Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Monday–Sunday, October 24th–30th

MONDAY (Oct 24th)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 4.45am
1st Test, D5 Bangladesh v England

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 1pm-9pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) L1: Bury v Bolton Wanderers

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GAA TG4, 9.30pm-10.30pm
Highlights Weekend's action

SOCCER RTE 2, 11pm-0.05am
Discussion Soccer Republic

TUESDAY (Oct 25th)

NFL Sky Sports 1 from 1.15am
(1.30) Houston Texans @ Denver Broncos

TENNIS Sky Sports 2, 1pm-9pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(7.45) LC: Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.15pm
(7.45) Cup: Borussia Monchengladbach v Stuttgart

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: Genoa v AC Milan

NFL BBC 2, 11.45pm-0.35am
Highlights NFL This Week

WEDNESDAY (Oct 26th)

BASEBALL BT Sport 1 from 0.30am
Game 1 Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Indians

NBA BT Sport 2 from 1am
Cleveland Knicks @ Cavaliers
Oakland Spurs @ Warriors

CRICKET Sky Sports 3 from 8.50am
4th ODI India v New Zealand

TENNIS Sky Sports 2, 1pm-9pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) SPL: Ross County v Celtic

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(8.00) LC: Manchester Utd v Manchester City

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: Juventus v Sampdoria

SOCCER ESPN from 7.45pm
(7.45) Cup: Bayern Munich v Augsburg

THURSDAY (Oct 27th)

NBA BT Sport 2 from midnight
Philadelphia Thunder @ 76ers

BASEBALL BT Sport 1 from 0.30am
Game 2 Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Indians

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 4am-9am
Shanghai WGC - HSBC Champions

TENNIS Sky Sports 1, 1pm-9pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: Palermo v Udinese

FRIDAY (Oct 28th)

NFL Sky Sports 1 from 0.30am
(1.25) Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Chicago Celtics @ Bulls

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 4am-9am
Sheshan GC WGC - HSBC Champions

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 4.30am
2nd Test, D1 Bangladesh v England

TENNIS Sky Sports 2, 1pm-9pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 3.45p
Practice Mexican Grand Prix

RUGBY TG4 from 6.30pm
BBC 2 from 7pm
(7.05) Pro 12: Ulster v Munster

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

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) EP: Northampton v Gloucester

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.30) B: Borussia Monchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Ligue 1: Lille v PSG

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 7.40pm
(7.45) La Liga: Leganes v Real Sociedad

MOTOR BT Sport 2, 10pm-10.30pm
Highlights Wales Rally GB (day 1)

SATURDAY (Oct 29th)

NBA BT Sport 1 from midnight
Toronto Cavaliers @ Raptors

BASEBALL BT Sport 1 from 0.30am
Game 3 Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 4am-9am
Shanghai WGC - HSBC Champions

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 4.45am
2nd Test, D2 Bangladesh v England

TENNIS BT Sport 3, 8.45am-2.30pm
WTA Semi-finals from Singapore

CRICKET Sky Sports 4 from 9am
5th ODI India v New Zealand

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 11.30am
(12.30) EPL: Sunderland v Arsenal

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 11.30am
(12.00) SPL: Aberdeen v Celtic

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 11.55am
(12.00) La Liga: Sporting Gijon v Sevilla

SOCCER BBC 1, noon-1pm
Previews Football Focus

HORSE Channel 4, 1.10pm-3.55pm
RACING Ascot & Wetherby

RUGBY LEAGUE BBC 1 from 1.15pm
(2.30) England v New Zealand

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 1.30pm-6pm
ATP Erste Bank Open

TENNIS Sky Sports 3 Red Button (1.30pm)
ATP Swiss Indoors Basel

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Pro12: Ospreys v Dragons
(5.15) Leinster v Connacht

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 2.30pm
(3.00) EP: Saracens v Leicester

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 (Ireland only)
(3.00) EPL: Manchester Utd v Burnley

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5pm
(5.30) EPL: Crystal Palace v Liverpool

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 5.15pm
(5.30) C: Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5.15pm
(5.30) B: Borussia Dortmund v Schalke

SOCCER Sky Sports 4 from 5.25pm
(5.30) La Liga: Atletico Madrid v Malaga

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 6pm
Channel 4 from 6pm
eir Sport 1 from 7pm
Qualifying Mexican Grand Prix

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Serie A: Juventus v Napoli

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) La Liga: Barcelona v Granada

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 7.35pm
(7.45) Eredivisie: Ajax v Excelsior

RUGBY Sky Sports 5 from 7.40pm
(7.45) Top 14: Bayonne v Racing 92

RUGBY TG4, 8.15pm-9pm
Highlights Today's Pro12 action

MOTOR BT Sport 2, 9.45pm-10.15pm
Highlights Wales Rally GB (day 2)

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm
Highlights Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Oct 30th)

BASEBALL BT Sport 1 from 1am
Game 4 Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 3am-9am
Sheshan WGC - HSBC Champions

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am
2nd Test, D3 Bangladesh v England

TENNIS BT Sport 3, 7.45am-11am
WTA Doubles & Singles finals (Singapore)

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 10.55am
(11.00) La Liga: Eibar v Villarreal

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 11.30am
(12.00) C: Birmingham City v Aston Villa

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 11.30am
(11.30) Serie A: Atalanta v Genoa

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) EPL: Everton v West Ham Utd
(4.00) Southampton v Chelsea

TENNIS Sky Sports 5, 12.45pm-3pm
ATP Erste Bank Open final

TENNIS Sky Sports 5 Red Button (12.45)
ATP Swiss Indoors Basel

NFL Sky Sports 3 from 1pm
(1.30) Washington Redskins @ Cincinnati Bengals
(5.00) New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills
(8.25) Green Bay Packers @ Atlanta Falcons
(0.30) Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
(2.00) Munster SHC Quarter-final: Thurles Sarsfields v Ballygunner
(deferred) Ulster SFC Quarter-final: Kilcoo v Glenswilly

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(1.30) Eredivisie: Feyenoord v Heerenveen

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 2pm
(2.00) Serie A: Empoli v AS Roma

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 2.15pm
(2.30) B: Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin
(4.30) Cologne v Hamburg

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) EP: Exeter Chiefs v Bath

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 2.45pm
(3.00) C: London Scottish v London Irish

RUGBY Sky Sports 5 from 3.10pm
(3.15) Top 14: Brive v Clermont Auvergne

SOCCER Sky Sports 4 from 3.10pm
(3.15) La Liga: Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 4pm
(4.00) Ligue 1: Rennes v Metz

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 5.25pm
(5.30) La Liga: Real Betis v Espanyol
(7.45) Las Palmas v Celta Vigo

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 6pm
Channel 4 from 6pm
Sky Sports 1 from 6.30pm
eir Sport 1 from 6.55pm
Race day Mexican Grand Prix

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Ligue 1: Marseille v Bordeaux

NBA BT Sport 1 from 8.30pm
LA Jazz @ Clippers

MOTOR BT Sport 2, 10.15pm-10.45pm
Highlights Wales Rally GB (day 3)

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

RUGBY UTV, 11.15pm-0.15am
Highlights English Premiership

BASEBALL BT Sport 1 from midnight
Game 5 Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times