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

Soccer

It has been an exciting season for Southampton, who are in the hunt for promotion from the Championship. At the weekend, they travel to take on Manchester City in the FA Cup Semi-final. It’s unlikely they’ll reach the decider, but then – thanks in large part to Irishmen Ryan Manning and Finn Azaz – the Saints beat Fulham and Arsenal in the previous rounds . . . so who knows? – Saturday, BBC & TNT Sports

Rugby

At the start of the year, Ulster easily brushed Munster aside in their URC meeting in Belfast. This weekend the reverse fixture takes place at Thomond Park. It’s a crucial game for both sides, who are looking to secure a play-off spot in the URC. Also, a top-eight position is required for Champions Cup qualification for next season. – Saturday, Premier Sports

Athletics

A world record-breaking 1.13 million people entered the ballot for a place in the 2026 London Marathon. Around 57,000 are expected to cross the finish-line, many of them Irish of course. The men’s and women’s elite wheelchair races start at 8.50am on Sunday morning, followed by the elite women and then the elite men. The waves of starters will continue until 11.30am. – Sunday, BBC

MONDAY (April 20th)

CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 1 Tour of the Alps
ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 2, 2.30pm-5.15pm Boston Marathon
SNOOKER - BBC 2, 2.15pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Hurling & Football highlights
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Crystal Palace v West Ham Utd

TUESDAY (April 21st)

SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-12.45pm, 2.15pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 2 Tour of the Alps
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 7.45pm Leicester City v Hull City
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Brighton v Chelsea
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Coppa Italia - 8pm Inter Milan v Como
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8.30pm Real Madrid v Alavés

WEDNESDAY (April 22nd)

SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-11.15am, 1pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 11.30am-1.30pm - Stage 3 Tour of the Alps
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 6pm Elche v Atletico Madrid, 8.30pm Barcelona v Celta Vigo
GAA - TG4 - Connacht U20 Football - 6.30pm Galway v Roscommon
GAA - TG4 YouTube - Munster U20 Hurling - 7pm Limerick v Waterford, 7pm Tipperary v Clare
GAA - TG4 YouTube - Munster U20 Football - 7pm Cork v Waterford, 7pm Kerry v Clare
GAA - TG4 YouTube - Ulster U20 Football - 7.30pm Donegal v Tyrone
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 7.45pm Charlton v Ipswich Town
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Bournemouth v Leeds Utd
SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 8pm Burnley v Manchester City

THURSDAY (April 23rd)

GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-10.30am China Open
CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 4 Tour of the Alps
SNOOKER - BBC 2, 1pm-5pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 1pm-4pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-4pm, 8pm-11pm Classic of New Orleans
GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 12.30pm-4.30pm South African Women’s Open
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-8pm, 11pm-1am LPGA Chevron Championship
GAA - TG4 YouTube - Leinster U20 Football - 6.15pm Westmeath v Kildare
DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm - Liverpool Premier League
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 2 - 8pm Salford City v Bromley
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Leigh v Huddersfield, 8pm York v Toulouse

FRIDAY (April 24th)

NFL - Sky Sports Action, 1am-4.30am NFL Draft
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-10.30am China Open
RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Super Rugby - 8.35am Crusaders v Waratahs
SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-6pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Final stage Tour of the Alps
GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 12.30pm-4.30pm South African Women’s Open
RACING - Virgin Media One & ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Sandown Park & Perth
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.45pm-4pm, 8pm-11pm Classic of New Orleans
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-8pm, 11pm-1am LPGA Chevron Championship
NFL - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-4am NFL Draft
SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Serie A - 7.45pm Napoli v Cremonese
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Edinburgh v Sharks
RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.45pm Zebre v Dragons
RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - Premiership - 7.45pm Newcastle v Bristol
SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - League of Ireland - 8pm Derry City v Shamrock Rovers
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Sunderland v Nottingham Forest
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Leicester City v Millwall
SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Real Betis v Real Madrid
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 8pm Castleford v Hull FC, 8pm Leeds v Catalans Dragons, 8pm Warrington v Wigan

