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

Australian Open

The first Grand Slam event of the year, Novak Djokovic is the defending men’s singles champion and is looking to claim the title for an incredible 11th time. In the Serbian’s way stands Russian Daniil Medvedev, as well as new kids on the block, Italian Jannik Sinner and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. For the first time in the tournament’s history, there are six former champions in the women’s singles draw – defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, and Victoria Azarenka. – Eurosport, Jan 14th-28th

National Cup Finals

The basketball cup finals take place at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin this weekend – with the Men’s and Women’s National Cup games on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Amazingly, all four teams competing in the two main events are from Cork. On Saturday, UCC Blue Demons meet Irish Guide Dogs Ballincollig @MTU in the men’s decider. The following day, the women’s final sees Catalyst Fr Mathews taking on Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell. – TG4, Saturday & Sunday

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‘The humiliation of Kerry’ – how losing to Clare in 1992 made for a bitter aftermath in the Kingdom

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Women’s Football

The intercounty season is back up and running. TG4 will show at least one game from each round of the upcoming women’s gaelic football league, beginning with the mouth-watering meeting of 2023 championship winners Dublin and 2023 league champions Kerry at Parnell Park. – TG4, Saturday

MONDAY (Jan 15th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 2 Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – Midnight Kings @ Bucks
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – Wild Card – 1am LA Rams @ Detroit Lions
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm; BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Senegal v Gambia; 5pm Cameroon v Guinea
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 6.45pm-10.35pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Atalanta v Frosinone
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Algeria v Angola
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League One – 8pm Derby Co v Burton Albion
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8.30pm Spurs @ Hawks; 11pm Warriors @ Grizzlies

TUESDAY (Jan 16th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 3 Australian Open
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – Wild Card – 1am Eagles @ Buccaneers
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 3.30am Thunder @ Lakers
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm; BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10.30pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1.15pm – 2nd T20 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Burkina Faso v Mauritania; 5pm Tunisia v Namibia; 8pm Mali v South Africa
• SOCCER – BBC 1 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay – 7.45pm Bristol City v West Ham Utd
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Juventus v Sassuolo
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 11.30pm – 1st Test, D1 Australia v West Indies
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 11.30pm – 3rd T20 New Zealand v Pakistan

WEDNESDAY (Jan 17th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 4 Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Nuggets @ 76ers; 3am Thunder @ Clippers
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm; BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1.15pm – 3rd T20 India v Afghanistan
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Morocco v Tanzania; 8pm DR Congo v Zambia
• SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay – 7.45pm Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 11.30pm – 1st Test, D2 Australia v West Indies

THURSDAY (Jan 18th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 5 Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1.30am Mavericks @ Lakers
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3.30am-1.30pm Dubai Desert Classic
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm; BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1.15pm – 3rd T20 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Equatorial Guinea v Guinea-Bissau; 5pm Côte d’Ivoire v Nigeria; 8pm Egypt v Ghana
• DARTS – ITV4, 4pm-8pm – Bahrain World Series
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight The American Express
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 11.30pm – 1st Test, D3 Australia v West Indies

FRIDAY (Jan 19th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 6 Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Bulls @ Raptors; 3am Grizzlies @ Timberwolves
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3.30am-1.30pm Dubai Desert Classic
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 5.30am – 4th T20 New Zealand v Pakistan
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm, 7.30pm-9.30pm; BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.15pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• RACING ITV3, 1.30pm-4pm Lingfield Park
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Cape Verde v Mozambique; 5pm Senegal v Cameroon
• DARTS – ITV4, 4pm-8pm – Bahrain World Series
• GAA – TG4 – Connacht FBD Cup Final – 7.30pm Galway v Roscommon
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Guinea v Gambia
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Alavés v Cádiz
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Sunderland v Hull City
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 8pm Connacht v Bristol
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 8pm Glasgow v Toulon
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Challenge Cup – 8pm Gloucester v Castres
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9pm-midnight The American Express
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 11.30pm – 1st Test, D4 Australia v West Indies

SATURDAY (Jan 20th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 7 Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Nuggets @ Celtics; 3am Mavericks @ Warriors
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Dubai Desert Classic
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.30pm-6pm; BBC 2, 1.30pm-5.05pm World Indoors
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Arsenal v Crystal Palace
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Swansea City v Southampton
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas; 3.15pm Granada v Atlético Madrid; 5.30pm Valencia v Athletic Bilbao; 8pm Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 1pm Harlequins v Ulster; 3.15pm Racing 92 v Cardiff; 5.30pm Stade Francais v Stormers
• RACING – Virgin Media One & UTV, 1.30pm-4pm Ascot
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Algeria v Burkina Faso
• GAA – TG4 – O’Byrne Cup Final – 3pm Dublin v Longford; Women’s Football League – 5.15pm Dublin v Kerry
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 3.15pm Leicester v Leinster
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Mauritania v Angola
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Serie A – 5pm Roma v Hellas Verona
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 5.30pm Munster v Northampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Brentford v Nottingham Forest
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Scottish Cup, 4th Round – 5.30pm Dumbarton v Rangers
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-midnight The American Express
• SNOOKER – ITV3, 6.45pm-10.15pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• BOXING – Sky Sports Arena from 7pm – Liverpool Natasha Jonas v Mikaela Mayer
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Udinese v AC Milan
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Champions Cup – 8pm Saracens v Lyon
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Tunisia v Mali
• BASKETBALL – TG4 – Men’s National Cup Final – 8pm UCC Demons v IGD Ballincollig
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 8pm Bucks @ Pistons
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – Divisional round – 9.30pm Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens; 1.15am Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.05pm Match of the Day
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 11.30pm – 1st Test, D5 Australia v West Indies
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 11.30pm – 5th T20 New Zealand v Pakistan

SUNDAY (Jan 21st)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 8 Australian Open
• UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 3am – Toronto Sean Strickland v Dricus Du Plessis
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Dubai Desert Classic
• BOWLS – BBC Red Button, 10am-11.30am, 5.10pm-6pm; BBC 2, 2.40pm-5.15pm World Indoors
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 11.30am Frosinone v Cagliari; 2pm Empoli v Monza
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Leeds Utd v Preston NE
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Chelsea v Man Utd
• SNOOKER – ITV4, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm – Leicester World Grand Prix
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Osasuna v Getafe
• RUGBY – UTV & TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 1pm Sale v La Rochelle
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Challenge Cup – 1pm Lions v Ospreys
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Challenge Cup – 1pm Perpignan v Newcastle
• GAA – TG4 – All-Ireland Club SHC Final – 1.30pm O’Loughlin Gaels v St Thomas’; All-Ireland Club SFC Final – 3.30pm Glen v St Brigid’s
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 2pm Morocco v DR Congo; 5pm Zambia v Tanzania; 8pm South Africa v Namibia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 2.30pm Manchester City v Liverpool
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 3.15pm Real Madrid v Almería; 5.30pm Real Betis v Barcelona
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Champions Cup – 3.15pm Toulouse v Bath; 5.30pm Bayonne v Exeter
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 4.30pm Bournemouth v Liverpool
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5pm Salernitana v Genoa; 7.45pm Lecce v Juventus
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Challenge Cup – 5.30pm Dragons v Sharks
• BASKETBALL – TG4 – Women’s National Cup Final – 5.30pm Catalyst Fr Mathew’s v GCU Brunell
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-midnight The American Express
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm West Ham Utd v Tottenham
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Girona v Sevilla
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – Divisional round – 8pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions; 11.30pm Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 8.30pm Nets @ Clippers
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.15pm Match of the Day 2
• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm – Day 9 Australian Open