
Live sport on TV this week
Live sport on TV this week
It’s a seriously packed week of live sport on Virgin TV, from Premier League and Champions League football and the Rugby World Cup to Solheim Cup golf, NFL action, Formula One and much more
By Chris Miller, Feature Writer
What. A. Week. We genuinely wonder if there’s ever been such an incredible seven-day period (Monday 18 to Sunday 24 September) for fans of live sport. The main problem is going to be fitting it all in alongside boring stuff like work, food, sleep and the like.
The Rugby World Cup continues, with Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland all in action in France on ITV1, plus all the other games from this thrilling tournament, and there’s also club rugby from New Zealand and Scotland. More of a league fan? There’s the final round of fixtures from the men’s Super League and the semi-finals of the women’s Super League, as well as the finals stages of the men’s and women’s NRL.
Football fans will be in heaven. The start of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages means a ton of live midweek games on TNT Sports – or if you prefer the Championship, Sky Sports is showing a full round of fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Plus there are live matches from, deep breath, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The all-new UEFA Women’s Nations League begins with England facing Scotland and Wales taking on Iceland. All that, and we haven’t even mentioned the five live Premier League games! Including the North London derby!
Golf? It’s a huge one, with Europe v USA in the Solheim Cup. Motorsport? F1’s Japanese Grand Prix and the MotoGP of India. Cricket? England’s final warm-ups before the World Cup, and the conclusion of the Caribbean Premier League. Basketball? The start of the BBL season and the WNBA play-offs. NFL? A batch of live games from the new season. UFC, netball, baseball, boxing, Aussie Rules, horse racing? Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick!
It’s a sport fest. A sport jamboree. An explosion of sport all over your tellybox! Lose yourself in live sport every day this week on Virgin TV.
If you want to know what’s coming up on the box sport-wise, read on below, and don’t forget to bookmark this page for your weekly sporting updates.
Monday 18 September
Football: Serie A – Salernitana v Torino
5.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Premier League – Nottingham Forest v Burnley
6.30pm, Sky Sports Premier League/HD (CH 502/512)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
7pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: Serie A – Verona v Bologna
7.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Northern Irish Premiership – Crusaders v Cliftonville
7.40pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Minnesota Twins @ Cincinnati Reds
11.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Tuesday 19 September
American Football: NFL – New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers
12am, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
American Football: NFL – Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers
1am, Channel 5 HD (CH 105) + Sky Sports Action/HD (CH 517/507)
WWE: Monday Night Raw
1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group F – AC Milan v Newcastle United
5pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group G – Young Boys v RB Leipzig
5.30pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group G – Manchester City v Crvena Zvezda
7pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528) + TNT Sports Ultimate (CH 531)
Football: EFL Championship – Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
7.30pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Football: EFL Championship – Preston North End v Birmingham City
7.40pm, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 508/518)
Football: EFL Championship – Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Cardiff City v Coventry City
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Southampton v Ipswich Town
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: UEFA Champions League Group E – Feyenoord v Celtic
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group F – Paris Saint-Germain v Borussia Dortmund
7.45pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group H – Barcelona v Royal Antwerp
7.45pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Cricket: Caribbean Premier League Eliminator – St Lucia Kings v Jamaica Tallawahs
11.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Minnesota Twins @ Cincinnati Reds
11.30pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Wednesday 20 September
Basketball: WNBA Play-offs – Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty
1am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508) + Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
WWE: NXT
1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondbacks
2.30am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Cricket: England v Ireland – 1st Men’s ODI
12pm, Sky Sports Cricket/HD (CH 514/504)
Football: UEFA Europa Conference League Group A – Lille v Olimpija Ljubljana
3.30pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool A – Italy v Uruguay
4pm, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group C – Real Madrid v Union Berlin
5pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group A – Galatasaray v Copenhagen
5.30pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group A – Bayern Munich v Manchester United
7pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: EFL Championship – Norwich City v Leicester City
7.30pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Football: EFL Championship – Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Huddersfield Town v Stoke City
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Hull City v Leeds United
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Millwall v Rotherham United
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: EFL Championship – Watford v West Bromwich Albion
7.40pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Football: UEFA Champions League Group B – Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven
