Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Friday, Dec 12th – Sunday, Dec 14th

FRIDAY (Dec 12th)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6am-9.30pm
Amata Spring Thailand Golf Championship

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9.30am-1.30pm
Dubai Ladies Masters

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, noon-6.30pm
UAE International Premier League

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GOLF Sky Sports 4, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Red Button from 8.30am
Malalane Alfred Dunhill Championship

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-3.30pm
RACING From Cheltenham

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

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Brighton and Hove Albion v Millwall

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Almeria v Real Madrid

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Queen of the South v Rangers

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
(7.30) Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

NBA BT Sport 2 from midnight
Chicago Trail Blazers @ Bulls

SATURDAY (Dec 13th)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 4.15am
6th ODI Sri Lanka v England

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6am-9am
Amata Spring Thailand Golf Championship

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 9am
IRB Sevens From South Africa

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9.30am-1.30pm
Dubai Ladies Masters

TENNIS Sky Sports 3, noon-6.30pm
UAE International Premier League

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Middlesbrough v Derby County

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10-12.50pm
Previews Football Focus

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
(1.00) Glasgow Warriors v Toulouse

GYMNASTICS BBC 1, 1pm-3pm
Highlights World Cup meeting

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Red Button from 10.30am
South Africa Alfred Dunhill Championship

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-3.55pm
RACING From Cheltenham

SOCCER Setanta from 2.30pm
(3.00) Burnley v Southampton

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

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 3pm
(3.15) Northampton Saints v Treviso

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(3.00) Getafe v Barcelona

CYCLING BBC 1, 3pm-4.30pm
London Track World Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) Arsenal v Newcastle Utd

SOCCER Setanta from 4.55pm
(5.00) Palermo v Sassuolo

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Valencia v Rayo Vallecano
(7.00) Cordoba v Levante

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 5pm
(5.15) Saracens v Sale Sharks

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(5.15) Racing Metro v Ospreys

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5.15pm
(5.30) Mainz v Stuttgart

EQUESTRIAN Sky Sports 4, 6pm-8pm
Eventing Geneva Grand Prix

NBA ESPN from 7pm
Dallas Warriors @ Mavericks

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 7.15pm
(7.45) Leinster v Harlequins

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Lazio v Atlanta

GREYHOUND Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm
RACING From Towcester

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

RUGBY TG4, 11.10pm-0.30am
Highlights Champions Cup

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.55pm-1.15am
Highlights Football League Show

BOXING Sky Sports 1 from 2am
Las Vegas Jermall Charlo v Lenny Bottai
Abner Mares v Jose Ramirez
Keith Thurman v Leonard Bundu
Amir Khan v Devon Alexander

SUNDAY (Dec 14th)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6am-9am
Amata Spring Thailand Golf Championship

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 9am
IRB Sevens From South Africa

GOLF Sky Sports 4 11am-2.30pm
Malalane Alfred Dunhill Championship

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 11.25am
(11.30) Ajax v FC Utrecht

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.30am
(11.30) Juventus v Sampdoria

ATHLETICS RTE 2, noon-2.05pm
Bulgaria European Cross Country

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Manchester Utd v Liverpool
(4.00) Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
(1.00) Wasps v Castres
(3.15) Clermont Auvergne v Munster

EQUESTRIAN Sky Sports 3, 12.30pm-3.30pm
Eventing Geneva Grand Prix

SOCCER ESPN from 1pm
(1.00) Nice v Saint-Etienne

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
(2.00) SF: Rhode v St Vincent's
(deferred) SH: Gort v Portumna

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
(2.00) Udinese v Verona

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2pm
(2.00) Genoa v AS Roma

HOCKEY Sky Sports 5 from 2pm
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Final From India

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 2.30pm
(2.30) Bayer Leverkusen v M'gladbach

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 3.35pm
(3.45) Feyenoord v AZ Alkmaar

SOCCER ESPN from 4pm
(4.00) Guingamp v PSG

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4.30pm
(4.30) Wolfsburg v Paderborn

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 4.30pm
(5.15) Scarlets v Ulster

NFL Sky Sports 2 from 5.30pm
(6.00) Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns
(9.05) Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers

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

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) AC Milan v Napoli

SOCCER Setanta from 7.45pm
BT Sport 2 from 8pm
(8.00) Monaco v Marseille

SOCCER ESPN from 8pm
(8.00) Porto v Benfica

SPORTS BBC 1, 8pm-10.20pm
2014 Sports Personality of the Year

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.45pm-11.45pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

NBA BT Sport 1 from 11pm
Miami Bulls @ Heat

RUGBY TG4, 11.30pm-0.15am
Highlights Champions Cup

NFL Channel 4 from 1am
Setanta from 1.20am
(1.30) Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times