Pick Of The Week

Monday

Monday

TnaG (9.0) - Ole! Ole!: Highlights of the Dundee United-Rangers game - Rangers' first league defeat of the season.

BBC1 (10.40) - On Side: BBC Radio 5 Live presenter John Inverdale hosts the first in a new seven-part sports series which includes interviews and features on the major sporting events of the week and highlight's of Sunday and Monday's Premiership games. Tonight's studio guests are Johan Cruyff, Frankie Dettori and Chris Eubank and there's an interview with Evander Holyfield.

Tuesday

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UTV (2.50) - The Fashion Police: A sign of the times this. While some clubs get to stage glorious European nights, table-topping clashes and epic cup ties at their grounds, Manchester City's Maine Road is the venue for a granny's make-up make-over in this week's Fashion Police. When Francis Lee promised exciting days ahead, this is NOT what City fans had in mind.

TnaG (10.30) - All-Ireland Gold Hurling: Kilkenny v Galway (1993 AllIreland final).

Wednesday

Channel Four (5.15) - Live Football: Russia v Italy (World Cup play-off). Two of the team's Mick McCarthy was rather pleased to avoid in the play-offs, meet in Moscow. Peter Brackley commentates.

Network Two (7.30) - Live Football: Ireland v Belgium (World Cup play-off). Gut-wrenching, stomach-churning, nail-biting, nerve-jangling, tear-inducing. At times like this you'd wish you were a San Marino suporter.

BBC2 (9.50) - The Rugby Club: Spring Cleaning: The penultimate episode in the six-part series that followed Bath Rugby Club through its first year as a public limited company. Things go from bad to worse for the club this week, a "time of betrayal, heartache and recrimination" in fact, according to the previews. Last week the players were forced to attend a lecture on `corporate resonsibility' and their faces suggested it was about as exciting as it sounds.

Thursday

Eurosport (9.30) - World Cup Football: Highlight's of all Wednesday night's play-off matches.

Friday

Network Two (6.05) - The Grip: Volleyball is under the spotlight this week with features the Northside Club in Dublin and Belfast City Volleyball Club.

TnaG (10.30) - All-Ireland Gold Football: Cork v Derry (1993 final)

Saturday

Sky Sports 1 (1.30) - Live Rugby League: Britain v Australia. The first of the three-test series, live from Wembley.

UTV (9.0) - Champions of Sport Awards: Dermot Murnaghan and Ulrika Jonsson present the 1997 awards show and review the highlights of the sporting year.

Sunday

Eurosport (9.0 am) - Sled Dog: Here's an incentive to be up early on Sunday morning - highlights of the 1997 Yukon Quest, the toughest dog sled race in the world. Where would we be without Eurosport?

Channel 4 (1.10) - Live Football - Sampdoria v AC Milan. Sky Sports 1 (3.0) - Everton v Southampton