Rugby
The Autumn Nations Series – which begins at the weekend – couldn’t kick-off with a bigger game. On Friday, Ireland host New Zealand in Dublin, with Argentina, Fiji and Australia also playing at the Aviva Stadium before the end of the month. Apart from the usual crew, there will be some new kids on the block, with possible first caps for Ulster lock Cormac Izuchukwu and Leinster scrumhalf Sam Prendergast. – Virgin Media & TNT Sports, Friday
Darts
The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts gets underway in Wolverhampton at the weekend, with 32 players vying for the Eric Bristow Trophy. Defending champion Luke Humphries – who is the current World Championship and World Matchplay champion – is number one in the PDC world rankings and will fancy his chances of claiming the £150,000 winners’ cheque. – Sky Sports, Nov 9th–17th
Soccer
The FAI Cup Final takes place at the weekend in Dublin, with Derry City strong favourites to defeat Drogheda United. The 2022 winners certainly had a difficult route to the Aviva Stadium – defeating St Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Shelbourne and Bohemians enroute to the decider, while Drogheda accounted for neighbours Dundalk, before beating Wilton United, Athlone Town and Wexford. – Sunday, RTÉ
MONDAY (Nov 4th)
NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Colts @ Vikings
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
SOCCER – ITV4 – FA Cup, 1st Round – 7.15pm Chesham Utd v Lincoln City
SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Fulham v Brentford
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Celta de Vigo v Getafe
GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights
TUESDAY (Nov 5th)
NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Bucks @ Cavaliers
NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Buccaneers @ Chiefs
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm PSV v Girona
SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Slovan Bratislava v Dinamo Zagreb, 8pm Real Madrid v AC Milan
SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Sporting CP v Man City
SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Celtic v Leipzig
SOCCER – Amazon Prime – Champions League – 8pm Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 8pm Swansea v Watford
WEDNESDAY (Nov 6th)
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 5.45pm Club Brugge v Aston Villa
SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm Shakhtar Donetsk v Young Boys
SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 7.45pm Millwall v Leeds
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Preston NE v Sunderland
SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Inter v Arsenal
SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Champions League – 8pm PSG v Atlético Madrid
SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Bayern Munich v Benfica
THURSDAY (Nov 7th)
NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Warriors @ Celtics, 3am 76ers @ Clippers
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 5.45pm Galatasaray v Tottenham
SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 5.45pm Olympiakos Piraeus v Rangers; Conference League – 8pm Hearts v Heidenheim
SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Conference League – 5.45pm Shamrock Rovers v The New Saints, 8pm Larne v St Gallen
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 8pm Man Utd v PAOK
SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Conference League – 8pm Chelsea v Noah
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm West Brom v Burnley
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Schwab Cup Championship
FRIDAY (Nov 8th)
NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1am Timberwolves @ Bulls
NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Bengals @ Ravens
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 2pm – 1st T20 South Africa v India
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League One – 7.15pm Barnsley v Rotherham Utd
SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – 7.30pm Man City v Tottenham
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Watford v Oxford Utd
RUGBY – Virgin Media One & TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 8.10pm Ireland v New Zealand
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship
SATURDAY (Nov 9th)
NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Suns @ Mavericks, 3am 76ers @ Lakers
BOXING – Sky Sports+ from 1am Keyshawn Davis v Gustavo Lemos
BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 2am-10.30am Korea Masters Semi-finals
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Cardiff City v Blackburn
RACING – TG4, 12.45pm-4.10pm Gowran Park
RACING – UTV, 12.55pm-4pm Wincanton
DARTS – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-5pm; Sky Sports+, 7pm-11pm – Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Espanyol v Valencia, 8pm Getafe v Girona
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm West Ham Utd v Everton
RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 3.10pm England v Australia
SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Brighton v Man City
RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Men’s international – 5.40pm Italy v Argentina, 8.10pm France v Japan
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster Club SFC Quarter-final – 7.15pm Naas v Cuala
CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 7.30pm – 1st T20 West Indies v England
SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 8pm Liverpool v Aston Villa
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship
NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 10pm Jazz @ Spurs
SOCCER – BBC 1, 11pm-0.20am Match of the Day
SUNDAY (Nov 10th)
UFC – TNT Sports 4 from midnight – Las Vegas Neil Magny v Carlos Prates
BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 2am-7.30am Korea Masters Finals
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-12.30pm Abu Dhabi Championships
SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 7.50am-10am Singapore Criterium
SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Liverpool v Chelsea
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sheffield Utd v Sheffield Wednesday
DARTS – Sky Sports+, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm – Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
GAA – TG4 from 1pm Club championships (TBA)
SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Real Betis v Celta de Vigo, 3.15pm Mallorca v Atlético Madrid
RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 1.40pm Wales v Fiji, 4.10pm Scotland v South Africa
SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Nottingham Forest v Newcastle, 4.30pm Chelsea v Arsenal
NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 2.30pm Giants v Panthers (from Munich)
CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 2.30pm – 2nd T20 South Africa v India
SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – FAI Cup Final – 3pm Drogheda Utd v Derry City
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 3pm Kilmarnock v Celtic
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership – 5pm Rangers v Hearts
SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Man Utd v Aston Villa
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – Mexico WWT Championship
CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.30pm – 2nd T20 West Indies v England
SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter Milan v Napoli
SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & ITV4 – La Liga – 8pm Real Sociedad v Barcelona
NBA – TNT Sports 4 – 8.30pm Celtics @ Bucks
GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship
SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Lions @ Texans
