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24th Jul 2015

Sport on TV this weekend: Rugby Championship, Tour de France finale and a bumper weekend of GAA

Weekend sorted

Conor Heneghan

All your weekend’s sport on the box, in one handy place.

Saturday

Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, Sky Sports 1, 12pm, BBC One, 12.10pm

All the action from the Hungaroring in Budapest. Nico Rosberg claimed pole here last year and he could do with doing so again to try to get an edge on Championship leader Lewis Hamilton ahead of tomorrow’s race.

Tour de France Live, TG4, 12.05pm

Controversy has once again descended on the Tour off the bike, as scrutiny on leader Chris Froome increases amidst something of a PR blunder from Team Sky.

in action during Stage Eighteen of the 2015 Tour de France, a 186.5km stage between Gap and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne on July 23, 2015 in Gap, France.

On the bike, the participants tackle their fourth consecutive mountain stage on the penultimate day of the race, a 110km trek from Modane to Alpe d’Huez.

Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand, Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm

Following a narrow loss to Australia last weekend, South Africa will be looking to get their first win of the competition on Saturday.

The only problem is, they’re taking on New Zealand, who were comfortable 21-point winners over Argentina first time out.

World Cup 2018 Preliminary Draw, RTE 2, 3.55pm

It’s bite your nails time for the Boys in Green, who are likely to face a tough draw to qualify for the World Cup in Russia in 2018 as our freefall down the rankings has us seeded in Pot 4 for Saturday’s draw.

UEFA European Championship 2016 Qualifying Round, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13/6/2015 Republic of Ireland vs Scotland The Ireland team huddle Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

Conceivably, we could be drawn with Wales, Iceland and Northern Ireland.

On the other hand, we could get Germany, Italy and Poland.

Cross those fingers, lads.

All-Ireland Football Qualifiers, Westmeath v Fermanagh, Cork v Kildare, Sky Sports 3, 4.30pm

Westmeath and Fermanagh battle it out for a spot in the quarter-finals that would represent huge progress for either side, while in Semple Stadium, Cork will look to recover from their Munster Final disappointment with a victory over a resurgent Kildare.

The prize for Cork (if they win), if you can call it that, is a quarter-final against the Dubs at Croke Park.

Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final Replay, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, Kerry 18/7/2015  Kerry vs Cork Cork's Donncha O'Connor reacts after missing a chance Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

Ladies Gaelic Football, Cavan v Down, Armagh v Laois, TG4, 4.30pm

The lads and ladies are in action simultaneously so fans of both codes will be busy channel-hopping well into the evening. Cavan take on Down and Armagh clash with Laois in Clones, with coverage starting on TG4 at 4.30pm.

Live PGA Tour Golf, Sky Sports 4, 7pm

It’s a bit of a comedown from The Open last weekend, but if you must get your golf fix, you can catch Day Three of the 2015 RBC Canadian Open from the Glen Abbey Golf Course in Ontario.

International Champions Cup, Chelsea v Paris St. Germain, Sky Sports 1, 10.50pm

With less than two weeks to go until the start of the Premier League season, it will be interesting to see how the Champions up are shaping up ahead of their title defence.

Plus, any time we get to see Zlatan in action is a bonus.

during the International Champions Cup at Red Bull Arena on July 21, 2015 in Harrison, New Jersey.Paris Saint-Germain defeated ACF Fiorentina 4-2.

Rugby Championship, Argentina v Australia, Sky Sports 3, 11.30pm

The Wallabies will be looking to make it two out of two after beating the Springboks last weekend, but after a long trek to South America, they won’t have it easy against their passionate hosts.

Sunday

Live European Tour Golf, Sky Sports 4, 10am

An early Sunday morning for golf fans who want to catch up on the final day’s action at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

Hungarian Grand Prix Live, Sky Sports 1, 12pm, BBC One, 12.15pm

Lewis Hamilton will be looking to make it three victories from four outings at the Hungaroring and tighten his grip on the 2015 Driver’s Championship. Can he be stopped?

F1 Grand Prix of Russia

The Sunday Game Live, All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Finals, Waterford v Dublin, Galway v Cork, RTE 2, 1.30pm

It’s sh*t or get off the pot time in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship, which will be down to the last four following events in Thurles on Sunday.

Cork and Dublin have been building momentum through the qualifiers but both their opponents have shown enough so far this year to suggest they’re capable of challenging the big boys in Croke Park.

Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final, Semple Stadium, Tipperary 7/6/2015 Waterford vs Cork Waterford's Maurice Shanahan celebrates scoring a goal Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

A fascinating day of hurling awaits.

Tour de France Live, TG4, 3.10pm

Coverage of the final day of the 2015 Tour as the riders travel from Sevres to Paris, culminating in one of the most iconic finales in sport, the sprint down the Champs-Elysees to cap it all off.

The Sunday Game, RTE 2, 9.30pm

Loads of hurling and football to catch up as Des and the gang look back on a weekend in which the men were separated from the boys in the big and small ball championships.

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