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

Darts

The 2025 Premier League season begins in Belfast on Thursday. With 17 venues on the calendar, the final event will be at The O2 Arena in London on May 29th. The current star of professional darts, Luke Littler, is the defending champion and will be at the SSE Arena to battle with some of the best in the sport. – Thursday, Sky Sports

Soccer

The Derbi Madrileño is always a major event in the Spanish capital, but throw into the mix that Real Madrid hosting Atlético Madrid at the weekend is a first versus second match-up in La Liga and, well, it has the potential to be a season-defining game. There will be quality footballers on show – it is Luka Modrić, Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo versus Antoine Griezmann, Julián Alvarez and Koke. – Saturday, Premier Sports

American Football

This weekend, the final game of the NFL season, Super Bowl LIX (59), takes place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. A rematch of the 2022-23 decider, the Philadelphia Eagles are standing in the way of a historic three-in-a-row by the Kansas City Chiefs. – Sunday, UTV, Virgin Media & Sky Sports

MONDAY (Feb 3rd)

GAA – TG4 – Women’s Football League – 2pm Meath v Mayo, 3.45pm Waterford v Kerry
GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights
RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Chelsea v West Ham Utd
SOCCER – ITV4 & Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Middlesbrough v Sunderland

TUESDAY (Feb 4th)

NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1am Bucks @ Thunder
SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 7.45pm QPR v Blackburn
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 8pm Atalanta v Bologna

WEDNESDAY (Feb 5th)

NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Celtics @ Cavaliers, 3am Lakers @ Clippers
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 3.05pm-4pm – Stage 1 Tour of Valencia
SOCCER – BBC Red Button – Women’s League Cup Semi-final – 7pm Chelsea v West Ham
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Carabao Cup Semi-Final – 8pm Newcastle Utd (2) v Arsenal (0)
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 8pm AC Milan v Roma

THURSDAY (Feb 6th)

NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 2.30am Suns @ Thunder
CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.30am – 1st ODI India v England
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-2pm Qatar Masters
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10.50am-12.45pm – Stage 1 Women’s UAE Tour
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 2.15pm-1am Phoenix Open
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4pm – Stage 2 Tour of Valencia
DARTS – Sky Sports+, 7pm-11pm – Belfast Premier League
SOCCER – BBC Red Button – Women’s League Cup Semi-final – 7pm Arsenal v Man City
SOCCER – UTV & Sky Sports Football - Carabao Cup Semi-Final - 8p– Liverpool (0) v Tottenham (1)

FRIDAY (Feb 7th)

NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Mavericks @ Celtics, 3am Warriors @ Lakers
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-2pm Qatar Masters
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10.50am-12.45pm – Stage 2 Women’s UAE Tour
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 2.15pm-1am Phoenix Open
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4pm – Stage 3 Tour of Valencia
RUGBY – Virgin Media More – U20 6N – 7.15pm Italy v Wales
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 7.30pm Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen
RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership Cup – 7.45pm Sale v Doncaster
RUGBY – Virgin Media Two & BBC Red Button - U20 6N - 8pm England v France
SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 8pm Man Utd v Leicester

SATURDAY (Feb 8th)

GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2pm Qatar Masters
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10.50am-12.35pm – Stage 3 Women’s UAE Tour
RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - Noon Stormers v Bulls
SOCCER – BBC 1 – FA Cup – 12.15pm Leyton Orient v Man City
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup – 12.15pm Leeds Utd v Millwall, 3pm Everton v Bournemouth
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sunderland v Watford
SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday
RUGBY – Virgin Media One & UTV - Six Nations - 2.15pm Italy v Wales, 4.45pm England v France
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 3.15pm-4.15pm – Stage 4 Tour of Valencia
GAA – TG4 – Women’s Football League – 3.30pm Dublin v Armagh
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11.30pm Phoenix Open
GAA – RTÉ 2 – Hurling League – 5.30pm Wexford v Kilkenny
SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Scottish Cup – 5.30pm Celtic v Raith Rovers
SOCCER – BBC 1 – FA Cup – 5.45pm Birmingham v Newcastle
BOXING – TNT Sports 1 from 6.30pm – Manchester Derek Chisora v Otto Wallin
GAA – TG4 – Hurling League – 7.30pm Galway v Clare
RUGBY – RTÉ 2 – U20 6N – 7.45pm Scotland v Ireland
SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 8pm Brighton v Chelsea
SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid
NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 9pm Pacers @ Lakers
BOXING – BBC 2, 9pm-11.10pm – East Kilbride Nations Fight Night
SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Feb 9th)

NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 1.30am Celtics @ Knicks
UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am – Sydney D du Plessis v S Strickland
CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.30am – 2nd ODI India v England
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Qatar Masters
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10am-11am – One-day race Women’s Tour of Valencia
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11am-12.40pm – Final stage Women’s UAE Tour
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Bristol City v Swansea City
SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Aberdeen v Dunfermline, 3.30pm Rangers v Queen’s Park
GAA – TG4 – Hurling League – 1.45pm Offaly v Antrim, 3.45pm Limerick v Tipperary, deferred Waterford v Laois
TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 2.30pm-4.30pm – ATP Rotterdam Open Final
RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - Six Nations - 3pm Scotland v Ireland
SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 3pm Plymouth v Liverpool
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Irish Premiership – 3pm Cliftonville v Portadown
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 3.05pm-4.15pm – Stage 5 Tour of Valencia
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3.30pm-11pm Phoenix Open
SOCCER – BBC 1 & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 5.35pm Aston Villa v Tottenham
NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 7pm 76ers @ Bucks
TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-9pm – ATP Dallas Open Final
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Sevilla v Barcelona
GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
NFL – UTV, Virgin Media Two & Sky Sports NFL & Showcase - Super Bowl - 11.30p– Kansas City Chiefs v Philadelphia Eagles