Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television (2024)

The Curragh

Friday-Sunday, RTÉ & ITV

The three-day Irish Guineas Festival takes place at The Curragh this weekend. The first classic of the season is the Group One one-mile Irish 2000 Guineas on Saturday, with the Irish 1000 Guineas taking place the following day.

Champions Cup

Saturday, RTÉ, ITV & TNT Sports

The two best club rugby teams in Europe – Leinster and Toulouse – meet this weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It will be the first time that five-time winners Toulouse and four-time champions Leinster meet in the final game of the tournament, despite the sides, between them, appearing in 14 European Cup finals to date.

English Championship

Sunday, Sky Sports

Known as the richest game in the world, the English Championship play-off decider decides the third, and final, club side that will compete in the English Premier League next season. Apart from the glory of being promoted, the financial implications of winning are enormous, especially from tv deals and sponsorship.

MONDAY (May 20th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2pm-4.15pm Tour of Limburg
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Salernitana v Hellas Verona, 7.45pm Bologna v Juventus
• GAA – TG4 – Leinster SFC Final – 7.30pm Longford v Dublin; Munster MHC Final – Deferred Clare v Tipperary
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Airtricity League Premier Division – 7.45pm St Patrick’s Athletic v Shelbourne
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (May 21st)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm – Stage 16 Giro d’Italia

WEDNESDAY (May 22nd)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11am-4.45pm – Stage 17 Giro d’Italia
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm – 1st T20 England v Pakistan
• HOCKEY – TNT Sports 2 – Men’s Pro League – 6pm Belgium v Ireland
• GAA – TG4 – Leinster Under-20 Hurling Final – 7.30pm Dublin v Offaly
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League Final – 8pm Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen

Thursday (May 23rd)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 18 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Soudal Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm – 1st ODI Women: England v Pakistan
• HOCKEY – TNT Sports 2 – Men’s Pro League – 3.30pm Argentina v Ireland
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Charles Schwab Challenge
• DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 7pm-10pm – London Premier League
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Airtricity League Premier Division – 7.45pm Waterford v Drogheda
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.45pm – 1st T20 West Indies v South Africa

FRIDAY (May 24th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 8.05am Chiefs v Hurricanes, 10.35am Brumbies v Melbourne Rebels
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 11.30am-4.45pm – Stage 19 Giro d’Italia
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Soudal Open
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from noon – Practice Monaco Grand Prix
• CYCLING – BBC Red Button, 1.30pm-3.30pm Ride London
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-midnight Charles Schwab Challenge
• GAA – TG4 – Munster Under-20 Hurling Final – 7.30pm Tipperary v Cork; Connacht Minor Football Final – Deferred Mayo v Roscommon
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Challenge Cup Final – 8pm Gloucester v Sharks
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 8pm Castleford Tigers v Hull FC
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Huddersfield Giants v Leigh Leopards
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm St Helens v Leeds Rhinos
• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 10pm Lukasz Rozanski v Lawrence Okolie

SATURDAY (May 25th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 5.35am Moana Pasifika v Waratahs, 8.05am Crusaders v Blues, 10.35am Reds v Western Force
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 7.30am-2.30pm Malaysia Masters
• TRIATHLON – BBC Red Button, 9.35am-12.05pm, 8pm-10.30pm – Cagliari World Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 10.30am-4.45pm – Stage 20 Giro d’Italia
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am – Practice & Qualifying Monaco Grand Prix
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis from noon – WTA Final Rabat, Morocco
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-5pm Soudal Open
• RACING – ITV3, 1pm-4pm Haydock Park, York, Goodwood & The Curragh
• CYCLING – BBC Red Button, 1.15pm-3.15pm Ride London
• RACING – RTÉ 1, 1.45pm-4.30pm The Curragh
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 2pm – 2nd T20 England v Pakistan
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, ITV4 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup Final – 2.45pm Leinster v Toulouse
• GAA – TG4 YouTube – All-Ireland U20B Hurling Final – 3pm Down v Roscommon
• SOCCER – BBC 1, UTV & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup Final – 3pm Manchester City v Manchester Utd
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Scottish FA Cup Final – 3pm Celtic v Rangers
• SQUASH – TNT Sports 3, 4pm-8.30pm Manchester Open Semi-finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Charles Schwab Challenge
• SOCCER – DAZN & TNT Sports 2 – Women’s Champions League Final – 5pm Barcelona v Lyon
• GAA – TG4 – 5pm Leinster MHC Final
• HOCKEY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s Pro League – 5.30pm Ireland v Argentina
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 5.30pm Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – German DFB Pokal Final – 7pm Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – TG4 – Women’s Premier Division – 7.35pm Shamrock Rovers v Galway Utd
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.45pm – 2nd T20 West Indies v South Africa
• ATHLETICS – BBC Three & Virgin Media Two, 9pm-11pm – Eugene, Oregon Diamond League
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm Saturday Game
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.35pm-11.10 FA Cup Final highlights

SUNDAY (May 26th)

• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 3.05am Highlanders v Fijian Drua
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 6am-11.30am Malaysia Masters
• ROWING – BBC Red Button, 9.05am-2.15pm; BBC 2, 1.30pm-3pm – Lucerne World Cup
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 9.30am-10.30pm French Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – 2nd ODI Women: England v Pakistan
• ATHLETICS – BBC 1, 11am-1pm Great Manchester Run
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, noon-5pm Soudal Open
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 12.15pm GP of Catalunya
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm Monaco Grand Prix
• GAA – RTÉ 2 from 1.30pm Leinster & Munster SHC (TBA)
• RACING – RTÉ 1, 1.40pm-4.30pm The Curragh
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-6.30pm – Final stage Giro d’Italia
• CYCLING – BBC 2, 3pm-6pm Ride London
• SQUASH – TNT Sports 2, 3pm-5.30pm Manchester Open Finals
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship Play-off Final – 3pm Leeds Utd v Southampton
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm London Broncos v Hull KR
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 3pm Salford RD v Wigan Warriors
• HOCKEY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s Pro League – 3.15pm Belgium v Ireland
• MOTOR RACING – Sky Sports Mix from 5pm Indianapolis 500
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-11pm Charles Schwab Challenge
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• SOCCER – UTV, 11.20pm-0.15am Championship Play-off Final highlights