Guide to Sport on Television

What’s on RTÉ, Setanta, Sky Sports & others (Jan 8th – Jan 12th)

WEDNESDAY (Jan 8th)

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 1am-5am
Sydney WTA Apia International

DARTS BBC 2, 1pm-4.15pm
Lakeside BDO World Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Copa Del Rey: Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao
(9.00) Barcelona v Getafe

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SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(7.45)
L Cup S-F: Manchester City v West Ham United

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.05-11.50pm
Highlights League Cup Show

NBA BT Sport 1 from midnight
San Antonio Dallas Mavericks @ Spurs
Minnesota Phoenix Suns @ Timberwolves

THURSDAY (Jan 9th)

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 3.30am-7.30am
Semi-finals WTA Apia International

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 11am-2.30pm
South Africa Volvo Golf Champions

DARTS BBC 2, 1pm-4.15pm
Lakeside BDO World Championships

RACING Sky Sports 1, 2.30pm-6.30pm
Dubai World Cup Carnival

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 6.25pm
(6.30) Copa Del Rey: Real Sociedad v Villarreal
(8.30) Real Madrid v Osasuna

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Newcastle Falcons v Brive

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.30) Forest Green Rovers v Hereford United

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3am
Hawaii Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
New York Miami Heat @ Knicks
Denver Oklahoma City @ Nuggets

FRIDAY (Jan 10th)

TENNIS BT Sport 2, 8.30am-10.30am
Final WTA Apia International

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 11am-3pm
Durban Volvo Golf Champions

DARTS BBC 2, 1pm-4.15pm
Lakeside BDO World Championships

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 7pm
(8.00) Ulster v Montpellier

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(8.00) Racing Metro v Scarlets

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7pm
(7.30) Montpellier v AS Monaco

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Aberdeen v Hibernian

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Leicester City v Derby County

RUGBY TG4 from 11.45pm
Repeat Toulouse v Connacht

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3am
Honolulu Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Brooklyn Miami Heat @ Nets
LA LA Lakers @ Clippers

SATURDAY (Jan 11th)

TENNIS Eurosport, 8.30am-10.30am
Final ATP Sydney International

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 10.30am-2.30pm
South Africa Volvo Golf Champions

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Hull City v Chelsea

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 1pm
(1.35) Harlequins v Clermont Auvergne
(3.40) Toulon v Cardiff Blues
(6.00) Gloucester v Munster

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(1.35) Treviso v Leicester Tigers
(3.40) Connacht v Zebre
(6.00) Edinburgh v Perpignan

ATHLETICS BBC 1, 1.15pm-2.45pm
Edinburgh Cross Country race

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-4.05pm
RACING Warwick & Kempton Park

SOCCER Setanta Sports 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Tottenham v Crystal Palace

DARTS BBC 1, 2.45pm-4.30pm
BBC 2, 4.30pm-6pm
Frimley Green BDO World Championships

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 4.55pm
(5.00) Livorno v Parma

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 5pm
(5.30) Manchester United v Swansea City

SOCCER Sky Sports 4 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Atletico Madrid v Barcelona
(9.00) Elche v Sevilla

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.00) Bordeaux v Toulouse

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.15pm
(7.45) Bologna v Lazio

SOCCER Setanta Ireland, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.55pm
Highlights English Premier League

NFL Sky Sports 3 from 9pm
(9.35) New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks
(1.15) Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots

RUGBY TG4, 9.15pm-11.15pm
Highlights Heineken Cup action

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.55pm-1.10am
Highlights Football League Show

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3.30am
Hawaii Sony Open

SUNDAY (Jan 12th)

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 10.30am-2.30pm
Durban Volvo Golf Champions

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.30am
(11.30) Torino v Fiorentina

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from noon
(12.45) Ospreys v Northampton
(3.00) Toulouse v Saracens

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 Red Button
(12.45) Castres v Leinster

SOCCER Sky Sports 3 from 12.30pm
(12.45) Inverness CT v Dundee United

SNOOKER BBC 2, 1pm-5pm
Day 1 The Masters

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 1pm
(1.00) Nantes v Lorient

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 1.30pm
(2.05) Newcastle United v Manchester City
(4.10) Stoke City v Liverpool

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 1.30pm
(2.00) Cagliari v Juventus

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 1.55pm
(2.00) AS Roma v Genoa

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4pm
(4.00) Evian v Marseille

NFL Sky Sports 3 from 5.30pm
(6.05) San Francisco 49ers @ Carolina Panthers
(9.40) San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos

DARTS BBC 2, 5.45pm-8pm
Men's final BDO World Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7pm
(Red Button from 6pm)
(6.00) Espanyol v Real Madrid
(8.00) Levante v Malaga

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 7.40pm
BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Sassuolo v AC Milan

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 8pm
(8.00) Lille v Reims

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.25pm-11.25pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

GOLF Sky Sports 4, midnight-3am
Waialae CC Sony Open

NBA BT Sport 1 from midnight
San Antonio Minnesota Timberwolves @ Spurs

TENNIS Eurosport, midnight-4.15am
Day 1 Australian Open

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times