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

Football League

The phoney war is over, with the throw-in for the 2024 Men’s Football League at the weekend. There are some tasty games first up – including Mickey Harte’s Derry taking the long trip to Kerry, Dublin versus Monaghan at Croke Park, and Mayo playing in Galway. With the shortened intercounty season, we won’t have long to enjoy the action – the football league will be done and dusted for the year by the end of March. – RTÉ & TG4, Jan 27th-Mar 31st

Pegasus World Cup

This American horse race has had quite a journey in its short life to date. First run in 2017 at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach in Florida – over nine furlongs for horses from four-years – it quickly became the richest horse race in the world (by 2018 the purse was nearly €15 million). The prizemoney has fallen since then, but the race still attracts the best in the world. So far dominated by American horses and trainers, one of the favourites this year will be the Aidan O’Brien-trained Yorkshire Oaks winner Warm Heart – daughter of Galileo. – Virgin Media, Saturday

FA Cup

This is fairytale stuff. Newport County are currently in the bottom half of League 2. They are used to playing Salford, Colchester and Morecambe. On Sunday, they host Manchester United. Irishman and Newport manager Graham Coughlan said it’s the biggest game in the club’s history. His assistant manager is Joe Dunne, also a Dubliner. There are also several Irish players at the club, including Wexford man and club captain Ryan Delaney. – BBC & Premier Sports, Sunday

MONDAY (Jan 22nd)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-1.30pm Australian Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Mix from 7.45am – Men’s U19 WC Bangladesh v Ireland
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.15pm Challenge Mallorca
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Equatorial Guinea v Côte d’Ivoire; 8pm Mozambique v Ghana
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – 7pm Supercoppa Final
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 7.45pm Brighton v Wolves
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Cape Verde v Egypt
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Leicester v Ipswich
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Granada v Atlético Madrid
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (Jan 23rd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 1.30am Celtics @ Mavericks
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 1.30am-1.30pm Australian Open
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – African Cup of Nations – 5pm Guinea v Senegal; 8pm Angola v Burkina Faso
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – African Cup of Nations – 5pm Gambia v Cameroon
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – African Cup of Nations – 8pm Mauritania v Algeria
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup Semi-final – 8pm Chelsea (0) v Middlesbrough (1)

WEDNESDAY (Jan 24th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight-noon Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Knicks @ Nets; 3am Lakers @ Clippers
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.15pm Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.45pm-midnight Farmers Insurance Open
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – African Cup of Nations – 5pm South Africa v Tunisia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – African Cup of Nations – 5pm Namibia v Mali
• SOCCER – DAZN – Women’s Champions League – 5.45pm Häcken v Paris FC; 5.45pm Roma v Bayern München; 8pm PSG v Ajax
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Bundesliga – 7.30pm Bayern Munich v Union Berlin
• SOCCER – DAZN & TNT Sports 1 – Women’s Champions League – 8pm Chelsea v Real Madrid
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League & BBC Three – African Cup of Nations – 8pm Tanzania v DR Congo
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – African Cup of Nations – 8pm Zambia v Morocco
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup Semi-final – 8pm Fulham (1) v Liverpool (2)

THURSDAY (Jan 25th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1.30am Suns @ Mavericks
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D1 Australia v West Indies
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Mix from 7.45am – Men’s U19 WC India v Ireland
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 8am-1pm Australian Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• RACING RTÉ 2, 1.30pm-4pm Gowran Park
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.15pm Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• SOCCER – DAZN – Women’s Champions League – 5.45pm Rosengård v Benfica; 5.45pm Slavia Prague v Brann; 8pm Barcelona v Eintracht Frankfurt; 8pm St Pölten v Lyon
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-midnight Farmers Insurance Open

FRIDAY (Jan 26th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Celtics @ Heat; 3am Kings @ Warriors
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 1am-noon Australian Open
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D2 Australia v West Indies
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.15pm Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm World Series
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 7.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz 05
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Cagliari v Torino
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Harlequins v Leicester
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 7.45pm Chelsea v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 8pm Tottenham v Man City
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 8pm Almería v Alavés
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lyon v Rennes

SATURDAY (Jan 27th)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 4am – 2nd Test, D3 Australia v West Indies
• TENNIS – Eurosport 1, 8am-1.15pm Australian Open (Inc Women’s Singles Final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 12.30pm Ipswich v Maidstone Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm St Mirren v Rangers
• RACING UTV, 1pm-4pm Cheltenham
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano; 3.15pm Sevilla v Osasuna
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-3.15pm Challenge Mallorca
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 3pm Sheffield Utd v Brighton
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 3pm Bulls v Lions
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Bristol v Bath; 5.30pm Saracens v Exeter
• GAA – TG4 – Women’s Football League – 3.15pm Galway v Mayo
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – African Cup of Nations, Last 16 – 5pm Angola v Namibia; 8pm Nigeria v Cameroon
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Football League – 5.30pm Kerry v Derry
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 5.30pm Barcelona v Villarreal; 8pm Mallorca v Real Betis
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – 5.30pm Brighton v Chelsea
• DARTS – ITV3, 6pm-10pm World Series
• SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 7pm Fulham v Newcastle
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 7.30pm Dublin v Monaghan
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm AC Milan v Bologna
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Marseille v Monaco
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 8pm Heat @ Knicks; 10.30pm 76ers @ Nuggets
• RACING – Virgin Media Two, 9.30pm-11pm Pegasus World Cup
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-midnight Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Jan 28th)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D4 Australia v West Indies
• TENNIS – Eurosport 1, 4am-12.30pm Australian Open (Inc Men’s Singles Final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Genoa v Lecce
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 11.45am West Brom v Wolves; 2.30pm Liverpool v Norwich
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – Noon Montpellier v Lille; 2pm Reims v Nantes; 4.05pm Toulouse v Lens; 7.45pm PSG v Brest
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Celta Vigo v Girona; 3.15pm Atlético Madrid v Valencia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 1.30pm QPR v Huddersfield Town
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 1.45pm Galway v Mayo; 3.45pm Tyrone v Roscommon; Deferred Donegal v Cork
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 2pm Monza v Sassuolo; 5pm Lazio v Napoli
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Serie A – 2pm Hellas Verona v Frosinone
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 2pm Watford v Southampton
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-4pm GP la Marseillaise
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Gloucester v Sale
• NETBALL – Sky Sports Mix – 3.30pm Nations Cup Final
• SOCCER – BBC 1 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 4.30pm Newport Co v Man Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – 4.30pm Liverpool v Arsenal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – African Cup of Nations, Last 16 – 5pm Eq Guinea v Guinea; 8pm Egypt v DR Congo
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 5.30pm Las Palmas v Real Madrid
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Fiorentina v Inter Milan
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Cádiz v Athletic Bilbao
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – Conference Championship – 8pm Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore Ravens; 11.30pm Detroit Lions @ San Francisco 49ers
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Racing 92 v Toulouse
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8.30pm Grizzlies @ Pacers
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm The Sunday Game
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day 2
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 4am – 2nd Test, D5 Australia v West Indies