The Amgen Irish Open and Solheim Cup dominate the coming ten days, with Rory McIlroy defending his national title at Doonbeg and Leona Maguire representing Europe in the Netherlands.
Sky has now confirmed its opening-week NFL selections, including five Sunday games alongside the full Game Pass schedule. TG4 has added Saturday AFLW coverage at 12:15 and a live GAA club championship programme from 15:35, although neither fixture is yet listed in its public listings. The Irish Greyhound Derby Final is live on Virgin Media Two on Saturday night. All times are Irish.
Tuesday, September 8th
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Stage 16, Cortegana to La Rábida; coverage from 13:30
TNT Sports and HBO Max
Tennis – US Open
Men’s and Women’s Singles Quarter-Finals begin; coverage from 16:00
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Football – UEFA Champions League
AEK Athens Vs LASK; Club Brugge Vs Aston Villa, 17:45
Borussia Dortmund Vs Villarreal; Porto Vs Manchester City; Lille Vs Real Betis; Real Madrid Vs Inter Milan, 20:00
TNT Sports and HBO Max; individual numbered-channel assignments are listed within the TNT Sports service
Football – Championship
Southampton Vs Swansea City, 19:45
Sky Sports+
Bolton Wanderers Vs West Ham United, 20:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 19:30
Football – BOYLE Sports Premiership
Larne Vs Bangor, 19:45 at Inver Park
NIFL TV
Wednesday, September 9th
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Stage 17, Dos Hermanas to Seville; coverage from 13:30
TNT Sports and HBO Max
Cricket – European T20 Premier League
Dublin Guardians Vs Belfast Wolves at Malahide, 14:15
TNT Sports and HBO Max
Tennis – US Open
Men’s and Women’s Singles Quarter-Finals continue; coverage from 16:00
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+; Sky Sports Main Event joins from 22:30
Football – UEFA Champions League
Barcelona Vs Feyenoord; Stuttgart Vs Viking, 17:45
Liverpool Vs Atlético Madrid; Paris Saint-Germain Vs Slovan Bratislava; Sporting CP Vs Galatasaray; Napoli Vs Arsenal, 20:00
TNT Sports and HBO Max; individual numbered-channel assignments are listed within the TNT Sports service
Football – Championship
Charlton Athletic Vs Queens Park Rangers, 20:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 19:30
Thursday, September 10th
NFL – 2026 Season Opener
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks, 01:20
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 00:05; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Cricket – Men’s Test Match
England Vs Pakistan, Third Test at Edgbaston, Day One
Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage from 10:15
Cricket – European T20 Premier League
Rotterdam Dockers Vs Glasgow Cosmic, 10:30
Belfast Wolves Vs Amsterdam Flames, 14:15
TNT Sports and HBO Max
NFL – International Game
San Francisco 49ers Vs Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11:35
Netflix and NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Golf – Amgen Irish Open
First Round at Trump International Golf Links Ireland, Doonbeg
The confirmed Irish contingent includes defending champion Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Pádraig Harrington, Séamus Power and Tom McKibbin
Sky Sports Golf from 13:30; RTÉ television and RTÉ Player, with the precise RTÉ opening window awaiting publication
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Stage 18 Individual Time Trial, El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera; coverage from 13:30
TNT Sports and HBO Max
Golf – Solheim Cup
Opening Ceremony at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, 16:00
Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports+
Tennis – US Open
Women’s Singles Semi-Finals, alongside Men’s Doubles and Wheelchair competition; coverage from 17:00
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+; Sky Sports Main Event joins from 19:00
Football – League One
Stevenage Vs Luton Town, 20:00
Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 19:30
Friday, September 11th
Golf – Solheim Cup
Europe Vs United States at Bernardus Golf, featuring Ireland’s Leona Maguire
Opening Foursomes, with coverage from 06:00
Afternoon Fourballs, with coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Golf – Amgen Irish Open
Second Round at Doonbeg, followed by the 36-hole cut; featuring Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Pádraig Harrington, Séamus Power and Tom McKibbin among the confirmed Irish players
Sky Sports+ from 09:30 and 17:00; Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 18:00; RTÉ television and RTÉ Player, with the precise RTÉ window awaiting publication
Cricket – Men’s Test Match
England Vs Pakistan, Third Test at Edgbaston, Day Two
Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage from 10:15
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Stage 19, Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas
TNT Sports and HBO Max; precise live transmission time awaiting publication
Cricket – European T20 Premier League
Dublin Guardians Vs Edinburgh Castle Rockers at Malahide, 14:15
TNT Sports and HBO Max
Tennis – US Open
Men’s Singles Semi-Finals and Women’s Doubles Final; coverage from 17:00
Sky Sports Tennis from 17:00, Sky Sports+ from 19:00 and Sky Sports Main Event from 22:00
Football – BOYLE Sports Premiership
Coleraine Vs Ballymena United, 19:45 at the Coleraine Showgrounds
BBC Sport NI live stream on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Galway United Vs Bohemians; Waterford Vs Dundalk; St Patrick’s Athletic Vs Shamrock Rovers; Drogheda United Vs Sligo Rovers; Shelbourne Vs Derry City, 19:45
LOITV
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division
Cork City Vs Cobh Ramblers; Kerry Vs Bray Wanderers; Wexford Vs Finn Harps, 19:45
LOITV
Football – Championship
West Ham United Vs Wrexham, 20:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 19:30
Saturday, September 12th
Major League Baseball – Friday Night Baseball
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers, 00:30
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants, 03:00
Apple TV
