Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Monday, May 2nd – Sunday, May 8th

MONDAY (May 2nd)

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 11am-10.30pm
ATP Madrid Open

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 11am-noon, 3pm-8.30pm
WTA Madrid Open

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Walsall v Fleetwood Town
(2.30) Brighton & Hove Albion v Derby Co
(4.45) Burnley v Queens Park Rangers

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SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 6pm
(6.00) Genoa v AS Roma
(8.00) Napoli v Atalanta

SNOOKER Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-10pm
BBC 2, 2pm-6pm, 7pm-11pm
Sheffield World Championship final

RUGBY RTE 2, 7pm-8.05pm
Analysis Against the Head

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(8.00) Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Dundee v Dundee Utd

SOCCER ESPN from 7.15pm
(7.15) Werder Bremen v Stuttgart

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 7.25pm
(7.30) Malaga v Levante

SOCCER Setanta from 8pm
(8.00) Napoli v Atalanta

GAA TG4, 8.30pm-9.30pm
Highlights League action

SOCCER RTE 2, 11pm-midnight
Discussion Soccer Republic

TUESDAY (May 3rd)

TENNIS Sky Sports 1, 11am-9pm
ATP Madrid Open

TENNIS BT Sport 1, 11am-5pm, 7pm-10.30pm
WTA Madrid Open

SOCCER TV3 from 7.30pm
BT Sport Europe from 7pm
Champions League Semi-final, Second leg
(7.45) Bayern Munich (0) v Atletico Madrid (1)

WEDNESDAY (May 4th)

TENNIS Sky Sports 1, 11am-10.30pm
ATP Madrid Open

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 11am-10.30pm
WTA Madrid Open

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 2pm-4pm
Chester Including the Chester Cup

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4pm
4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 1: To Gravelines

SOCCER RTE 2 from 7.30pm
BT Sport Europe from 7pm
Champions League Semi-final, Second leg
(7.45) Real Madrid (0) v Manchester City (0)

THURSDAY (May 5th)

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 11am-9pm
ATP Madrid Open

TENNIS BT Sport 1, 11am-5pm, 9.30pm-10.30pm
WTA Madrid Open

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 11.30am-1.30pm, 3.30pm-6.30pm
Morocco Trophee Hassan II

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 2pm-4pm
Chester Including the Chester Vase

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4pm
4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 2: From Aniche

DARTS Sky Sports 1, 7pm-10pm
Manchester Premier League

SOCCER Setanta from 7.30pm
BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
Europa League Semi-final, Second leg
(8.05) Liverpool (0) v Villarreal (1)

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 8pm
Europa League Semi-final, Second leg
(8.05) Sevilla (2) v Shakhtar Donetsk (2)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9pm-midnight
North Carolina Wells Fargo Championship

SOCCER UTV, 10.40pm-11.40pm
Highlights Europa League semi-finals

FRIDAY (May 6th)

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 8.30am
(8.35) Crusaders v Reds
(10.45) Brumbies v Bulls

TENNIS Sky Sports 2, 11am-5pm, 7pm-11pm
ATP Madrid Open

TENNIS BT Sport Europe, 12.45pm-3pm, 6.45pm-9pm
WTA Madrid Open

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 11.30am-1.30pm, 3.30pm-6.30pm
Rabat Trophee Hassan II

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 1.15pm-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 1: From Apeldoorn

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 2pm-4pm
Chester Including the Dee Stakes

CYCLING Eurosport 2, 2.15pm-3.45pm
4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 3: To Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise

ATHLETICS Eurosport 2, 4pm-7pm
Doha IAAF Diamond League

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.15pm
(7.45) Inverness CT v Dundee Utd

SOCCER Setanta from 7.30pm
(8.00) Dundalk v Galway Utd

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 7.40pm
(7.45) Grenoble v Bordeaux-Begles

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 1 from 7.45pm
(8.00) C Cup: Batley Bulldogs v Catalans Dragons

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9pm-midnight
Charlotte Wells Fargo Championship

SATURDAY (May 7th)

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from midnight
(0.00) Orlando City SC v New York Red Bulls

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 6.15am
(6.15) Sunwolves v Western Force
(8.35) Chiefs v Highlanders

RUGBY Sky Sports 4 from 10.30am
(10.45) Waratahs v Cheetahs

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 11am-2pm, 3pm-4.30pm, 7pm-9pm
ATP Madrid Open

GOLF Sky Sports 4 Red Button (11.30am)
Sky Sports 4, 12.30pm-2.30pm
LET Lalla Meryem Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.30) Middlesbrough v Brighton

