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

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

It’s the final week of the 2023 Airtricity League Premier Division season, with one game – Cork City v Shamrock Rovers – on Monday evening, and then a final round of matches on Friday evening. The tie in Turners Cross doesn’t mean a whole lot, as Shamrock Rovers clinched their fourth league title in a row a few days ago, and Cork City are already in the precarious situation of having to contest the promotion/relegation play-off. – Monday & Friday, RTÉ 2

Breeders’ Cup

The big 14-race season-ending world championships takes place in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California this week. The two-day even starts with “Future Stars Friday”, which includes five Juvenile (two-year-old) races. The highlight though, is on the following day – the $6 million (€5.7 million) Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. – Friday-Saturday, Sky Sports, Virgin Media, ITV

New York City Marathon

Whether it’s the best marathon in the world or not, it’s certainly the largest, with more than 50,000 lining up at the start-line on Staten Island. It’s also one of the more scenic city marathons, with runners going through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, before entering Manhattan and Central Park. – Sunday, Eurosport

MONDAY (Oct 30th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 0.20am Chicago Bears @ LA Chargers
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am Afghanistan v Sri Lanka
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League Premier Division – 4.45pm Cork City v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Empoli v Atalanta; 7.45pm Lazio v Fiorentina
• SOCCER – BBC Red Button Ballon d’Or ceremony
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Granada v Villarreal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Coventry v West Brom
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 10.30pm-11.30pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (Oct 31st)

• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – Midnight Heat @ Bucks
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 0.15am Las Vegas Raiders @ Detroit Lions
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am Pakistan v Bangladesh
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Women’s Nations League – 5pm Albania v Rep of Ireland
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – German Cup – 5pm VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin; 7.45pm Kaiserslautern v Köln
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – German Cup – 5pm VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig; 7.45pm Borussia Mönchengladbach v Heidenheim 1846
• SOCCER – ITV4 – Women’s Nations League – 7.30pm Belgium v England
• SOCCER – BBC Alba – Women’s Nations League – 7.45pm Scotland v Netherlands
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 11.30pm Knicks @ Cavaliers; 2am Spurs @ Suns

WEDNESDAY (Nov 1st)

• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am New Zealand v South Africa
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – German Cup – 5pm Borussia Dortmund v 1899 Hoffenheim; 7.45pm Saarbrücken v Bayern Munich
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – German Cup – 5pm SV Sandhausen v Bayer Leverkusen; 7.45pm Hertha Berlin v Mainz 05
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Main Event – League Cup, 4th Round – 7.30pm West Ham Utd v Arsenal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup, 4th Round – 8.15pm Man Utd v Newcastle Utd

THURSDAY (Nov 2nd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 2am Clippers @ Lakers
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am India v Sri Lanka
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Challenge Tour Grand Final
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Coppa Italia – 5pm Sassuolo v Spezia; 8pm Torino v Frosinone
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-11.30pm WWT Championship
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 11pm Raptors @ 76ers

FRIDAY (Nov 3rd)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 0.15am Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am Netherlands v Afghanistan
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Challenge Tour Grand Final
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 2pm – Practice & Qualifying Sao Paulo Grand Prix
• RACING – Sky Sports Racing, 7pm-midnight; Virgin Media Three, 8pm-midnight; ITV3, 8.30pm-midnight Breeders’ Cup
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga – 7.30pm SV Darmstadt 98 v Bochum
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Glasgow v Stormers
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Sale v Gloucester
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 Airtricity League Premier Division (TBA)
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 7.45pm Bologna v Lazio
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Leicester City v Leeds Utd
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Las Palmas v Atlético Madrid
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm PSG v Montpellier
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-11.30pm WWT Championship

SATURDAY (Nov 4th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 2am Mavericks @ Nuggets
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 4.30am – World Cup – 5am New Zealand v Pakistan; 8.30am England v Australia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Challenge Tour Grand Final
• RUGBY LEAGUE – BBC 2 – Women’s International – Noon England v Wales
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Fulham v Man Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Aston Villa v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Ross Co v Celtic
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Osasuna v Girona; 3.15pm Real Betis v Mallorca; 5.30pm Celta Vigo v Sevilla
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 1pm Zebre v Bulls
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 1pm-9.30pm Hylo Open semi-finals
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 1.30pm – Sprint Sao Paulo Grand Prix
• RUGBY LEAGUE – BBC 1 – Men’s International – 2.30pm England v Tonga
• RUGBY – S4C – 2.30pm Wales v Barbarians
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Brentford v West Ham Utd
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 3.05pm Leinster v Edinburgh
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Saracens v Leicester
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 5pm Suns @ 76ers
• SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s National League – 5pm Treaty Utd v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5pm Atalanta v Inter; 7.45pm AC Milan v Udinese
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 5pm-8pm – France Track Champions League
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 5.05pm Munster v Dragons
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 5.15pm Scarlets v Cardiff
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Newcastle Utd v Arsenal
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – FA Cup – 5.45pm Bromley v Blackpool
• RACING – Sky Sports Racing, 5pm-midnight; Virgin Media Three, 5pm-10pm; ITV4, 6pm-0.15am Breeders’ Cup
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Connacht v Ulster
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster SFC – 7.45pm Éire Óg v Kilmacud Crokes
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Real Sociedad v Barcelona
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Marseille v Lille
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30pm-11.30pm WWT Championship
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm Match of the Day
• EQUESTRIAN – Eurosport 1, 11pm-1am – Kentucky 2023 World Cup

SUNDAY (Nov 5th)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Arena from 1am Efe Ajagba v Joe Goodall
• UFC – TNT Sports 2 from 1am Jailton Almeida v Derrick Lewis
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 5.45am-7.45am Saitama Criterium
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 7.30am-11am, 12.30pm-4pm – China International Championship
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 8am – World Cup – 8.30am India v South Africa
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10.30am-3.30pm Challenge Tour Grand Final
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Hellas Verona v Monza
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers
• SOCCER – TNT Sport 3 – Ligue 1 – Noon Lyon v Metz; 2pm Nantes v Reims; 4.05pm Monaco v Brest
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Arsenal v Man City
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 1pm-6.30pm Hylo Open final
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Alavés v Almería; 3.15pm Valencia v Granada; 5.30pm Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
• ATHLETICS – Eurosport 2, 1.30pm-4.45pm New York City Marathon
• GAA – TG4 – Munster SHC – 1.30pm Ballygunner v Sarsfields (Cork); Kerry SFC Final – 3.30pm Mid Kerry v East Kerry
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 2pm Cagliari v Genoa; 5pm Roma v Lecce
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa; 4.30pm Luton Town v Liverpool
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 2.30pm Miami Dolphins @ Kansas City Chiefs
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Wolfsburg v Werder Bremen; 4.30pm Heidenheim 1846 v Stuttgart
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Exeter v Bristol
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – League Cup Semi-final – 3pm Hearts v Rangers
• WHEELCHAIR RUGBY – BBC 2 – 3.15pm England v France
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 3.30pm Sao Paulo Grand Prix
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – FA Cup – 5.30pm Charlton v Cray Valley Paper Mills
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Brighton v Man Utd
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Fiorentina v Juventus
• SOCCER – TNT Sport 2 – Ligue 1 – 7.45pm Nice v Rennes
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Pau v Toulouse
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm WWT Championship
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 8.30pm Raptors @ Spurs; 11pm Warriors @ Cavaliers
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.35pm Match of the Day 2