MMA: UFC

The new Co-op Live arena in Manchester is the venue for UFC 304 this month, and this huge event features the biggest names in British MMA fighting. Welterweight Leon Edwards became just the second British fighter to win a UFC title when he defeated Kamaru Usman in 2022, and he’s defended it twice. Now he faces a rematch against Belal Muhammad, after their bout in 2021 ended in a no contest. Next on the bill is Tom Aspinall, who needs to defeat Curtis Blaydes to hold on to the interim heavyweight championship and get a shot at Jon Jones once the champ recovers from injury.

Also on the night’s card you’ll find two of the UK’s most high-profile mixed martial artists, Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett and “Meatball” Molly McCann. Scousers and close friends who now have their own reality show, they’ve impressed in their previous UFC appearances, both winning Performance of the Night awards. Pimblett faces Bobby Green of the US in a lightweight bout, while strawweight McCann takes on Bruna Brasil. And with plenty more action scheduled – 13 clashes in total – it’s going to be an epic night.

Ahead of that, Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba headline a Fight Night in Las Vegas with a strawweight clash. In August the UFC heads to Dubai and a meeting between bantamweights Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov, before returning to Vegas for some heavyweight action.

UFC Fight Night: Lemos v Jandiroba

Sunday 21 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

UFC 304: Edwards v Muhammad

Sunday 28 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen v Nurmagomedov

Saturday 3 August, 6pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

UFC Fight Night: Diniz v Williams

Sunday 11 August, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Boxing

Nathan Heaney is the British middleweight champion. Brad Pauls is the English middleweight champion. When they met in March to contest Heaney’s British title, they couldn’t be separated: after 12 punishing rounds at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, the judges’ verdict was a draw. On 20 July, they return to the same venue to do it all over again in one of the most hotly anticipated fights of the year – and it’s live on TNT Sports.

Also on the bill that night was heavyweight Joe Joyce, who stopped Kash Ali after 10 rounds of their contest. This month he’s at the O2 Arena, London, to face one of the stalwarts of heavyweight boxing in the past couple of decades: Derek Chisora. If Joyce is going to get back on the path to a world title shot, a victory here would do him no end of good, but Chisora is always a tough customer.

Fight Night Live: Heaney v Pauls

Saturday 20 July, 6.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Fight Night Live: Joyce v Chisora

Saturday 27 July, 7pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE

Despite his burgeoning acting career, John Cena has continued to make appearances at WWE events – but it seems that’s coming to an end soon, after Cena announced he would retire in 2025. There’s bound to be plenty more drama before then, so don’t miss any of the SmackDown and Raw action every week on TNT Sports.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Saturday 20 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday 24 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Saturday 27 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday 30 July, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Saturday 3 August, 1am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday 6 August, 1am, TNT Sports

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Saturday 10 August, 1am, TNT Sports

WWE Monday Night Raw

Tuesday 13 August, 1am, TNT Sports

Rugby Union: Men’s Internationals

Scotland’s men’s rugby union team have improved significantly in the past couple of years, but they were stuck with a horrendously tough draw in 2023’s World Cup and didn’t make the quarter-finals. Then a bizarre 2024 Six Nations saw them beat England but lose to Italy to finish a disappointing fourth. So what’s better for team unity and continuing progress than a summer tour?

They started in North America, scoring 115 points in two games as they crushed Canada in Ottawa and the USA in Washington DC, and now they’re heading south to test themselves against Chile and Uruguay. You can see both matches live on TNT Sports.

Chile v Scotland

Saturday 20 July, 7.45pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

Uruguay v Scotland

Saturday 27 July, 7.45pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Motorsport: MotoGP

Just one race in the coming month, but it’s a biggie for British fans. Silverstone is the venue for the British MotoGP, as it has been for most of the race’s 47-year history, and Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia comes to Northamptonshire in excellent form with an astonishing four wins in four races. The Ducati rider has been on the podium in seven of the nine Grands Prix so far this year, and if he continues like this he’ll almost certainly retain his championship title.

And yet. Bagnaia is not out of sight at the top of the table – in fact, ahead of the last race in Germany, Jorge Martín was top, but his enforced retirement from the Sachsenring race allowed Bagnaia to leapfrog him. With 10 races still to go after this, we’re looking forward to a rare old battle between these two modern greats of motorcycle racing, played out live on TNT Sports.

British MotoGP: Practice 1

Friday 2 August, 9am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Practice 2

Friday 2 August, 1pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Practice + Qualifying

Saturday 3 August, 10am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Sprint Race

Saturday 3 August, 2pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Warm-up

Sunday 4 August, 9am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Moto3 Race

Sunday 4 August, 11am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: MotoGP Race

Sunday 4 August, 1pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

British MotoGP: Moto2 Race

Sunday 4 August, 2.15pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Motorsport: Rallying + Touring

With drivers Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä – winners of 10 of the past 11 World Rally Championships – competing only in selected races, it’s tricky to tell who’s doing well this season. Both Ogier (with co-driver Vincent Landais) and Rovanperä (with Jonne Halttunen) have won two stages each but sit outside the top three in the standings. Belgium’s Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe lead ahead of the British team of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin, while Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja of Estonia are third.

