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

World Athletics Championships

The 19th edition of the championships began on Saturday, but the action really heats up this week – with 2,000 athletes from 200 countries in action at the National Athletics Stadium in Budapest, Hungary. From an Irish perspective, our best hopes for medals probably rest with Ciara Mageean in the Women’s 1,500 metres, Rhasidat Adeleke in the Women’s 400 metres and Andrew Coscoran in the Men’s 1,500 metres. – August 19th-27th, Virgin Media, Eurosport & BBC

Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk

We’re at the business end of the season, with most teams in the Airtricity League Premier Division having just nine matches left on their fixture list. Shamrock Rovers have been top of the table for several months and victory over Dundalk – currently fifth and yet still in the title chase – would be a big step towards a fourth title in a row. It’s very tight at the top, with St Patrick’s Athletic – away to UCD on Friday – leading the chase, four points behind Rovers. Also on Friday evening, fourth-place Bohemians host third-place Derry City. Both sit on 46 points, just five points behind the league leaders. It promises to be a nail-biting run-in for the 2023 league season. – Friday, RTÉ 2

Vuelta a España

The Tour de France’s little sibling, the three-week Vuelta a España begins at the weekend in Barcelona. After the time-trial on Saturday, La Vuelta 23 will wind its way through Andorra, France and Spain in 21 stages – including seven mountain stages), covering a total distance of more than 3,100km. – Aug 26th to Sep 17th, Eurosport

MONDAY (Aug 21st)

• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 5.30pm-7.30pm; BBC 1, 7.30pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 5.30pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 5.30pm-9.30pm World Championships
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Torino v Cagliari; 7.45pm Bologna v Milan
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier 1 – La Liga – 6pm Alavés v Sevilla; 8.30pm Granada v Rayo Vallecano
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Crystal Palace v Arsenal

TUESDAY (Aug 22nd)

• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm European Masters
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Arena, 4pm-midnight US Open qualifying
• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 5.15pm-8pm; BBC 1, 8pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 5.30pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 5pm-9.30pm World Championships
• HOCKEY – Premier Sports 1 – Women’s Euro Championship – 6.30pm Ireland v Germany
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League Qualifier – 8pm Rangers v PSV Eindhoven

WEDNESDAY (Aug 23rd)

• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 8.30am-1pm; BBC Red Button, 5.45pm-7pm; BBC 1, 7pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 8.55am-12.35pm, 5.50pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 9am-12.30pm, 5.30pm-9.30pm World Championships
• RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor Festival
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.15pm – Stage 1 BinckBank Tour
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm European Masters
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 2.45pm – 3rd T20 Ireland v India
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Arena, 4pm-2am US Open qualifying
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 4.15pm-5.15pm – Stage 1 Women: Tour of Scandinavia
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Three & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League Qualifier – 8pm Molde v Galatasaray
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League Qualifier – 8pm Braga v Panathanaikos
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League Qualifier – 8pm Maccabi Haifa v Young Boys

THURSDAY (Aug 24th)

• ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 5.50am-9.30am; BBC 2, 5.30pm-8pm; BBC 1, 8pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 5.50am-9.15am, 5.50pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 6am-9.15am, 5.30pm-9.30pm World Championships
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Czech Masters
• RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor Festival
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4.15pm – Stage 2 BinckBank Tour
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm European Masters
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Arena, 4pm-midnight US Open qualifier
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 4.15pm-5.15pm – Stage 2 Women: Tour of Scandinavia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Tour Championship

FRIDAY (Aug 25th)

• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 8.45am-12.15pm, 5.30pm-7pm; BBC 1, 7pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 8.55am-12.10pm, 5.20pm-9.05pm; Eurosport 1, 9am-noon, 5.45pm-9.30pm World Championships
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11am – Practice Dutch Grand Prix
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Czech Masters
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-1.45pm – Stage 3 Women: Tour of Scandinavia
• RACING UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4.30pm Ebor Festival
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4.15pm – Stage 3 BinckBank Tour
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm European Masters
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Arena, 4pm-midnight US Open qualifier
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Tour Championship
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier 1 – La Liga – 6.30pm Las Palmas v Real Sociedad; 8.30pm Celta Vigo v Real Madrid
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Mix & Showcase – International – 7.30pm New Zealand v South Africa
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 7.30pm RB Leipzig v Stuttgart
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League, Premier Division – 7.45pm Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Nantes v Monaco
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Chelsea v Luton Town
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Hull KR v Leigh Leopards

SATURDAY (Aug 26th)

• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 5.55am-noon; BBC Red Button, 1pm-3.30pm; BBC 1, 5.15pm-9.15pm; Virgin Media Two, 5.50am-3.25pm, 5.55pm-9.05pm; Eurosport 1, 6am-11.45am, 1pm-3.15pm, 7.50pm-9.30pm World Championships
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 10.15am – Practice & Qualifying Dutch Grand Prix
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4pm Czech Masters
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Bournemouth v Tottenham
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Ross County v Rangers
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 1pm-4.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm European Masters Semi-finals
• UFC – TNT Sports 2 from 1pm Max Holloway v Chan Sung Jung
• RACING UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.25pm-4.30pm Ebor Festival
• RUGBY – TG4 – Women’s Interpros – 2.30pm Connacht v Ulster; 4.45pm Leinster v Munster
• SOCCER – Premier 1 – Premier League – 3pm Manchester Utd v Nottingham Forest
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 3.15pm-4.10pm – Stage 4 BinckBank Tour
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 4.10pm-5.20pm – Stage 4 Women: Tour of Scandinavia
• RUGBY – Amazon Prime & Premier 2 – World Cup warm-ups – 3.15pm England v Fiji; 5.30pm Italy v Japan
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 4.30pm Cádiz v Almería; 6.30pm Granada v Mallorca
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 5.30pm Brighton v West Ham Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm M’gladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
• RUGBY – Amazon Prime & Premier 1 – World Cup warm-up – 5.30pm Scotland v Georgia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Tour Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 5.30pm-7.50pm – Stage 1 Vuelta a España
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 6pm Catalans v Wigan
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Amazon Prime – World Cup warm-up – 7.45pm Ireland v Samoa
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9.30pm – Cora Staunton profile
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier 2 – La Liga – 8.30pm Sevilla v Girona
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.50pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Aug 27th)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Arena from 2.30am Jared Anderson v Andriy Rudenko
• ATHLETICS – BBC 2, 5.55am-8.30am; BBC 1, 6.30pm-9pm; Virgin Media Two, 5.50am-8.45am, 6.55pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 6am-8.45am, 6.30pm-9.30pm World Championships
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Czech Masters
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.40am-1.30pm – Stage 5 Women: Tour of Scandinavia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Watford v Blackburn Rovers
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – Noon Rennes v Le Havre; 2pm Strasbourg v Toulouse
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Dutch Grand Prix
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5pm – Stage 2 Vuelta a España
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 2pm Sheffield Utd v Manchester City; 4.30pm Newcastle Utd v Liverpool
• GAA – TG4 – Tipperary SHC – 2.15pm Borris-Ileigh v Thurles Sarsfields; Donegal SFC – 4pm Naomh Conaill v St Eunans
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Mainz v Eintracht Frankfurt; 4.30pm Bayern Munich v FC Augsburg
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 4.05pm Lorient v Lille; 7.45pm Nice v Lyon
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-11pm Tour Championship
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier 2 – La Liga – 4.30pm Villarreal v Barcelona; 6.30pm Valencia v Osasuna
• RUGBY – Amazon Prime & Premier 1 – World Cup warm-up – 4.45pm France v Australia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Juventus v Bologna; 7.45pm Napoli v Sassuolo
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5.30pm Fiorentina v Lecce; 7.45pm Lazio v Genoa
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 2, 7pm-10pm European Masters Final
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier 1 – La Liga – 8.30pm Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day 2