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

The Irish Times | Nov 1, 2026 12:01 PM EST

Racing One of the richest horse races in the world, the Melbourne Cup, takes place at Flemington Racecourse. - Tuesday, Virgin Media Rugby League Ireland and England meet in the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup Finals in Wollongong, Australia. - Friday, Premier Sports Soccer In a massive day for both clubs, Derry City and Waterford will meet in the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium. - Sunday, RTÉ MONDAY (Nov 2nd) NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Eagles @ Commanders SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 6am-9.30am, 11.30am-3pm International Championship SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Newcastle v Everton GAA - TG4, 7.30pm-8.30pm Club highlights TUESDAY (Nov 3rd) NBA - Sky Sport Plus - Midnight Thunder @ Cavaliers NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Bears @ Seahawks RACING - Virgin Media One, 2.30am-4am Melbourne Cup SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 6am-9.30am, 11.30am-3pm International Championship RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 1 - Wheelchair World Cup - 7.30am England v USA SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Galatasaray v Stuttgart , 8pm Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 & Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Shakhtar Donetsk v Sporting CP SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 7.45pm Blackburn v Stoke , 7.45pm Charlton v Bolton , 7.45pm Derby v Norwich , 7.45pm Portsmouth v Swansea , 7.45pm Preston v Sheffield Utd , 7.45pm QPR v Burnley , 7.45pm Watford v Lincoln , 8pm Birmingham v Millwall SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm West Brom v Southampton SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 & Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 8pm Barcelona v Aston Villa SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & Amazon Prime - Champions League - 8pm Man Utd v Roma SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 8pm Villarreal v PSG WEDNESDAY (Nov 4th) SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 6am-9.30am, 11.30am-3pm International Championship SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 & Virgin Media Two - Champions League - 5.45pm Fenerbahçe v Liverpool , 8pm Slavia Prague v Arsenal SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 5.45pm AEK Athens v Real Madrid SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 7.45pm Cardiff v West Ham , 7.45pm Wrexham v Middlesbrough SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Bristol City v Wolverhampton SOCCER - RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Leipzig v Man City SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 8pm Borussia Dortmund v Real Betis THURSDAY (Nov 5th) NBA - Sky Sport Plus - Midnight 76ers @ Pistons GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2am-6am - LPGA Japan Classic SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm International Championship GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championship GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6am-9.30am - LET China Championship SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 & Premier Sports 1 - Europa League - 5.45pm Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 & Premier Sports 2 - Europa League - 5.45pm Sparta Prague v Bournemouth SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Conference League - 5.45pm Thun v Hearts SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Europa League - 5.45pm AC Milan v Ferencváros , 8pm AZ Alkmaar v Juventus SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 & Premier Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Celtic v Beşiktaş SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 & Premier Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Conference League - 8pm Getafe v Brighton GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm WWT Championship FRIDAY (Nov 6th) NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Jaguars @ Ravens GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2am-6am - LPGA Japan Classic GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6am-9.30am - LET China Championship SNOOKER - TNT Sports 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm International Championship RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 2 - Wheelchair World Cup - 6am England v Ireland , 8.30am France v Australia GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championship RACING - ITV4, 1pm-4pm Aintree & Hexham F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 3pm - Practice Sao Paulo Grand Prix RUGBY - TNT Sports 2 – Premiership - 7.45pm Northampton v Leicester RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Nations Championship - 7.45pm England A v Argentina XV SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Everton v Coventry SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Derby v Bolton GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm WWT Championship RUGBY - Virgin Media One & UTV - Nations Championship - 8.10pm Ireland v Argentina SATURDAY (Nov 7th) GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2.30am-6.30am - LPGA Japan Classic GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6am-9am - LET China Championship SNOOKER - TNT Sports 3, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm International Championship RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 2 – World Cup Semi-finals - 6.45am Women: New Zealand v Samoa , 9.05am Men: New Zealand v Tonga GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championship RUGBY - UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 11.40am Italy v South Africa , 2.10pm Scotland v New Zealand, 4.40pm Wales v Japan , 8.10pm France v Fiji SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Leeds v Tottenham SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Wrexham v Wolverhampton SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus – Championship - 12.30pm Bristol City v Norwich , 12.30pm Portsmouth v Stoke SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 12.45pm Chelsea v Everton SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - 12.45pm Man City v West Ham Utd RACING - ITV4, 1pm-4pm Wincanton, Aintree & Doncaster RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 1.30pm RC Vannes v Bordeaux Bègles F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 2.15pm - Practice & Qualifying Sao Paulo Grand Prix SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Arsenal v Hull SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Nottingham Forest v Manchester City SOCCER - BBC 2 & TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 5.30pm Altrincham v Notts County SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 5.45pm Aberdeen v Hibernian BOXING - Sky Sports Mix from 7pm - London Chris Billam-Smith v Chev Clarke GAA - RTÉ 2 - Ulster SFC - 7.15pm Gowna v Crossmaglen Rangers SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 8pm St Mirren v Rangers SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 8pm Peterborough Utd v Reading SOCCER - Disney Plus - La Liga - 8pm Valencia v Real Madrid GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm WWT Championship SOCCER - ITV4, 9pm-10pm English League highlights SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.55pm-0.05am Match of the Day SUNDAY (Nov 8th) UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 1am - Las Vegas Gabriel Bonfim v Sean Brady GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 2am-6am - LPGA Japan Classic GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 6am-9am - LET China Championship GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6.30am-12.30pm Abu Dhabi Championship RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 2 – World Cup Semi-finals - 6.45am Women: Australia v Fiji , 9.05am Men: Australia v Samoa TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 8am-10am - WTA Hong Kong Open Final CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 8.30am-11am Singapore Criterium SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - Noon Stafford Rangers v Grimsby , 3pm Wimborne v Crawley , 5.15pm Oldham v Sheffield Wednesday SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - Noon Liverpool v Arsenal SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - Noon Aston Villa v Man Utd , 2pm Tottenham v Brighton GAA - TG4 from 1pm - 1.30pm SF: Scotstown v O`Donovan Rossa ; 3.30pm SH: Naas v Kilcormac-Killoughey TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 2pm-4pm - ATP Paris Masters Final SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Women’s Super League - 2pm Crystal Palace v Charlton SOCCER - Sky Sports Plus - Premier League - 2pm Brighton v Brentford SOCCER - Sky Sports Main Event - Premier League - 2pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool SOCCER - Sky Sports Cricket - Premier League - 2pm Ipswich v Bournemouth SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Sunderland v Chelsea , 4.30pm Man Utd v Aston Villa SOCCER - BBC 2 & TNT Sports 3 - FA Cup - 2.15pm Cray Wanderers v Stockport Co NFL - Sky Sports Action - 2.30pm Bengals @ Falcons SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - FAI Cup Final - 3pm Derry City v Waterford RUGBY - UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 3.10pm England v Australia F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 3.30pm Sao Paulo Grand Prix TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 4pm-7.30pm - ATP Stockholm Open Final MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 4.15pm Grand Prix of Qatar TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Fiorentina v Juventus GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm WWT Championship NFL - Virgin Media Three - 9.25pm Packers @ Patriots SOCCER - BBC 1, 11.30pm-0.50am Match of the Day NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Buccaneers @ Bears BOXING - Sky Sports Plus from 1.30am - Arlington Elif Nur Turhan v Alycia Baumgardner

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