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CRICKET TEST MATCH
England v Australia
SAT Sky Sports The Ashes • 10am,
Sky Sports Main Event • 10.30am
Day four of the second Ashes Test
from Lord’s. Continues tomorrow,
then the third Test begins on
Thursday at Headingley (Sky Sports
The Ashes & Sky Sports Main
Event, 10am). Daily highlights:
Channel 5, 7pm. Play starts 11am
RUGBY UNION INTERNATIONALS
Wales v England
SAT Sky One, Sky Sports Action
& Sky Sports Main Event • 1.15pm,
C4 • 1.30pm
From Cardiff. Kick-off 2.15pm
France v Scotland
SAT Premier Sports • 7.30pm
From Paris. Kick-off 8pm
RUGBY LEAGUE SUPER LEAGUE
Catalans Dragons
v London Broncos
SAT Sky Sports Mix • 4.55pm
The top-flight clash from the
south of France. Kick-off 5pm
TENNIS WTA EVENT
Western & Southern Open
SAT SUN BT Sport/ESPN • 4pm
(Sat), BT Sport 2 • 8pm (Sat), 7pm (Sun)
The closing two days of the
women’s tournament from Ohio.
ATHLETICS IAAF EVENT
Diamond League
SUN BBC1 • 1.35pm
The 11th round of the season
is the British Grand Prix from
Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.
SPEEDWAY SGB PREMIERSHIP
Poole Pirates v
Swindon Robins
MON BT Sport 1 • 7.30pm
The defending champions host the
2017 winners at Poole Stadium.
England v Australia, cricket, from
Sat... England captain Joe Root
Wolverhampton
Wanderers v
Manchester
United. Mon...
Wolves star
Raúl Jiménez
Saturday 17
l Sunderland v
Portsmouth
12noon Sky Sports Football
(kick-off 12.30pm)
Coverage of the League One
match from Stadium of Light.
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Arsenal v Burnley
12noon BT Sport 1 (k-o 12.30pm)
Unai Emery’s side host Burnley
at the Emirates Stadium.
Gillette Soccer Saturday
3pm Sky Sports Premier
League & Sky Sports Football;
5pm Sky Sports Football
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Manchester City v
Tottenham Hotspur
5pm Sky Sports Main Event &
Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 5.30pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from the Etihad Stadium.
l Barrow v Yeovil Town
5pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 5.20pm)
National League at the
Progression Solicitors Stadium.
l Borussia
Mönchengladbach v
Schalke
5.15pm BT Sport 2
Bundesliga at
Borussia-Park.
EFL on Quest
9pm Quest
(Rerun Sun 10am).
Match of the Day
10.30pm BBC1
(Rerun Sun 9am).
l Montreal
Impact v
FC Dallas
12.30am Sky Sports
Football; Sky Sports Main
Event & Sky Sports Mix
MLS from Saputo Stadium.
l Chicago Fire v
Philadelphia Union
1.05am FreeSports
MLS at SeatGeek
Stadium.
l LA Galaxy v
Seattle Sounders
3am Sky Sports
Football & Sky Sports
Main Event
MLS action from Dignity
Health Sports Park.
l Vancouver
Whitecaps v DC United
3.05am FreeSports
MLS clash from BC Place.
Sunday 18
CHAMPIONSHIP
l Reading v Cardiff City
11.30am Sky Sports Football
(kick-off 12noon)
City visit the Madejski Stadium.
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Sheffield United v
Crystal Palace
1pm Sky Sports Premier
League & Sky Sports Main
Event (kick-off 2pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from Bramall Lane.
l Saint-Etienne v Brest
2pm BT Sport 3
Ligue 1 encounter at Stade
Geoffroy-Guichard.
l Eintracht Frankfurt v
Hoffenheim
2.15pm BT Sport 2
(kick-off 2.30pm)
Hoffenheim visit the
Commerzbank-Arena on
the opening weekend of the
2019/20 Bundesliga season.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
l Rangers v East Fife
2.30pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 3pm)
Steven Gerrard’s
side take on
East Fife in
the last 16 at
Bayview
Stadium.
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Chelsea v
Leicester City
4pm Sky Sports Main Event &
Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 4.30pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from Stamford Bridge.
l Reims v Strasbourg
4pm BT Sport 3
Ligue 1 action at the Stade
Auguste Delaune.
l Union Berlin v
RB Leipzig
4.45pm BT Sport 2 (k-o 5pm)
Bundesliga coverage.
l Rennes v PSG
7.4 5 p m BT S p o r t 3
Ligue 1 at Roazhon Park.
Match of the Day 2
10.30pm BBC1
Monday 19
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Wolves v
Manchester United
7pm Sky Sports Main Event &
Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 8pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from Molineux.
l Osnabruck v
Darmstadt
7.15pm BT Sport 3 (k-o 7.30pm)
Bundesliga 2 action at
Bremer Brücke.
Tuesday 20
CHAMPIONSHIP
l Hull City v
Blackburn
Rovers
7pm Sky Sports
Football; 7.30pm
Sky Sports
Main Event
(kick-off
7.45pm)
Tony
Mowbray’s
side visit the
KCOM Stadium.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.4 5 p m BT S p o r t / ES P N
Play-off round fixture. This is
the first leg of the final stage of
the qualifying process, which
st ar ted back on 11 June – just
10 days after Liverpool won
the trophy. The winners of this
t wo -legged tie will be in the
group stages with the traditional
powerhouses of the competition.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.4 5 p m BT S p o r t 2
Play-off round encounter.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.4 5 p m BT S p o r t 3
Play-off round action.
Wednesday 21
CHAMPIONSHIP
l Preston North End v
Stoke City
7pm Sky Sports Football;
7.30pm Sky Sports Main Event
(kick-off 7.45pm)
Coverage of the second-tier
match from Deepdale.
l EFL
7.40pm Sky Sports Action
Coverage of an English Football
League fixture
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.45pm BT Sport/ESPN
Play-off round action.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.45pm BT Sport 2
Play-off round encounter.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.45pm BT Sport 3
Play-off round coverage.
EFL on Quest
10.30pm Quest
l DC United v
New York Red Bulls
1.05am FreeSports
MLS clash from Audi Field.
l Los Angeles FC v
San Jose Earthquakes
3.35am FreeSports
M L S at B anc of C alifornia S t adium.
Thursday 22
l Sporting Kansas City
v Minnesota United FC
2.35am FreeSports
MLS from Children’s Mercy Park.
Friday 23
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Aston Villa v Everton
7pm Sky Sports Main Event &
Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 8pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from Villa Park.
l Cologne v
Borussia Dortmund
7.15pm BT Sport 1
(kick-off 7.30pm)
The Bundesliga new boys
welcome last year’s runners-up
to the RheinEnergieStadion.
WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE
l Carmarthen Town v
Newtown
7.55pm S4C (kick-off 8pm)
English language commentary
is available.
l Orl a n d o Ci t y S C v
Atlanta United FC
1.05am FreeSports
MLS from Orlando City Stadium.
l Portland Timbers v
Seattle Sounders
3.05am FreeSports
MLS from Providence Park.
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