Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Thursday, Jan 15th – Sunday, Jan 18th

THURSDAY (JAN 15TH)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 5.30am-8.30am, 10am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi Championship

SNOOKER BBC 2, 1pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm
Eurosport 2, 1pm-4pm
Eurosport, 7.05pm-10.30pm
London The Masters

HORSE RACING Sky Sports 1, 2.30pm-6.30pm
Dubai World Cup Carnival

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SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 6.30pm
Spanish Copa del Rey - Fifth Round#
(7.00) Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid
(9.00) Elche v Barcelona

NBA BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
Milwaukee Knicks @ Bucks

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3.30am
Hawaii Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Houston Thunder @ Rockets
LA Cavaliers @ Lakers

FRIDAY (JAN 16TH)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 3am
1st ODI Australia v England

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 5.30am-8.30am, 10am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi Championship

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 11.25am
1st ODI South Africa v West Indies

SNOOKER BBC 2, 1pm-6pm, 7pm-8pm
Eurosport 2, 1pm-4.30pm
Eurosport, 6pm-10.30pm
London The Masters

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.50pm
(7.00) Ajax v Groningen

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 7pm
European Champions Cup
(7.45) Leicester v Scarlets

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Preston North End v Leyton Orient

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Rangers v Hearts

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Bordeaux v Nice

RUGBY TG4, 10.50pm-11.50pm
Highlights Craobh na hEorpa

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3.30am
Waialae CC Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Oklahoma Warriors @ Thunder
LA Cavaliers @ Clippers

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 1am
3rd ODI New Zealand v Sri Lanka

SATURDAY (JAN 17TH)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi Championship

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

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-12.50pm
Previews Football Focus

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 12.15pm
(12.45) Grimsby Town v Barnet

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 12.30pm
(12.45) Hamilton Academical v Celtic

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 12.30pm
(1.00) Saracens v Munster
(3.15) Newcastle v N-G Dragons

SNOOKER BBC 1, 1pm-4.30pm
BBC 2, 4.30pm-5.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm
Eurosport, 1pm-4pm, 5.45pm-10pm
London The Masters

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-4pm
RACING Ascot & Haydock Park

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Tottenham v Sunderland

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 3pm
European Champions Cup
(3.15) Toulon v Ulster
(5.30) Leinster v Castres

SOCCER Eurosport 2 from 4pm
African Cup of Nations
(4.00) Equatorial Guinea v Congo
(7.00) Burkina Faso v Gabon

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

SOCCER Setanta from 4.55pm
BT Sport 2 from 5pm
(5.00) Empoli v Inter Milan

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Valenica v Almeria
(7.00) Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(5.30) Sale Sharks v Clermont Auvergne

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 7pm
(7.45) Harlequins v Wasps

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Palermo v AS Roma

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(7.45) Vitesse Arnhem v PSV Eindhoven

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.50pm
Highlights English Premier League

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

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3.30am
Honolulu Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Houston Warriors @ Rockets

SUNDAY (JAN 18TH)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 3am
2nd ODI Australia v India

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8am-1pm
UAE Abu Dhabi Championship

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 10.55am
(11.00) Getafe v Real Madrid

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.30am
(11.30) Lazio v Napoli

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 12.30pm
European Challenge Cup
(1.00) Glasgow v Montpellier
(3.15) Connacht v Exeter

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) West Ham Utd v Hull City
(4.00) Manchester City v Arsenal

SNOOKER BBC 2, 12.50pm-5.15pm, 7pm-11pm
Eurosport 2, 1pm-4pm
Eurosport, 5.15pm-10pm
London The Masters

HORSE RTE 2, 1pm-3.15pm
RACING From Leopardstown

SOCCER ESPN from 1pm
(1.00) Paris Saint-Germain v Evian

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 1.20pm
(1.30) Feyenoord v FC Twente

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
(2.00) Parma v Sampdoria

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

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 2.30pm
European Champions Cup
(3.15) Toulouse v Bath
(5.30) Ospreys v Northampton

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 3.55pm
(4.00) Atletico Madrid v Granada
(6.00) Deportivo La Coruna v Barcelona
(8.00) Sevilla v Malaga

SOCCER Eurosport 2 from 4pm
African Cup of Nations
(4.00) Zambia v DR Congo
(7.00) Tunisia v Cape Verde

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4pm
(4.00) Rennes v Saint-Etienne

NFL Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm

(8.05)

Green Bay Packers @ Seattle Seahawks

(11.40)

Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Juventus v Verona

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

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9pm-1am
Hawaii Sony Open

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.20pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

TENNIS Eurosport, midnight-7.45am
Day 1 Australian Open

UFC BT Sport 1 from midnight
Boston Conor McGregor v Dennis Siver

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times