Sky Sports 2 from noon
(12.30) Charlton v Burnley

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Norwich City v Manchester Utd

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

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 1.15pm-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 2: To Nijmegen

SOCCER BBC 1 from 2pm
Irish Cup final
(2.30) Linfield v Glenavon

HORSE Channel 4, 2pm-4.30pm
RACING Ascot, Lingfield & Haydock

RUGBY Sky Sports 4 Red Button
(2.00) Sharks v Hurricanes
(4.10) Southern Kings v Blues

CYCLING Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4pm
4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 4: To Cassel

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 2.30pm
Morocco Trophee Hassan II

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Aston Villa v Newcastle Utd

RUGBY TG4 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Connacht v Glasgow

RUGBY TG4.ie from 2.45pm
(Also available on Saorview Red Button & Virgin Channel 602
(3.00) Munster v Scarlets

RUGBY BBC 2 from 2.50pm
Sky Sports 1 from 2.45pm
(3.00) Ospreys v Ulster

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 3pm
(3.30) Harlequins v Exeter

BT Sport 2 from 3.15pm
(3.30) Gloucester v Northampton

TENNIS BT Sport Europe, 4.45pm-7.30pm
WTA Madrid Open final

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 5pm
(5.30) Leicester City v Everton

GAA TG4 from 5.20pm
Women's football
(5.30) D2: Donegal v Westmeath
(7.15) D1: Cork v Mayo

SAILING BT Sport 2, 6.30pm-9pm
New York America's Cup World Series

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6.30pm-11pm
North Carolina Wells Fargo Championship

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 7.30pm
(7.45) Bologna v AC Milan

BOXING Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm
Manchester Anthony Crolla v Ismael Barroso

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10.05pm
BBC 2, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 10pm
(10.00) Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers

RUGBY TG4, 10.50pm-11.50pm
Highlights Final round of PRO12

SUNDAY (May 8th)

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 0.30am
(0.30) Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Toronto Heat @ Raptors

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 11am-2.30pm
LET Lalla Meryem Cup

SOCCER BT Sport Europe from 11.30am
(11.30) AS Roma v Chievo

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from noon
(12.30) Celtic v Aberdeen

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 12.15pm
(12.30) Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
(4.00) Manchester City v Arsenal

GAA TG4 from 1pm
Women's football
(1.15) Tipperary v Waterford

ROWING BBC 2, 1pm-2pm
Germany European Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(1.30) De Graafschap v Ajax
(1.30) PEC Zwolle v PSV Eindhoven

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
(2.00) Sampdoria v Genoa

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 1.15pm-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 3: To Arnhem

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
BT Sport Europe from 2pm
(2.00) Sampdoria v Genoa

EQUESTRIAN BBC 2, 2pm-4pm
Badminton Horse Trials

RUGBY RTE 2 from 2.15pm
UB League final
(2.30) Cork Constitution v Clontarf

CYCLING Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4pm
4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 5: To Dunkerque

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 2.30pm
Rabat Trophee Hassan II

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 3pm
Championship Play-Off Semi-final
(3.15) Bristol v Bedford

GAA TG4 from 3.30pm
(4.00) HL: Clare v Waterford

SOCCER Sky Sports 2, 3.45pm
La Liga (4.0) Barcelona v Espanyol

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(4.00) Eibar v Real Betis
(4.00) Getafe v Sporting Gijon
(4.00) Real Madrid v Valencia
(4.00) Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano
(4.00) Sevilla v Granada
(4.00) Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna

RUGBY LEAGUE BBC 2 from 4pm
(4.30) C Cup: St Helens v Hull FC

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 5.30pm-8pm
ATP Madrid Open final

SAILING BT Sport 1, 6.30pm-9pm
New York America's Cup World Series

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6.30pm-11pm
Charlotte Wells Fargo Championship

UFC BT Sport 2 from 7pm
Rotterdam A Overeem v A Arlovski

SOCCER Setanta from 7.40pm
BT Sport Europe from 7.45pm
(7.45) Verona v Juventus

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 7.55pm
(8.00) Toulon v Castres

RUGBY ITV4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights English Premiership

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 8.30pm
(8.30) LA Galaxy v New England Revolution

MOTOR BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.10pm
Bikes! Cookstown 100

SOCCER Setanta, 9.45pm-11pm
BBC 2, 11.10pm-0.25am
Highlights English Premier League

NBA BT Sport 1 from 2.30am
Oklahoma Spurs @ Thunder

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times