We have the details below for all the sport on TV and streaming over the next ten days. These include the Republic of Ireland UEFA Nations League fixtures against Austria and Israel and the Northern Ireland games against Ukraine and Georgia.
The World Grand Prix of Darts runs throughout the week, culminating in Sunday night’s final on Sky Sports. Formula One makes its unusual visit to Sepang for the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix, while Pádraig Harrington contests the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and Leona Maguire is confirmed for the LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship.
The weekend also features a complete Women’s Super League programme, four Irish URC teams, TG4’s live women’s football and club-GAA windows, three selected Clubber championship ties and NFL Week Four. Major League Baseball’s postseason begins tonight.
Tuesday, September 29th
NFL – Monday Night Football
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 01:15
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports NFL from 01:00; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Tennis – ATP Tour
Chengdu Open and Hangzhou Open; coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Horse Racing – Cork
Tuesday card at Cork
Racing TV
Darts – World Grand Prix
Opening-round Day Two session from 18:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+
Major League Baseball – Wild Card Series
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 19:00
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 22:00
MLB.TV
Football – UEFA Nations League
Czechia Vs England, 19:45
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play, with coverage from 19:00
Wednesday, September 30th
Major League Baseball – Wild Card Series
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 01:00
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, 03:00
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, Game Two, 19:00
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, Game Two, 22:00
MLB.TV
Tennis – ATP and WTA Tours
Tokyo ATP event from 03:00, with additional ATP and WTA tournament coverage from 04:00
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Cricket – Men’s One-Day International
South Africa Vs Australia, Third ODI; coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Cricket
Horse Racing – Bellewstown and Sligo
Opening evening of Bellewstown’s autumn meeting and racing at Sligo
Racing TV
Football – UEFA Women’s Champions League
Roma Vs Barcelona; Häcken Vs Juventus; Paris FC Vs Arsenal, 17:45
OL Lyonnes Vs Chelsea; Benfica Vs Bayern Munich, 20:00
Disney+
Darts – World Grand Prix
Day Three session from 19:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+
Thursday, October 1st
Golf – Lotte Championship
First Round, featuring Leona Maguire; coverage from 01:00
Sky Sports Golf
Tennis – ATP and WTA Tours
Tokyo ATP event and China Open; coverage from approximately 03:00
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Golf – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
First Round at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St Andrews, featuring Pádraig Harrington; coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf
Horse Racing – Bellewstown and Clonmel
Second day at Bellewstown and racing at Clonmel
Racing TV
Golf – Bank of Utah Championship
First Round; coverage from 16:00
Sky Sports+; Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf from 17:00
Football – UEFA Women’s Champions League
Austria Wien Vs Inter; HB Køge Vs Servette, 17:45
Manchester City Vs Real Madrid; Paris Saint-Germain Vs OH Leuven, 20:00
Disney+
Darts – World Grand Prix
Day Four session from 19:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+
Football – UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland Vs Austria at the Aviva Stadium, 19:45
RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, with coverage from 19:00
Denmark Vs Portugal, 19:45
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play, with coverage from 19:30
Friday, October 2nd
NFL – Thursday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 01:15
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports NFL from 00:05; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Golf – Lotte Championship
Second Round, featuring Leona Maguire; coverage from 01:00
Sky Sports Golf
Formula One – Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
First Practice, 05:30
Second Practice, 09:00
Sky Sports F1
Tennis – ATP and WTA Tours
Tokyo ATP event and China Open; coverage from approximately 03:00
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Golf – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Second Round; coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf
Horse Racing – Gowran Park and Dundalk
Afternoon racing at Gowran Park and an evening Flat card at Dundalk
Racing TV
Golf – Bank of Utah Championship
Second Round; coverage from 16:00
Sky Sports+; Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf from 17:00
Football – UEFA Nations League
Ukraine Vs Northern Ireland at the City Arena, Trnava, 19:45
BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with coverage from 19:30
France Vs Italy, 19:45
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play, with coverage from 19:00
Darts – World Grand Prix
Quarter-Finals from 19:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Dundalk Vs Bohemians, 19:30
LOITV
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division
Athlone Town Vs Cork City; Wexford Vs Longford Town; Treaty United Vs UCD; Finn Harps Vs Kerry; Bray Wanderers Vs Cobh Ramblers, 19:35
LOITV
Rugby Union – United Rugby Championship
Benetton Vs Connacht, 19:45
Premier Sports 1; TG4 and TG4 Player, with coverage from 19:40
Saturday, October 3rd
Golf – Lotte Championship
Third Round, featuring any Irish players who survive the cut; coverage from 01:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Formula One – Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Third Practice, 05:30
Qualifying, 09:00
Sky Sports F1; qualifying also on Sky Sports Main Event
AFLW
Deferred coverage of a selected Round Eight match
TG4 and TG4 Player; the match, transmission time and Irish players involved await TG4’s final identification
Golf – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Third Round; coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Golf; Sky Sports Main Event joins from 15:00
Horse Racing – The Curragh, Gowran Park and Newmarket
Irish Saturday cards at the Curragh and Gowran Park
Racing TV
Newmarket’s Sun Chariot card; coverage from 12:45
Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Play
Football – Women’s Super League
Manchester United Vs Liverpool, 13:30
BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website
Football – UEFA Nations League
Croatia Vs England, 17:00
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play, with coverage from 16:30
Spain Vs Czechia, 19:45
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play, with coverage from 19:15