SATURDAY (April 25th)

GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-10am China Open
RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Super Rugby - 6.05am Hurricanes v Brumbies, 8.35am Blues v Reds
TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 1, 7am-11am - Singapore T100 World Tour
SNOOKER - BBC 2, 10am-1pm, 2pm-4.25pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 11.30am-3.30pm South African Women’s Open
SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Women’s Super League - Noon Brighton v Manchester City
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Fulham v Aston Villa
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm West Brom v Ipswich Town
RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 12.45pm Stormers v Glasgow
RACING - Virgin Media One & UTV, 1.30pm-4pm Sandown Park & Leicester
GAA - GAA Plus - Munster SFC - 2pm Clare v Kerry; Connacht SFC - 3.30pm Leitrim v Galway; Ulster SFC 5.30pm Fermanagh v Armagh
RUGBY - BBC 2 - Women’s Six Nations - 2.15pm England v Wales
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-7pm; Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm Classic of New Orleans
RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 3pm Lions v Connacht
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Liverpool v Crystal Palace
RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Plus - Super League - 3pm Bradford v Hull KR, 5.30pm St Helens v Wakefield
NFL - Sky Sports Action, 3pm-midnight NFL Draft
RUGBY - TNT Sports 2 – Premiership - 3.05pm Saracens v Leicester, 5.30pm Northampton v Bath
RUGBY - Virgin Media Two - Women’s Six Nations - 4.30pm Italy v Scotland
SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.15pm Bayern Munich v Barcelona
SOCCER - BBC 1 & TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 5.15pm Manchester City v Southampton
SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Arsenal v Newcastle Utd
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 5.30pm Celtic v Falkirk
RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 5.30pm Munster v Ulster
GAA - GAA Plus - Leinster SHC - 6.30pm Kilkenny v Wexford
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm - LPGA Chevron Championship
RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Benetton v Leinster
RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - URC - 7.45pm Scarlets v Bulls
RUGBY - BBC 2 & Virgin Media Two - Women’s Six Nations - 8.10pm France v Ireland
GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.35pm-11.05pm The Saturday Game
SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (April 26th)

UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 1am - Las Vegas A Sterling v Y Zalal
RUGBY - Sky Sports Plus - Super Rugby - 3am Highlanders v Moana Pasifika, 5.30am Chiefs v Fijian Drua
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5am-10am China Open
ATHLETICS - BBC 1, 8.30am-2pm; BBC 2, 2pm-3pm London Marathon
SNOOKER BBC 2, 10am-1pm; BBC Four, 7pm-10pm; TNT Sports 3, 10am-1pm, 2.15pm-5.30pm, 6.30pm-10pm World Championship
CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 10.30am-12.30pm - Stage 1 Tour of Turkey
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-3pm South African Women’s Open
SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Coventry City v Wrexham
SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - Noon Everton v Chelsea, Noon London City v Leicester City
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - Noon Tottenham v Manchester Utd
MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm Grand Prix of Spain
SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 2pm Dundee Utd v Dundee
GAA - RTÉ 2 - Munster SHC - 2pm Cork v Limerick, Connacht SFC - 4pm Mayo v Roscommon
GAA - GAA Plus - Ulster SFC - 3pm Donegal v Down
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 3pm Chelsea v Leeds Utd
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-7pm; Sky Sports Plus, 7pm-11pm Classic of New Orleans
SOCCER - RTÉ 1, BBC 2 & Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 3.30pm Arsenal v OL Lyonnes
RUGBY - TNT Sports 2 – Premiership - 3.30pm Gloucester v Exeter
GAA - GAA Plus - Munster SHC - 4pm Waterford v Tipperary
SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 4.30pm Hibernian v Hearts
GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-11pm LPGA Chevron Championship
SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Juventus
RUGBY - Virgin Media Two, 8pm-9pm Women’s Six Nations Highlights
GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11pm Match of the Day