Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Friday, May 1st – Sunday, May 3rd

FRIDAY (MAY 1ST)

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 8.30am
(8.35) Highlanders v Sharks
(10.40) Brumbies v Waratahs

SNOOKER BBC 2, 10am-noon, 1pm-6pm, 6.30pm-9pm
Eurosport, 10am-1pm, 2.30pm-6pm, 7pm-10.30pm
Sheffield World Championship

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon

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Derby County v Reading

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from noon

(12.15)

Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town

CYCLING Eurosport, 1pm-2.30pm
Tour of Turkey Stage 6: To Selcuk

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm
3rd Test, D1 West Indies v England

HORSE RACING RTE 1, 4pm-6pm
RTE 2, 5.55pm-7pm
Punchestown Including Champion Hurdle

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
Challenge Cup Final
(7.45) Edinburgh v Gloucester

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm
(8.00) Wigan Warriors v Hull KR

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Celtic v Dundee

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Metz v Marseille

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 10pm-3am
San Francisco WGC - Match Play

SATURDAY (MAY 2ND)

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 6.25am
(6.30) Blues v Western Force
(8.35) Hurricanes v Crusaders
(10.40) Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs

SNOOKER BBC 2, 10am-noon, 4.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-9.30pm
BBC 1, 2.15pm-4.30pm,
Eurosport, 10am-1pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-11pm
Sheffield World Championship

CYCLING Eurosport, 10.15am-11.45am
Tour of Turkey Stage 7: To Izmir

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Leicester City v Newcastle Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from noon
(12.15) Hearts v Rangers

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-2.15pm
Previews Football Focus

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1.30pm-4.15pm
Newmarket 2,000 Guineas

SOCCER BBC 2 from 2pm
Irish Cup final
(2.30) Glentoran v Portadown

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Liverpool v QPR

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm
3rd Test, D2 West Indies v England

HORSE RACING RTE 2, 2.55pm-6pm
Punchestown Final day of festival

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(3.00) Cordoba v Barcelona

TENNIS Eurosport 2, 4pm-7pm
ATP Estoril Open semi-finals

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 4pm
BT Sport 1 from 4pm
Champions Cup Final
(5.00) Clermont Auvergne v Toulon

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(4.05) Cheetahs v Stormers

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) Manchester Utd v West Brom

SOCCER Setanta from 4.55pm
(5.00) Sassuolo v Palermo

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
(7.00) Sevilla v Real Madrid

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5pm
(5.30) Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

GAA TG4 from 5.35pm
(6.00) U-21F: Tyrone v Tipperary

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(6.10) Bulls v Lions

TENNIS BT Sport 1, 7.45pm-9.45pm
WTA Prague Open final

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8pm-4am
California WGC - Cadillac Match Play

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 9pm
(9.00) Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

GAA TG4, 10.20pm-11.20pm
Highlights Craobh na hEorpa

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.55pm-1.05am
Highlights Football League Show

BOXING Sky Box Office from midnight
Las Vegas Leo Santa Cruz v Anthony Settoul
Vasyl Lomachenko v Gamalier Rodriguez
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao

SUNDAY (MAY 3RD)

NBA

BT Sport 1 from 1am

Game 7

Spurs (3) @ Clippers (3)

CYCLING Eurosport, 9am-11am

Tour of Turkey

Final stage: In Istanbul

SOCCER ESPN from 11.30am
(11.30) AS Roma v Genoa

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from noon
(12.15) Colchester Utd v Preston NE

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Chelsea v Crystal Palace
(4.00) Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

GAA TG4 from 1.25pm
(1.30) Camogie: Cork v Galway
(3.30) HL final: Cork v Waterford

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1.30pm-4pm
Newmarket 1,000 Guineas

SNOOKER BBC 2, 2pm-6pm, 7pm-11pm
Eurosport, 2pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm
Sheffield World Championship

SOCCER ESPN from 2.30pm
(2.30) Mainz v Hamburg

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 2.30pm-11pm
TPC Harding Park WGC - Cadillac Match Play

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm
3rd Test, D3 West Indies v England

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 3pm-8pm
WTA Madrid Open (day 1)

TENNIS Eurosport 2, 5.30pm-7pm
ATP Estoril Open final

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Valencia v Eibar
(8.00) Malaga v Elche

GAA RTE 2, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Highlights League Sunday

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Napoli v AC Milan

SOCCER Setanta, 10pm-11.15pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm
Highlights English Premier League

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 10pm
(10.00) Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times