Horse racing
Four days of National Hunt racing at Leopardstown Racecourse awaits racing fans this week – with the action including the Savills Chase, Matheson Hurdle and Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle. – Thursday-Sunday, RTÉ
Rugby
As usual, Christmas time signals local derbies in club rugby. In Wales this week, Dragons take on Cardiff; in Italy, Zebre host Benetton; in Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow clash. And, in Ireland, Munster host Leinster (and Ulster visit Connacht). Not for the first time in recent seasons, the URC clash between the two rivals in Limerick could well be a season-defining one for the home side. – Friday, TG4 & Premier Sports
MONDAY (Dec 23rd)
- NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Buccaneers @ Cowboys
- DARTS – Sky Sports Darts, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 7pm-11pm World Championship
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter Milan v Como
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 8pm Crawley Town v Birmingham City
- GAA – TG4, 7.50pm-9pm – Repeat 2024 All-Ireland SHC Final
TUESDAY (Christmas Eve)
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Spurs @ 76ers, 3am Suns @ Nuggets
- NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Saints @ Packers
- GAA – TG4, 3.15pm-4.15pm – Repeat 2024 All-Ireland SFC Final
WEDNESDAY (Christmas Day)
- GAA – TG4, 3.15pm-3.40pm Best hurling & football goals of 2024
- NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 5pm Spurs @ Knicks, 7.30pm Timberwolves @ Mavericks
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 10pm 76ers @ Celtics
THURSDAY (St Stephen’s Day)
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 1am Lakers @ Warriors, 3.30am Nuggets @ Suns
- RACING – UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.25pm-3pm Kempton Park, Wetherby & Aintree
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm Hearts v Hibernian
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Man City v Everton, 3pm Chelsea v Fulham, 5.30pm Wolves v Man Utd, 8pm Liverpool v Leicester
- SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League 1 – 1pm Leyton Orient v Crawley Town
- RACING RTÉ 2, 1pm-3.20pm Leopardstown
- GAA TG4, 2.35pm-3.45pm – Repeat 2024 League Football D1 Final
- SOCCER Premier Sports 2 – Premier League – 3pm Newcastle v Aston Villa
- SOCCER Sky Sports+ – Championship – 3pm Blackburn v Sunderland
- SOCCER Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 3pm Charlton v Cambridge Utd
- RUGBY Premier Sports 2 – URC – 5.15pm Dragons v Cardiff
- SOCCER Sky Sports Football – Championship – 5.30pm Derby v West Brom, 8pm Stoke v Leeds
- SOCCER BBC 1, 10.40pm-0.10am Match of the Day
FRIDAY (Dec 27th)
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Thunder @ Pacers, 3am Jazz @ Trail Blazers
- NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Seahawks @ Bears
- DARTS – Sky Sports Darts, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 7pm-11pm World Championship
- RACING – UTV, 12.45pm-3.30pm Kempton Park & Chepstow
- RACING – RTÉ 2, 1pm-3.25pm Leopardstown
- RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Munster v Leinster
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 7.45pm Bristol v Sale
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 8.15pm Arsenal v Ipswich
- BOXING – RTÉ 1, 9.30pm-11.10pm – Documentary 1995: Steve Collins v Chris Eubank
SATURDAY (Dec 28th)
- NBA – TNT Sports 3 – Midnight Knicks @ Magic, 3am Warriors @ Clippers
- DARTS – Sky Sports Darts, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 7pm-11pm World Championship
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 12.45pm Bath v Saracens
- RACING – RTÉ 2, 1pm-3.20pm Leopardstown
- RACING – ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm Newbury & Leicester
- RUGBY – TG4 – URC – 3pm Stormers v Sharks
- RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – URC – 3pm Edinburgh v Glasgow
- RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 3pm Zebre v Benetton
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 5pm Cagliari v Inter Milan
- RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 5pm Clermont v Montpellier, 8.05pm Bordeaux v Toulon
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 & ITV4 – Premiership – 6pm Harlequins v Leicester
- RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Connacht v Ulster
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8pm Heat @ Hawks
- SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.40pm Match of the Day
SUNDAY (Dec 29th)
- NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 1.30am Suns @ Warriors
- TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 12.30pm-3pm – United Cup USA v Canada
- DARTS – Sky Sports Darts, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 7pm-11pm World Championship
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sheffield Utd v West Brom
- SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm Preston NE v Sheffield Wednesday
- RACING – RTÉ 2, 1pm-3.20pm Leopardstown
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2.30pm Leicester v Man City, 5.15pm West Ham v Liverpool
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 3pm Motherwell v Rangers
- RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 3pm Exeter v Gloucester
- RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 3pm Racing 92 v Lyon
- NFL – Sky Sports NFL from 5pm Week 17 (TBA)
- SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership – 5.15pm Dundee Utd v Aberdeen
- SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 5.45pm Derby Co v Leeds, 8pm Middlesbrough v Burnley
- SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm AC Milan v Roma
- RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Toulouse v Stade Francais
- NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8.30pm Nets @ Magic
- SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm Match of the Day 2
- TENNIS – Sky Sports Tennis, 11pm-6am – United Cup Britain v Argentina