7.45pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528) + TNT Sports Ultimate (CH 531)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group D – Real Sociedad v Internazionale
7.45pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: UEFA Champions League Group C – Braga v Napoli
7.45pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Cricket: Caribbean Premier League Qualifier 1 – Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders
11.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – New York Mets @ Miami Marlins
11.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Thursday 21 September
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Milwaukee Brewers @ St Louis Cardinals
12.30am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Basketball: WNBA Play-offs – Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky
1am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508) + Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Golf: DP European Tour – French Open, Round 1
12.30pm, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group E – LASK v Liverpool
5pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: UEFA Europa Conference League Group E – Legia Warsaw v Aston Villa
5pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: UEFA Europa Conference League Group G – Eintracht Frankfurt v Aberdeen
5pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group E – Union Saint-Gilloise v Toulouse
5.30pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool A – France v Namibia
7.15pm, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Basketball: BBL – London Lions v Caledonia Gladiators
7.30pm, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group B – Brighton & Hove Albion v AEK Athens
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group A – West Ham United v TSC Bačka Topola
7.45pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group B – Ajax v Marseille
7.45pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Football: UEFA Europa League Group C – Rangers v Real Betis
7.45pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Friday 22 September
American Football: NFL – New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers
12am, Sky Sports Action/HD (CH 517/507)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees
12am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Motorsport: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Practice 1
3am, Sky Sports F1®/HD (CH 516/506)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers
3am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Practice 1
4am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Golf: Solheim Cup – Day 1 Foursomes
6.30am, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Motorsport: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Practice 2
6.45am, Sky Sports F1®/HD (CH 516/506)
Rugby Union: NZ National Provincial Championship – Northland v Bay Of Plenty
8am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Australian Rules Football: AFL Women’s – Hawthorn v Melbourne
8am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Practice 2
9.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Australian Rules Football: AFL Men’s Preliminary Final – Collingwood v GWS Giants
10.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Rugby League: NRL Men’s Preliminary Final – Penrith Panthers v Melbourne Storm
10.50am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Golf: Solheim Cup – Day 1 Fourballs
12.30pm, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Golf: DP European Tour – French Open, Round 2
12.30pm, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool D – Argentina v Samoa
4pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)
Football: Serie A – Salernitana v Frosinone
5.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: UEFA Women’s Nations League Group A3 – Iceland v Wales
6.50pm, Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Football: UEFA Women’s Nations League Group A1 – England v Scotland
7pm, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs
7pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
Rugby Union: Premiership Cup Pool A – Gloucester v Harlequins
7.15pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Bundesliga – Stuttgart v Darmstadt
7.20pm, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Football: EFL Championship – Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
7.30pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Rugby League: Super League – Leigh Leopards v Wigan Warriors
7.30pm, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Football: Northern Irish Premiership – Glentoran v Coleraine
7.30pm, Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Rugby Union: Super Series – Watsonians v Ayrshire Bulls
7.30pm, Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Football: Serie A – Lecce v Genoa
7.45pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: Ligue 1 – Monaco v Nice
7.45pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Cricket: Caribbean Premier League Qualifier 2
11.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Milwaukee Brewers @ Miami Marlins
11.30pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Saturday 23 September
WWE: Friday Night SmackDown
1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Basketball: WNBA Play-offs – New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics
3am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508) + Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Motorsport: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Practice 3
3.15am, Sky Sports F1®/HD (CH 516/506)
Australian Rules Football: AFL Women’s – Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats
4am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Practice 3 + Qualifying
5.45am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Motorsport: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Qualifying
6am, Sky Sports F1®/HD (CH 516/506)
Golf: Solheim Cup – Day 1 Foursomes
6.30am, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Rugby Union: NZ National Provincial Championship – Taranaki v Auckland
8.05am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Cricket: England v Ireland – 2nd Men’s ODI
10.30am, Sky Sports Cricket/HD (CH 514/504)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Sprint Race
