Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Champions League Semi-finals

Two huge nights in European club football this week, with Real Madrid hosting Manchester City in the first Champions League semi-final on Tuesday evening, and the Milan derby scheduled for the following day. Whichever team emerges after the two legs involving reigning champions Real Madrid and in-form Man City will surely be favourites to go on and lift the cup, but there is a lot on the line in the other semi-final. Apart from city rivalry, both AC Milan and Inter are currently locked in a domestic battle to claim Champions League spots for next season. – Tuesday & Wednesday, RTE, BT Sport, Virgin Media & LiveScore

World Pool Masters

An annual international nine-ball tournament, the 2023 edition of one of the most prestigious events in professional pool will be held at Brentwood Centre in Essex, England from Wednesday to Saturday. The organisers of the invitational competition regularly tinker with the format and number of players, and this season will see 16 players compete – the top 14 from the Nineball World Rankings, plus two wild cards. The winner on Saturday will get a cheque for $40,000 (€36,000). – Wednesday-Saturday, Sky Sports

Women’s FA Cup Final

The recent growth in popularity of women’s soccer has been incredible. Last year, a record crowd of 49,000 watched the Women’s FA Cup decider at Wembley. This weekend, the 90,000-capacity stadium is sold out for the meeting of reigning cup champions Chelsea and Manchester United. Watch out for Republic of Ireland and Man United defender Aoife Mannion. – Sunday, BBC

MONDAY (May 8th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-5pm – Stage 3 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – League 2 – 12.30pm Stockport Co v Hartlepool
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 – 12.30pm Tranmere v Northampton
• EQUESTRIAN – BBC 2, 2pm-4pm Badminton Horse Trials
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 3pm Millwall v Blackburn
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Premier League – 5.30pm Brighton v Everton
• GAA – TG4 – Munster Under-20 Hurling Semi-final – 7.30pm Tipp v Clare
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Nottingham Forest v Southampton
• RUGBY – RTE 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
• GAA – TG4, 9.05pm-10.05pm Weekend action
• SOCCER – UTV, 11.35pm-1.30am EFL highlights

TUESDAY (May 9th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-5pm – Stage 4 Giro d’Italia
• GAA – TG4.ie – Munster Minor Hurling Final – 7.30pm Cork v Clare
• SOCCER – RTE 2, BT Sport 1 & LiveScore – Champions League Semi-final – 8pm Real Madrid v Man City

WEDNESDAY (May 10th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-5pm – Stage 5 Giro d’Italia
• POOL – Sky Sports Arena, 6pm-11pm World Masters
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Leinster Under-20 Hurling Semi-final – 6.45pm Offaly v Dublin
• GAA – TG4 from 7.30pm – Leinster Under-20 Hurling Semi-final – Deferred Kilkenny v Wexford
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 7.30pm Brighton v Arsenal
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two, BT Sport 1 & LiveScore – Champions League Semi-final – 8pm Milan v Inter

THURSDAY (May 11th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 6 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Soudal Open
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix, noon-5pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm World Masters
• DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 7pm-10.45pm – Sheffield Premier League
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Munster Minor Football Quarter-final – 7pm Kerry v Cork
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Women’s PL – 7.30pm Celtic v Glasgow City
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Europa League Semi-final – 8pm Juventus v Sevilla
• SOCCER – BT Sport 3 – Europa League Semi-final – 8pm Roma v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Europa Conference League Semi-final – 8pm Fiorentina v Basel
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Europa Conference League Semi-final – 8pm West Ham v AZ Alkmaar
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Byron Nelson

FRIDAY (May 12th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 8.05am Chiefs v Reds
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm – Stage 7 Giro d’Italia
• CRICKET – Premier Sports 1 from 10.30am – 2nd ODI Ireland v Bangladesh
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Mix – Super Rugby – 10.35am Western Force v Fijian Drua
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Soudal Open
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm, 6.30pm-11pm World Masters
• RACING – ITV4, 1.10pm-4.05pm Chester
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Byron Nelson
• BOXING – BT Sport 1 from 7pm Ellis Zorro v Hosea Burton
• GAA – TG4 – Leinster Minor Hurling Final – 7.30pm Kilkenny v Galway
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Lazio v Lecce
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 Play-off Semi-final – 8pm Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Mallorca v Cádiz
• SOCCER – BT Sport 3 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lens v Reims
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos
• MMA – Virgin Media Two from 9pm Gegard Mousasi v Fabian Edwards

