Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

The 2024 Games of the Paralympiad begin on Wednesday with the Opening Ceremony in Paris. There will be 22 sports on show over the next week and a half – including athletics, judo, rowing, swimming and wheelchair rugby. Nine of those sports will involve Irish representation, with Team Ireland being made up of 35 athletes. – RTÉ & Channel 4, Aug 28th – Sep 8th
The Women’s Irish Open takes place this week at Carton House. Olympian Leona Maguire – who recently became the first Irish winner on the Ladies European Tour – will compete at the Co Kildare course. The reigning champion is Denmark’s Smilla Tarning Sønderby. – Sky Sports & RTÉ, Thursday-Sunday
It may only be the opening stages of the new Scottish Premiership season, but Old Firm clashes are always highly-anticipated, six-pointers. Weekend visitors to Celtic Park, Rangers will be anxious to kick-start their own season, as well as put a dent in Celtic’s four-in-a-row ambitions. – Sky Sports, Sunday