Horse Racing
With eight Grade One races, the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse is a quality two days of racing. The first day includes the Irish Gold Cup, of course, with the Irish Champion Hurdle the following afternoon. – Saturday & Sunday, RTÉ
Rugby
It is the favourite time of year for many rugby fans – the 2025 Six Nations Championship begins at the weekend. Ireland won title last year, despite losing one game – in Twickenham. First up for the reigning champions is a chance for revenge, with England coming to Dublin. – Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media
Boxing
Local boxer Colm Murphy will defend his Commonwealth silver featherweight title against Kasimu Hamad Haji of Tanzania at the Ulster Hall, Belfast at the weekend. It’s great to see live boxing on the BBC. Also on the card, another local, John Cooney, will put his Celtic super-featherweight belt on the line against Welshman Nathan Howells. – Saturday, BBC
MONDAY (Jan 27th)
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Burnley v Leeds
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Deportivo Alavés v Celta Vigo
- GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights
TUESDAY (Jan 28th)
- CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11.30am-1.30pm – Stage 1 Tour of Saudi Arabia
- CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – 3rd T20 India v England
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters
- SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 7.45pm Portsmouth v Millwall
WEDNESDAY (Jan 29th)
- NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Lakers @ 76ers, 3am Bucks @ Trail Blazers
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – Women’s U19 T20 World Cup S6 – 2.30am Nigeria v Ireland
- CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11.30am-1.30pm – Stage 2 Tour of Saudi Arabia
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters
- SOCCER – RTÉ 2, TNT Sports 2 & Premier Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Man City v Club Brugge
- SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 8pm PSV v Liverpool
- SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Aston Villa v Celtic
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 8pm Girona v Arsenal
THURSDAY (Jan 30th)
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Bahrain Championship
- CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11.30am-1.30pm – Stage 3 Tour of Saudi Arabia
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.45pm-midnight Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- DARTS – ITV4, 7pm-11pm The Masters
- RUGBY – Virgin Media Two & BBC Red Button – U20 6N – 7.45pm Ireland v England
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 8pm FCSB v Man Utd
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 8pm Tottenham v Elfsborg
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 8pm Rangers v Union St-Gilloise
FRIDAY (Jan 31st)
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Hawks @ Cavaliers, 2.30am Rockets @ Grizzlies
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – 2.30am & 6.30am Women’s U19 T20 World Cup Semi-finals
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Bahrain Championship
- CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11.30am-1.30pm – Stage 4 Tour of Saudi Arabia
- CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – 4th T20 India v England
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 2pm-5pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.45pm-midnight Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- DARTS – ITV4, 7pm-11pm The Masters
- RUGBY – BBC Red Button – U20 6N – 7.15pm Scotland v Italy
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Blackburn v Preston
- RUGBY – UTV, Virgin Media One & S4C – Six Nations – 8.15pm France v Wales
SATURDAY (Feb 1st)
- NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Nuggets @ 76ers
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-1.30pm Bahrain Championship
- CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 11.45am-1.45pm – Final stage Tour of Saudi Arabia
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Nottingham Forest v Brighton
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Plymouth v West Brom
- SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm Watford v Norwich
- DARTS – ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm The Masters
- HORSE RACING – RTÉ 1, 1pm-4pm Leopardstown
- HORSE RACING – UTV, 1pm-4pm Sandown Park & Musselburgh
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1.05pm-4.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm German Masters Semi-finals
- RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 – Six Nations – 2.15pm Scotland v Italy
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Bournemouth v Liverpool
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-midnight Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- RUGBY – UTV & Virgin Media One – Six Nations – 4.45pm Ireland v England
- UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 5pm – Riyadh Israel Adesanya v Nassourdine Imavov
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Wolverhampton v Aston Villa
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Atlético Madrid v Mallorca, 8pm Espanyol v Real Madrid
- GAA – RTÉ 2 – Football League – 6pm Armagh v Tyrone
- BOXING – Sky Sports+ from 7pm – London Adam Azim v Sergey Lipinets
- GAA – TG4 – 7.30pm League action (TBA)
- RUGBY – Virgin Media More & S4C – U20 6N – 8.10pm France v Wales
- BOXING – BBC 2 from 9pm – Belfast Colm Murphy v Kasimu Hamad Haji
- NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 10pm Magic @ Jazz
- SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm Match of the Day
SUNDAY (Feb 2nd)
- NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 1.30am Lakers @ Knicks
- CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – 6.30am Women’s U19 T20 World Cup Final
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Bahrain Championship
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – Noon Man City v Arsenal
- DARTS – ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm The Masters
- HORSE RACING – RTÉ 2, 1pm-4.05pm Leopardstown
- CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – 5th T20 India v England
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Barcelona v Deportivo Alavés
- GAA – TG4 from 1.15pm League action (TBA)
- SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-4pm, 7pm-10pm German Masters Final
- HORSE RACING – UTV, 1.30pm-4pm Musselburgh
- GAA – BBC iPlayer – Hurling League – 2pm Antrim v Westmeath
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Brentford v Tottenham, 4.30pm Arsenal v Man City
- SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 2.30pm Aston Villa v Chelsea
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 3pm Motherwell v Celtic
- SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League One – 3pm Bristol Rovers v Peterborough
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Premiership Cup – 3pm Bath v Bedford
- GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11.30pm Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5pm AC Milan v Inter Milan
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super league – 6.45pm Tottenham v Man Utd
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Roma v Napoli
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8.30pm Mavericks @ Cavaliers, 11pm Celtics @ 76ers
- GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm League Sunday
- SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day 2
