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Cincinnati Masters, tennis, from
Mon... World No.1 Ashleigh BartySNOOKER RANKING EVENT
International
Championship
SAT SUN Eurosport 2 • 11.25am
The semi-finals (Saturday) and
final (Sunday) from Daqing, China.RUGBY UNION INTERNATIONALS
Ireland v Italy
SAT C4 • 1.30pm
The Rugby World Cup warm-up
clash from Dublin. Kick-off 2pmEngland v Wales
SUN Sky Sports Action • 1pm
From Twickenham. Kick-off 2pmGOLF LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
Ladies Scottish Open
SAT SUN Sky Sports Golf & Sky
Sports Mix • 2.30pm (Sat), 1.30pm (Sun)
The final two rounds from the
Renaissance Club, North Berwick.MOTOR RACING MOTOGP
Grand Prix of Austria
SUN BT Sport 2 • 12.30pm
The 11th round of the season,
from Spielberg. Race starts 1pmTENNIS WTP EVENT
Cincinnati Masters
MON BT Sport 2 • 4pm
The opening day of the women’s
tournament from Ohio. Continues
all week on BT Sport 1 and 3.CRICKET TEST MATCH
England v Australia
WED Sky Sports The Ashes &
Sky Sports Main Event • 10am
The opening day of the second
Ashes Test from Lord’s. Continues
all week. Play starts 11amRUGBY LEAGUE SUPER LEAGUE
Leeds Rhinos v St Helens
THU Sky Sports Arena &
Sky Sports Main Event • 7pm
Top-flight clash. Kick-off 7.45pmEngland v Wales, rugby union,
Sun... Wales winger Josh AdamsSaturday 10
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
l Motherwell v Celtic
11am Sky Sports Football
(kick-off 12pm)
Coverage of the Scottish
top-flight clash from Fir Park.
Football Focus
12noon BBC1
CHAMPIONSHIP
l Leeds United v
Nottingham Forest
12noon Sky Sports Main Event
(kick-off 12.30pm)
Coverage from Elland Road.
Leeds, who lost in the play-
offs to Derby last season, are
early favourites for automatic
promotion this time round.PREMIER LEAGUE
l West Ham United v
Manchester City
12noon BT Sport 1
(kick-off 12.30pm)
Manchester City begin their
Premier League title defence
with a visit to the London
Stadium. The hosts have added
French striker Sébastien Haller
and Spanish playmaker Pablo
Fornals to their squad, but Marko
Arnautovic has left for China.
FA CUP
l Punjab United v
Broadbridge Heath
12.20pm BBC Red Button 1
(kick-off 12.30pm)
Extra preliminary round action.
Gillette Soccer Saturday
3pm Sky Sports Premier League;
Sky Sports Football & Sky One;
5pm Sky Sports Football
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Tottenham Hotspur v
Aston Villa
5pm Sky Sports Main Event
& Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 5.30pm)
Coverage of the top-flight
clash from Tottenham Hotspur
Stadium. Villa have spent heavily
to tr y to make sure that their
return to the Premier League
isn’t a brief one. Spurs broke
their transfer record to buy
midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
l Notts County v
Barnet
5pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 5.20pm)
National League encounter at
Meadow Lane.
l Gil Vicente v FC Porto
6.55pm FreeSports (k-o 7pm)
Portuguese top-flight clash at
Estadio Cidade de Barcelos.
The hosts were promoted after
a decade-long battle.
l Ligue 1
7pm BT Sport 2
Action from the opening
weekend of France’s
top division.l Seattle Sounders v
New England Revolution
9.05pm FreeSports
MLS at CenturyLink Field.
Match of the Day
10.30pm BBC1
Highlights of the opening round
of Premier League fixtures,
including West Ham United v
Manchester City and Tottenham
Hotspur v Aston Villa. The
Citizens began their bid for
a third straight title against
a Hammers side that had
spent big over the summer.