SATURDAY (May 13th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 5.35am Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika; 8.05am Crusaders v Blues; 10.35am Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-5pm – Stage 8 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Soudal Open
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix, 12.30pm-5pm, 7.30pm-10pm World Masters
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Leeds Utd v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Rangers v Celtic
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Channel 4 – Super League – 1pm St Helens v Salford RD
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Real Sociedad v Girona; 3.15pm Osasuna v Almería
• RACING – ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm Lingfield, Ascot & Haydock
• GAA – TG4 – All-Ireland Under-20 Football Final – 1.30pm Sligo v Kildare
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Serie A – 2pm Salernitana v Atalanta
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC Semi-final – 3pm Stormers v Connacht
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Manchester Utd v Wolverhampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 Play-off Semi-final – 3pm Bolton v Barnsley
• RUGBY – BT Sport 2 – English Premiership Semi-final – 3.30pm Saracens v Northampton
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Ligue 1 – 4pm Strasbourg v Nice
• GAA – GAAGO – Tailteann Cup – 4.45pm Cavan v Laois
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao; 8pm Real Madrid v Getafe
• GAA – GAAGO – Munster SHC – 6pm Waterford v Clare
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Byron Nelson
• SOCCER – BT Sport 3 – Serie A – 5pm Spezia v Milan; 7.45pm Inter v Sassuolo
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 2 – URC Semi-final – 5.30pm Leinster v Munster
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship Play-off Semi-final – 5.30pm Sunderland v Luton Town
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Borussia Dortmund v M’gladbach
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-off Semi-final – 7.45pm Salford City v Stockport
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Ligue 1 – 8pm PSG v Ajaccio
• UFC – BT Sport 2 from 8pm Jairzinho Rozenstruik v Jailton Almeida
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-midnight – LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup
• GAA – RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Saturday Game
• SOCCER – BBC 2, 10pm-11.20pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (May 14th)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 2am Janibek Alimkhanuly v Steven Butler
• CRICKET – Premier Sports 2 from 10.30am – 3rd ODI Ireland v Bangladesh
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Hellas Verona v Torino
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, noon-4.45pm – Stage 9 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship Play-off Semi-final – Noon Coventry v Middlesbrough
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Ligue 1 – Noon Clermont v Lyon
• MOTOGP – BT Sport 2 from 12.30pm Grand Prix of France
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Soudal Open
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Celta Vigo v Valencia; 3.15pm Elche v Atlético Madrid; 5.30pm Real Valladolid v Sevilla
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster SFC Final – 1.45pm Dublin v Louth
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Serie A – 2pm Monza v Napoli
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 2pm Everton v Man City; 4.30pm Arsenal v Brighton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – Women’s FA Cup Final – 2.30pm Chelsea v Man Utd
• RUGBY – BT Sport 1 – English Premiership Semi-final – 3pm Sale v Leicester
• RACING – ITV4, 3.30pm-7.05pm Hamilton
• GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – Ulster SFC Final – 4pm Armagh v Derry
• SOCCER – BT Sport 4 – Ligue 1 – 4.05pm Monaco v Lille
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundelisga – 4.30pm Leipzig v Werder Bremen
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Serie A – 5pm Bologna v Roma
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Byron Nelson
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-off Semi-final – 7pm Bradford City v Carlisle
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Juventus v Cremonese
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Ligue 1 – 7.45pm Marseille v Angers
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV, Premier Sports 1 & ITV4 – La Liga – 8pm Espanyol v Barcelona
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Stade Français v Lyon
• GAA – RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-midnight – LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup
• RUGBY – UTV, 11.15pm-0.15am Premiership highlights
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 11.30pm-0.30am Match of the Day 2