Sports TV guide

Big hitters up this fortnight

Unai Emery new to the Premier League

JUST over a week into the domestic league season, it feels like the action has never really gone away and if the big ties of the last week whetted appetites for more, football fans are in luck across the next fortnight.

In the Premier League, the new season promises much with high-profile managerial changes at two of England’s biggest clubs: Unai Emery taking over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and Maurizio Sarri replacing his countryman Antonio Conte at Chelsea. The two London rivals face each other on Saturday (August 18) and it should make for compelling viewing as the opposite numbers get to grips with the heavy demands of operating in England’s top flight.

Closer to home, Rangers continue their bid to meaningfully challenge Celtic for the first time since liquidation in 2012 in what will be a tough lunchtime encounter with a physical Motherwell side (August 26).

Away from football, boxing continues to aid the on-trade as Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton defends his WBO interim featherweight belt against Luke Jackson (August 18), with linear heavyweight champion Tyson Fury continuing his comeback on the Northern Irishman’s undercard in his fight against giant Italian Francesco Pianeta.

In motorsport, petrolheads can look forward to the Belgian Grand Prix (August 26) with Britain’s Lewis Hamilton leading the drivers’ championship.

TUESDAY AUGUST 14

19:45 SSF Football
Yeovil Town v Aston Villa, Carabao Cup, first round

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15

19:45 BT Sport 2 Football
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, UEFA Super Cup

THURSDAY AUGUST 16

16:00 SSA Tennis
Western and Southern Open, ATP World Tour
19:45 SSF Football
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday, Carabao Cup, first round
19:45 tbc Football
Rangers v tbc, Europa League, third qualifying round

FRIDAY AUGUST 17

16:00 SSA Tennis
Western and Southern Open, ATP World Tour
19:45 SSF Football
Birmingham City v Swansea City, Sky Bet Championship

SATURDAY AUGUST 18

11:00 SSA Rugby union
Australia v New Zealand, Rugby Championship
12:30 SSPL Football
Cardiff City v Newcastle United, EPL
13:30 ITV4 Horse racing
Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon
16:05 SSA Rugby union
South Africa v Argentina, Rugby Championship
17:30 BT Sport 1 Football
Chelsea v Arsenal, EPL
17:30 SSF Football
Preston North End v Stoke City, Sky Bet Championship
19:00 BT Sport 1 Boxing
Carl Frampton v Luke Jackson, WBO featherweight title

SUNDAY AUGUST 19

14:10 SSF1 Belgian Grand Prix, race

13:30 SSPL Football
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town, EPL
13:30 Racing UK Horse racing
Pontrefract
16:00 SSPL Football
Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United, EPL
19:30 SSA Tennis
Western and Southern Open, ATP World Tour

MONDAY AUGUST 20

14:00 Channel 4 Athletics
IPC Athletics European Championships
17:30 Racing UK Horse racing
Bangor
20:00 SSPL Football
Crystal Palace v Liverpool, EPL

TUESDAY AUGUST 21

13:00 Racing UK Horse racing
Hamilton and Kempton
14:00 Channel 4 Athletics
IPC Athletics European Championships
19:45 SSF Football
Swansea City v Leeds United, Sky Bet Championship

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22

13:00 ITV Horse racing
York Ebor Festival
19:45 SSF Football
Aston Villa v Brentford, Sky Bet Championship

FRIDAY AUGUST 24

19:00 Box Nation Boxing
Ronnie Clark v David Joyce, European super-featherweight title
19:30 BT Sport 2 Football
Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim, Bundesliga
19:45 SSF Football
Middlesbrough v West Brom, Sky Bet Championship