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

Joshua v Ngannou

Former unified world heavyweight title-holder Anthony Joshua will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening. The British fighter is trying to work his way back to the top of the boxing world after successive losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022. Ngannou produced a shock in his very first professional boxing bout last October - knocking down Tyson Fury in the third round. Fury recovered to take a controversial split decision. – Friday, Sky Box Office

Six Nations

If you were a sports fan in the 1990s and very early 2000s, you will remember Ireland travelling to London every two years hoping not to get hammered. Of course it didn’t happen every time, but the fear was always there. These days, Irish rugby supporters expect to win – even against England, in Twickenham, in the Six Nations. How times have changed. The only thing that hasn’t changed is how big a game this always is. – Saturday, RTÉ & UTV

NI League Cup

There are not many cups handed out in March, but there are just two sides left in the Northern Ireland League Cup, with the decider this weekend. Linfield, reigning League Cup champions, and, as ever, currently challenging for the Irish Premiership title, meet Portadown, who were relegated last season from the top-flight. – Sunday, Sky Sports

MONDAY (Mar 4th)

• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2.45pm – Stage 1 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.45pm-3.45pm – Stage 2 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter v Genoa
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Three – Airtricity League – 7.45pm Shamrock Rovers v Derry City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Sheffield Utd v Arsenal
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Osasuna v Alavés
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm League highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (Mar 5th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 1am Clippers @ Bucks
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2.45pm – Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.45pm-3.45pm – Stage 3 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football Red Button – Championship – 7.45pm Blackburn v Millwall, Coventry v Rotherham, Hull v Birmingham, Leeds v Stoke, Sunderland v Leicester
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Action – Championship – 7.45pm Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth
• SOCCER Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Ipswich v Bristol City
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League, Round of 16 – 8pm Bayern Munich (0) v Lazio (1)
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League, Round of 16 – 8pm Real Sociedad (0) v PSG (2)

WEDNESDAY (Mar 6th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Celtics @ Cavaliers; 3am Suns @ Nuggets
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2.45pm – Stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.45pm-3.45pm – Stage 4 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football Red Button – Championship – 7.45pm Cardiff v Huddersfield, Middlesbrough v Norwich, Southampton v Preston NE, Watford v Swansea City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm QPR v West Brom
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League, Round of 16 – 8pm Man City (3) v FC Copenhagen (1)
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Champions League, Round of 16 – 8pm Real Madrid (1) v RB Leipzig (0)
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 6.30pm-6am BNP Paribas Open

THURSDAY (Feb 7th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 3.30am Kings @ Lakers
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D1 India v England
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10am-12.30pm Jonsson Workwear Open
• CRICKET – Premier Sports 1 from 11.30am – 1st ODI Afghanistan v Ireland
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 1pm – Practice Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2.45pm – Stage 4 Tirreno-Adriatico
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.45pm-3.45pm – Stage 5 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League, Round of 16 – 5.45pm Sparta Prague v Liverpool
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa League, Round of 16 – 5.45pm Roma v Brighton
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa Conference League, Round of 16 – 5.45pm Ajax v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Europa League, Round of 16 – 5.45pm Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen; 8pm Milan v Slavia Prague
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 6.30pm-6am BNP Paribas Open
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League, Round of 16 – 8pm Freiburg v West Ham
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa League, Round of 16 – 8pm Benfica v Rangers
• RUGBY – BBC Red Button – U20 Six Nations – 7.45pm Wales v France
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Hull KR v Warrington
• DARTS – Sky Sports Arena, 7pm-11pm – Brighton Premier League
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 9.30pm – 2nd Test, D1 New Zealand v Australia

FRIDAY (Mar 8th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Heat @ Mavericks; 3am Celtics @ Nuggets
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D2 India v England
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 6.05am Moana Pasifika v Melbourne Rebels; 8.35am Waratahs v Highlanders
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10am-12.30pm Jonsson Workwear Open
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2.45pm – Stage 5 Tirreno-Adriatico
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 12.30pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 1.10pm – Practice & Qualifying Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.45pm-3.45pm – Stage 6 Paris-Nice
• BOXING – Sky Box Office from 4pm Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 4pm-9.30pm French Open Quarter-finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports, 6.30pm-10.30pm – LET Aramco Team Series
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am BNP Paribas Open
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 – U20 Six Nations – 7.15pm England v Ireland
• RUGBY – Virgin Media More – U20 Six Nations – 7.15pm Italy v Scotland
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Napoli v Torino
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Barcelona v Mallorca
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Nice v Montpellier
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 8pm Castleford v Huddersfield
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Action – Super League – 8pm Leigh v Leeds
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Mix – Super League – 8pm St Helens v Salford RD
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 9.30pm – 2nd Test, D2 New Zealand v Australia

