SATURDAY’S OVERSTUFFED MENU of high-profile sports events means that there is a very high probability that a lot of us will spend the day on the sofa.
So stock the fridge, replace the batteries in the remote and cancel whatever you had planned because whether you’re a die-hard fan or a casual observer, there is a ridiculous amount of sport on TV.
From boxing to golf, here’s a look at the pick of the bunch:
08.30 – Super Rugby
Highlanders v Chiefs (8.35)
Western Force v Reds (10.40)
Pádraig Harrington lines up a putt at Royal County Down. Presseye / Matt Mackey/INPHO
Presseye / Matt Mackey/INPHO / Matt Mackey/INPHO
RTE 2, 1.30pm-5.30pm
Sky Sports 4, 1.30pm-5.30pm
13.30 - Aviva Premiership Final
Bath v Saracens (BT Sport 1 – 14.30 k.o)
14.00 – Scottish Cup Final
Falkirk v Inverness CT (Sky Sports 3 from 15.00)
15.00 – Top 14 Rugby
Toulouse v Oyonnax (Sky Sports 5, 15.30 k.o)
15.55 – FA Cup Final
It could be a dream Saturday for Jack Grealish. PA Wire / Press Association Images
PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
Arsenal v Aston Villa (17.30 k.o)
BBC 1 from 3.55pm
Setanta from 4.45pm
TV3 from 5pm
17.00 – Boxing
Kell Brook v Frankie Gavin (IBF welterweight title – 22.30)
Anthony Joshua v Kevin Johnson
Jorge Linares v Kevin Mitchell (WBC lightweight title)
Evgeny Gradovich v Lee Selby (IBF featherweight title)
(Sky Box Office)
18.00 – Pro12 Final
Will Paulie get his perfect send-off? James Crombie / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
Munster v Ospreys (18.30 k.o)
TG4 from 6pm
Sky Sports 3 from 6pm
18.00 - TPC Four Seasons Byron Nelson Championship
Sky Sports 4, 18.00 – 23.00
18.45 - German Cup final
Borussia Dortmund v Wolfsburg (19.00 k.o – BT Sport 2)
20.00 - Copa del Rey final
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona (20.30 k.o – Sky Sports 5)
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SATURDAY’S OVERSTUFFED MENU of high-profile sports events means that there is a very high probability that a lot of us will spend the day on the sofa.
So stock the fridge, replace the batteries in the remote and cancel whatever you had planned because whether you’re a die-hard fan or a casual observer, there is a ridiculous amount of sport on TV.
From boxing to golf, here’s a look at the pick of the bunch:
08.30 – Super Rugby
Highlanders v Chiefs (8.35)
Western Force v Reds (10.40)
(Sky Sports 3)
09.30 – Roland Garros French Open
Eurosport, 9.30am-8pm
ITV4, 9.30am-9pm
Setanta, 10am-4.45pm
13.30 - Royal Co Down The Irish Open
RTE 2, 1.30pm-5.30pm
Sky Sports 4, 1.30pm-5.30pm
13.30 - Aviva Premiership Final
Bath v Saracens (BT Sport 1 – 14.30 k.o)
14.00 – Scottish Cup Final
Falkirk v Inverness CT (Sky Sports 3 from 15.00)
15.00 – Top 14 Rugby
Toulouse v Oyonnax (Sky Sports 5, 15.30 k.o)
15.55 – FA Cup Final
Arsenal v Aston Villa (17.30 k.o)
BBC 1 from 3.55pm
Setanta from 4.45pm
TV3 from 5pm
17.00 – Boxing
Kell Brook v Frankie Gavin (IBF welterweight title – 22.30)
Anthony Joshua v Kevin Johnson
Jorge Linares v Kevin Mitchell (WBC lightweight title)
Evgeny Gradovich v Lee Selby (IBF featherweight title)
(Sky Box Office)
18.00 – Pro12 Final
Munster v Ospreys (18.30 k.o)
TG4 from 6pm
Sky Sports 3 from 6pm
18.00 - TPC Four Seasons Byron Nelson Championship
Sky Sports 4, 18.00 – 23.00
18.45 - German Cup final
Borussia Dortmund v Wolfsburg (19.00 k.o – BT Sport 2)
20.00 - Copa del Rey final
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona (20.30 k.o – Sky Sports 5)
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