Rugby

The Autumn Nations Series – which begins at the weekend – couldn’t kick-off with a bigger game. On Friday, Ireland host New Zealand in Dublin, with Argentina, Fiji and Australia also playing at the Aviva Stadium before the end of the month. Apart from the usual crew, there will be some new kids on the block, with possible first caps for Ulster lock Cormac Izuchukwu and Leinster outhalf Sam Prendergast. – Virgin Media & TNT Sports, Friday

Darts

The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts gets underway in Wolverhampton at the weekend, with 32 players vying for the Eric Bristow Trophy. Defending champion Luke Humphries – who is the current World Championship and World Matchplay champion – is number one in the PDC world rankings and will fancy his chances of claiming the £150,000 winners’ cheque. – Sky Sports, Nov 9th – 17th

Soccer

The FAI Cup Final takes place at the weekend in Dublin, with Derry City strong favourites to defeat Drogheda United. The 2022 winners certainly had a difficult route to the Aviva Stadium – defeating St Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Shelbourne and Bohemians enroute to the decider, while Drogheda accounted for neighbours Dundalk, before beating Wilton United, Athlone Town and Wexford. – Sunday, RTÉ

MONDAY (Nov 4th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Colts @ Vikings
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
• SOCCER – ITV4 – FA Cup, 1st Round – 7.15pm Chesham Utd v Lincoln City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Fulham v Brentford
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Celta de Vigo v Getafe
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights

TUESDAY (Nov 5th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Bucks @ Cavaliers
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Buccaneers @ Chiefs
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm PSV v Girona
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Slovan Bratislava v Dinamo Zagreb, 8pm Real Madrid v AC Milan
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Sporting CP v Man City
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Celtic v Leipzig
• SOCCER – Amazon Prime – Champions League – 8pm Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 8pm Swansea v Watford

WEDNESDAY (Nov 6th)

• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 5.45pm Club Brugge v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm Shakhtar Donetsk v Young Boys
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – Championship – 7.45pm Millwall v Leeds
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Preston NE v Sunderland
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 8pm Inter v Arsenal
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two – Champions League – 8pm PSG v Atlético Madrid
• SOCCER – Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Bayern Munich v Benfica

THURSDAY (Nov 7th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Warriors @ Celtics, 3am 76ers @ Clippers
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6.30am-10am, 11.30am-3pm – China International Championship
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 5.45pm Galatasaray v Tottenham
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 5.45pm Olympiakos Piraeus v Rangers; Conference League – 8pm Hearts v Heidenheim
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 & Premier Sports 2 – Conference League – 5.45pm Shamrock Rovers v The New Saints, 8pm Larne v St Gallen
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 8pm Man Utd v PAOK
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Conference League – 8pm Chelsea v Noah
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm West Brom v Burnley
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Schwab Cup Championship

FRIDAY (Nov 8th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1am Timberwolves @ Bulls
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Bengals @ Ravens
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 2pm – 1st T20 South Africa v India
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports+ – League One – 7.15pm Barnsley v Rotherham Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women’s Super League – 7.30pm Man City v Tottenham
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Watford v Oxford Utd
• RUGBY – Virgin Media One & TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 8.10pm Ireland v New Zealand
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship

SATURDAY (Nov 9th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Suns @ Mavericks, 3am 76ers @ Lakers
• BOXING – Sky Sports+ from 1am Keyshawn Davis v Gustavo Lemos
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 2am-10.30am Korea Masters Semi-finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-1pm Abu Dhabi Championships
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Cardiff City v Blackburn
• RACING – TG4, 12.45pm-4.10pm Gowran Park
• RACING – UTV, 12.55pm-4pm Wincanton
• DARTS – Sky Sports Mix, 1pm-5pm; Sky Sports+, 7pm-11pm – Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 5.30pm Espanyol v Valencia, 8pm Getafe v Girona
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm West Ham Utd v Everton
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 3.10pm England v Australia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Brighton v Man City
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 2 – Men’s international – 5.40pm Italy v Argentina, 8.10pm France v Japan
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm WWT Championship
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Leinster Club SFC Quarter-final – 7.15pm Naas v Cuala
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 3 from 7.30pm – 1st T20 West Indies v England
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 8pm Liverpool v Aston Villa
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 10pm Jazz @ Spurs
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 11pm-0.20am Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Nov 10th)

• UFC – TNT Sports 4 from midnight – Las Vegas Neil Magny v Carlos Prates
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 3, 2am-7.30am Korea Masters Finals
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4am-12.30pm Abu Dhabi Championships
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 6am-9am, 11.30am-2.30pm – China International Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 7.50am-10am Singapore Criterium
• SOCCER – BBC 2 – Women’s Super League – 12.30pm Liverpool v Chelsea
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Sheffield Utd v Sheffield Wednesday
• DARTS – Sky Sports+, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm – Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
• GAA – TG4 – Connacht SFC Quarter-final – 1.30pm Corofin v Padraig Pearses; Ulster SFC Quarter-final – 3.30pm Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge v Clann Éireann
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Real Betis v Celta de Vigo, 3.15pm Mallorca v Atlético Madrid
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – Men’s international – 1.40pm Wales v Fiji, 4.10pm Scotland v South Africa
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 2pm Nottingham Forest v Newcastle, 4.30pm Chelsea v Arsenal
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 2.30pm Giants v Panthers (from Munich)
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket from 2.30pm – 2nd T20 South Africa v India
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – FAI Cup Final – 3pm Drogheda Utd v Derry City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 3pm Kilmarnock v Celtic
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Scottish Premiership – 5pm Rangers v Hearts
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 6pm Steelers @ Commanders, 9.25pm Eagles @ Cowboys, 1.20am Lions @ Texans
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football & Showcase – Women’s Super League – 6.45pm Man Utd v Aston Villa
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – Mexico WWT Championship
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 7.30pm – 2nd T20 West Indies v England
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Inter Milan v Napoli
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 & ITV4 – La Liga – 8pm Real Sociedad v Barcelona
• NBA – TNT Sports 4 – 8.30pm Celtics @ Bucks
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 10pm-midnight Charles Schwab Cup Championship
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2