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England v
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England bowler
Stuart BroadCaption to go hereSaturday 27
lChicago Fire v
DC United
1am Sky Sports Football
MLS Eastern Conference clash. DC
are happier with their away form than
their home performances this year,
so will be looking forward to this visit
to SeatGeek Stadium.
lMontreal Impact v
Philadelphia Union
1.05am FreeSports
MLS Eastern Conference meeting from
Saputo Stadium.
lPortland Timbers v
LA Galaxy
3.35am FreeSports
MLS Western Conference match from
Providence Park. Galaxy’s Jonathan
dos Santos is back in action for his club
side having scored the winning goal for
Mexico against the USA in the Gold Cup
final earlier this month.Sunday 28
lHamburg v Darmstadt
12.30pm BT Sport 1
Hamburg begin their 2019/20 Bundesliga
2 season at home at the Volksparkstadion.
The hosts had been hoping to bounce
back from their shock relegation in 2018,
but just missed out on promotion last time
around, and so begin another season
in the second tier.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
lDundee v
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2.30pm BT Sport 1 (k-o 3pm)
Coverage of the group
stage at Kilmac Stadium
at Dens Park.
lArsenal v
Lyon
3.10pm Premier
Sports 1
(kick-off 3.15pm)
The Gunners
take on Lyon in
a one-off match
at the Emirates
that sees striker
Alexandre
Lacazette face his
former club. The
French outfit has
qualified for the group
stage of this season’s
Champions League after
finishing third in Ligue 1.
lAC Milan v
Benfica
8pm Premier Sports 2
Pre-season
International
Champions Cup
encounter from
Gillette Stadium
near Boston.Tuesday 30
lTottenham Hotspur v
Real Madrid
4.45pm ITV4 (kick-off 5pm)
Coverage of the pre-season Audi Cup held
at Allianz Arena in Munich. Spurs face a
stern test of their credentials against a
Madrid side who have added the likes of
Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic to their
already powerful squad this summer.
l Bayern Munich v Fenerbahçe
7.15pm ITV4 (kick-off 7.30pm)
Pre-season Audi Cup match.Wednesday 31
lAudi Cup
4.45pm ITV4 (kick-off 5pm)
Coverage of the third-place play-off in the
pre-season tournament.
lAudi Cup
7.15pm ITV4 (kick-off 7.30pm)
The final of the pre-season tournament at
the Allianz Arena in Munich.
lAngers v Arsenal
7.25pm Premier Sports 1
( k i c k- o f f 7. 3 0 p m )
Arsenal’s pre-season continues against
the Ligue 1 team at Stade Raymond Kopa.
lMLS All-Stars v
Atlético Madrid
1am Sky Sports Football
MLS marks the midpoint of
its season with the annual
showpiece match that pits
a team of its best players
against a European club. The
guests this time are the
La Liga runners-up,
whose radically
rebuilt squad now
includes England’s
Kieran Trippier.Friday 2
l
Dunfermline
Athletic v
Dundee
7pm BBC
Scotland
(kick-off- 0 5 p m )
The Scottish
Championship season gets
underway at East End Park.
CHAMPIONSHIP
lLuton Town v
Middlesbrough
7pm Sky Sports Main Event
& Sky Sports Football
(kick-off 7.45pm)
The English 2019/20 league
season begins with
this encounter at
Kenilworth Road.
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RUGBY UNION RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
New Zealand v
South Africa
SAT Sky Sports Action
& Sky Sports Main Event • 8am
Australia v Argentina
SAT Sky Sports Action • 10.30am
The second round of fixtures,
from Wellington and Brisbane.
GOLF WOMEN’S MAJOR
The Evian Championship
SAT SUN Sky Sports Golf • 11am, Sky
Sports Mix • 11am (Sat only), Sky Sports
Main Event • 1pm (Sat), 11am (Sun)
Days three and four from the Evian
Resort Golf Club in eastern France.
CYCLING GRAND TOUR
Tour de France
SAT SUN Eurosport 1 • 12noon (Sat),
4.30pm (Sun), ITV4 • 12.30pm (Sat),
4.45pm (Sun), S4C • 2pm (Sat), 5pm (Sun)
The final two stages of this year’s
event. Saturday sees a 131km course
from Albertville to Val Thorens, then
on Sunday a 127km route finishes
on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP
Warrington Wolves
v Hull FC
SAT BBC1 • 1.15pmSt Helens v Halifax
SAT BBC2 • 4pm
Both semi-finals, played back-to-
back at the University of Bolton
Stadium. Kick-offs 2pm & 4.30pm
HORSE RACING FLAT
King George VI &
Queen Elizabeth Stakes
SAT ITV • 1.25pm
The Group 1 race from Ascot, run
over one mile, three furlongs and
211 yards. Race starts 3.40pmCRICKET T20 BLAST
Essex Eagles v
Gloucestershire
SAT Sky Sports Cricket • 6.55pmSurrey v Kent Spitfires
TUE Sky Sports Cricket
& Sky Sports Main Event • 6pmGlamorgan v
Gloucestershire
THU Sky Sports The Ashes &
Sky Sports Main Event • 6.55pmNorthamptonshire
Steelbacks v
Derbyshire Falcons
FRI Sky Sports The Ashes • 6.55pm
Matches from the league stage
of the domestic T20 competition.
DARTS PDC EVENT
World Matchplay
SAT SUN Sky Sports Action
& Sky Sports Main Event • 7pm
The final two days from the oche
at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.
MOTOR RACING FORMULA 1
German Grand Prix
SUN Sky Sports F1 • 12.30pm,
Sky Sports Main Event • 1.30pm
Round 11 of the championship from
Hockenheim. Highlights: C4, Sun,
7pm. Race starts 2.10pm
CRICKET T20 INTERNATIONAL
England Women v
Australia Women
SUN Sky Sports Cricket
& Sky Sports Mix • 1.30pm
The second match in the teams’ T20
series, from Hove. Game three from
Bristol is on Wednesday (Sky Sports
Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event & Sky
Sports Mix, 6pm). Play starts 2pm
CRICKET TEST MATCH
England v Australia
THU Sky Sports The Ashes &
Sky Sports Main Event • 10am
The opening day of the first men’s
Ashes Test of the summer, from
Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Continues tomorrow. Play starts 11am
GOLF WOMEN’S MAJOR
Women’s British Open
THU FRI Sky Sports Golf
& Sky Sports Mix • 11am
Rounds one and two from Woburn
Golf Club in Buckinghamshire.Women’s British Open,
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Luton Town v
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