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

European Indoor Championships

The 2023 edition of the competition – which is held every two years - takes place at the Ataköy Arena in Istanbul, Turkey over four days this week. Ireland’s entry includes twice European Indoor 800 metres medallist Mark English, World Indoor 60 metres Hurdles finalist Sarah Lavin, Commonwealth Games Hepathlon medallist Kate O’Connor and national 60 metres record breaker Israel Olatunde. The Irish women’s 4x400 metres relay team will compete in a straight final (as one of only six qualifying nations). – Thursday-Sunday, BBC & RTE

Formula 1

The new season is ready to go, with the first stop being Bahrain next weekend in a championship schedule that involves 23 locations (and 20 countries) around the world. The two main titles are, of course, the World Drivers’ Champion and World Constructors’ Champion - with Max Verstappen the reigning Drivers’ Champion, and his team, Red Bull Racing, the reigning Constructors’ Champion. The Belgian-Dutch driver and his team will begin the season as favourites again - though others, such as Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and George Russell (and Mercedes, Ferrari and Alpine) will have a big say during the 2023 championship. – Friday-Sunday, Sky Sports F1

Women’s English League Cup Final

Two of the giants of women’s club soccer can’t seem to avoid each other at the moment. In January, a late Chelsea goal rescued a 1-1 draw in the Super League. A sign of the growth of the game is the attendance that day at the Emirates Stadium was 46,811. After a fifth round meeting in the FA Cup on Sunday at Kingsmeadow, the two will meet again next Sunday – this time with a trophy on the line. As if the decider in Selhurst Park needed any more spice, recent transfer speculation has linked Republic of Ireland star Katie McCabe with a switch from Arsenal to Chelsea. - Sunday, BBC

MONDAY (Feb 27th)

• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Leinster Schools Senior Cup - 3pm St Michael’s v Clongowes
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 5.30pm Hellas Verona v Fiorentina; 7.45pm Lazio v Sampdoria
• RUGBY - RTE 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
• GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm League highlights
• SOCCER Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Swansea City v Rotherham Utd
• SOCCER - LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 8pm Villarreal v Getafe
• CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 9.30pm - 2nd Test, D5 New Zealand v England

TUESDAY (Feb 28th)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7am - 1st Test, D1 South Africa v West Indies
• CYCLING - Eurosport 1, 1pm-4.30pm GP Le Samyn
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 5.30pm Cremonese v Roma; 7.45pm Juventus v Torino
• SOCCER - ITV4 & Premier Sports 2 - FA Cup - 7.15pm Stoke City v Brighton
• SOCCER - BBC Red Button - FA Cup - 7.30pm Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - FA Cup - 7.45pm Fulham v Leeds Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football Red Button - Championship - 7.45pm Preston NE v Coventry City
• SOCCER - UTV & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 8pm Bristol City v Manchester City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Championship - 8pm Luton Town v Millwall

WEDNESDAY (Mar 1st)

• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 1st Test, D2 South Africa v West Indies
• SOCCER - ITV4 & Premier Sports 2 - FA Cup - 7.15pm Southampton v Grimsby
• SOCCER - BBC Red Button - FA Cup - 7.30pm Burnley v Fleetwood Town
• SOCCER - UTV & Premier Sports 1 - FA Cup - 7.45pm Manchester Utd v West Ham Utd
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - FA Cup - 7.55pm Sheffield Utd v Tottenham

THURSDAY (Mar 2nd)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-7.30am LPGA: HSBC Women’s World Championship
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 1st Test, D3 South Africa v West Indies
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2, 3.30pm-7pm; BBC Red Button, 7pm-10.30pm European Indoor Championships
• DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-10.30pm Premier League
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Arena - Super League - 8pm Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils

FRIDAY (Mar 3rd)

• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 0.30am 76ers @ Mavericks; 3am Clippers @ Warriors
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-7.30am LPGA: HSBC Women’s World Championship
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2, 5.45am-10.30am, 3.30pm-7pm; RTE 2, 4pm-7pm European Indoor Championships
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super Rugby - 7am Crusaders v Highlanders; 9.10am Melbourne Rebels v Hurricanes
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 1st Test, D4 South Africa v West Indies
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11am - Practice Bahrain Grand Prix
• DARTS - ITV4, 11.45am-5pm, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 – URC - 7.35pm Munster v Scarlets
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.35pm Glasgow v Zebre
• RUGBY - BT Sport 1 - English Premiership - 7.45pm Bristol v Northampton
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 7.45pm Napoli v Lazio
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Hull City v West Brom
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Ligue 1 - 8pm Nice v Auxerre
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV - La Liga - 8pm Real Sociedad v Cádiz
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Arena - Super League - 8pm St Helens v Leeds Rhinos

