Gaelic football

Six months after Armagh defeated Galway by a single point to win the 2024 All-Ireland senior football championship, it all begins again with the opening league game of the year being, well, Galway hosting Armagh. Will the new rules make much difference? More importantly, will these two be in contention again in July? – Saturday, RTÉ

Hurling

It’s a pity the football and hurling leagues return on the same weekend (as well as the women’s football league). The featured hurling tie on Sunday is in Galway, with Tipperary the visiting team. It’s difficult to believe that, last year, both these counties had completed their 2024 seasons in May. These are two squads who need to hit the ground running. – Sunday, TG4

Tennis

The final serves, shots, games, breaks and double-faults of the 113th edition of the Australian Open will take place at the weekend – the 57th in the Open Era. On Saturday morning, the women’s singles decider will take place in Melbourne, with the men’s singles final the following morning (starting around 8.30am irish-time both days). – Saturday & Sunday, Eurosport

MONDAY (Jan 20th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, 0.30am-1pm Australian Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports+ – Women’s U19 T20 World Cup – 2.30am Ireland vs USA
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.45am – Women’s 1st T20 Australia v England
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 5pm Mavericks @ Hornets, 7.30pm Wimberwolves @ Grizzlies, 10pm Celtics @ Warriors
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Chelsea v Wolverhampton
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – Scottish Cup – 8pm Dundee v Dundee Utd
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Villarreal v Mallorca
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights

TUESDAY (Jan 21st)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, 0.30am-1pm Australian Open
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 3.30pm Galatasaray v Dynamo Kyiv
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 5.45pm Atalanta v Sturm Graz
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 5.45pm Monaco v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Atlético Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Benfica v Barcelona
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Liverpool v Lille
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 8pm Club Brugge v Juventus
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 7.45pm Swansea v Sheffield Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Millwall v Cardiff

WEDNESDAY (Jan 22nd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Knicks @ Nets, 3am 76ers @ Nuggets
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 0.30am-1pm Australian Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports+ – ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup – 6.30am Pakistan v Ireland
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – Men’s 1st T20 India v England
• GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 4.45pm-midnight Farmers Insurance Open
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Champions League – 5.45pm Shakhtar Donetsk v Brest
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm RB Leipzig v Sporting CP
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 8pm Celtic v Young Boys
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm PSG v Man City
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 7.45pm Leeds v Norwich
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Plymouth v Burnley

THURSDAY (Jan 23rd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Timberwolves @ Mavericks
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.45am – Women’s 2nd T20 Australia v England
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 8.30am-12.30pm Australian Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• HORSE RACING – RTÉ 2, 1.30pm-3.45pm Gowran Park
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4.45pm-midnight Farmers Insurance Open
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 5.45pm Hoffenheim v Tottenham
• NBA – TNT Sports 4 – 7pm Spurs @ Pacers
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 8pm Man Utd v Rangers
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 5.45pm AZ Alkmaar v Roma
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 8pm Lazio v Real Sociedad
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 8pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Ferencváros
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League 1 – 8pm Wrexham v Birmingham

FRIDAY (Jan 24th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am Heat @ Bucks, 3am Celtics @ Lakers
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 1am-11.30am Australian Open
• BOXING – Sky Sports+ from 7.30am – Tokyo Naoya Inoue v Ye Joon Kim
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1.30pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm Dutch Masters
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 7.35pm Glasgow v Connacht
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 7.35pm Ospreys v Benetton
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Premiership – 7.45pm Harlequins v Northampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Sheffield Utd v Hull

SATURDAY (Jan 25th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – Midnight Cavaliers @ 76ers
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.45am – Women’s 3rd T20 Australia v England
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 8.30am-2pm – Australian Open (Inc Women’s Singles Final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League & Showcase – Women’s Super League – Noon Aston Villa v Manchester City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Luton v Millwall
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 12.30pm Norwich v Swansea
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 1pm – Men’s 2nd T20 India v England
• HORSE RACING – UTV, 1pm-4pm Cheltenham & Doncaster
• GAA – TG4 – Women’s NFL – 1.30pm Kerry v Armagh
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Wolverhampton v Arsenal
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Premiership – 3.05pm Gloucester v Leicester, 5.30pm Exeter v Saracens
• GAA – TG4 – All-Ireland Club JFC Final – 3.10pm An Cheathrú Rua (Galway) v Naomh Pádraig (Donegal)
• RUGBY – TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 5pm Leinster v Stormers
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 5pm Pacers @ Spurs
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Football League – 5.15pm Galway v Armagh
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 5.15pm Cardiff v Sharks
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Man City v Chelsea
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Irish Premiership – 5.30pm Linfield v Cliftonville
• DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm Dutch Masters
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 7.30pm Dublin v Mayo
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 2 & S4C – URC – 7.35pm Dragons v Munster
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Real Valladolid v Real Madrid
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 10.30pm Celtics @ Mavericks
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Jan 26th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1.30am Lakers @ Warriors
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 4am-6am, 8.30am-11.30am Australian Open (Inc Men’s Singles Final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8.30am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – Noon Dundee Utd v Rangers
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Chelsea v Arsenal
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 1.45pm Kerry v Donegal; Hurling League – 3.45pm Galway v Tipp, Deferred Clare v Kilkenny
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Crystal Palace v Brentford, 4.30pm Aston Villa v West Ham
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 & ITV4 – Premiership – 3pm Sale v Bath
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, BBC 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 5.30pm Ulster v Zebre
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Man Utd v Brighton
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 7pm Fulham v Man Utd
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Lazio v Fiorentina
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 8pm & 11.30pm NFL Conference Championships
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 8pm Barcelona v Valencia
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 1 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Toulon v La Rochelle
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm League Sunday
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 11pm Thunder @ Trail Blazers