(Rerun Sun 9am).
l FC Dallas v
Minnesota United FC
1.05am FreeSports
MLS encounter from
Toyota Stadium.
l Portland Timbers v
Vancouver Whitecaps
4.05am FreeSports
MLS from Providence Park.Sunday 11
PREMIER LEAGUE
l Newcastle United v
Arsenal
1pm Sky Sports Main Event
& Sky Sports Premier League
(kick-off 2pm)
C overage of the top-flight clash
from St James’ Park. After a
turbulent summer, Newcastle
now have Steve Bruce at the
helm, and £39 million striker
Joelinton leading the line.
l Lille v Nantes
1.45pm BT Sport 1
(kick-off 2pm)
Ligue 1 at
the Stade
Pierre-Mauroy.
PREMIER
LEAGUE
l
Manchester
United v
Chelsea
4pm Sky
Sports Main
Event &
Sky Sports
Premier League
(kick-off 4.30pm)
Coverage of the top-flight
clash from Old Trafford. Frank
Lampard makes his top-flight
debut as a manager. Chelsea
have a FIFA transfer ban, so their
only new signing is last year’s
loanee Mateo Kovacic.
l Strasbourg v Metz
4pm BT Sport 1
Ligue 1 match at the Stade
de la Meinau.
l PSG v Nimes
7.45pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 8pm)
Last season’s runaway Ligue 1
winners get their 2019/20
campaign underway at the
Parc des Princes.l Atlanta United v
New York City FC
9pm Sky Sports Main Event
& Sky Sports Football
MLS at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Match of the Day 2
10.30pm BBC1
Action from today’s Premier
League fixtures – Manchester
United v Chelsea at Old Trafford,
Newcastle United v Arsenal at St
James’ Park and Leicester City v
Wolverhampton Wanderers at
King Power Stadium. Frank
Lampard and Steve Bruce were
looking to get off to perfect starts
in their debuts as Chelsea and
Newcastle managers.
l DC United v
LA Galaxy
12.45am Sky Sports Main Event
& Sky Sports Football; 12.50am
Sky Sports Mix
MLS encounter from Audi Field,
featuring two of the league’s
biggest names: Wayne Rooney
and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
l Los Angeles FC v
New York Red
Bulls
3.05am
FreeSports
MLS at
Banc of
California
Stadium.Tuesday 13
EFL CUP
l Salford City v
Leeds United
7pm Sky Sports Football;
7.30pm Sky Sports Main Event
(kick-off 7.45pm)
Coverage of the first-round
match from Peninsula Stadium,
with S alford Cit y making their
debut in the competition.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
l Champions League
7.15 p m BT S p o r t 2
Third qualifying round match.Wednesday 14
SUPER CUP
l Liverpool v Chelsea
7pm BT Sport 2 (k-o 8pm)
The Champions League and
Europa League holders face off
in the UEFA Super Cup at
Istanbul’s Vodafone Park.
l Orlando City SC v
Sporting Kansas City
12.35am FreeSports
MLS at Orlando City Stadium.
l Re a l S a l t L a ke v
Seattle Sounders
3.05am FreeSports
MLS from Rio Tinto Stadium.Friday 16
l Hamburg v Bochum
5.30pm BT Sport 2
(kick-off 7.30pm)
Bundesliga 2 contest at
Volksparkstadion.
CHAMPIONSHIP
l
Huddersfield
Town v Fulham
7pm Sky Sports Main
Event & Sky Sports
Football (kick-off 7.45pm)
Two of the teams who came
down from the Premier League
meet at the John Smith’s Stadium.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
l Motherwell v Hearts
7.15pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 7.45pm)
Last 16 clash at Fir Park.
l Bayern Munich v
Hertha Berlin- 3 0 p m BT S p o r t 2
All eyes will be on the Allianz
Arena as the Bundesliga
champions Bayern Munich
kick-start the 2019/20 season.
l Lyon v Angers
7.45pm BT Sport/ESPN
Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.
WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE
l Penybont FC v
Barry Town United
7.55pm S4C (kick-off 8pm)
Opening match of the Welsh
Premier League season from
the Kymco Stadium. English
language commentary available.
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