cup SOCCER - BBC 1 & Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 5pm Denmark v Wales RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports - 5.30pm Women’s Super League Grand Final NFL - Sky Sports Football - 6pm Bengals @ Steelers , 9.05pm Cardinals @ 49ers NFL - Sky Sports Action - 6pm Chargers @ Bills , 9.25pm Ravens @ Cowboys SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Israel v Rep of Ireland RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Toulouse v Montpellier NFL - Virgin Media Two & Sky Sports Action - 9.25pm Ravens @ Cowboys NFL - Sky Sports Plus - 9.25pm Raiders @ Saints SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Rams @ Broncos