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

Golf

The 90th edition of the Masters will take place this week at Augusta National. The first of the men’s four majors, Rory McIlroy will, of course, be in Georgia to defend the title he won last year after a play-off with Justin Rose. - Thursday-Sunday, Sky Sports

Horse Racing

The final day of the upcoming festival at Aintree features three Grade one races. However, the highlight comes later in the day with the Grand National. A field of 34 runners will set off for two laps of a circuit so famous even non-racing fans recognise the names of the fences, such as Becher’s Brook and Canal Turn. – Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media

Basketball

Killester and Ballincollig will contest the Men’s Super League final at the weekend in the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. In the women’s decider, Trinity Meteors, who defeated back-to-back champions Killester in a semi-final overtime thriller, will meet UCC Glanmire. - Sunday, TG4

MONDAY (April 6th)

NBA - Sky Sports Plus - 0.30am Lakers @ Mavericks, 3am Rockets @ Warriors
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.30pm-2.30pm Women: Tour of Mouscron
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Portsmouth v Oxford, 3pm Watford v Charlton, 5.30pm Swansea v Middlesbrough, 8pm Hull v Coventry
SOCCER - Channel 4 & TNT Sports 1 - Women’s FA Cup - 1.30pm Chelsea v Tottenham
CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 2pm-5pm - Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country
RACING - RTÉ 2 & UTV, 2.30pm-5.30pm Fairyhouse
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Women’s FA Cup - 5pm Birmingham v Man City
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-10pm - Practice The Masters
SOCCER - BBC Alba - Women’s SPL - 5.10pm Celtic v Rangers
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Napoli v AC Milan
GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (April 7th)

NBA - Sky Sports Action - Midnight Knicks @ Hawks
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-10pm - Practice The Masters
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-4.45pm - Stage 2 Tour of the Basque Country
SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & Amazon Prime - Champions League - 8pm Sporting CP v Arsenal
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 8pm Bromley v Shrewsbury
SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 8pm Wrexham v Southampton

WEDNESDAY (April 8th)

NBA - Sky Sports Action - 1am Hornets @ Celtics, 4am Rockets @ Suns
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-10pm - Par 3 The Masters
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-4.45pm - Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Europa League - 5.45pm Sporting Braga v Real Betis
GAA - TG4 - Munster U20 Hurling - 7.35pm Clare v Limerick
SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm PSG v Liverpool
SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Barcelona v Atletico Madrid

THURSDAY (April 9th)

NBA - Sky Sports Action - Midnight Bucks @ Pistons
RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-5pm Aintree
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-0.30am The Masters
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-4.45pm - Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm - Brighton Premier League
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 4 - Conference League - 5.45pm Rayo Vallecano v AEK Athens
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Conference League - 8pm Shakhtar Donetsk v AZ
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Bologna v Aston Villa
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Porto v Nottingham Forest
SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Conference League - 8pm Crystal Palace v Fiorentina
SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Europa League - 8pm Freiburg v Celta Vigo

FRIDAY (April 10th)

RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Super Rugby - 8.05am Highlanders v Brumbies
RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-5pm Aintree
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2pm-0.30am The Masters
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm-4.45pm - Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Challenge Cup Quarter-final - 8pm Ulster v La Rochelle
RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Champions Cup Quarter-final - 8pm Bath v Northampton
SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - League of Ireland - 8pm St Pat’s v Shamrock Rovers
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm West Ham v Wolverhampton
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm West Brom v Millwall
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Real Madrid v Girona

SATURDAY (April 11th)

RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Super Rugby - 3.05am Moana Pasifika v Chiefs, 5.35am Fijian Drua v Western Force, 8.05am Hurricanes v Blues, 10.35am Reds v Crusaders
RUGBY - BBC Red Button - Women’s Six Nations - 12.25pm France v Italy
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Challenge Cup Quarter-final - 12.30pm Montpellier v Connacht
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Arsenal v Bournemouth
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Norwich v Ipswich
RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-5pm Aintree
RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 2 - Challenge Cup - 1.30pm Hull KR v York
RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 - Women’s Six Nations - 2.25pm England v Ireland
CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 2.30pm-4.45pm - Final stage Tour of the Basque Country
GAA - GAA Plus - Connacht SFC - 2.30pm London v Mayo
RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Champions Cup Quarter-final - 3pm Glasgow v Toulon
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Brentford v Everton
GAA - TG4 - Women’s Football League Finals - 3pm D2: Cavan v Donegal, 5pm D1: Cork v Galway
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-0.30am The Masters
RUGBY - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two - Women’s Six Nations - 4.40pm Wales v Scotland
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup Quarter-final - 5.30pm Leinster v Sale
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Liverpool v Fulham
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm St Pauli v Bayern Munich
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 5.30pm Barcelona v Espanyol
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Challenge Cup Quarter-final - 8pm Zebre v Dragons
SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.35pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (April 12th)

UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 2am - Miami J Prochazka v C Ulberg
ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, 6.45am-9.45am Paris Marathon
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 9.30am-4pm Paris Roubaix
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Birmingham v Wrexham
SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Scottish Premiership - Noon Falkirk v Rangers
CAMOGIE - RTÉ 2 - National League Finals - 12.15pm D1B: Dublin v Clare, 2.15pm D1A: Galway v Waterford
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Challenge Cup Quarter-final - 12.30pm Benetton v Exeter
RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 1 - Challenge Cup - 1pm Wakefield v Wigan
TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 1pm-2pm - WTA Linz Open Final
BASKETBALL - TG4 - Super League Finals - 1.15pm Women: UCC Glanmire v Trinity Meteors, 4.15pm Men: Ballincollig v Killester
TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 2pm-4pm - ATP Monte Carlo Masters Final
SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Sunderland v Tottenham
SOCCER - Sky Sports Action - Premier League - 2pm Crystal Palace v Newcastle
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa, 4.30pm Chelsea v Man City
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - EFL Trophy Final - 3pm Luton v Stockport
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup Quarter-final - 3pm Bordeaux v Toulouse
RACING - ITV4, 3.30pm-7pm Musselburgh
GAA - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Ulster SFC - 4.15pm Armagh v Tyrone
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4.30pm-0.30am The Masters
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Como v Inter
GAA - GAA Plus - Connacht SFC - 8pm New York v Roscommon
RUGBY - Virgin Media Two, 8pm-9pm Women’s Six Nations highlights
GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.45pm-midnight Match of the Day