Racing
The National Hunt season is coming to a close, but, before it does, the five-day Punchestown Festival takes centre-stage. There are big races each day, including the Champion Chase on day one and the Gold Cup on Wednesday. –Tuesday-Saturday, RTÉ
Rugby
The Champions Cup semi-finals take place at the weekend. Leinster are raging hot favourites to qualify for their fourth Champions Cup decider in four seasons by defeating Northampton Saints. A closer game is expected in the south of France on Sunday, when Bordeaux Bègles host Toulouse in the second semi-final. – Saturday & Sunday, RTÉ & Premier Sports
Soccer
The fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world (first held in 1881), the Irish Cup Final, takes place at Windsor Park, Belfast at the weekend. Reigning champions Cliftonville will meet Dungannon Swifts, who will be hoping to claim the title for the first time. – Saturday, BBC
MONDAY (April 28th)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 2 Tour of Turkey
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-8pm, BBC Four, 8pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 1pm-4pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- GAA - TG4 - Munster U20 Football Final - 7.30pm Cork v Kerry
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Leeds v Bristol City
- RUGBY - RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
TUESDAY (April 29th)
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-12.15pm, 1pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm, BBC Four, 8pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 3 Tour of Turkey
- RACING - RTÉ 2, 3.30pm-6.30pm Punchestown
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, League 1 - 7.45pm Burton Albion v Wigan
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League Semi-final - 8pm Arsenal v PSG
WEDNESDAY (April 30th)
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-11.15am, 1pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm, BBC Four, 8pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.30pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 4 Tour of Turkey
- RACING - RTÉ 2, 3.30pm-6.30pm Punchestown
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - 6pm Aston Villa v Arsenal, 8.15pm Man Utd v Chelsea
- GAA - TG4 - Ulster U20 Football Final - 7.30pm Donegal v Tyrone
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, League 1 - 7.45pm Blackpool v Birmingham
- SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League Semi-final - 8pm Barcelona v Inter Milan
THURSDAY (May 1st)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 10.30am-12.30pm - Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.45pm-midnight The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 1pm-4pm, 7pm-8pm, BBC Four, 8pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- RACING - RTÉ 2, 3.30pm-6.30pm Punchestown
- DARTS Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm - Birmingham Premier League
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 7.30pm Nottingham Forest v Brentford
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League Semi-final - 8pm Athletic Club v Man Utd
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 2 - Europa League Semi-final - 8pm Tottenham v Bodø/Glimt
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Conference League - 8pm Djurgården v Chelsea
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 11pm-2am - LPGA Black Desert Championship
FRIDAY (May 2nd)
- RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Super Rugby - 8.05am Blues v W Force
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-noon, 2pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm, BBC Four, 8pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 6 Tour of Turkey
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.45pm-midnight The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 2pm-4.30pm Newmarket & Goodwood
- RACING - RTÉ 2, 4pm-7pm Punchestown
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 5pm - Practice & Qualifying Miami Grand Prix
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Premier Division - 7.45pm Sligo Rovers v Drogheda Utd
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Man City v Wolverhampton
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 11pm-2am - LPGA Black Desert Championship
SATURDAY (May 3rd)
- RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Super Rugby - 3.05am Fijian Drua v Reds
- RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Super Rugby - 8.05am Hurricanes v Chiefs, 10.35am Brumbies v Waratahs
- SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-12.35pm, 7pm-10pm, BBC 1, 2pm-4.30pm, TNT - Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- ATHLETICS - Virgin Media Two, noon-2pm - Chaoxing Diamond League
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Aston Villa v Fulham
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - 12.30pm Championship (TBA)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 10.30am-12.30pm - Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket, Goodwood & Thirsk
- GAA - TG4 YouTube - All-Ireland U20C Hurling - 1.30pm Armagh v Monaghan; All-Ireland U20B Hurling - 3.15pm Down v Tyrone
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga - 2.30pm RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich
- SOCCER - BBC 2 - Irish Cup Final - 2.30pm Cliftonville v Dungannon Swifts
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Everton v Ipswich Town
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Challenge Cup Semi-final - 3pm Edinburgh v Bath
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - 3pm League 1 (TBA)
- RACING - RTÉ 2, 3pm-5.45pm Punchestown
- RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action - Super League - 3pm Leigh v Catalans Dragons, 5.15pm Hull KR v Salford RD, 7.30pm St Helens v Leeds
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 4pm - Sprint & Qualifying Miami Grand Prix
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5pm-7.30pm - WTA Madrid Open Final
- RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup Semi-final - 5.30pm Leinster v Northampton
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Arsenal v Bournemouth
- GAA - GAA+, Munster SHC - 6pm Waterford v Limerick
- SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 7.35pm Galway Utd v Athlone Town
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Inter v Hellas Verona
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am - LPGA Black Desert Championship
SUNDAY (May 4th)
- UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 3am Cory Sandhagen v Deiveson Figueiredo
- RUGBY - Sky Sports Mix - Super Rugby - 4.35am Highlanders v Moana Pasifika
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 9.30am-11.30am - Stage 8 Tour of Turkey
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+ & Showcase - Women’s Super League - Noon Man Utd v Man City
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon Rangers v Celtic
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Challenge Cup Semi-final - 12.30pm Lyon v Racing 92
- SNOOKER - BBC 1, 1pm-4pm, BBC 2, 7pm-10pm, TNT Sports 3, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm The CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super League - 1pm Huddersfield v Hull FC, 3.15pm Wigan v Warrington, 5.30pm Castleford v Wakefield
- RACING - UTV, 1.30pm-4pm Newmarket, Salisbury & Hamilton
- GAA - RTÉ 2 - Munster SFC - 1.45pm Kerry v Clare; Connacht SFC - 4pm Mayo v Galway
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Premier League - 2pm Brighton v Newcastle Utd, 4.30pm Chelsea v Liverpool
- SOCCER - BBC 2 - Women’s Super League - 2.15pm Tottenham v Chelsea
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup Semi-final - 3pm Bordeaux Bègles v Toulouse
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 4.30pm Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5pm-7.30pm - ATP Madrid Open Final
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 7.30pm Miami Grand Prix
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Serie A - 7.45pm Bologna v Juventus
- GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am - LPGA Black Desert Championship
