Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Monday, Oct 26th – Sunday, Nov 1st

MONDAY (OCT 26TH)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 5.45am
2nd Test, D5 Pakistan v England (Dubai)

SOCCER BBC 2, 7pm-7.30pm
FA Cup First round draw

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 7.25pm
(7.30) Athletic Bilbao v Sporting Gijon

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SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Cardiff City v Bristol City

GAA TG4, 8.30pm-9.30pm
Highlights Weekend's club highlights

SOCCER RTÉ 2, 11pm-midnight
Discussion Soccer Republic

TUESDAY (OCT 27TH)

NFL Sky Sports 1 from 0.15am
(0.30) Baltimore Ravens @ Arizona Cardinals

GYMNASTICS BBC 2, 7pm-9pm
Glasgow World Championships

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.15pm
(7.30) Cup: Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) L Cup: Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
Setanta from 7.40pm
(7.45) Bologna v Inter Milan

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 8pm
French League Cup (Round 3)
(8.00) Bastia v Rennes

WEDNESDAY (OCT 28TH)

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 6pm
(6.00) Cup: Borussia Dortmund v Paderborn

GYMNASTICS BBC 2, 7pm-9pm
Glasgow World Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(7.45) L Cup: Liverpool v Bournemouth

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.15pm
(7.30) Schalke v Monchengladbach

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
(7.45) AS Roma v Udinese

SOCCER Setanta from 7.40pm
(7.45) Sassuolo v Juventus

THURSDAY (OCT 29TH)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 2.30am-6.30am
Kuala Lumpur CIMB Classic

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9am-2pm
Antalya Turkey Open

GYMNASTICS BBC 2, 7pm-9pm
Glasgow World Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Leeds Utd v Blackburn Rovers

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
Setanta from 7.40pm
(7.45) Sampdoria v Empoli

FRIDAY (OCT 30TH)

NFL Sky Sports 1 from midnight
(0.25) Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 2.30am-6.30am
Kuala Lumpur CIMB Classic

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9am-2pm
Antalya Turkey Open

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 1pm-9pm
ATP Swiss Indoors (Basel)

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 3.45pm
Practice Mexican Grand Prix

RUGBY TG4 from 5.30pm
BBC 2 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Munster v Ulster

RUGBY TV3 from 7pm
UTV from 7.30pm
World Cup third-place play-off
(8.00) Argentina v South Africa

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Brentford v Queens Park Rangers

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.15pm
(7.30) Rennes v Paris St-Germain

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.15pm
(7.45) Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 7.25pm
(7.30) Deportivo La Coruna v Atletico Madrid

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
(7.30) E Frankfurt v Bayern Munich

NBA BT Sport 2 from 11pm
Cleveland Heat @ Cavaliers

SATURDAY (OCT 31ST)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 3am-7am
Kuala Lumpur CIMB Classic

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9am-2pm
Antalya Turkey Open

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Chelsea v Liverpool

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.30) Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from noon
(12.30) Celtic v Aberdeen

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-12.50pm
Previews Football Focus

RUGBY Sky Sports 5 from 1.20pm
(1.30) Montpellier v Toulouse

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-3.55pm
RACING Ascot, Wetherby & Down Royal

GYMNASTICS BBC 2, 1.30pm-4.15pm
Glasgow World Championships

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 1.30pm-5.30pm
ATP Swiss Indoors Semi-finals

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Swansea v Arsenal

RUGBY TV3 from 3pm
UTV from 3pm
World Cup final
(4.00) Australia v New Zealand

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(5.15) Valencia v Levante
(5.15) Villarreal v Sevilla

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Preston NE v Bolton Wanderers

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.35pm
(6.45) Ajax v Roda JC Kerk

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 7pm
Qualifying Mexican Grand Prix

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 5.15pm
(deferred) Real Madrid v Las Palmas
(7.30) Getafe v Barcelona
(9.05) Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5.15pm
(5.30) Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 5.15pm
(5.00) Juventus v Torino
(7.45) Inter Milan v AS Roma

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(7.45) De Graafschap v PSV Eindhoven

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10.05pm
BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.50pm
Highlights English Premier League

SUNDAY (NOV 1ST)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 3am-7am
Kuala Lumpur CIMB Classic

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 5.30am
3rd Test, D1 Pakistan v England

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8.30am-1.30pm
Antalya Turkey Open

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(11.00) Eibar v Rayo Vallecano
(11.30) ADO Den Haag v Feyenoord

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 11.30am
(11.30) Fiorentina v Frosinone

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from noon
(1.00) Newcastle v Exeter

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from noon
(12.30) Hibernian v Rangers

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Everton v Sunderland
(4.00) Southampton v Bournemouth

GYMNASTICS BBC 2, 1.30pm-4.45pm
Glasgow World Championships

TENNIS Sky Sports 4, 1.30pm-3.30pm
ATP Swiss Indoors final

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
(2.00) Clough Ballacolla (Laois) v Oulart the Ballagh (Wexford)
(deferred) Scotstown (Monaghan) v Slaughtneil (Derry)

NFL Sky Sports 2 from 2pm
(2.30) Detroit @ Kansas
(6.00) Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers
(9.05) NY Jets @ Oakland Raider

SOCCER ESPN from 2pm
(2.00) Genoa v Napoli

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 2.15pm
(2.30) Stuttgart v Darmstadt
(4.30) Hamburg v Hannover

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 2.45pm
(3.00) Treviso v Leinster

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 3pm
(3.15) Leicester v Wasps

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(3.00) Espanyol v Granada

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(3.15) Grenoble v Toulon

SOCCER ESPN from 4pm
(4.00) Monaco v Angers

RUGBY LEAGUE BBC 2 from 4.45pm
(5.00) England v New Zealand

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 5.10pm
(5.15) Sporting Gijon v Malaga
(7.30) Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 5.30pm
Setanta from 6.55pm
Race day Mexican Grand Prix

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.45pm
(8.00) Nantes v Marseille

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.45pm
(7.45) Lazio v AC Milan

SOCCER Setanta, 10pm-11.15pm
BBC 2, 10.55pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times