Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 17th – 23rd

MONDAY (January 17th)

TENNIS Eurosport, midnight-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

NFL Sky Sports NFL
AFC Wild Card Round
1.15am Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs

SNOOKER FreeSports, 11am-3.30pm, 4.30pm-9pm
Leicester Championship League

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BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Burkina v Ethiopia

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Cape Verde v Cameroon

SOCCER BT Sport 1
Serie A
5.30pm AC Milan v Spezia
7.45pm Fiorentina v Genoa

SOCCER BT Sport 2
Serie A
5.30pm Bologna v Napoli

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Irish Premiership
7.45pm Cliftonville v Glentoran

GAA TG4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights Club championships

NBA Sky Sports Arena
11pm Milwaukee Bucks @ Atlanta Hawks

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

TUESDAY (January 18th)

NFL Sky Sports NFL
NFC Wild Card Round
1.15am Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Rams

NBA Sky Sports Arena
3.30am Utah Jazz @ LA Lakers

SNOOKER FreeSports, 11am-3.30pm, 4.30pm-9pm
Leicester Championship League

BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Malawi v Senegal

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Zimbabwe v Guinea
7pm Gabon v Morocco

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix
Africa Cup of Nations
7pm Ghana v Comoros

SOCCER LaLigaTV
7pm LL: Real Betis v Alaves

SOCCER BT Sport 2
7.30pm PL: Burnley v Watford

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Scottish Premiership
7.45pm Aberdeen v Rangers

SOCCER Sky Sports Football Red Button
Championship
7.45pm Fulham v Birmingham City
7.45pm Preston North End v Sheffield Utd

SOCCER BT Sport 1
8pm PL: Brighton v Chelsea

SOCCER Premier Sports 1
7.45pm German Cup: St Pauli v Borussia Dortmund

SOCCER Premier Sports 2
8pm Coppa Italia: Juventus v Sampdoria

NFL BBC 2, 11.55pm-0.45am
Highlights NFL This Week

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

WEDNESDAY (January 19th)

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 8am
1st ODI South Africa v India

BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket Red Button from 1.30pm
Sky Sports Cricket from 4.30pm
ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
Tarouba India v Ireland

SOCCER BT Sport 3
6pm Ligue 1: Lille v Lorient

SOCCER LaLigaTV
6pm LL: Celta Vigo v Osasuna
8.30pm Valencia v Sevilla

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Africa Cup of Nations
7pm Egypt v Sudan

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
Africa Cup of Nations
7pm Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria

SOCCER BT Sport 2
7.30pm PL: Leicester City v Tottenham

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Championship
7.45pm Hull City v Blackburn Rovers

SOCCER BT Sport 1
8pm PL: Brentford v Manchester Utd

SOCCER Premier Sports 2
Coppa Italia
8pm Inter Milan v Empoli

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

THURSDAY (January 20th)

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 3.30am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

CRICKET BT Sport 1 from 7.45am
1st T20 Women: Australia v England

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 1pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm
Leicester Shoot-out

BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Ivory Coast v Algeria

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
Africa Cup of Nations
4pm Sierra Leone v Equatorial Guinea
7pm Mali v Mauritania

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight
California The American Express

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 5pm
Latin America Amateur Championship

GOLF Sky Sports mix, 5pm-8pm
Florida LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 & LaLigaTV
6pm LL: Getafe v Granada

SOCCER Sky Sports Arena
Africa Cup of Nations
7pm Gambia v Tunisia

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
League Cup Semi-final
7.45pm Arsenal v Liverpool

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

FRIDAY (January 21st)

NBA Sky Sports Arena
0.30am Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
3am Indiana Pacers @ Golden State Warriors

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 3.30am-1pm
Yas Links Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

CRICKET FreeSports from 6.55am
1st ODI Afghanistan v Netherlands

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 8am
2nd ODI South Africa v India

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11.10pm
Leicester Shoot-out

BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket Red Button from 1pm
Sky Sports Cricket from 4.30pm
ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup
Tarouba South Africa v Ireland

HORSE RACING ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm
From Lingfield Park

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight
La Quinta CC The American Express

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 5pm
Latin America Amateur Championship

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 5pm
LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga
7.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Arminia Bielefeld

SOCCER BT Sport 1
7.45pm Serie A: Verona v Bologna

SOCCER Premier Sports 1
7.45pm Scottish Cup: Rangers v Stirling Albion

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
8pm PL: Watford v Norwich City

SOCCER ESPN
8pm Ligue 1: Lyon v Saint-Etienne

SOCCER LaLigaTV
8pm LL: Espanyol v Real Betis

RUGBY BT Sport 2
Champions Cup
8pm Harlequins v Castres

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

SATURDAY (January 22nd)

CRICKET BT Sport 1 from 2.45am
2nd T20 Women: Australia v England

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 5am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

SOCCER BT Sport 1
12.30pm PL: Everton v Aston Villa

SOCCER Sky Sports Football Red Button
Championship
12.30pm Bristol City v Cardiff City

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Championship
12.30pm Nottingham Forest v Derby County

