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

English Championship

There is currently a frantic, four-way battle for one of the two automatic promotion slots to next season’s Premier League. Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton all play crucial matches this week which will define their season, and possibly the next couple. It begins with Leeds United travelling to Middlesbrough on Monday. The following night, Leicester City host Southampton. Leeds United are back in action on Friday, this time away to QPR, and, on the Saturday, Southampton are at home to Stoke City, while Ipswich are in Hull City. There is no more room for slip-ups. – Sky Sports

AIL League Finals

The first women’s and men’s finals double header will take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin at the weekend. In the first game, the UL Bohemian women are going for an All-Ireland rugby double after winning the All-Ireland Cup in February. Standing in their way is Dublin side Railway Union. The men’s Division One A decider will witness Cork Constitution – through to their first final since 2019 – taking on defending champions Terenure College. – Sunday, TG4

MONDAY (Apr 22nd)

• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-12.15pm, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 2.25pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm – Stage 2 Tour of Turkey
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Roma v Bologna, 7.45pm AC Milan v Inter Milan
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Irish Premiership – 7.45pm Linfield v Larne
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – AL Premier Division – 7.45pm Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Sevilla v Mallorca
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Middlesbrough v Leeds Utd
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm League highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (Apr 23rd)

• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-8pm Madrid Open
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-12.15pm, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 2.25pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm – Stage 3 Tour of Turkey
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4.45pm – Prologue Tour of Romandie
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Leinster Under-20 Football Semi-finals – 7.30pm Dublin v Louth, 7.30pm Kildare v Meath
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 8pm Arsenal v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Leicester City v Southampton
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 8pm Lazio (0) v Juventus (2)

WEDNESDAY (Apr 24th)

• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-8pm Madrid Open
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-11.15pm, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 2.25pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm – Stage 4 Tour of Turkey
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4.45pm – Stage 1 Tour of Romandie
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 6pm Monaco v Lille
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 6pm Lorient v PSG, 8pm Marseille v Nice
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Connacht Under-20 Football Semi-final – 7pm Galway v Sligo
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Ulster Under-20 Football Semi-finals – 7.30pm Tyrone v Monaghan, 7.30pm Donegal v Derry
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Everton v Liverpool
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 8pm Atalanta (0) v Fiorentina (1)
• SOCCER – BBC 2, 11.15pm-0.15am Match of the Day

THURSDAY (Apr 25th)

• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-9am ISPS Handa Championship
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-8pm Madrid Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix from noon – LET South African Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm – Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 1pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11.30pm Classic of New Orleans
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4.45pm – Stage 2 Tour of Romandie
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix from 5pm – Germany World Masters
• DARTS – Sky Sports Arena, 7pm-11pm – Liverpool Premier League
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Brighton v Man City
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm St Helens v Huddersfield Giants

FRIDAY (Apr 26th)

• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-9am ISPS Handa Championship
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Arena – Super Rugby – 8.05am Crusaders v Melbourne Rebels
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-11pm Madrid Open
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-noon, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-9pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 2.25pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Mix – Super Rugby – 10.35am Waratahs v Chiefs
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm – Stage 6 Tour of Turkey
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix from 12.30pm – LET South African Open
• RACING – Virgin Media One & ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm Sandown Park
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 2.15pm-11.30pm Classic of New Orleans
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4.45pm – Stage 3 Tour of Romandie
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix from 5pm – Germany World Masters
• SQUASH – TNT Sports 3, 5.30pm-8pm El Gouna International Final
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Munster Under-20 Hurling – 7pm Cork v Limerick
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, BBC 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Ulster v Benetton
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Scarlets v Sharks
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Bath v Saracens
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm QPR v Leeds Utd
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 8pm Almería v Getafe
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Montpellier v Nantes
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super Rugby – 8pm Castleford Tigers v London Broncos
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 8pm Hull KR v Wigan Warriors
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super Rugby – 8pm Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons

SATURDAY (Apr 27th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Arena – Super Rugby – 3.05am Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-8.30am ISPS Handa Championship
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 5.35am Brumbies v Hurricanes, 8.05am Highlanders v Western Force, 10.35am Reds v Blues
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-11pm Madrid Open
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-noon, 7pm-8pm; BBC 1, 1.15pm-4pm; BBC Four, 8pm-10pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 3.15pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10.30am-12.30pm – Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from noon – LET South African Open
• ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, noon-2pm – Suzhou Diamond League
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 12.30pm Derby County v Carlisle Utd
• RUGBY – Virgin Media Three – Women’s Six Nations – 12.15pm Wales v Italy
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm West Ham Utd v Liverpool
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 1pm-3pm – Stage 4 Tour of Romandie
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Barcelona v Valencia
• RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm – Sandown Park Including the Gold Cup
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – Women’s Six Nations – 2.30pm Ireland v Scotland
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm Salford RD v Warrington Wolves
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Man Utd v Burnley
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 – 3pm Colchester Utd v Crewe Alexandra
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Harlequins v Northampton
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 3.15pm Alavés v Celta Vigo, 5.30pm Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from 4pm Classic of New Orleans
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 4pm Lions v Munster, 6.05pm Stormers v Leinster
• RUGBY – BBC 1 & Virgin Media Two – Women’s Six Nations – 4.45pm France v England
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Everton v Brentford
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 & DAZN – Women’s Champions League Semi-final – 5.30pm Chelsea v Barcelona
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix from 6pm – Germany World Masters
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 8pm Dragons v Connacht
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 8pm Aston Villa v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Hull City v Ipswich Town
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV, ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm PSG v Le Havre
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from 11pm – LPGA LA Championship
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Apr 28th)

• UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am – Las Vegas Matheus Nicolau v Alex Perez
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3.30am-8.30am ISPS Handa Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 9am-11.30am – Final stage Tour of Turkey
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-11pm Madrid Open
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 10am-noon, 7pm-8pm; BBC 1, 2.35pm-6pm; BBC Four, 8pm-10pm; Eurosport 1, 10am-1pm, 3.15pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from noon – LET South African Open
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm Grand Prix of Spain
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm St Mirren v Rangers, 3pm Dundee v Celtic
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 1pm-3pm – Final stage Tour of Romandie
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Cádiz v Mallorca, 3.15pm Granada v Osasuna, 5.30pm Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano, 8pm Real Betis v Sevilla
• RUGBY – TG4 – Women’s Division Final – 1.45pm UL Bohemian v Railway Union; Men’s Division One A Final – 4pm Cork Constitution v Terenure College
• GAA – BBC 2 – Ulster SFC Semi-final – 2pm Donegal v Tyrone
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster SHC – 2pm Galway v Kilkenny; Munster SHC – 4pm Limerick v Tipperary
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Tottenham v Arsenal, 4.30pm Nottingham Forest v Man City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm M’gladbach v Union Berlin, 4.30pm Mainz v Cologne
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 & DAZN – Women’s Champions League Semi-final – 3pm PSG v Lyon
• RUGBY – UTV & TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Gloucester v Exeter
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from 4pm Classic of New Orleans
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 4.05pm Rennes v Brest
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – 6pm Lyon v Monaco, 8pm Marseille v Lens
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix from 6pm – Germany World Masters
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Action – Bundesliga – 6.30pm SV Darmstadt 98 v Heidenheim 1846
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Bristol City v Man City
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm League Sunday
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day 2
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf from 11pm – LPGA LA Championship