Golf – Solheim Cup
Europe Vs United States at Bernardus Golf, featuring Ireland’s Leona Maguire
Morning Foursomes, with coverage from 06:00
Afternoon Fourballs, with coverage from 12:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Cricket – Men’s Test Match
England Vs Pakistan, Third Test at Edgbaston, Day Three
Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage from 10:15
AFLW
Deferred coverage of a selected match from Round Five, from 12:15
TG4 and TG4 Player; the fixture has not yet been identified in TG4’s public schedule
Football – Championship
Leyton Orient Vs Wycombe Wanderers; Notts County Vs Bradford City, 12:30
Sky Sports+
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Stage 20, La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil
TNT Sports and HBO Max; precise transmission time awaiting confirmation
Golf – Amgen Irish Open
Third Round at Doonbeg, featuring the Irish players who survive the cut
Sky Sports+ from 14:30; Sky Sports Golf from 18:00; RTÉ television and RTÉ Player, with the precise RTÉ window awaiting publication
Football – SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division
Treaty United Vs Athlone Town; Waterford Vs DLR Waves; Bohemians Vs Wexford; Shamrock Rovers Vs Galway United, 15:00
Sligo Rovers Vs Shelbourne; Peamount United Vs Cork City, 17:00
LOITV
Gaelic Games – GAA Beo Club Championships
Live club-championship coverage from 15:35
TG4 and TG4 Player: the selected match and throw-in time are awaiting identification in TG4’s public schedule
Rugby Union – Top 14
Clermont Vs Stade Français, 15:30
Toulon Vs La Rochelle, 20:00
Premier Sports 2
Football – Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur Vs Everton, 17:30
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 17:00
Sunderland Vs Arsenal, 20:00
TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max
Football – BOYLE Sports Premiership
Dungannon Swifts Vs Linfield, 18:00 at Stangmore Park
NIFL TV Showcase
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division
Longford Town Vs Treaty United, 19:30
LOITV
Tennis – US Open
Women’s Singles Final and concluding doubles and wheelchair matches
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+; precise transmission windows awaiting publication
Greyhound Racing – BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby Final
Irish Greyhound Derby Final at Shelbourne Park; live programme from 21:00 to 22:00
Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Play; precise race off-time will be confirmed on the final race card
Sunday, September 13th
Golf – Solheim Cup
Europe Vs United States at Bernardus Golf, featuring Ireland’s Leona Maguire
Final-day Singles; coverage from 09:00
Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event
Cricket – Men’s Test Match
England Vs Pakistan, Third Test at Edgbaston, Day Four
Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage from 10:15
Golf – Amgen Irish Open
Final Round at Doonbeg, featuring the surviving Irish challengers
Sky Sports+ from 13:30; Sky Sports Golf from 17:00; RTÉ television and RTÉ Player, with the precise RTÉ window awaiting publication
Cycling – Vuelta a España
Final Stage into Madrid
TNT Sports and HBO Max; precise transmission time awaiting publication
Football – Premier League
Coventry City Vs Brighton and Hove Albion, 14:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 13:00
Manchester United Vs Manchester City, 16:30
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 16:00
NFL – Week One
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers; New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions; Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts; Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars; Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers; New York Jets at Tennessee Titans, 18:00
NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, 18:00
Sky Sports Action from 17:30; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals, 18:00
Sky Sports+ from 17:30; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers, 21:25
NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings; Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders, 21:25
Sky Sports+; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 21:25
Sky Sports Action; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
NFL RedZone, 18:00
Sky Sports Mix and NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Tennis – US Open
Men’s Singles Final
Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+; precise final and transmission times awaiting publication
Rugby Union – Top 14
Toulouse Vs Bordeaux Bègles, 20:00
Premier Sports
Monday, September 14th
NFL – Sunday Night Football
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 01:20
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 01:10; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Cricket – Men’s Test Match
England Vs Pakistan, Third Test at Edgbaston, Day Five, if required
Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage from 10:15
Football – SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Sligo Rovers Vs Galway United; Shelbourne Vs Drogheda United; Waterford Vs Derry City; Dundalk Vs St Patrick’s Athletic, 19:45
LOITV
Football – Premier League
Leeds United Vs Newcastle United, 20:00
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 18:30
Tuesday, September 15th
NFL – Monday Night Football
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 01:15
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 01:00; NFL Game Pass on DAZN
Football – BOYLE Sports Premiership
Ballymena United Vs Carrick Rangers; Crusaders Vs Dungannon Swifts; Glentoran Vs Coleraine; Larne Vs Cliftonville; Limavady United Vs Bangor; Portadown Vs Linfield, 19:45
NIFL TV
Wednesday, September 16th
Football – Carabao Cup Third Round
Everton Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers; Fleetwood Town Vs Sheffield United, 19:45
Sky Sports+
Thursday, September 17th
Football – League One
AFC Wimbledon Vs Milton Keynes Dons, 20:00
Sky Sports Football, with coverage from 19:30
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