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11.10pm
Leicester Shoot-out

HORSE RACING Virgin Media One, 1pm-4pm
ITV4, 1pm-4pm
Ascot Clarence House Chase

RUGBY Channel 4, Virgin Media Two & BT Sport 2
Champions Cup
1pm Bath v Leinster

RUGBY BT Sport 3
Champions Cup
1pm Toulouse v Cardiff

RUGBY Premier Sports 2
1pm URC: Lions v Sharks
3.05pm Bulls v Stormers

SOCCER LaLigaTV
1pm LL: Levante v Cádiz
3.15pm Villarreal v Mallorca
5.30pm Sevilla v Celta Vigo

BOWLS BBC 2, 1.30pm-5pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

GAA TG4 from 2.45pm
O'Byrne Cup Final
3pm Dublin v Laois
McKenna Cup Final
5pm Monaghan v Donegal

SOCCER Premier Sports 1
3pm PL: Manchester Utd v West Ham Utd

RUGBY BT Sport 2
Champions Cup
3.15pm Leicester v Bordeaux Begles
5.30pm Scarlets v Bristol

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 4pm
Latin America Amateur Championship

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-midnight
La Quinta CC The American Express

SOCCER ESPN from 5.15pm
Joined Serie A: Inter Milan v Venezia

SOCCER Premier Sports 1
Scottish Cup
5.30pm Alloa Athletic v Celtic

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga
5.30pm Bochum v Cologne

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
5.30pm PL: Southampton v Manchester City

RUGBY BT Sport 3
Champions Cup
5.30pm Ulster v Clermont Auvergne

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 7pm
LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions

CRICKET BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
1st T20 West Indies v England

BASKETBALL TG4, 7.45pm-10pm
Men's National Cup Final
Deferred C&S Neptune v Garvey's Tralee Warriors
(live on TG4 YouTube from 5.45pm)

SOCCER BT Sport 3
7.45pm Serie A: Lazio v Atalanta

SOCCER LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1
8pm LL: Atlético Madrid v Valencia

RUGBY BT Sport 2
Champions Cup
8pm Glasgow v La Rochelle

NFL Sky Sports NFL
Divisional Round
9.30pm Cincinnati Bengals @ Tennessee Titans
1.15am San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm
Highlights Match of the Day

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

SUNDAY (January 23rd)

NBA Sky Sports Arena
1am Sacramento Kings @ Milwaukee Bucks

CRICKET BT Sport 1 from 2.45am
3rd T20 Women: Australia v England

UFC BT Sport 2 from 3am
Anaheim Francis Ngannou v Ciryl Gane

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 5am-1pm
Yas Links Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

CRICKET FreeSports from 6.55am
2nd ODI Afghanistan v Netherlands

CRICKET Sky Sports Cricket from 8am
3rd ODI South Africa v India

SOCCER BT Sport 1
11.30am Serie A: Cagliari v Fiorentina
2pm Napoli v Salernitana
5pm Empoli v Roma
7.45pm AC Milan v Juventus

SOCCER ESPN
Noon Ligue 1: Metz v Nice
2pm Clermont v Rennes
4.05pm Montpellier v Monaco

SOCCER BBC 2
Women's Super League
12.30pm Brighton v Chelsea

SOCCER LaLigaTV
1pm LL: Granada v Osasuna
3.15pm Real Madrid v Elche
5.30pm Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao

SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11.10pm
Leicester Shoot-out

RUGBY BT Sport 2
Champions Cup
1pm Sale v Ospreys
3.15pm Munster v Wasps
5.30pm Montpellier v Exeter

RUGBY BT Sport 3
Champions Cup
1pm Stade Francais v Connacht
3.15pm Racing 92 v Northampton

HORSE RACING ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm
Lingfield Park Including the Winter Million Chase

GAA TG4
All-Ireland Club SHC Semi-finals
1.30pm Ballygunner v Slaughtneil
3.30pm St Thomas v Ballyhale Shamrocks

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League
2pm PL: Crystal Palace v Liverpool
4.30pm Chelsea v Tottenham

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga
2.30pm RB Leipzig v Wolfsburg

BOWLS BBC 2, 2.40pm-5.15pm
Final World Indoor Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16
4pm 2nd Group A v 2nd Group C

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 4pm
Latin America Amateur Championship

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-midnight
California The American Express

BASKETBALL TG4 from 5.10pm
Women's National Cup Final
5.20pm The Address UCC Glanmire v DCU Mercy

NBA Sky Sports Arena
6pm LA Clippers @ New York Knicks
8.30pm Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards

SOCCER Sky Sports Football
Women's Super League
6.45pm Manchester City v Arsenal

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix
Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16
7pm 1st Group D v 3rd Group B/E/F

CRICKET BT Sport 3 from 7.30pm
2nd T20 West Indies v England

SOCCER ESPN
7.30pm Ligue 1: PSG v Rennes

GOLF Sky Sports Golf Red Button from 7.30pm
LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions

SOCCER LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1
8pm LL: Alavés v Barcelona

NFL Sky Sports NFL
Divisional Round
8pm LA Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11.30pm Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs

RUGBY Virgin Media Two, 10pm-11pm
Highlights Champions Cup

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

TENNIS Eurosport, 11.55pm-1.15pm
Melbourne Australian Open

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times