Guide to Sport on Television

What’s on RTÉ, Setanta, Sky Sports & others (Jan 20th – Jan 26th)

FRIDAY (Jan 24th)

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Miami LA Lakers @ Heat

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 3am
4th ODI Australia v England

TENNIS Eurosport, 6.45am-5.45pm
Semi-finals Australian Open

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GOLF Sky Sports 4, 9.30am-1.30pm
Doha GC Qatar Masters

BOWLS BBC 2, 1pm-5.15pm
Norfolk World Indoor Championships

BASKETBALL Setanta Ireland from 6.30pm
SuperLeague National Cup finals
(6.45) Women's: UL Huskies v Team Montenotte Hotel
(8.45) Men's: UCC Demons v Dublin Inter

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) FA Cup: Arsenal v Coventry City

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.15pm
(7.30) M'gladbach v Bayern Munich

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Brentford v Gillingham

RUGBY ESPN from 7.45pm
(7.45) Stade Francais v Castres

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8pm-midnight
Torrey Pines Farmers Insurance Open

SATURDAY (Jan 25th)

CRICKET Sky Sports 3 from 0.55am
3rd ODI New Zealand v India

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Chicago LA Clippers @ Bulls

TENNIS Eurosport from 8am
BBC 2 from 8.25am
Women's final Australian Open

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 8.30am-1.30pm
Doha GC Qatar Masters

SOCCER UTV from 12.15pm
(12.45) FA Cup: AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

HORSE RTE 2, 1.20pm-3.45pm
RACING From Leopardstown

HORSE Channel 4, 1.30pm-4pm
RACING From Cheltenham & Doncaster

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 1.30pm
(1.55) Racing Metro v Toulouse

ATHLETICS BBC 1, 1.45pm-4.30pm
Glasgow UK Indoor Match

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 2pm
(2.30) Saracens v Natal Sharks

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 2pm
(2.30) LV= Cup: Dragons v Northampton

BOWLS BBC 2, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Semi-finals World Indoor Championships

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 4.45pm
(5.00) England Saxons v Ireland A

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 4.55pm
(5.00) Napoli v Chievo

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4.45pm
(5.30) FA Cup: Stevenage v Everton

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5pm
(5.30) Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha Berlin

SOCCER Sky Sports 2 from 5.15pm
(5.30) League Cup final: Cliftonville v Crusaders

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6.55pm-11pm
California Farmers Insurance Open

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 6.55pm
(7.00) Valencia v Espanyol
(9.00) Sevilla v Levante

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 7.40pm
BT Sport 2 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Lazio v Juventus

SOCCER UTV, 10.45pm-midnight
Highlights FA Cup fourth-round ties

SUNDAY (Jan 26th)

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 3am
5th ODI Australia v England

TENNIS Eurosport from 8am
BBC 2 from 8.15am
Men's final Australian Open

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 11.30am
(11.30) Hellas Verona v AS Roma

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(1.00) FA Cup: Sheffield Utd v Fulham

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(12.45) Hibernian v Celtic

HORSE RTE 2, 1.15pm-3.35pm
RACING From Leopardstown

GAA TG4 from 1.30pm
(2.00) O'Byrne Cup final: Kildare v Meath

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 1.30pm
(2.00) Cagliari v AC Milan

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 1.55pm
(2.00) Inter Milan v Catania

BOWLS BBC 2, 2.30pm-5.15pm
Final World Indoor Championships

SOCCER ESPN from 2.30pm
(2.30) Bremen v Braunschweig

SOCCER UTV from 3pm
(3.30) FA Cup: Chelsea v Stoke City

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 3.55pm
(4.00) Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao
(6.00) Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid
(8.00) Barcelona v Malaga

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 4pm
(4.00) Bordeaux v Saint-Etienne

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 4.15pm
(4.30) Hamburg v Schalke 04

NBA BT Sport 2 from 6pm
Miami San Antonio Spurs @ Heat

GOLF Sky Sports 4, 6pm-11pm
Torrey Pines Farmers Insurance Open

SOCCER Setanta Ireland from 7.45pm
BT Sport 1 from 8pm
(8.00) AS Monaco v Marseille

SOCCER UTV from 10.45pm
Highlights FA Cup fifth round ties

NBA BT Sport 2 from 11.30pm
Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets

NFL Sky Sports 1 from midnight
Hawaii Pro Bowl: NFC v AFC

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times