Advertisement
Felix Jones auditions for the Irish Number 15 jersey on TG4. ©INPHO/James Crombie

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

It’s a loooong weekend… so get your feet up and check this lot out. You deserve it.
  • One to watch: The football looks prett-ay, prett-ay good on Sunday, my friend.
  • One to Sky plus: I’m heading off on a stag weekend to Galway, so everything that’s on over Friday and Saturday. Leinster v Cardiff should be good.
  • One to skip: I’m so over tennis at this stage.

Friday

Football: Airtricity League Live, Sligo v Shamrock Rovers, (RTÉ Two, 7.30pm). SPL, Motherwell v Hibernian (ESPN, 7pm).

GAA: GAA GPA All-Stars, (RTÉ One, 7pm).

Golf: European Tour, BMW Masters (Sky Sports 1, 6am).

Rugby: Pro12, Dragons v Ulster (BBC NI, 6.45pm); Munster v Zebre (TG4, 7.15pm).

Saturday

#A ONE: Indian Grand Prix qualifying, (Setanta Ireland, 6.25am).

#Football: Barclays Premier League, Aston Villa v Norwich, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm), Manchester City v Swansea, (ESPN, 4.30pm), Arsenal v QPR, (Setanta Ireland, 2.30pm); npower Championship, Bristol City v Hull, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm); Primera Division, matches TBC, (Sky Sports 1 from 6.55pm); Serie A, AC Milan v Genoa, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm; ESPN, 7.45pm); Premier Soccer Saturday, (RTÉ Two, 8.45pm); Match of the Day, (BBC 1, 10.30pm).

#Golf: European Tour, BMW Masters, (Sky Sports 1, 4.30am).

#Horse racing: Channel 4 Racing from Doncaster, Newbury and Aintree, (Channel 4, 1.55pm).

#Motor cycling: MotoGP, Australian Grand Prix, (Setanta Ireland, 1am (Sun); Eurosport, 1.45am (Sun).

#Rugby: Aviva Premiership, Bath v Exeter Chiefs, (Sky Sports 1, 2pm), Gloucester v Leicester Tigers, (Sky Sports 1, 4.30pm); RaboDirect PRO12, Leinster v Cardiff Blues, (RTÉ Two, 6.15pm); ITM Cup, Premiership final, (Sky Sports 3, 7.30am); Currie Cup, TBC, (Sky Sports 4, 3.30pm).

#Snooker: World Senior Championship, (Sky Sports 4, 1pm, 7pm).

#Tennis: WTA Tour Championships, (Eurosport, 12.15pm).

Sunday

#American football: NFL, St Louis Rams v New England Patriots, (Sky Sports 2, 4pm), Dallas Cowboys v New York Giants, (Sky Sports 2, 8.15pm), Denver Broncos v New Orleans Saints, (Channel 4, 12.05am, Mon obvs).

#Football: Barclays Premier League, Everton v Liverpool, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm), Chelsea v Manchester United, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); Primera Division, second half of match TBC, (Sky Sports 1, 7pm, match TBC, (Sky Sports 1 8pm); Serie A, Catania v Juventus, (ESPN, Setanta Ireland, 11.30am), Roma v Udinese, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm); Bundesliga, Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen, (ESPN, 4.30pm); Ligue 1, Marseille v Lyon, (ESPN, 7.30pm); Major League Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy v Seattle Sounders, (ESPN, 1am, Mon).

#F1: Indian Grand Prix, (Setanta Ireland, 10.25am).

#GAA: GAA Beo, TBA, (TG4, 3pm).

#Golf: European Tour, BMW Masters, (Sky Sports 2, 6am)

#Rugby: Aviva Premiership, London Irish v Harlequins, (ESPN, 1.45pm).

#Snooker: World Senior Championship, (Sky Sports 3, 1pm, 7pm).

#Tennis: WTA Tour Championships, (Eurosport, 12.15pm).

What have we forgotten?

Thanks to this fighter, women will feature in the UFC pretty soon

Have they turned off your TV signal? Never mind, here’s Irish sports television on one page

Close