SATURDAY (Mar 9th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Timberwolves @ Cavaliers
• RUGBY – Sky Sports Action – Super Rugby – 1.05am Fijian Drua v Crusaders; 3.35am Brumbies v W Force; 6.05am Hurricanes v Blues; 8.35am Reds v Chiefs
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D3 India v England
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10.30am-1pm Jonsson Workwear Open
• CRICKET – Premier Sports 2 from 11.30am – 2nd ODI Afghanistan v Ireland
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.25pm-2.15pm – Stage 7 Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Man Utd v Everton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Cardiff v Ipswich
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1pm Valencia v Getafe; 3.15pm Cádiz v Atlético Madrid
• RACING – ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Sandown Park
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2.15pm-4pm – Stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 5pm Bologna v Inter; 7.45pm Genoa v Monza
• RUGBY – UTV & Virgin Media One – Six Nations – 2.15pm Italy v Scotland
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Crystal Palace v Luton
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & UTV – Six Nations – 4.45pm England v Ireland
• RUGBY LEAGUE – Sky Sports Arena – Super League – 3pm London Broncos v Wiga; 5.30pm Catalans Dragons v Hull FC
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 4pm-9.30pm French Open Semi-finals
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 4pm Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Arsenal v Brentford
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Granada v Real Sociedad; 8pm Girona v Osasuna
• TRIATHLON – Eurosport 1, 6pm-2.30am – Miami PTO Tour
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 6.30pm-10.30pm – LET Aramco Team Series
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am BNP Paribas Open
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Hurling League – 7.35pm Limerick v Tipperary
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lens v Brest
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 9pm Bulls @ Clippers
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 4 from 9.30pm – 2nd Test, D3 New Zealand v Australia
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Mar 10th)

• UFC – TNT Sports 2 from 3am – Miami Sean O’Malley v Marlon Vera
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D4 India v England
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2.30pm Jonsson Workwear Open
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 10.30am-4pm French Open Finals
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 11.30am Lecce v Hellas Verona
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – Noon Huddersfield v West Brom
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – Noon PSG v Reims
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 12.05pm-2pm – Final stage Paris-Nice
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 1pm Aston Villa v Tottenham; 3.45pm Liverpool v Man City
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Alavés v Rayo Vallecano; 3.15pm Las Palmas v Athletic Bilbao; 5.30pm Real Madrid v Celta Vigo
• GAA – TG4 – Hurling League – 1.30pm Clare v Kilkenny; 3.30pm Waterford v Wexford; Deferred Offaly v Cork
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2pm-4pm – Final stage Tirreno-Adriatico
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 2pm Milan v Empoli; 5pm Juventus v Atalanta; 7.45pm Fiorentina v Roma
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 2pm Strasbourg v Monaco; 4pm Lille v Rennes; 7.45pm Marseille v Nantes
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 2.30pm-10pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Bochum v SC Freiburg; 4.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Hoffenheim
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Cup Quarter-final – 2.30pm Celtic v Livingston; 5.30pm Hibernian v Rangers
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – NI League Cup Final – 3pm Linfield v Portadown
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & BBC 1 – Six Nations – 3pm Wales v France
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 6.30pm Bayer Leverkusen v Wolfsburg
• GOLF – Sky Sports Mix, 6.30pm-10.30pm – LET Aramco Team Series
• NBA – TNT Sports 4 – 7pm Bucks @ Clippers
• TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-5am BNP Paribas Open
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Real Betis v Villarreal
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Racing 92 v Toulon
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 9.30pm – 2nd Test, D4 New Zealand v Australia
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.30pm Match of the Day
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 3.30am – 5th Test, D5 India v England