Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television
Basketball The 2026/27 NBA season begins this week, and will run until next June. The New York Knicks are defending champions. – From Tuesday, Sky Sports Rugby Regardless of the day, year or competition, Leinster versus Munster is always a big game. Both sides will be looking to put down an early-season marker at the Aviva. – Saturday, Premier Sports Athletics More than 20,000 runners, joggers and walkers will line up on Leeson Street Lower for the 2026 Dublin Marathon at the weekend. – Sunday, TG4 MONDAY (October 19th) NFL – Sky Sports Action – 1.20am Cowboys @ Packers SNOOKER – TNT Sports 4, 10am-noon, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm NI Open GAA – TG4, 7.30pm-8.30pm Club highlights SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – League of Ireland – 8pm Derry City v St Pat’s Ath SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Tottenham v Coventry TUESDAY (October 20th) NFL – Sky Sports Action – 1.15am Commanders @ 49ers CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30am – Men’s ODI Pakistan v England SNOOKER – TNT Sports 4, 10am-noon, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm NI Open SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm Fenerbahçe v Slavia Prague SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Sabah FK v Borussia Dortmund , 8pm PSG v Barcelona GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 7pm-9.30pm World Championships SOCCER – Sky Sports Plus – Championship – 7.45pm Wolves v Portsmouth SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & Amazon Prime - Champions League - 8pm Liverpool v Villarreal SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Man City v AEK Athens SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 2 – 8pm Gillingham v Port Vale NBA – Sky Sports Mix – 8pm Celtics @ Pistons WEDNESDAY (October 21st) NBA – Sky Sports Main Event – Midnight 76ers @ Knicks , 2.30am Thunder @ Spurs SNOOKER – TNT Sports 4, 10am-noon, 1pm-5pm NI Open SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Como v Man Utd GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 7pm-9pm World Championships SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Bayern Munich v Arsenal SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 8pm Real Madrid v RB Leipzig SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Aston Villa v Viking SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Lille v Galatasaray SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 8pm Reading v Leyton Orient THURSDAY (October 22nd) GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 3.30am-8am BMW Ladies Championship GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3am-9am Genesis Championship CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30am – Men’s ODI Sri Lanka v England CYCLING – TNT Sports 2, 10am-noon 2027 Tour de France route presentation SNOOKER – TNT Sports 4, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm NI Open GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm Bermuda Championship SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 5.45pm Lech Poznań v Sunderland SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Conference League – 5.45pm Trabzonspor v Hearts SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Conference League – 5.45pm Jablonec v Brighton ; Europa League – 8pm Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm European Championship GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 7pm-9pm World Championships SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 3 - Europa League - 8pm Celtic v Celta Vigo SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 8pm Bournemouth v AC Milan FRIDAY (October 23rd) NFL – Sky Sports Action – 1.15am Patriots @ Bears GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 3am-8am BMW Ladies Championship GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3am-9am Genesis Championship RUGBY LEAGUE – Premier Sports 2 – Women’s World Cup – 7am Samoa v Wales ; Men’s World Cup – 10am Tonga v Lebanon SNOOKER – TNT Sports 4, 1pm-4.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm NI Open RACING – UTV, 1pm-4pm Cheltenham & Doncaster GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm Bermuda Championship DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm European Championship F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 6pm – Practice US Grand Prix SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – League of Ireland - 7.45pm Bohemians v Shelbourne RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.45pm Connacht v Zebre RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.45pm Edinburgh v Lions RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 7.45pm Gloucester v Bath SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Ipswich v Nottingham Forest SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Bolton v Middlesbrough GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 