10.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Australian Rules Football: AFL Men’s Preliminary Final – Brisbane Lions v Carlton
10.30am, TNT Sports HD 3 (CH 529)
Rugby League: NRL Men’s Preliminary Final – Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors
10.50am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Football: Scottish Premiership – Livingston v Celtic
12pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Football: National League – Woking v York City
12pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) + TNT Sports Ultimate (CH 531)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool C – Georgia v Portugal
12.25pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)
Golf: Solheim Cup – Day 2 Fourballs
12.30pm, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Golf: DP European Tour – French Open, Round 3
12.30pm, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Horse Racing: Live From Ayr
1pm, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Rugby League: Women’s Super League Semi-final – York Valkyrie v Wigan Warriors
3pm, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool D – England v Chile
3.55pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)
Football: Premier League – Brentford v Everton
5pm, Sky Sports Premier League/HD (CH 502/512)
Rugby Union: Super Series – Southern Knights v FOSROC Future XV
5pm, Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Football: Serie A – Sassuolo v Juventus
5.15pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Bundesliga – Werder Bremen v Köln
5.20pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Football: Scottish League One – Kelty Hearts v Falkirk
5.30pm, Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Rugby League: Women’s Super League Semi-final – St Helens v Leeds Rhinos
5.45pm, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Football: Premier League – Burnley v Manchester United
7pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) + TNT Sports Ultimate (CH 531)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool B – South Africa v Ireland
7.15pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)
Boxing: Zhang Zhilei v Joe Joyce
7.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: Serie A – Lazio v Monza
7.30pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: Ligue 1 – Brest v Lyon
8pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)
MMA: UFC Fight Night – Rafael Fiziev v Mateusz Gamrot
10pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Baseball: Major League Baseball – Baltimore Orioles @ Cleveland Guardians
11pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Sunday 24 September
Baseball: Major League Baseball – San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers
2am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Netball: New Zealand v England
4am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508) + Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Motorsport: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix – Race
4.30am, Sky Sports F1®/HD (CH 516/506)
Rugby League: NRL Women’s Premiership Semi-final – Newcastle Knights v Brisbane Broncos
5am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Australian Rules Football: AFL Women’s – St Kilda v Collingwood
6am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Warm-up
6.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Rugby League: NRL Women’s Premiership Semi-final – Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans
7.05am, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Moto3 Race
8am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Golf: Solheim Cup – Day 3 Singles
9am, Sky Sports Golf/HD (CH 515/505)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – Moto2 Race
9.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Motorsport: British Touring Car Championship – Silverstone
11am, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Motorsport: Indian MotoGP – MotoGP Race
11am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: EFL Championship – Stoke City v Hull City
11.30am, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Football: Serie A – Empoli v Internazionale
11.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Golf: DP European Tour – French Open, Round 4
12pm, Sky Sports Mix/HD (CH 520/510)
Football: Ligue 1 – Metz v Strasbourg
12pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: Premier League – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
1pm, Sky Sports Premier League/HD (CH 502/512)
Football: Serie A – Atalanta v Cagliari
2pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Ligue 1 – Lens v Toulouse
2pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: Serie A – Udinese v Fiorentina
2pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)
Football: Bundesliga – Bayer Leverkusen v Heidenheim
2.20pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool B – Scotland v Tonga
4pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)
Football: Premier League – Sheffield United v Newcastle United
4pm, Sky Sports Premier League/HD (CH 502/512)
Football: Ligue 1 – Montpellier v Rennes
4pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
Football: Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v Freiburg
4.20pm, Sky Sports Football/HD (CH 503/513)
American Football: NFL – New England Patriots @ New York Jets
5pm, Sky Sports Action/HD (CH 517/507)
Football: Serie A – Bologna v Napoli
5pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Basketball: WNBA Play-offs – Semi-finals
6pm, Sky Sports Arena/HD (CH 518/508)
Rugby Union: World Cup Pool C – Wales v Australia
7.15pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103) + S4C HD (CH 104/164) + Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
Football: La Liga – Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid
7.30pm, ITV4 HD (CH 118)
Football: Serie A – Torino v Roma
7.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
Football: Ligue 1 – Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille
7.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)
American Football: NFL – Chicago Bears @ Kansas City Chiefs
9.15pm, Sky Sports Action/HD (CH 517/507)
Cricket: Caribbean Premier League – Final
11.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)
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