The bank holiday weather is , so the good news is there’s plenty of sport to watch this weekend as a distraction from the howling wind battering your window.
Gaelic action of the weekend
The home-grown action this weekend centres around the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The main focus will be on Sundays quarter-finals, but the Round 4b qualifier double-header on Saturday evening, featuring Sligo, Tyrone, Donegal and Galway, should give us two entertaining battles.
Saturday August 1
Live GAA on Sky Sports 1 from 3.30pm. Sligo v Tyrone – throw-in 4pm; Donegal v Galway – throw-in 6pm.
Sunday August 2
The Sunday Game Live on RTE 2 from 1.30pm. Kerry v Kildare – throw-in2 pm; Dublin v Fermanagh – throw-in 4pm.
Irish competitors of the weekend
Bryan Keane and Aileen Reid are in Rio to fly the flag for Ireland at the on Sunday.
Both triathletes are aiming to return there next year as Olympic competitors and hope this event will help prepare them for the real deal.
Live timing is available via www.triathlon.org/live with live video available via @worldtriathlon periscope.
The women’s race starts at 13:00 followed by the men’s race at 16:30 Irish time on Sunday, August 2nd.
Return of the weekend
We are still a week away from the , but Sunday brings us the traditional curtain raiser of the Community Shield.
There is as Jose Mourinho’s Premier League champions take on Arsene Wenger’s FA Cup winners.
Community Shield, Chelsea v Arsenal – BT Sport 2 on Sunday at 2.30
Spectacle of the weekend
The Special Olympics World Games have been taking place in LA all week and conclude on Sunday with the closing ceremony.
Irish athletes have been doing us , and the closing ceremony should be an extravaganza to surpass even the joyous opening of the Games.
Check out all the highlights of the closing ceremony on the Games official YouTube channel.