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

The Curragh

Three weeks after the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas comes the Irish version at The Curragh, the first Irish Classic of 2023. The following day, Ladies Day, features the 1,000 Guineas, the first fillies Classic race of the season. It’s all part of a big weekend of racing at the Co Kildare racecourse. – Saturday & Sunday, RTE

URC Final

Munster are used to having a huge travelling support, but with next weekend’s decider being played in Cape Town the Red Army will, of course, be considerably outnumbered in the 55,000 DHL Stadium, which is already a sell-out. When the sides met last month in Cape Town, the Irish side surprised the hosts, handing out a first home defeat for the Stormers of the season. This will be an even tougher task. – Saturday, TG4 & Premier Sports

Lopez v Conlan

Next weekend, Michael Conlan will face IBF World featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez in Belfast. The Mexican took the title against Josh Warrington last December and his first defence will be against the 31-year-old Irish Olympian. The vocal home crowd will be crucial for Conlan, who made an unsuccessful bid for the WBA featherweight title against Leigh Wood last year, before bouncing back with wins over Miguel Marriaga and Karim Guerfi. – Saturday, BT Sport

MONDAY (May 22nd)

• NBA – Sky Sports Arena – Conference Final – 1.30am G3: Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Roma v Salernitana; 7.45pm Empoli v Juventus
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Newcastle Utd v Leicester City
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (May 23rd)

• NBA – Sky Sports Arena – Conference Final – 1.30am G4: Denver Nuggets @ LA Lakers
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 9.30am-5pm – Stage 16 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports – La Liga – 6.30pm Celta Vigo v Girona; 6.30pm Real Sociedad v Almería; 9pm Real Valladolid v Barcelona

WEDNESDAY (May 24th)

• NBA – Sky Sports Arena – Conference Final – 1.30am G4: Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-5pm – Stage 17 Giro d’Italia
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 6.30pm Villarreal v Cádiz; 9pm Real Betis v Getafe
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 6.30pm Elche v Sevilla; 9pm Espanyol v Atlético Madrid
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – Leinster Minor Football Semi-finals – 7pm Offaly v Dublin; 7.30pm Kildare v Meath
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 7.45pm Rangers v Hearts
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Brighton v Manchester City
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 8pm Fiorentina v Inter Milan

THURSDAY (May 25th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-5pm – Stage 18 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm KLM Open
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports – La Liga – 6.30pm Mallorca v Valencia; 6.30pm Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao; 9pm Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano
• DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 7pm-10pm – London Premier League
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Hull KR v Wigan Warriors
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 8pm Manchester Utd v Chelsea
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Charles Schwab Challenge

FRIDAY (May 26th)

• NBA – Sky Sports Arena – Conference Final – 1.30am G5: Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 8.05am Highlanders v Reds; 10.35am Melbourne Rebels v Western Force
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm – Stage 19 Giro d’Italia
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from noon – Practice Monaco Grand Prix
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5.30pm KLM Open
• CYCLING – BBC Red Button, 1.15pm-3.15pm – London UCI Women’s World Tour
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5.30pm-midnight Charles Schwab Challenge
• GAA – TG4 from 7.20pm – Connacht Minor Football Final – (slightly deferred) Galway v Mayo
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League, Premier Division – 7.45pm Bohemians v Shelbourne
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Sampdoria v Sassuolo
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Leeds Rhinos v St Helens

SATURDAY (May 27th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 3.05am Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika; 5.35am Crusaders v Waratahs; 8.05am Blues v Hurricanes; 10.35am Brumbies v Chiefs
• BADMINTON – BT Sport 4, 6am-2.30pm Malaysia Masters Semi-finals
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.15am-6pm – Stage 20 Giro d’Italia
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11.30am – Practice & Qualifying Monaco Grand Prix
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4pm KLM Open
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Celtic v Aberdeen
• RACING – ITV4, 1pm-4pm Haydock Park, Goodwood & York
• RACING – RTÉ 2, 1.45pm-4.30pm The Curragh
• SOCCER – BT Sport 5 – Serie A – 2pm Salernitana v Udinese
• SOCCER – BT Sport 3 – Serie A – 2pm Spezia v Torino
• SOCCER – RTÉ News Channel – Euro Under-17 Quarter-final – 7pm Spain v Rep of Ireland
• SOCCER – BT Sport 2 – Serie A – 5pm Fiorentina v Roma; 7.45pm Inter Milan v Atalanta
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – Women’s Super League – 2.30pm Liverpool v Man Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 2.30pm Reading v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Bundesliga – 2.30pm FC Köln v Bayern Munich
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Borussia Dortmund v Mainz
• RUGBY – UTV & BT Sport 1 – English Premiership Final – 3pm Saracens v Sale
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11pm Charles Schwab Challenge
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Joe McDonagh Cup Final – 4.45pm Carlow v Offaly
• GAA – GAAGO – All-Ireland SFC – 4.45pm Armagh v Westmeath; 7pm Derry v Monaghan
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship Play-off Final – 4.45pm Coventry City v Luton Town
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC Final – 5.30pm Stormers v Munster
• BOXING – BT Sport 1 from 6.30pm – Belfast Luis Alberto Lopez v Michael Conlan
• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 7pm – Bournemouth Lawrence Okolie v Chris Billam-Smith
• SOCCER – BT Sport – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lens v Ajaccio, Marseille v Brest, Strasbourg v PSG
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Saturday Game
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 11.20pm-0.10am Women’s Super League highlights
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-1.30am – Las Vegas LPGA Matchplay

SUNDAY (May 28th)

• NBA – Sky Sports Arena – Conference Final – 1.30am G6: Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
• BADMINTON – BT Sport 2, 6am-11.30am Malaysia Masters Finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-4pm KLM Open
• SOCCER – BT Sport – Serie A – 11.30am Hellas Verona v Empoli; 2pm Bologna v Napoli; 2pm Monza v Lecce; 5pm Lazio v Cremonese
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Monaco Grand Prix
• SOCCER – BBC 1 Scotland – Women’s Scottish Cup Final - 1.30pm Celtic v Rangers
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 Play-off Final – 1.30pm Carlisle Utd v Stockport County
• RUGBY – Channel 5 – 2pm Barbarians v World XV
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster SHC – 2pm Dublin v Galway; Munster SHC – 4pm Limerick v Cork
• RACING – RTÉ 1, 2.10pm-4.40pm The Curragh
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2.30pm-6.30pm – Final stage Giro d’Italia
• CYCLING – BBC 2, 3pm-6pm – London UCI Women’s World Tour
• GAA – GAAGO – Munster SHC – 4pm Tipperary v Waterford
• GAA – GAAGO – All-Ireland SFC – 4pm Dublin v Roscommon
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11.30pm Charles Schwab Challenge
• SOCCER – BT Sports 1 – Premier League – 4.30pm Leeds Utd v Tottenham
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Premier League – 4.30pm Everton v Bournemouth
• SOCCER – Sky Sports PL – Premier League – 4.30pm Leicester City v West Ham Utd
• GAA – TG4 – Ulster MFC Final – 6pm Derry v Monaghan
• ATHLETICS – BBC Three, 7pm-9pm – Rabat Diamond League
• SOCCER – BT Sport 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Juventus v AC Milan
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm La Rochelle v Stade Français
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-0.10am Match of the Day
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.30pm-2.30am LPGA Matchplay