SATURDAY (Mar 4th)

• NBA - BBC 1 - 0.30am Nets @ Celtics
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-7.30am LPGA: HSBC Women’s World Championship
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2, 5.45am-9.30am, 4.30pm-6.40pm; BBC 1, 3pm-4.30pm; RTE 1, 3.30pm-5.45pm European Indoor Championships
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super Rugby - 6.05 Moana Pasifika v Chiefs; 8.35am Fijian Drua v Waratahs
• CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am - 1st Test, D5 South Africa v West Indies
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 10.30am-4.15pm Strade Bianche
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 11.15am - Practice & Qualifying Bahrain Grand Prix
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 – Premier League - 12.30pm Manchester City v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Utd
• RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports – URC - 12.30pm Stormers v Sharks; 2.45pm Bulls v Lions; 5.05pm Edinburgh v Leinster
• GAA - TG4 YouTube - Croke Cup Hurling Semi-finals - 12.45pm Cashel CS v St Kieran’s College; 2.30pm PC Athenry v Thurles CBS
• DARTS - ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• HORSE RACING - UTV, 1pm-4pm Kelso
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV - La Liga - 1pm Getafe v Girona; 3.15pm Almería v Villarreal; 5.30pm Mallorca v Elche; 8pm Atlético Madrid v Sevilla
• SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 – Premier League - 3pm Arsenal v Bournemouth
• GAA - RTE 2 - Football League - 5pm Derry v Dublin
• RUGBY - BT Sport 2 - English Premiership - 5.15pm Harlequins v Exeter
• SOCCER - BT Sport 3 from 5.15pm - Serie A - Joined Atalanta v Udinese; 7.45pm Fiorentina v AC Milan
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 – URC - 5.15pm Ospreys v Benetton; 7.35pm Cardiff v Ulster
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Premier League - 5.30pm Southampton v Leicester City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm VfB Stuttgart v Bayern Munich
• GAA - TG4 - Football League - 7.30pm Armagh v Donegal
• RUGBY - RTE 2 & Premier Sports 2 – URC - 7.35pm Dragons v Connacht
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Ligue 1 - 8pm PSG v Nantes
• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 10pm Raptors @ Wizards; 1.30am 76ers @ Bucks
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Mar 5th)

• UFC - BT Sport 1 from 3am Jon Jones v Ciryl Gane
• RUGBY - Sky Sports Action - Super Rugby - 3am Blues v Brumbies; 5.30am Western Force v Reds
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5.30am-7.30am LPGA: HSBC Women’s World Championship
• ATHLETICS - BBC 2, 6.45am-9am, 3.30pm-6.30pm; RTE 1, 4pm-6.30pm European Indoor Championships
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 11.30am Spezia v Verona
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon St Mirren v Celtic
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Ligue 1 - Noon Troyes v Monaco
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 12.15pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Women’s Super League - 12.30pm Manchester Utd v Leicester City
• DARTS - ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• GAA - TG4 - Football League - 12.45pm Tyrone v Kerry; 2.45pm Roscommon v Mayo; deferred Galway v Monaghan
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-2.10pm Grand Prix Monsere
• SOCCER - LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 1pm Real Valladolid v Espanyol; 3.15pm Barcelona v Valencia; 5.30pm Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao; 8pm Real Betis v Real Madrid
• F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 1.30pm Bahrain Grand Prix
• SOCCER - Sky Sports PL - Premier League - 2pm Nottingham Forest v Everton; 4.30pm Liverpool v Manchester Utd
• SOCCER - BT Sport 3 - Ligue 1 - 2pm Toulouse v Clermont; 4pm Lyon v Lorient
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Serie A - 2pm Sampdoria v Salernitana; 5pm Inter Milan v Lecce
• CYCLING - Eurosport 2, 2.10pm-4pm - Stage 1 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 2.30pm Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Hertha Berlin; 4.30pm VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
• SOCCER - BBC 1 - Women’s League Cup Final - 3pm Chelsea v Arsenal
• RUGBY - UTV & BT Sport 1 - English Premiership - 3pm Sale v Saracens
• NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 6pm Suns @ Mavericks; 8.30pm Warriors @ Lakers
• SOCCER - BT Sport 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm AS Roma v Juventus
• SOCCER - BT Sport 2 - Ligue 1 - 7.45pm Rennes v Marseille
• RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Top 14 - 8.05pm Racing 92 v Toulouse
• GAA - RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm Match of the Day 2