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

Athletics

The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships will be held at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow at the weekend. Just nine athletes will be making the short journey from Ireland – with several deciding against competing as it comes just five months before the Olympic Games in Paris. Still, there is quality on show, and there will be keen interest in the performances of athletes such as Limerick’s Sarah Lavin (60m hurdles) and Dubliner Sarah Healy (1,500m). – Friday-Sunday, Virgin Media & BBC

Paris-Nice

The “Race to the sun” begins next weekend, with the eight-stage event covering a total of 1,220,6km. Famous for being one of professional cycling’s iconic races and being the UCI World Tour’s first stage race in Europe each season, it’s known in Ireland as the competition won by Stephen Roche in 1981 and Sean Kelly for the next seven years in a row. – March 3rd-10th, Eurosport

MONDAY (Feb 26th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – Midnight Nuggets @ Warriors
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 4th Test, D4 India v England
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Roma v Torino; 7.45pm Fiorentina v Lazio
• SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.45pm Coventry v Maidstone Utd
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Girona v Rayo Vallecano
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm West Ham Utd v Brentford
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm League highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (Feb 27th)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D4 India v England
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 1.30pm-5.30pm Le Samyn
• SOCCER – ITV4 – Women’s Friendly – 5pm England v Italy
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 Wales – Women’s Friendly – 7.30pm Rep of Ireland v Wales
• SOCCER – BBC Red Button – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.30pm Bournemouth v Leicester City
• SOCCER – BBC 1 & Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.45pm Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 8pm Luton Town v Manchester City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 8pm Ross County v St Mirren

WEDNESDAY (Feb 28th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am 76ers @ Celtics; 3am Rockets @ Thunder
• CYCLING – Eurosport 1, 2.15pm-4.15pm Trofeo Laigueglia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5pm Sassuolo v Napoli; 7.45pm Inter Milan v Atalanta
• SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.30pm Chelsea v Leeds Utd
• SOCCER – BBC 1 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.45pm Nottingham Forest v Manchester Utd
• SOCCER – BBC Red Button – FA Cup, 5th Round – 7.45pm Wolverhampton v Brighton
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 5th Round – 8pm Liverpool v Southampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 8pm Livingston v Motherwell
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 9.30pm – 1st Test, D1 New Zealand v Australia

THURSDAY (Feb 29th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 3am Lakers @ Clippers
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-7.30am – LPGA HSBC Women’s World Championship
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 11am – Practice Bahrain Grand Prix
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.45am-11pm The Classic in The Palm Beaches
• DARTS – Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm – Exeter Premier League
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 9.30pm – 1st Test, D2 New Zealand v Australia

FRIDAY (Mar 1st)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Warriors @ Knicks; 3am Heat @ Nuggets
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-7.30am – LPGA HSBC Women’s World Championship
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 7am Highlanders v Blues; 9.10am Melbourne Rebels v Western Force
• ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, 9.55am-2.10pm, 6.55pm-10pm; BBC 2, 9.30am-2.15pm, 6.45pm-10pm World Indoors
• DARTS – ITV4, 11.45am-5pm, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.45am-11pm The Classic in The Palm Beaches
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 12.15pm – Practice & Qualifying Bahrain Grand Prix
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Munster v Zebre
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Edinburgh v Ospreys
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League – 7.45pm Derry City v St Patrick’s Athletic
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Lazio v AC Milan
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 8pm Celta Vigo v Almería
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Monaco v PSG
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm West Brom v Coventry City
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm St Helens v Leigh Leopards
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 8pm Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 9.30pm – 1st Test, D3 New Zealand v Australia

SATURDAY (Mar 2nd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 & BBC 1 – 0.30am Mavericks @ Celtics
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-7.30am – LPGA HSBC Women’s World Championship
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 6.05am Moana Pasifika v Fijian Drua; 8.35am Crusaders v Waratahs
• ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, 9.50am-2.25pm, 6.55pm-10pm; BBC 2, 9.30am-1.15pm, 6.40pm-10.15pm World Indoors
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 10.30am-4.15pm Strade Bianche
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 11am-7.30pm German Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.45am-11pm The Classic in The Palm Beaches
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – Noon Manchester City v Everton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Huddersfield Town v Leeds Utd
• DARTS – ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm; ITV3, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Sevilla v Real Sociedad; 3.15pm Rayo Vallecano v Cádiz; 8pm Valencia v Real Madrid
• HORSE RACING – UTV, 1pm-4pm Kelso
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 1pm Lions v Sharks; 3.05pm Bulls v Stormers; 5.05pm Connacht v Scarlets
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 1.30pm Bahrain Grand Prix
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons; 5.30pm Salford Red Devils v Hull KR
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Football League – 5pm Derry v Dublin
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5pm Monza v Roma
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Getafe v Las Palmas
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Luton Town v Aston Villa
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 7.30pm Mayo v Roscommon
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Ulster v Dragons
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Cardiff v Leinster
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Torino v Fiorentina
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 8pm Jazz @ Heat
• UFC – TNT Sports 1 from 9pm Jairzinho Rozenstruik v Shamil Gaziev
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 9.45pm – 1st Test, D4 New Zealand v Australia
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Mar 3rd)

• BOXING – Sky Sports Action from 1am Otabek Kholmatov v Raymond Ford
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 3am-5am – ATP Final in Acapulco
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 3am Chiefs v Brumbies; 5.30am Hurricanes v Reds
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.30am-7.30am – LPGA HSBC Women’s World Championship
• ATHLETICS – Virgin Media Two, 9.55am-1.50pm, 6.50pm-10pm; BBC 2, 9.30am-12.15pm, 6.30pm-10.15pm World Indoors
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 11am-4.30pm German Open Final
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Hellas Verona v Sassuolo
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 11.45am-11pm The Classic in The Palm Beaches
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – Noon Toulouse v Nice
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – Noon Hearts v Celtic
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Arsenal v Tottenham
• DARTS – ITV4, 12.45pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm UK Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 1pm-2.10pm Grand Prix Monsere
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 1pm Burnley v Bournemouth; 3.30pm Manchester City v Manchester Utd
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 1pm Villarreal v Granada; 3.15pm Atlético Madrid v Real Betis; 5.30pm Mallorca v Girona; 8pm Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 1.15pm Kerry v Tyrone; 3.15pm Monaghan v Galway; Deferred Cork v Kildare
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 2pm Brest v Le Havre; 4.05pm Rennes v Lorient
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 2pm Empoli v Cagliari; 5pm Atalanta v Bologna
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.10pm-4pm – Stage 1 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm FC Köln v Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 3pm Hull FC v London Broncos
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Women’s Super League – 6pm Leicester City v Chelsea
• NBA – TNT Sports 4 – 6pm 76ers @ Mavericks
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Napoli v Juventus
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 7.45pm Lyons v Lens
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm La Rochelle v ASM Clermont Auvergne
• NBA – BBC Three & TNT Sports 4 – 8.30pm Warriors @ Celtics
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 9.45pm – 1st Test, D5 New Zealand v Australia
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm Match of the Day
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, midnight-2am – WTA Final in San Diego