Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Friday, Oct 3rd – Sunday, Oct 5th

FRIDAY (Oct 3rd)

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 1.45am
Practice Japanese Grand Prix

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 5.30am-11.30am, 12.30pm-2.30pm
ATP China Open Quarter-finals

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 5.30am-1.30pm, 12.30pm-2.30pm
WTA China Open Quarter-finals

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RUGBY Sky Sports 4 from 7.30am
(7.35) Northland v North Harbour

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 1pm-5pm
Scotland Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
(6.10) Sharks v Lions

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 7pm
(7.45) Bath v Saracens

RUGBY TG4 from 7.10pm
(7.35) Connacht v Cardiff Blues

RUGBY BBC Alba from 7.30pm
(7.35) Ulster v Edinburgh

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Oyonnax v Toulon

SOCCER Setanta from 7.30pm
(8.00) Cork City v Drogheda Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Blackpool v Cardiff City

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Kilmarnock v Dundee Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 7.55pm
(8.00) Getafe v Cordoba

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports from 2 from 7.30pm
(8.00) Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves

SATURDAY (Oct 4th)

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 5am
BBC 1 from 5am
Setanta from 5.55am
Qualifying Japanese Grand Prix

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 6am-7.30am, 12.30pm-2.30pm
ATP China Open Semi-finals

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 7.30am-11.30am
WTA China Open Semi-finals

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 7.30am
(7.35) Canterbury v Tasman

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Leeds Utd v Sheffield Wednesday

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(12.00) Cheetahs v Western Province

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 1pm-5pm
Scotland Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-4.05pm
RACING Ascot and Newmarket

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 1.30pm
(1.45) Bordeaux-Begles v Clermont Auvergne

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Liverpool v West Brom

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(3.15) Gloucester v Leicester

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 3.45pm
(4.05) South Africa v New Zealand

SOCCER Setanta from 3.45pm
(4.00) Caen v Marseille

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) Aston Villa v Manchester City

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona
(7.00) Eibar v Levante

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5.30pm
(5.30) Eintracht Frankfurt v Cologne

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 6pm
(6.30) Leinster v Munster

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.40) AC Milan v Chievo

BOXING Sky Sports 2 from 8.30pm
Leeds Ricky Burns v Leonardo Esteban Gonzalez
Josh Warrington v Davide Dieli

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm
Highlights English Premier League

RUGBY TG4, 10.30pm-midnight
Highlights Leinster v Munster

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 11.30pm
(11.40) Argentina v Australia

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.50pm-1.10am
Highlights Football League Show

SUNDAY (Oct 5th)

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 6am
BBC 1 from 6am
Setanta from 6.55am
Race Day Japanese Grand Prix

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 6am-8am
ATP China Open Final

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 9am-11am
WTA China Open Final

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11am
(12.00) Manchester Utd v Everton

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 11.20am
(11.30) PSV Eindhoven v Excelsior
(1.30) Feyenoord v Groningen
(3.45) Ajax v PEC Zwolle

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 12.30pm-5.30pm
Scotland Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
(12.45) Inverness CT v Ross County

RACING Channel 4, 12.50pm-4pm
Paris Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 1pm
(2.00) Sale Sharks v London Wasps

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 1pm
(2.05) Chelsea v Arsenal
(4.15) West Ham Utd v Queens Park Rangers

SOCCER RTE 2 from 1.30pm
FAI Cup semi-finals
(1.45) St Patrick's Athletic v Finn Harps
(3.55) Shamrock Rovers v Derry City

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(2.30) Wolfsburg v Augsburg

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
One-day Tour of Lombardy

GAA TG4 from 3pm
(3.30) Cratloe v  Crusheen
(deferred) Ballygunner v Mount Sion

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 4.30pm
(4.30) Borussia M'gladbach v Mainz

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5pm
(5.00) Juventus v Roma

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Espanyol v Real Sociedad
(8.00) Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

NFL Sky Sports 2 from 5.30pm
(6.00) Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers
(9.25) NY Jets @ San Diego Chargers

SOCCER Setanta from 7.40pm
(7.45) Napoli v Torino

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Fiorentina v Inter Milan

RUGBY ITV4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights English Premiership

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 8pm
(8.00) Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

NFL Channel 4 from 1.20am
(1.30) Cincinatti Bengals @ New England Patriots

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times