Both Ogier and Rovanperä will be taking part in Latvia, and their rivals will know that finishing ahead of either will give them a huge boost. If they can. The action starts in Liepāja on 18 July.

In Supercars, Broc Feeney and Will Brown are still leading the way despite relative disappointment in the last race meet in Townsville: Feeney was seventh in both races, while Brown went from third on Saturday to 24th on Sunday. This allowed Cameron Waters and Matthew Payne to score a win apiece and made the title race a bit closer. Next up, it’s a night-time event in Eastern Creek, near Sydney.

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 1

Thursday 18 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stages 2-3

Friday 19 July, 9am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 4

Friday 19 July, 10am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stages 5-6

Friday 19 July, 11.45am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stages 7-8

Friday 19 July, 2.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stages 9-11

Saturday 20 July, 6.15am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529) 

Supercars: Sydney SuperNight – Race 15

Saturday 20 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 14

Saturday 20 July, 3pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 15

Saturday 20 July, 5pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 16

Saturday 20 July, 6.15pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529) 

Supercars: Sydney SuperNight – Race 16

Sunday 21 July, 5.45am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 18

Sunday 21 July, 8am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 19

Sunday 21 July, 9.45am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529) 

World Rally Championship: Latvia – Stage 20

Sunday 21 July, 12pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528) 

Motorsport: Formula E

After nine rounds of this 16-race season, Portuguese driver António Félix da Costa had just 34 points and was well off the pace set by Pascal Wehrlein, Nick Cassidy and others. Since then, Da Costa has won an incredible four out of five races to claim 100 more points; he’s fourth in the standings with just the two final rounds to go, 33 points behind leader Cassidy with 50 still up for grabs. He couldn’t do it… could he?

If nothing else, it’s going to be a real challenge for the other drivers to hold him off. Expect a highly dramatic conclusion to what’s been another brilliant season of Formula E racing at London’s ExCeL circuit, with the full weekend of racing live on TNT Sports.

London E-Prix: Practice

Friday 18 July, 5pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Practice

Saturday 20 July, 10am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Qualifying

Saturday 20 July, 12pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Race 1

Saturday 20 July, 4pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Practice

Sunday 21 July, 10am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Qualifying

Sunday 21 July, 12pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

London E-Prix: Race 2

Sunday 21 July, 4pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Football: UEFA Super Cup

Real Madrid conquered Europe for a frankly mind-boggling 15th time last season, demonstrating once again that they’re the supreme performers on the European stage. Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr were among the leading lights of their campaign… and since then they’ve added French superstar Kylian Mbappé to their ranks. Will he be the catalyst for even greater domestic and international domination? Or will he play like he did in Euro 2024 and unbalance the side? Europa League winners Atalanta, who denied Bayer Leverkusen their perfect season, will be the first team to find out (post-Euros fitness and form permitting, of course) in the traditional UEFA season opener.

Real Madrid v Atalanta

Wednesday 14 August, 8pm, TNT Sports

Cricket: Men’s Test Match

After a tour of England earlier in the summer, the West Indies return home to face South Africa in two Tests and three T20 internationals, starting on 7 August at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. While they’ve not been a strong force in cricket in recent years – a recently circulated stat showed they’d lost more Tests than any other side since 2000 – the Windies’ T20 team did beat South Africa 3-0 in a pre-World Cup warm-up series earlier this summer. The Proteas should have the edge in the Tests, but it’s a different story in the white-ball game. Tune in for some fascinating match-ups (and perhaps to get a look at some actual sunshine).

West Indies v South Africa: 1st Test

From Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 August, TNT Sports

Cricket: Major League Cricket

This is the second season of the US-based Major League Cricket tournament, amid a real push to kick-start the game’s popularity in America. This is clear from the number of big names taking part, including Australia’s Steve Smith and Pat Cummins, South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard, New Zealand’s Trent Boult and England’s Jason Roy (pictured), as well as featuring the best US talent. The idea of American cricketers is still an unfamiliar concept, but they did reach the last eight of the recent T20 World Cup; their captain Aaron Jones is playing for Seattle Orcas.

Washington Freedom, captained by Smith and featuring his Australia team-mates Glen Maxwell and Travis Head, had the best of the early stages with wins over New York, Seattle and Los Angeles but there’s plenty of cricket still to be played, with the final taking place on Sunday 28 July in Dallas.

Washington Freedom v MI New York

Wednesday 17 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Los Angeles Knight Riders v Seattle Orcas

Wednesday 17 July, 7.45pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Washington Freedom v Texas Super Kings

Saturday 20 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

Seattle Orcas v San Francisco Unicorns

Sunday 21 July, 12.15am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

MI New York v Los Angeles Knight Riders

Monday 22 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Washington Freedom v San Francisco Unicorns

Tuesday 23 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Seattle Orcas v Texas Super Kings

Wednesday 24 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Eliminator

Thursday 25 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Qualifier

Friday 26 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Challenger

Saturday 27 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

Final

Monday 29 July, 1.15am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Basketball: WNBA

In this season’s WNBA All-Star Game, Team USA – the players who will be representing the US at Paris 2024 – will take on the best of the rest in the league, as voted by fans, media and fellow players. The Olympic team will include the likes of Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu, while the All-Stars will feature leading rookie and college ball record-breaker Caitlin Clark. The quality of basketball on display at Phoenix’s Footprint Center will be phenomenal – and for extra entertainment, there’s a three-point contest and a skills challenge the night before, all live on TNT Sports.

