Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Paris-Nice

“The race to the sun” is a famous, annual professional cycling race which has a long list of illustrious names on its roll of honour – including Sean Kelly, who won the race seven times in a row in the 1980s. The 2023 edition of the eight-day event (Sunday-Sunday) includes Sam Bennett and Ryan Mullen (riding for Bora–Hansgrohe). – Sunday-Sunday, Eurosport

The Players Championship

The “fifth major”, which, of course, is not a major, is still certainly one of the most prestigious tournaments in golf. Played at the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the 2019 edition was claimed by Rory McIlroy, and the Irishman will be one of the 144 players competing this week. - Thursday-Sunday, Sky Sports

Scotland v Ireland

There’s no doubt as to the biggest sporting event of the week. Both sides will be aiming for the Triple Crown at Murrayfield on Sunday – Ireland won their 12th last year, while Scotland are looking for their 11th, but first since 1990. And just for added spice, these two will meet in the pool stages of the World Cup later this year. – Sunday, RTE & BBC

MONDAY (Mar 6th)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 5.30am - 3rd ODI Bangladesh v England
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.15pm-3pm - Stage 1 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 3pm-4pm - Stage 2 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 5.30pm Sassuolo v Cremonese; 7.45pm Torino v Bologna
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Premier League - 8pm Brentford v Fulham
• SOCCER - LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Osasuna v Celta Vigo
• RUGBY - RTE 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm League highlights

TUESDAY (Mar 7th)

• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.15pm-3pm - Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 3pm-4pm - Stage 3 Paris-Nice
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-final - 3pm Newbridge College v Gonzaga College
• SOCCER - BT Sport 5 - Europa Conference League - 5.45pm Lazio v AZ Alkmaar
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football Red Button - Championship - 7.45pm Huddersfield Town v Bristol City; 8pm West Brom v Wigan Athletic
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League One - 8pm Plymouth Argyle v Derby County
• SOCCER - RTE 2, BT Sport 1 & LiveScore - Champions League - 8pm Chelsea (0) v Borussia Dortmund (1)
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 & LiveScore - Champions League - 8pm Benfica (2) v Club Bruges (0)

WEDNESDAY (Mar 8th)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7am - 2nd Test, D1 South Africa v West Indies
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.15pm-3pm - Stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 3pm-4pm - Stage 4 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football & Showcase - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two, BT Sport 2 & LiveScore - Champions League - 8pm Bayern Munich (1) v PSG (0)
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1, BBC Red Button & LiveScore - Champions League - 8pm Tottenham (0) v AC Milan (1)
• CRICKET - BT Sport 3 from 9.30pm - 1st Test, D1 New Zealand v Sri Lanka

THURSDAY (Mar 9th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3am-7am Women’s Asian Amateur Championship
• CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 3.45am - 4th Test, D1 India v Australia
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 2nd Test, D2 South Africa v West Indies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 9am-2pm Kenya Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-11.30pm The Players Championship
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.15pm-3pm - Stage 4 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 3pm-4pm - Stage 5 Paris-Nice
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-final - 3pm St Michael’s College v Blackrock College
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & BT Sport 3 - Europa Conference League - 5.45pm AEK Larnaca v West Ham Utd
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Europa League - 5.45pm Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal; 8pm Sevilla v Fenerbahçe
• SOCCER - BT Sport 4 - Europa League - 5.45pm Roma v Real Sociedad; 8pm Juventus v SC Freiburg
• DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-10.30pm Premier League
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & BT Sport 1 - Europa League - 8pm Manchester Utd v Real Betis
• SOCCER - BT Sport 3 - Europa Conference League - 8pm Fiorentina v Sivasspor
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Arena - Super League - 8pm Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons
• CRICKET - BT Sport 3 from 10pm - 1st Test, D2 New Zealand v Sri Lanka

FRIDAY (Mar 10th)

• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 0.30am Nets @ Bucks; 3am Warriors @ Grizzlies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3am-7am Women’s Asian Amateur Championship
• CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 3.45am - 4th Test, D2 India v Australia
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super Rugby - 6.05am Chiefs v Highlanders; 8.35am Melbourne Rebels v Waratahs
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 2nd Test, D3 South Africa v West Indies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9am-11.30am Kenya Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-11.30pm The Players Championship
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.15pm-3pm - Stage 5 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 3pm-4pm - Stage 6 Paris-Nice
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & BBC Red Button - Under-20 - 7.15pm Scotland v Ireland
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 7.45pm Spezia v Inter Milan
• RUGBY - BT Sport 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Northampton v Bath
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV - La Liga - 8pm Cádiz v Getafe
• SOCCER - BT Sport 3 - Ligue 1 - 8pm Lille v Lyon
• RUGBY - BBC Red Button & Virgin Media More - Under-20 - 8pm England v France
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Arena - Super League - 8pm Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers
• CRICKET - BT Sport 3 from 10pm - 1st Test, D3 New Zealand v Sri Lanka
• MMA - Virgin Media More from midnight Usman Nurmagomedov v Benson Henderson

SATURDAY (Mar 11th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2am-6am Women’s Asian Amateur Championship
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super Rugby - 3.35am Fijian Drua v Crusaders; 6.05am Hurricanes v Blues; 8.35am Brumbies v Reds; 11am Western Force v Moana Pasifika
• CRICKET - BT Sport 2 from 3.45am - 4th Test, D3 India v Australia
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 2nd Test, D4 South Africa v West Indies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2pm Kenya Open
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, noon-2pm - Stage 7 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Scottish Cup - 12.15pm Hearts v Celtic
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 – Premier League - 12.30pm Bournemouth v Liverpool
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Bristol City v Blackpool
• SOCCER - LaLigaTV - La Liga - 1pm Real Madrid v Espanyol
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.45pm - Stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-11.30pm The Players Championship
• RUGBY - Virgin Media One & UTV - Six Nations - 2.15pm Italy v Wales; 4.45pm England v France
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Leeds Utd v Brighton
• SOCCER - LaLigaTV & Premier Sports - La Liga - 3.15pm Elche v Real Valladolid; 5.30pm Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano; 8pm Valencia v Osasuna
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 5pm Napoli v Atalanta
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Premier League - 5.30pm Crystal Palace v Manchester City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Schalke v Borussia Dortmund
• BOXING - Sky Sports Action from 6pm Tony Yoka v Carlos Takam
• GAA - TG4 - Hurling League - 7.15pm Tipperary v Waterford
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Bologna v Lazio
• SOCCER - BT Sport 3 - Ligue 1 - 8pm Brest v PSG
• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 9pm Knicks @ Clippers; 1.30am Bucks @ Warriors
• CRICKET - BT Sport 3 from 10pm - 1st Test, D4 New Zealand v Sri Lanka
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day
• UFC - BT Sport 2 from 11pm Petr Yan v Merab Dvalishvili

SUNDAY (Mar 12th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2am-6am Women’s Asian Amateur Championship
• CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 3.45am - 4th Test, D4 India v Australia
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 2nd Test, D5 South Africa v West Indies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2pm Kenya Open
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 11.30am Lecce v Torino; 2pm Cremonese v Fiorentina
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Norwich City v Sunderland
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, noon-2pm - Final stage Paris-Nice
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Women’s Super League - 12.30pm Chelsea v Manchester Utd
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Cup - 1pm Rangers v Raith Rovers
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports - La Liga - 1pm Mallorca v Real Sociedad; 3.15pm Sevilla v Almería; 5.30pm Villarreal v Real Betis; 8pm Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
• GAA - TG4 - Hurling League - 1.45pm Clare v Galway; 3.45pm Cork v Wexford; Deferred Kilkenny v Dublin
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.45pm - Final stage Tirreno-Adriatico
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-10.30pm The Players Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Premier League - 2pm Fulham v Arsenal; 4.30pm Newcastle Utd v Wolverhampton
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & BBC 1 - Six Nations - 3pm Scotland v Ireland
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League Cup Final - 3pm Linfield v Coleraine
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 5pm Roma v Sassuolo; 7.45pm Juventus v Sampdoria
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga - 6.30pm VfL Wolfsburg v Union Berlin
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - 6.45pm Arsenal v Reading
• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 7.30pm Nets @ Nuggets; 10pm Wizards @ 76ers
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Ligue 1 - 7.45pm Marseille v Strasbourg
• GAA - RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• CRICKET - BT Sport 3 from 9.30pm - 1st Test, D5 New Zealand v Sri Lanka
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
• CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 3.45am - 4th Test, D5 India v Australia