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

Mosconi Cup

The Ryder Cup of pool, the annual nine-ball tournament takes place this week at Alexandra Palace in London. This year’s event is the 30th anniversary of the contest – which involves teams representing Europe and the United States. – Sky Sports, Wed-Sat

Champions Cup

The premier club rugby competition begins again this weekend, with 12 matches taking place between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. The 24 clubs have been divided into four pools of six. There are eight teams each from England and France, all four from Ireland, two from South Africa, and one each from Scotland and Wales. The defending champions are La Rochelle, who host last season’s finalists Leinster in their first game. – TNT Sports, RTÉ & UTV, Dec 8th-May 25th

European Cross Country Championships

The 29th edition of the competition will take place at Laeken Park in Brussels on Sunday afternoon. Ireland has a proud history in the European Cross Country Championships, beginning in the first staging in 1994 when Cavan’s Catherina McKiernan won the women’s senior title. Last year in Piemonte, Ireland claimed a record five medals. – RTÉ & BBC, Sunday

MONDAY (Dec 4th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Kansas City @ Green Bay
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Torino v Atalanta
• SOCCER – ITV4 – FA Cup, 2nd round – 7.45pm AFC Wimbledon v Ramsgate
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Celta Vigo v Cádiz
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 11.30pm – 2nd T20 Women: New Zealand v Pakistan

TUESDAY (Dec 5th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Celtics @ Pacers; 3am Pelicans @ Kings
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Cincinnati @ Jacksonville
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – German Cup – 5pm Kaiserslautern v Nuremberg
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – German Cup – 5pm Magdeburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 – Women’s Nations League – 6pm Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Premier League – 7.30pm Wolverhampton v Burnley
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – Women’s Nations League – 7.45pm Scotland v England
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 8.15pm Luton v Arsenal

WEDNESDAY (Dec 6th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Knicks @ Bucks; 3am Suns @ Lakers
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm Shoot-out
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – 1st T20 Women: India v England
• POOL – Sky Sports Arena, 6.30pm-11pm Mosconi Cup
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 5pm – 2nd ODI West Indies v England
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Bundesliga – 5pm Bayer Leverkusen v SC Paderborn
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Bundesliga – 5pm Saarbrücken v Eintracht Frankfurt
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Premier League – 7.30pm Sheffield Utd v Liverpool
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 8pm Hearts v Rangers
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 8.15pm Man Utd v Chelsea
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Marseille v Lyon

THURSDAY (Dec 7th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – Midnight Magic @ Cavaliers; 3am Nuggets @ Clippers
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10am-3pm Alfred Dunhill Championship
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm Shoot-out
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-9pm World Champions Cup
• POOL – Sky Sports Arena, 6.30pm-11pm Mosconi Cup
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – 7.30pm Brest v Strasbourg
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Premier League – 7.30pm Everton v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 8.15pm Tottenham v West Ham Utd

FRIDAY (Dec 8th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am New England @ Pittsburgh
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10am-3pm Alfred Dunhill Championship
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm Shoot-out
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-9pm World Champions Cup
• POOL – Sky Sports Arena, 6.30pm-11pm Mosconi Cup
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 7.45pm Juventus v Napoli
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Coventry City v Birmingham City
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Montpellier v Lens
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 8pm Glasgow v Northampton
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 8pm Connacht v Bordeaux Bègles
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Challenge Cup – 8pm ASM Clermont v Edinburgh
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Getafe v Valencia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-11.30pm Grant Thornton Invitational
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 11.30pm – 3rd T20 Women: New Zealand v Pakistan

SATURDAY (Dec 9th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 1am Warriors @ Thunder
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10am-2.30pm Alfred Dunhill Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – Noon Man City v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 Premier League 12.30pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sunderland v West Brom
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-5pm, 6.45pm-11pm Shoot-out
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 1pm – 2nd T20 Women: India v England
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Challenge Cup – 1pm Black Lion v Gloucester
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Alavés v Las Palmas
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 3 – Champions Cup – 1pm Toulon v Exeter; 3.15pm Toulouse v Cardiff
• RACING – ITV4, 1.10pm-4.05pm; Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Sandown
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Manchester Utd v Bournemouth
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 3.15pm Real Betis v Real Madrid
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 3.15pm Bath v Ulster; 5.30pm Bulls v Saracens; 8pm Bristol v Lyon
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 5pm – 3rd ODI West Indies v England
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Serie A – 5pm Atalanta v AC Milan
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports – Champions Cup – 5.30pm Munster v Bayonne
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Aston Villa v Arsenal
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Villarreal v Real Sociedad; 8pm Mallorca v Sevilla
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig
• POOL – Sky Sports Arena, 6.30pm-11pm Mosconi Cup
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm Grant Thornton Invitational
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter Milan v Udinese
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 8pm PSG v Nantes
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Dec 10th)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Arena from 1am Robeisy Ramirez v Rafael Espinoza
• UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am Song Yadong v Chris Gutierrez
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am Alfred Dunhill Championship
• ATHLETICS – BBC Red Button, 11.20am-4.30pm; RTÉ 2, 1pm-3pm European Cross Country Championships
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 11.30am Frosinone v Torino
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – Noon Kilmarnock v Celtic
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – Noon Nice v Reims; 2pm Clermont v Lille; 4.05pm Lyon v Toulouse
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 1pm – 3rd T20 Women: India v England
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 1.30pm – 1st T20 South Africa v India
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 2pm Arsenal v Chelsea
• RUGBY – UTV & TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 1pm Sale v Stade Francais
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 3.15pm Leicester v Stormers
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 3.15pm La Rochelle v Leinster; 5.30pm Racing 92 v Harlequins
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Atlético Madrid v Almería; 3.15pm Granada v Athletic Bilbao; 5.30pm Cádiz v Osasuna; 8pm Barcelona v Girona
• HORSE RACING – RTÉ 1, 1.10pm-2.40pm Cork
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 1.30pm – 1st T20 South Africa v India
• GAA – TG4 – Munster SFC Final – 2pm Dingle v Castlehaven; Ulster SFC Final – 4pm Glen v Scotstown
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Luton Town v Manchester City; 4.30pm Tottenham v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen; 4.30pm Cologne v Mainz
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Challenge Cup – 3.15pm Newcastle v Montpellier
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5pm Salernitana v Bologna
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 6pm LA Rams @ Baltimore Ravens; 9.25pm Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs; 1.20am Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys
• BOXING – Sky Sports Arena from 6pm Chris Billam-Smith v Mateusz Masternak
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm Grant Thornton Invitational
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Tottenham v Man Utd
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Roma v Fiorentina
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 7.45pm Lorient v Marseille
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2