Pick Of The Week

Monday

Monday

SKY SPORTS 1 (7.0) - Live Foot- ball: Manchester United v Aston Villa (Premiership, kick-off 8.0). Last week wasn't the best for David Beckham. Insult was added to injury when, having lost to Juventus in the Champions' League, the United star then had to cope with the news that 13 per cent of people questioned in a survey, on who should be the next James Bond, had chosen Tellytubby Tinky Winky - only six per cent named Beckham. Villa may suffer the wrath of the ace midfielder tonight.

TnaG (9.0) - Ole Ole. Highlights of Saturday's Catalan derby between Barcelona and Espanol and Celtic's match against Hearts - plus the rest of the weekend's goals from Spain and Scotland.

Tuesday

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RTE1 (7.30) - Leargas. Dermot Desmond, who has invested £4 million in Glasgow Celtic, and the club's chairman Fergus McCann are interviewed in this week's Leargas, which profiles Celtic and asks who the club is most loyal to - the financiers or the supporters.

NETWORK TWO (10.0) - @ last tv. J'accuse (10.01): Swimmer and television presenter Gary O'Toole lists his pet hates (which include people who pick their noses and traffic jams). My Favourite Things (10.10): All Star and Players' Player of the Year, Clare hurler Jamesie O'Connor talks about some of his favourite things, including the music of Radiohead and the best hurling score he ever saw.

TnaG (10.30) - All-Ireland Gold Hurling: Offaly v Kilkenny (1980 Leinster final).

Wednesday

SKY SPORTS 2 (7.30) - Live Foot- ball: England Under-21 v Greece Under-21. England need to overturn a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of this Under21 European Championship play-off if they are to qualify for next May's finals.

Thursday

NETWORK TWO (6.05) - The Grip. Presenter Sallie McArdle travels to Poland to compete in the semi-professional World Kick-Boxing Championships.

CHANNEL FOUR (10.0) - This Boy's Story. George Best makes an appearance in this film, which follows two brothers who set out from their broken home in search of their football idol. TnaG (10.30) - All-Ireland Gold Football. Tonight's programme features the match chosen by the viewers which brings an end to the successful series.

Friday

SKY BOX OFFICE (8.0) - Live Boxing: Naseem Hamed v Kevin Kelley (WBO featherweight title fight). Hamed makes his big American debut in New York - there is also live coverage of Robin Reid's fight against Thulane Malinga (for the WBC supermiddleweight title) in London.

Saturday

NETWORK TWO (12.34) - Sports Stadium. The 1,025th and final edition of Sports Stadium features highlights from the programme's 20-year history (at 12.40), live coverage of Ireland's rugby international against Italy in Bologna (1.30) and the best of the action from the Irish International Badminton Championships (4.0) that took place in Dublin at the weekend.

SKY SPORTS 2 (1.30) - Live Rugby Union: Bath v Pau (Heineken Cup semi-final). Live from the Recreation Ground in Bath.

Sunday

CHANNEL FOUR (1.10) - Live Soccer: Udinese v Inter Milan. SKY SPORTS 1 (4.0) - Live Soc- cer: Newcastle v Manchester United.

SKY SPORTS 2 (3.0) - Live Rugby Union: Toulouse v Brive (Heineken Cup semi-final). CHANNEL FOUR (9.0) - Un4gettable. Highlights from the truly unforgettable Cutting Edge documentary on former England manager Graham Taylor features in this package, celebrating the `best of Channel Four' on its 15th birthday.