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Munster skipper Doug Howlett at squad training in Limerick this week. INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend

Why would you want to go out even if it wasn’t raining. Which it probably is.
  • One to watch: Can Munster get their Heineken Cup win up and running this weekend?
  • One to Sky+: The Patriots v Jets on Sunday night be great… but I do need my beauty sleep.
  • One to skip: Shinty? I’m a hurling snob.

Today

Golf: European Tour, Perth International Golf Championship (Sky Sports 1, 6.30am); PGA Tour, McGladrey Classic (Sky Sports 3, 7pm).

Handball: GAA Handball Show, (TG4, 7.30pm).

Rugby: European Cup, Glasgow Warriors v Ulster (Sky Sports, 7.30pm); ITM Cup, (Sky Sports 4, 7.30am).

Snooker: Players Tour Championship, (Eurosport, 8.30am, 1.45pm).

Football: Airtricity League, Drogheda v Sligo Rovers, (RTÉ Two, 7pm); Ligue 1, Bordeaux v Lille (ESPN, 7.30pm); Bundesliga, Hoffenheim v Greuther Furth (ESPN, 9.45pm); npower Championship, Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds, (Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm); Ligue 1, Bordeaux v Lille, (ESPN, 7.30pm).

Tennis: WTA, Kremlin Cup, (Eurosport, 10am).

Tomorrow

GAA: Ireland v Scotland, Shinty (TG4, 108pm)

Golf: European Tour, Perth International, (Sky Sports 1, 6.30am); PGA Tour, McGladrey Classic, (Sky Sports 3, 7pm).

Horse racing: Royal Ascot, (BBC1, 1.30pm); Channel 4 Racing, from Cheltenham, Catterick and Kelso, (Channel 4, 1.55pm).

Motorcycling: MotoGP, Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying, (Setanta Ireland, 6am).

Rugby league: Autumn International Series, France v Wales, (BBC2, 2.45pm).

Rugby union: Heineken Cup, Scarlets v Leinster, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); Saracens v Racing Metro, (Sky Sports 1, 3.50pm); Exeter v Clermont Auvergne, (Sky Sports 1, 5.45pm), Connacht V Harlquinns at 6pm on the red button; Bledisloe Cup, Australia v New Zealand, (Sky Sports 1, 10.55am);

Snooker: Players Tour Championship, (Eurosport, 8.30am, 3pm).

Football: Clydesdale Bank Premier League, St Mirren v Celtic, (ESPN 11.45am); Barclays Premier League, Tottenham v Chelsea, (Sky Sports 2, noon); Manchester United v Stoke, (Setanta Ireland, 2.30pm); Norwich v Arsenal, (ESPN, 4.30pm); Premier Soccer Saturday, (RTÉ Two, 8.30pm); npower Championship, Burnley v Blackpool, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm); Primera Division, Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, Valencia v Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo La Coruna v Barcelona, (Sky Sports 4, 5.30pm); Serie A, Lazio v AC Milan, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm, ESPN, 7.45pm).

Tennis: WTA, Kremlin Cup, (Eurosport, 10am).

SUNDAY

American football: NFL, Houston Texans v Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots v New York Jets, (Sky Sports 3, 5.30pm); Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, Channel 4, 12.50am, Mon).

GAA: Ballintober v Ballaghaderreen, live, (TG4, 3pm).

Golf: European Tour, Perth International, (Sky Sports 2, 6.30am); PGA Tour, McGladrey Classic, (Sky Sports 2, 7pm).

Motor cycling: MotoGP, Malaysian Grand Prix, (Setanta Ireland, 6am, BBC2, 8.30am).

Motor racing: World Touring Car Championship, Suzuka, (Eurosport, 6.15am); British Touring Car Championship, Brands Hatch, (ITV4, 10.30am).

Rugby: Heineken Cup, Munster v Edinburgh, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm) highlights, (TG4, 5.15pm), Leicester v Ospreys, (Sky Sports 2, 3pm).

Snooker: Players Tour Championship, (Eurosport, 9am, noon and 7pm).

Fotball: Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Hearts v Motherwell, (Sky Sports 4, 12.30pm); Barclays Premier League, Sunderland v Newcastle, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); QPR v Everton, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); FA Cup first-round draw, (ITV1, 1.30pm); Serie A, Cagliari v Bologna, (ESPN, 11.30am); Inter Milan v Catania, (ESPN, 1.30pm, Setanta Ireland, 1.55pm); Genoa v Roma, (ESPN, 7.15pm, Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm); Bundesliga, Hamburg v Stuttgart, (ESPN, 4.15pm); Primera Division, Osasuna v Real Betis and Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid, (Sky Sports 1, 6.30pm); Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders v FC Dallas, (ESPN, 2am, Mon).

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