8pm-9pm World Championships SATURDAY (October 24th) BASEBALL - TNT Sports 1 - World Series (G1) - 1am Rays @ Brewers GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 3am-8am BMW Ladies Championship GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-9am Genesis Championship RUGBY LEAGUE – Premier Sports 1 – Men’s World Cup – 7am England v France ; Women’s World Cup – 10am Australia v England DARTS – ITV4, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm European Championship SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Aston Villa v Man City SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Charlton v Norwich SOCCER – BBC 1 – Women’s Super League – 12.45pm Tottenham v Arsenal RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-4pm Cheltenham, Doncaster & Newbury RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 12.45pm Bulls v Ulster , 3pm Benetton v Glasgow GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 1pm-5pm World Championships SNOOKER – TNT Sports 3, 1pm-4.30pm, 7pm-10.30pm NI Open RUGBY – TG4 YouTube & RugbyPass – Women’s Test – 2pm South Africa v Ireland SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Arsenal v Everton RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 3.05pm Leicester v Northampton , 5.30pm Bristol v Exeter GAA - TG4 YouTube - Shinty-Hurling/Camogie international - 4pm Women: Ireland v Scotland ; 6pm Men: Ireland v Scotland SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier Division - 4.35pm Galway Utd v Shelbourne SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 5.15pm Brighton v West Ham Utd SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Chelsea v Tottenham RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – URC – 6pm Leinster v Munster GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-9pm Bermuda Championship F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 6.15pm – Practice & Qualifying US Grand Prix UFC – TNT Sports 2 from 7pm A Volkanovski v M Evloev RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 & S4C – URC - 7pm Ospreys v Dragons GAA – RTÉ 2 – Dublin SHC Final – 7.15pm Cuala v Kilmacud Crokes SOCCER – ITV4, 10pm-11.30pm English League highlights SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day NBA – Sky Sports Plus – 11pm Heat @ Hornets SUNDAY (October 25th) BASEBALL - TNT Sports 1 - World Series (G2) - 1am Rays @ Brewers GOLF – Sky Sports Plus, 2am-8am BMW Ladies Championship MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 2.15am GP of Australia GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3am-7.30am Genesis Championship RUGBY LEAGUE – Premier Sports 2 – Women’s World Cup – 3.15am New Zealand v France ; Men’s World Cup – 5.45am New Zealand v Cook Islands , 8.30am Australia v Fiji CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am – Men’s ODI Pakistan v England ATHLETICS – TG4, 8am-12.30pm Dublin Marathon DARTS – ITV4, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm European Championship SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Women’s Super League – Noon Crystal Palace v Chelsea , 2pm Liverpool v London City SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – Noon Hibernian v Celtic GYMNASTICS – BBC 2, 1pm-5pm World Championships SNOOKER – TNT Sports 2, 1pm-4pm, 7pm-10pm NI Open RACING – UTV, 1.15pm-4pm Aintree, Market Rasen & Galway TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 1.30pm-3.30pm – ATP GP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Final NFL – Virgin Media Two & Sky Sports Action - 1.30pm Steelers @ Saints GAA – TG4 – Kilkenny SHC Final – 1.45pm Ballyhale Shamrocks v Tullaroan ; Limerick SHC Final – 3.45pm Na Piarsaigh v Kilmallock SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership – 2pm Motherwell v Hearts SOCCER – Sky Sports Main Event – Premier League – 2pm Man Utd v Bournemouth SOCCER – Sky Sports Plus – Women’s Super League – 2pm Birmingham v Charlton , 2pm Everton v Aston Villa SOCCER – Sky Sports Golf – Premier League – 2pm Hull City v Brentford SOCCER – Sky Sports Plus – Premier League – 2pm Crystal Palace v Newcastle SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Liverpool v Brighton , 4.30pm Sunderland v Leeds RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 3pm Harlequins v Saracens TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 3.30pm-5.30pm – ATP European Open Final SOCCER – Amazon Prime – Bundesliga – 4.30pm Freiburg v Bayern Munich GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm Bermuda Championship SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Celta Vigo v Real Betis SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 6pm Man Utd v Man City F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 6.30pm US Grand Prix SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Udinese v Milan SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8.30pm Barcelona v Real Madrid SOCCER – BBC 1, 11.30pm-0.45am Match of the Day NFL – Sky Sports Action – 0.20am Chiefs @ Seahawks