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

Cricket

The Ireland men and women’s sides are facing into busy months. The men face Pakistan, Zimbabwe and South Africa, as well as the small matter of the T20 World Cup, between May and October. The women take on Sri Lanka and England in the late summer. First up for the men’s international side is Pakistan on Friday in the first T20 at Clontarf. – Friday, TNT Sports

Scottish Premier League

With three league games each left to play, Celtic and Rangers are still locked in a tight battle for the title (Celtic are just three points clear at the top). And, perfectly, one of those games is an Old Firm clash at Celtic Park. When they met at Ibrox in April, a thrilling game finished 3-3. Meanwhile, in the women’s game, the two clubs are also locked together – 72 points each – at the top of the Premier League table. With their Old Firm clash taking place on Monday afternoon. – Saturday, Sky Sports

Women’s FA Cup

Next weekend will be the first time a team that isn’t Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester City lifts the FA Cup trophy since 2005. Neither Manchester United nor Tottenham women’s sides have any history of claiming major honours so this weekend’s decider, at Wembley Stadium, is a big occasion for both clubs. Republic of Ireland international Aoife Mannion will be marshalling the defence for United. – Sunday, BBC

MONDAY (May 6th)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 9am – Tokyo Naoya Inoue v Luis Nery
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 3 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Women’s PL – Noon Rangers v Celtic
• SNOOKER – BBC 2, 1pm-4.15pm, 7pm-10pm; Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Championship
• RACING – TG4, 1.40pm-5.35pm The Curragh
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-Off Semi-finals – 3pm Crawley Town v MK Dons, 5.30pm Crewe v Doncaster
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 5pm Salernitana v Atalanta
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 7.45pm Udinese v Napoli
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Airtricity League Premier Division – 7.45pm Derry City v Shelbourne
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Crystal Palace v Man Utd
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lille v Lyon
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Championship highlights

TUESDAY (May 7th)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 9.45am – 3rd T20 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-6pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-4.45pm – Stage 4 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League Semi-final – 8pm PSG (0) v Borussia Dortmund (1)
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 Play-Off Semi-final – 8pm Bolton v Barnsley

WEDNESDAY (May 8th)

• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-10pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 5 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa Conference League Semi-final – 5.45pm Club Brugge v Fiorentina
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League Semi-final – 8pm Real Madrid (2) v Bayern Munich (2)
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 Play-Offs Semi-final – 8pm Peterborough Utd v Oxford Utd

THURSDAY (May 9th)

• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-10pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 6 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-11pm Wells Fargo Championship
• DARTS – Sky Sports Arena, 7pm-11pm – Leeds Premier League
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Warrington v Hull KR
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-Off Semi-final – 8pm MK Dons v Crawley Town
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 & Virgin Media Two – Europa Conference League Semi-final – 8pm Olympiakos Piraeus v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 & Virgin Media More – Europa League Semi-final – 8pm Bayer Leverkusen v Roma
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League Semi-final – 8pm Atalanta v Marseille

FRIDAY (May 10th)

• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7am-11am – Korea LET Aramco Team Series
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 8.05am Moana Pasifika v Chiefs, 10.35am Reds v Melbourne
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-10pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 7 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-11pm Wells Fargo Championship
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 12.45pm – 4th T20 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 2.45pm – 1st T20 Ireland v Pakistan
• ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two & BBC 2, 5pm-7pm – Doha Diamond League
• GAA – TG4 – Munster U-20 Hurling – 7.30pm Tipperary v Clare
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Edinburgh v Zebre
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Dragons v Stormers
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Sale v Leicester
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League Premier Division – 7.45pm Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick’s Athletic
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Frosinone v Inter
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 8pm Deportivo Alavés v Girona
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-Off Semi-final – 8pm Doncaster v Crewe
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Castleford v St Helens
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action & BBC Three – Super League – 8.05pm Leigh v Salford RD

SATURDAY (May 11th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 5.35am Blues v Hurricanes, 8.05am Highlanders v Crusaders, 10.35am Waratahs v Brumbies
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7am-11am – Seoul LET Aramco Team Series
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-10pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-4.45pm – Stage 8 Giro d’Italia
• POOL – Sky Sports Mix, noon-4.30pm, 6.30pm-11pm UK Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.15pm-11pm Wells Fargo Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Celtic v Rangers
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Mallorca v Las Palmas, 3.15pm Villarreal v Sevilla
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 1pm Bulls v Glasgow, 3.05pm Scarlets v Ulster
• RACING – ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm Lingfield Park, Ascot & Haydock Park
• CRICKET – BBC 2 & Sky Sports Cricket from 2.15pm – 1st T20 Women: England v Pakistan
• GAA – TG4 – All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals – 3pm Meath v Kerry, 5pm Roscommon v Tyrone
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Tottenham v Burnley
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm Huddersfield v Wigan, 5.30pm Catalans v Leeds
• RUGBY – UTV & TNT Sports 2 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Bristol v Saracens
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5pm Napoli v Bologna, 7.45pm Milan v Cagliari
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 5.15pm Munster v Connacht
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – English Premiership – 5.30pm Exeter v Harlequins
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Mainz v Borussia Dortmund
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 5.30pm Granada v Real Madrid, 8pm Athletic Club v Osasuna
• BOXING – TNT Sports 1 from 7pm – London Denzel Bentley v Danny Dignum
• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 7.30pm – Cardiff Jessica McCaskill v Lauren Price
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Leinster v Ospreys
• SOCCER – BBC 2, 10pm-11.30pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (May 12th)

• UFC – TNT Sports 2 from midnight – St Louis Derrick Lewis v Rodrigo Nascimento
• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 3am – Perth Vasiliy Lomachenko v George Kambosos
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 4.45am – 5th T20 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6am-10am – Korea LET Aramco Team Series
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 10am-10pm – WTA/ATP Italian Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-4.45pm – Stage 9 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Lazio v Empoli
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship Play-off Semi-final – Noon Norwich City v Leeds Utd, 2.15pm West Brom v Southampton
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of France
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.15pm-11pm Wells Fargo Championship
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Cádiz v Getafe, 3.15pm Atlético Madrid v Celta de Vigo, 5.30pm Valencia v Rayo Vallecano, 8pm Real Betis v Almería
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster SFC Final – 1.45pm Dublin v Louth
• RACING – TG4, 2pm-5.35pm Leopardstown
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 2pm Genoa v Sassuolo, 5pm Juventus v Salernitana
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – Women’s FA Cup Final – 2.30pm Man Utd v Tottenham
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 3pm – 2nd T20 Ireland v Pakistan
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 3pm London Broncos v Hull FC
• GAA – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – Ulster SFC Final – 4pm Armagh v Donegal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 4.30pm Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 4.30pm Man Utd v Arsenal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 6.30pm Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Atalanta v Roma
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Toulouse v Stade Francais
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day 2