Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Friday, Dec 5th – Sunday, Dec 7th

FRIDAY (Dec 5th)

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 6am
Dubai IRB Sevens Series

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8am-2.30pm
Sun City Nedbank Golf Challenge

SNOOKER BBC 2, 1pm-6pm
York UK Championship

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GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-10pm
Isleworth GC World Golf Challenge

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

BOXING TG4, 7.30pm-11.30pm
Finals National Intermediate Championship

SOCCER BBC 2 from 7.30pm
Setanta from 7.50pm
(7.55) Hartlepool Utd v Blyth Spartans

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Fulham v Watford

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

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 11.55pm
1st Test, D3 Australia v India

NBA BT Sport 1 from 0.30am
Toronto Cavaliers @ Raptors

SATURDAY (Dec 6th)

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 6am
Dubai IRB Sevens Series

HOCKEY Sky Sports 4 from 6.30am
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
(6.30) Australia v England

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8am-2.30pm
South Africa Nedbank Golf Challenge

TENNIS Sky Sports 2, 8am-11am
India International Premier League

HOCKEY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
(8.30) Belgium v Pakistan
(12.00) Netherlands v Argentina
(2.00) Germany v India

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Newcastle Utd v Chelsea

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-1pm
Previews Football Focus

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(12.45) Motherwell v Celtic

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
(1.00) Sale Sharks v Saracens
(3.15) Ospreys v Racing Metro
(5.30) Munster v Clermont Auvergne

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(1.00) Treviso v Northampton

SNOOKER BBC 1, 1pm-4.30pm
BBC 2, 4.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10pm
Semi-finals UK Championship

HORSE Channel 4, 1.20pm-4pm
RACING Sandown Park & Aintree

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Stoke City v Arsenal

SOCCER Setanta from 2.55pm
(3.00) Sheffield Utd v Plymouth

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 3pm
(3.15) Cardiff Blues v London Irish

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

SOCCER Setanta from 5pm
BT Sport 2 from 5.15pm
(5.00) AS Roma v Sassuolo
(7.45) Torino v Palermo

HOCKEY Sky Sports 3 from 5pm
Women's Hockey Champ Trophy
Argentina Semi-finals

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Elche v Atletico Madrid
(7.00) Real Madrid v Celta Vigo
(9.00) Deportivo La Coruna v Malaga

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5.15pm
(5.30) Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-10pm
Florida World Golf Challenge

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Ulster v Scarlets

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm
Highlights English Premier League

RUGBY TG4, 11pm-0.30am
Highlights Champions Cup

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.45pm-0.25am
HIghlights Football League Show

CRICKET Sky Sports 3 from 11.55pm
1st Test, D4 Australia v India

SUNDAY (Dec 7th)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 4.15am
4th ODI Sri Lanka v England

HOCKEY Sky Sports 4 from 6.30am
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
(6.30) Belgium v Australia
(8.30) England v Pakistan

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8am-2.30pm
South Africa Nedbank Golf Challenge

TENNIS Sky Sports 3 from 8am-2.30pm
India International Premier League

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 11.30am
(11.30) Napoli v Empoli

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.30am
(12.00) Gateshead v Warrington Town

HOCKEY Sky Sports 3 Red Button
Men's Hockey Champ Trophy
(12.00) Germany v Netherlands
(2.00) Argentina v India

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) West Ham Utd v Swansea City
(4.00) Aston Villa v Leicester City

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
(1.00) Castres v Wasps
(3.15) Gloucester v Zebre

SNOOKER BBC 2, 12.55pm-6pm, 7pm-11pm
York UK Championship

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
(2.00) Kilcormac v Ballyhale

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
(2.00) Wycombe Wanderers v Wimbledon

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2pm
(2.00) Genoa v AC Milan

SOCCER ESPN from 2.30pm
(2.30) Hamburg v Mainz

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 2.30pm
(3.15) Harlequins v Leinster

HOCKEY Sky Sports 3 from 2.30pm
Women's Hockey Champ Trophy
Argentina Final Day

GAA TG4 from 3.35pm
(repeat) 2014: Clare v Wexford (1st tie)

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 3.55pm
(4.00) Barcelona v Espanyol
(6.00) Villarreal v Real Sociedad
(8.00) Granada v Valencia

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4pm
(4.30) Colchester v Peterborough

SOCCER ESPN from 4.30pm
(4.30) Frankfurt v Bremen

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 5.15pm
(5.30) Leicester v Toulon

NFL Sky Sports 2 from 5.30pm
(5.35) Indianapolis @ Cleveland
(9.30) Seattle@ Philadelphia

SOCCER BBC 2, 6pm-7pm

Highlights

FA Cup second round

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-10pm
Isleworth World Golf Challenge

SOCCER BT Sport2, 730pm

(8.00)

LA Galaxy v New Eng Rev

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Inter Milan v Udinese

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

RUGBY TG4, 11.30pm-midnight
Highlights Champions Cup

CRICKET Sky Sports 3 from midnight
1st Test, D5 Australia v India

NFL Channel 4 from 1am
Setanta from 1.20am
(1.30) NE Partiots @ San Diego

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times