• One to watch: The Manchester derby on Sunday could go some way towards deciding who wins this year’s Premier League, therefore it will undoubtedly be a fascinating match to watch unfold.
• One to Sky+: The Ulster and Connacht Heineken Cup games take place at the same time, with the latter accessible on Sky Sports 2 via the red button, so you may want to Sky + either/or.
• One to skip: As much as we love the Bundesliga, Hannover’s game with Bayer Leverkusen clashes with both the Leinster and Liverpool games.

Today

Cricket: Test, India v England (Sky Sports 1, 3.25am).
Golf: Thailand Open (Sky Sports 2, 6.30am); Nelson Mandela Championship (Sky Sports 2, 8.30am, 1.30pm); Dubai Ladies Masters. (Sky Sports 2, 10.30am).
Hockey: Men’s Champion Trophy quarter-finals (Eurosport 2, 6.30am, 9am).
Rugby Union: Heineken Cup, Northampton v Ulster (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm); Connacht v Biarritz (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm via the red button).
Skiing: World Cup, (Eurosport, 9.15pm).
Soccer: power Championship, Blackburn v Cardiff, (Sky Sports 1 7.30pm); Bundesliga, SV Hamburg v Hoffenheim (ESPN, 7.30pm).
Snooker: UK Championship (BBC2, Eurosport 1pm, 7pm).

Saturday

Boxing: IBF welterweight title, Lee Purdy v Carson Jones, (Sky Sports 1, 8pm); British super-middleweight title, Kenny Anderson v James DeGale, (Channel 5, 10pm).
Cricket: India v England, Kolkata, (Sky Sports 1, 3.25am).
Golf: Nelson Mandela Championship, (Sky Sports 3 1pm); Thailand Golf Championship, (Sky Sports 3, 6.30am); Dubai Ladies Masters, (Sky Sports 3, 9.30am).
Horse Racing: Sandown, Aintree, (Channel 4, 1.50pm).
Rugby Union: Heineken Cup, Toulouse v Ospreys, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); Sale Sharks v Toulon, (Sky Sports 1, 3.15pm); Munster v Saracens, (Sky Sports 1, 5.45pm), Highlights (TG4, 8.45pm).
Skiing: World Cup, (Eurosport, 8.45am).
Snooker: UK Championship, (BBC1, 1pm).
Soccer: Premier Soccer Saturday, (RTÉ Two, 8pm); SPL, Kilmarnock v Celtic, (ESPN 11.45am); npower Championship, Wolves v Birmingham, (Sky Sports 2 5pm); Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen, (ESPN 5.15pm); La Liga match TBC, (Sky Sports 4 6.55pm); Serie A, Roma v Fiorentina, (ESPN, 7.30pm)

(Ian Keatley and Doug Howlett in training ahead of Munster’s big game – INPHO/Cathal Noonan)

Sunday

Athletics: European cross-country championships, (RTÉ Two, BBC2 noon).
Cricket: India v England, (Sky Sports 2, 3.25am).
GAA: Club championship, (TG4, 2pm); Play it Again Sam, (TG4, 5.10pm)
Golf: Nelson Mandela, (Sky Sports 3, 11am); Thailand Golf Championship, (Sky Sports 3, 6.30am); Dubai Ladies Masters, (Sky Sports 3, 9.30am).
Gridiron: NFL, two matches TBC, (Sky Sports 2, 5.30pm); Green Bay Packers v Detroit Lions, (Channel 4, 12.45am, Mon).
Rugby Union: Heineken Cup, Cardiff Blues v Montpellier, followed by Clermont Auvergne v Leinster, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm, highlights TG4, 5.55pm).
Skiing: World Cup, (Eurosport, 8.15am).
Snooker: UK Championship, (BBC2, 2.15pm, 8pm).
Soccer: Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Dundee v Dundee United, (Sky Sports 4, 12.30pm); Barclays Premier League, Manchester City v Manchester United, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); West Ham v Liverpool, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); Serie A, Palermo v Juventus, (ESPN, 1.30pm); Bundesliga, Hannover v Bayer Leverkusen, (ESPN, 4.15pm); La Liga, (Sky Sports 1, 6.30pm); Serie A, Inter Milan v Napoli, (ESPN, 7.15pm).

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