All-Star Friday

Saturday 20 July, 2am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

All-Star Game

Sunday 21 July, 1.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Australian Rules Football: AFL Men’s

Sydney Swans still top the table in this season’s AFL and with an eight-point lead after 18 rounds, it’s going to be hard for anyone to knock them off over the remaining six rounds. Brisbane Lions, part of the chasing pack, will be the next to try to inflict defeat on them when they meet at the Gabba on 21 July. That’s a 4am start, so if you fancy seeing the dominant Swans in action at a more civilised time, you can watch their match at Port Adelaide on 3 August live on TNT Sports too. There’s hours of live action every weekend as the season edges towards its culmination.

Essendon v Adelaide Crows

Friday 19 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns

Saturday 20 July, 4.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

St Kilda v West Coast Eagles

Saturday 20 July, 4.30am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

Hawthorn v Collingwood

Saturday 20 July, 7.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs

Saturday 20 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Port Adelaide v Richmond

Saturday 20 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans

Sunday 21 July, 4am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Fremantle v Melbourne

Sunday 21 July, 6am, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

Carlton v North Melbourne

Sunday 21 July, 7.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Carlton v Port Adelaide

Friday 26 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

North Melbourne v Geelong Cats

Saturday 27 July, 4.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

St Kilda v Essendon

Saturday 27 July, 7.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions

Saturday 27 July, 7.30am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Melbourne v GWS Giants

Saturday 27 July, 10.30am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Fremantle v West Coast Eagles

Saturday 27 July, 11am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Collingwood v Richmond

Sunday 28 July, 4am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs

Sunday 28 July, 6am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn

Sunday 28 July, 7am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne

Friday 2 August, 10am, TNT Sports

West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns

Friday 2 August, 11.30am, TNT Sports

North Melbourne v Richmond

Saturday 3 August, 4.30am, TNT Sports

Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows

Saturday 3 August, 7.30am, TNT Sports

Collingwood v Carlton

Saturday 3 August, 10.30am, TNT Sports

Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans

Saturday 3 August, 10.30am, TNT Sports

GWS Giants v Hawthorn

Sunday 4 August, 4am, TNT Sports

Baseball: Major League Baseball

The LA Dodgers were looking in good shape to win the pennant in the National League West until they hit July. Series losses against the Diamondbacks, Phillies and Tigers sent their win percentage from .611 to .577 – still healthy, but not as commanding, with the Diamondbacks and Padres hankering for that top spot. See if the Dodgers can regain their early season form when they take on the Red Sox and Giants at Dodger Stadium this month on TNT Sports.

Other playoff contenders featured in live games are the Phillies and Guardians, who meet in the evening of Sunday 28 July, and there’s plenty more MLB action on TNT Sports, including the Yankees against both the Mets and the Red Sox.

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chicago Cubs

Friday 19 July, 7pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Guardians

Saturday 20 July, 12am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Saturday 20 July, 3am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees

Saturday 20 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Detroit Tigers @ Toronto Blue Jays

Saturday 20 July, 8pm, TNT Sports 4 HD (CH 530)

Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Sunday 21 July, 12am, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

Atlanta Braves @ St Louis Cardinals

Sunday 21 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Houston Astros @ Seattle Mariners

Sunday 21 July, 9pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees

Monday 22 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

New York Mets @ New York Yankees

Wednesday 24 July, 12am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Philadelphia Phillies @ Minnesota Twins

Wednesday 24 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

New York Mets @ New York Yankees

Thursday 25 July, 12am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

Thursday 25 July, 6pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Thursday 25 July, 9pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

Saturday 27 July, 12am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets

Saturday 27 July, 9pm, TNT Sports 3 HD (CH 529)

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

Sunday 28 July, 12am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Phillies

Sunday 28 July, 6.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels

Sunday 28 July, 9pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

Monday 29 July, 12am, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Seattle Mariners @ Miami Marlins

Monday 29 July, 12.45am, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Pool

The fast-moving thrills of eight-ball pool are on your telly on Monday nights on TNT Sports, as the Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup competition continues. First up is Group 6, which features two father-and-son teams: Paul and Cohen Bradford, and Vic and Vivek Makh. Hopefully nothing will happen to make Sunday dinner awkward. Chalks at the ready.

Ultimate Pool: Pairs Cup – Group 6

Monday 22 July, 6.30pm, TNT Sports 2 HD (CH 528)

Ultimate Pool: Pairs Cup – Group 7

Monday 29 July, 6.30pm, TNT Sports 1 HD (CH 527)

Ultimate Pool: Pairs Cup – Group 8

Monday 5 August, 6.30pm, TNT Sports

Ultimate Pool: Pairs Cup – Group 9

Monday 12 August, 6.30pm, TNT Sports

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