Horse Racing
The four-day, 28-race Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday to Friday, with thousands of Irish people joining racing fans in Gloucestershire. The 14 Grade One jump races include the Champion Hurdle (Tuesday), Champion Chase (Wednesday), Stayers’ Hurdle (Thursday) and Gold Cup (Friday). - UTV & Virgin Media, Tuesday-Friday
Golf
Known as the “fifth major”, the Players Championship will be held at TPC Sawgrass this week. Rory McIlroy – who won the Players in 2019 - will be competing in Florida, along with Shane Lowry, who were first and second in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last month. The tournament carries a huge prize purse – even for professional golf – at $25 million, with the winner taking home a cool $4.5 million. – Sky Sports, Thursday-Sunday
Motor racing
The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship begins in Australia at the weekend. Last season, Max Verstappen - driving for Red Bull Racing - won his fourth World Drivers' Championship, while McLaren-Mercedes beat Ferrari to the World Constructors' Championship, their first since 1998. Lando Norris – with McLaren – will probably be Verstappen’s chief competitor again this season, though much of the attention will be on another Englishman. After 12 seasons with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton will now compete in a Ferrari. - Sky Sports, Friday-Sunday
MONDAY (Mar 10th)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-3.15pm - Stage 1 Tirreno Adriatico
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.45pm-3.45pm - Stage 2 Paris-Nice
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 6pm-5am - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Lazio v Udinese
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm West Ham v Newcastle
- GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights
- RUGBY - RTE 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
TUESDAY (Mar 11th)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-3pm - Stage 2 Tirreno Adriatico
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-5pm Cheltenham
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.45pm-3.45pm - Stage 3 Paris-Nice
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 5.45pm Barcelona (1) v Benfica (0), 8pm Bayer Leverkusen (0) v Bayern Munich (3)
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 6pm-5am - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+ Championship - 7.45pm Burnley v West Brom
- SOCCER - Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Inter Milan (2) v Feyenoord (0)
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Liverpool (1) v PSG (0)
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Sheffield Utd v Bristol City
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 11.30pm Bucks @ Pacers
WEDNESDAY (Mar 12th)
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-3.15pm - Stage 3 Tirreno Adriatico
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-5pm Cheltenham
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.45pm-3.45pm - Stage 4 Paris-Nice
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5.30pm-3am - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 4 - Champions League - 5.45pm Lille (1) v Borussia Dortmund (1)
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Aston Villa (3) v Club Brugge (1)
- SOCCER - Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm Arsenal (7) v PSV (1)
- SOCCER - RTE 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 8pm Atlético Madrid (1) v Real Madrid (2)
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Stoke v Blackburn
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm TPC Sawgrass (Nine-hole event)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 11.30pm Thunder @ Celtics
THURSDAY (Mar 13th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-11pm The Players Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-3pm - Stage 4 Tirreno Adriatico
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-5pm Cheltenham
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 2, 1.45pm-3.45pm - Stage 5 Paris-Nice
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5.30pm-4am - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- DARTS - Sky Sports Action, 7pm-11pm - Nottingham Premier League
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 8pm Man Utd (1) v Real Sociedad (1)
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Rangers (3) v Fenerbahçe (1)
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Europa League - 8pm Tottenham (0) v AZ (1)
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Conference League - 8pm Chelsea (2) v Copenhagen (1)
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 11.30pm Lakers @ Bucks
FRIDAY (Mar 14th)
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 1am - Practice Australian Grand Prix
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 2am Kings @ Warriors
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am-11pm The Players Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, noon-3.15pm - Stage 5 Tirreno Adriatico
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 12.45pm-5pm Cheltenham
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1.45pm-3.45pm - Stage 6 Paris-Nice
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 6pm-3am - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- SOCCER - BBC Three - Women’s Super League - 7.15pm Liverpool v Man Utd
- RUGBY - Virgin Media Three & BBC Red Button - U20 Six Nations - 7.30pm Wales v England
- RUGBY - RTE 2 - U20 Six Nations - 7.45pm Italy v Ireland
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Premier League - 7.45pm St Patrick’s Ath v Bohemians
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Bristol City v Norwich City
- RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - 7.45pm Premiership Cup Final
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - Midnight Cavaliers @ Grizzlies
SATURDAY (Mar 15th)
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 1.10am - Practice & Qualifying Australian Grand Prix
- POOL - Sky Sports Action, noon-4.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm European Open
- SOCCER - BBC 1 - Women’s League Cup Final - 12.15pm Chelsea v Man City
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Millwall v Stoke City
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, Championship - 12.30pm QPR v Leeds
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 12.30pm-2.30pm - Stage 7 Paris-Nice
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-11pm The Players Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.15pm-4.30pm - Stage 6 Tirreno Adriatico
- RACING - ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Uttoxeter
- RUGBY - RTE 2 & UTV - Six Nations - 2.15pm Italy v Ireland
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Man City v Brighton
- RUGBY - BBC 1 & Virgin Media One - Six Nations - 4.45pm Wales v England
- GAA - RTE 2 - Football League - 5.30pm Kerry v Armagh
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Bournemouth v Brentford
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga - 5.30pm Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - La Liga - 5.30pm Villarreal v Real Madrid
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 5.30pm-11pm - WTA/ATP Indian Wells Open
- BOXING - TNT Sports 1 from 6.30pm - Liverpool Nick Ball v TJ Doheny
- GAA - TG4 - Football League - 7.30pm Dublin v Galway
- RUGBY RTE 2 & UTV - Six Nations - 8pm France v Scotland
- NBA - TNT Sports 3 - 10pm Celtics @ Nets
- SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-23.40pm Match of the Day
- UFC - TNT Sports 2 from 11pm - Las Vegas Marvin Vettori v Roman Dolidze
SUNDAY (Mar 16th)
- F1 Sky Sports F1 from 3.55am Australian Grand Prix
- POOL Sky Sports Action, noon-4.30pm, 6.30pm-9.30pm European Open
- CYCLING TNT Sports 3, noon-3pm - Stage 7 Tirreno Adriatico
- SOCCER Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - 12.30pm Celtic v Rangers
- SOCCER Sky Sports+, Championship - 12.30pm Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield Utd
- GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-10.30pm The Players Championship
- GAA TG4 - Football League - 1.30pm Derry v Mayo, 3.30pm Donegal v Tyrone
- SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League - 1.30pm Arsenal v Chelsea
- CYCLING TNT Sports 3, 3pm-4.30pm - Stage 8 Paris-Nice
- SOCCER Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Premiership - 3pm Dundee Utd v Dundee
- SOCCER - UTV & Sky Sports Football & Showcase - League Cup Final - 4.30pm Liverpool v Newcastle
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 3 - Serie A - 5pm Fiorentina v Juventus
- MOTOGP - TNT Sports 2 from 5.15pm GP of Argentina
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 7pm Leicester v Man Utd
- NBA - TNT Sports 3 - 7.30pm Suns @ Lakers
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Atalanta v Inter Milan
- SOCCER - ITV4 & Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Atlético Madrid v Barcelona
- GAA - RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-23.35pm Match of the Day 2
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 1am Thunder @ Bucks
