Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Monday, Apr 6th – Sunday, Apr 12th

MONDAY (APR 6TH)

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.30) Watford v Middlesbrough

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 12.15pm
(12.45) Dartford v Barnet

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HORSE RACING RTE 2, 2.30pm-5.30pm
Fairyhouse Grand National Day

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Stage 1: To Bilbao

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 1 from 2.40pm
(2.45) Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 3pm-11pm
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 1 from 4.55pm
(5.00) Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.55pm
(5.15) Wolverhampton v Leeds Utd
(8.00) Crystal Palace v Manchester City

RUGBY RTE 2, 7pm-8.05pm
Analysis Against the Head

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 8pm
(8.00) Porto v Estoril

SOCCER RTE 2, 11.10pm-0.10am
Discussion Soccer Republic

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.45pm-1.05am
Highlights Football League Show

TUESDAY (APR 7TH)

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Stage 2: To Vitoria-Gasteiz

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 3pm-11pm, midnight-2am
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Motherwell v St Mirren

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
German Cup Semi-final
(7.30) Dortmund v Hoffenheim

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.40pm
(7.45) Bristol City v Swindon Town

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 7.40pm
Coppa Italia Semi-final
(7.45) Fiorentina v Juventus

WEDNESDAY (APR 8TH)

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
(1.00) Spurs @ Thunder
(3.30) Lakers @ Clippers

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Stage 3: To Zumarraga

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 3pm-11pm, midnight-2am
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Barcelona v Almeria
(9.00) Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid

GOLF BBC 2, 7pm-8pm
Augusta Major Champions

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
FA Cup Quarter-final
(7.45) Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
German Cup Semi-final
(7.30) Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Dundee v Dundee Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 7.40pm
Coppa Italia Semi-final
(7.45) Napoli v Lazio

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-10.30pm
Setanta, 8pm-10pm
Augusta Par 3 Tournament

GOLF BBC 2, 11.20pm-11.50pm
Augusta The Masters - 2015 Preview

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.15pm-11.45pm
Highlights Match of the Day

THURSDAY (APR 9TH)

NBA BT Sport 1 from midnight
(0.00) Raptors @ Hornets
(2.30) Suns @ Mavericks

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1.45pm-5pm
Aintree Inc the Aintree Hurdle

CYCLING Eurosport 2, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Stage 4: To Eibar

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 4pm-10pm, midnight-2am
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Athletic Bilbao v Valencia

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-0.30am
Setanta, 8pm-0.30am
Augusta The Masters

DARTS Sky Sports 1, 7pm-10.30pm
Sheffield Premier League

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

FRIDAY (APR 10TH)

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
(1.00) Bulls @ Heat
(3.30) Trail Blazers @ Warriors

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 2.45am
Setanta from 2.55am
Practice Chinese Grand Prix

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 8.30am
(8.35) Blues v Brumbies

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1.45pm-5pm
Aintree Inc the Melling Chase

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Stage 5: To Aia

TENNIS ESPN, 6pm-10pm
BT Sport 2, 10pm-2am
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.50pm
(7.00) PSV Eindhoven v PEC Zwolle

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Newcastle Falcons v Bath

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-0.30am
Setanta, 8pm-0.30am
Augusta The Masters

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

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) La Rochelle v Stade Francais

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm
(8.00) Hull FC v Widnes Vikings

SATURDAY (APR 11TH)

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
(1.00) Spurs @ Rockets

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 7am
Setanta from 7.55am
Qualifying Chinese Grand Prix

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 8.30am
(8.35) Crusaders v Highlanders
(10.40) Waratahs v Stormers

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

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Swansea v Everton

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

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

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(12.45) Western Force v Cheetahs
(2.00) Bulls v Reds
(4.05) Lions v Sharks

ATHLETICS RTE 2, 12.55pm-2.35pm
Phoenix Park Great Ireland Run

HORSE RACING Channel 4, 1pm-5.15pm
RTE 2, 2.35pm-5pm
Aintree Inc the Grand National

GAA TG4 from 1.15pm
Croke Park PP Schools football finals
(1.30) B:  Abbey v St Mary's Carlow
(3.15) A: Dingle v Roscommon CBS

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 2.30pm
(2.40) Connacht v Ulster

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Tottenham v Aston Villa

CYCLING Eurosport, 2.30pm-4.15pm
Basque Tour Final stage: Time-trial

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 3pm
(3.15) Saracens v Leicester Tigers

ROWING BBC 1, 4.15pm-6.35pm
Boat Race Oxford v Cambridge

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) Burnley V Arsenal

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports 2 from 5pm
(5.15) Castleford Tigers v Hull KR

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.15pm
(5.00) Malaga v Atletico Madrid
(7.00) Sevilla v Barcelona

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 5.15pm
(5.30) Hamburg v Wolfsburg

TENNIS ESPN, 6pm-10pm
South Carolina WTA Family Circle Cup

MOTOGP BT Sport 2, 6pm-10.15pm
Qualifying GP of the Americas

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 7pm-0.30am
BBC 2, 7.30pm-midnight
Setanta, 8pm-midnight
Augusta The Masters

RUGBY TG4 from 7.15pm
(7.30) Edinburgh v Munster

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Paris St-Germain v Bastia

RUGBY Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Castres v Bordeaux-Begles

BOXING Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm
Leeds Josh Warrington v Dennis Tubieron

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights Match of the Day

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

SUNDAY (APR 12TH)

NBA BT Sport 1 from 2.30am
(3.00) Grizzlies @ Clippers

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 6am
Setanta from 6.55am
Shanghai Chinese Grand Prix

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 11.20am
(11.30) Willem II v Feyenoord

SOCCER ESPN from 11.30am
(11.30) Cesena v Chievo

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.45am
(12.15) Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
(4.00) Manchester Utd v Manchester City

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 1pm
(2.00) Exeter Chiefs v Northampton

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
Football League Division One semi-finals
(2.00) Cork v Donegal
(4.00) Dublin v Monaghan

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 2pm
(2.15) Hibernian v Hearts

SOCCER ESPN from 2pm
(2.00) Torino v AS Roma

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(2.30) Cologne v Hoffenheim
(4.30) Stuttgart v Werder Bremen

RUGBY S4/C from 4.10pm
(4.15) Dragons v Leinster

MOTOGP BT Sport 2, 4.30pm-10.15pm
Austin GP of the Americas

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Real Sociedad v Deportivo La Coruna
(8.00) Cordoba v Elche

TENNIS ESPN, 6pm-8pm
Charleston Family Circle Cup final

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6pm-0.30am
BBC 2, 6.30pm-midnight
Setanta, 7pm-midnight
Augusta The Masters

RUGBY TG4, 6.15pm-6.57pm
Highlights Dragons v Leinster

GAA RTE 2, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Highlights League Sunday

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

RUGBY ITV4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights English Premiership

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 10pm
(10.00) Portland Timbers v Orlando City SC

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times