Football – SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division
Shamrock Rovers Vs Cork City; Bohemians Vs DLR Waves, 15:00
Sligo Rovers Vs Treaty United, 17:00
Athlone Town Vs Galway United, 18:00
LOITV; Athlone Town–Galway United also on TG4 and TG4 Player, with television coverage from 16:25
Gaelic Games – Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Semi-Final: Moyle Rovers Vs Clonmel Commercials at Kilsheelan, 15:45
Clubber
Gaelic Games – Roscommon Senior Football Championship
Semi-Final: Pádraig Pearses Vs Boyle at Dr Hyde Park, 16:30
Clubber
Gaelic Games – Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-Final: Kilcormac-Killoughey Vs St Rynagh’s, 16:30
Clubber
Rugby Union – United Rugby Championship
Sharks Vs Leinster, 17:30
Premier Sports 1, with coverage from 17:10
Glasgow Warriors Vs Ulster, 17:30
Premier Sports; precise channel allocation awaits final confirmation
Munster Vs Bulls, 19:45
Premier Sports 1; TG4 and TG4 Player, with coverage from 19:15
Golf – Bank of Utah Championship
Third Round; coverage from 22:00
Sky Sports Golf
Major League Baseball – Division Series
American League Division Series, two opening games
National League Division Series, two opening games
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times depend on the Wild Card Series results
Darts – World Grand Prix
Semi-Finals from 20:00
Sky Sports+; Sky Sports Main Event joins from 20:30
Sunday, October 4th
Golf – Lotte Championship
Final Round, featuring any surviving Irish challengers; coverage from 01:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Formula One – Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Race at the Sepang International Circuit, 08:00
Sky Sports F1, with Grand Prix Sunday build-up from 07:00
Golf – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Final Round on the Old Course at St Andrews; coverage from 11:30
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf
AFLW
Deferred coverage of a selected Round Eight match from 12:05
TG4 and TG4 Player; the match and Irish players involved await final confirmation
Football – Women’s Super League
Tottenham Hotspur Vs London City Lionesses; Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace; Brighton and Hove Albion Vs Charlton Athletic; Everton Vs Birmingham City, 14:00
Sky Sports+; Tottenham–London City also on Sky Sports Football
West Ham United Vs Chelsea, 14:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League
Manchester City Vs Arsenal, 16:30
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League
NFL – London Game
Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders, 14:30
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play from 14:25; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Horse Racing – Killarney and Tipperary
Sunday cards at Killarney and Tipperary
Racing TV
Football – UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland Vs Israel at the TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia, 19:45
RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player; final programme start awaits publication
NFL – Week Four
Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens; New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills; New York Jets at Chicago Bears; Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals; Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans; Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants; Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles; Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 18:00
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings, 21:05
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders; Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks; Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers, 21:25
NFL Game Pass on DAZN; Sky’s Sunday selections await final publication
NFL RedZone, 18:00
NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Darts – World Grand Prix
Final from 20:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+
Golf – Bank of Utah Championship
Final Round; coverage from 22:00
Sky Sports Golf
Major League Baseball – National League Division Series
Game Two in both National League series
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times await completion of the Wild Card round
Monday, October 5th
NFL – Sunday Night Football
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers, 01:20
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports NFL from 01:10; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Tennis – China Open and Shanghai Masters
China Open and Shanghai Masters qualifying
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Horse Racing – Fairyhouse and Killarney
Monday cards at Fairyhouse and Killarney
Racing TV
Major League Baseball – American League Division Series
Game Two in both American League series
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times await the Wild Card results
Football – UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland Vs Georgia at Windsor Park, 19:45
BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website; programme start awaits final publication
Tuesday, October 6th
NFL – Monday Night Football
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 01:15
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports NFL from 01:00; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Tennis – China Open and Shanghai Masters
China Open and Shanghai Masters qualifying
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Horse Racing – Galway
Tuesday card at Ballybrit
Racing TV
Major League Baseball – National League Division Series
Game Three in both National League series
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times await confirmation
Wednesday, October 7th
Tennis – Shanghai Masters
Opening main-draw matches from approximately 06:30
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Horse Racing – Navan
Wednesday card at Navan
Racing TV
Major League Baseball – Division Series
American League Division Series Game Three
National League Division Series Game Four, if required
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times await confirmation
Thursday, October 8th
Golf – Baycurrent Classic
First Round at Yokohama Country Club; coverage from 04:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Tennis – Shanghai Masters
Opening-round programme from approximately 06:30
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Golf – Aramco Korea Championship
First Round of the Ladies European Tour event; coverage from 08:00
Sky Sports Golf
Horse Racing – Thurles and Tramore
Thursday Irish racing programme from approximately 13:00
Racing TV
Golf – Open de España
First Round at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Sky Sports Golf; precise transmission time awaits the final channel schedule
Major League Baseball – American League Division Series
Game Four in either series, if required
MLB.TV; matchups and Irish start times remain conditional
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