Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week

Thursday, Dec 18th – Sunday, Dec 21st

THURSDAY (Dec 18th)

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 6pm
(6.00) Cagliari v Juventus
(8.00) Napoli v Parma

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 6.55pm
Spanish Copa del Rey - Fourth Round
(7.00) Atletico Madrid v Hospitalet
(9.00) Malaga v Deportivo La Coruna

DARTS Sky Sports 3, 7pm-11.30pm
London PDC World Championship

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CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 11.55pm
1st Test, D3 Australia v India

NBA BT Sport 1 from 1am
Chicago Knicks @ Bulls

FRIDAY (Dec 19th)

DARTS Sky Sports 3, 7pm-11.30pm
London PDC World Championship

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 7pm
(7.45) Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs

RUGBY TG4 from 7.10pm
(7.35) Leinster v Connacht

SOCCER Setanta from 7.15pm
(7.30) Lens v Nice

SOCCER ESPN from 7.30pm
(7.30) Mainz v Bayern Munich

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Bristol Rovers v Gateshead

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm
(7.45) Grenoble v Stade Francais

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 11.55pm
1st Test, D4 Australia v India

NFL BT Sport 1 from 0.30am
San Antonio Blazers @ Spurs
LA Thunder @ Lakers

SATURDAY (Dec 20th)

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from noon
(12.15) Derby County v Norwich City

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from noon
(12.45) Manchester City v Crystal Palace

SOCCER BBC 1, 12.10pm-12.50pm
Previews Football Focus

DARTS Sky Sports 3, 12.30pm-5pm, 7pm-11.30pm
London PDC World Championship

HORSE Channel 4, 1.40pm-4pm
RACING Ascot & Haydock Park

SOCCER Setanta 1 from 2.30pm
(3.00) Aston Villa v Man Utd

RUGBY Sky Sports 1 from 2.30pm
(2.40) Glasgow Warriors v Munster

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 3pm
(3.15) Northampton v Leicester
(5.30) Gloucester v Bath

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(3.00) Barcelona v Cordoba

NETBALL Sky Sports 4 from 3pm
3rd Test England v Malawi

SOCCER Setanta from 4.55pm
(5.00) Sassuolo v Cesena

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 5pm
(5.15) Nottingham Forest v Leeds Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5pm
(5.00) Levante v Real Sociedad
(7.00) Eibar v Valencia

RUGBY Sky Sports 2 from 5pm
(5.15) Ospreys v Ulster
(7.45) Clermont Auvergne v Castres

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 5.30pm
(5.30) Wolfsburg v Cologne

SOCCER Sky Sports 4 from 6.35pm
(6.45) PSV Eindhoven v Go Ahead Eagles

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Roma v AC Milan

SOCCER Setanta, 8.30pm-10pm
BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.45pm
Highlights English Premier League

RUGBY TG4, 10.45pm-11.45pm
Highlights Action from Pro 12

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.45pm-1.05am
Highlights Football League Show

CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 11.55pm
1st Test, D5 Australia v India

SUNDAY (Dec 21st)

SOCCER ESPN from 11.30am
(11.30) Verona v Chievo

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 11.30am
(12.15) Dundee United v Celtic

SOCCER Sky Sports 1 from 12.30pm
(1.30) Newcastle Utd v Sunderland
(4.00) Liverpool v Arsenal

DARTS Sky Sports 3, 12.30pm-5pm, 7pm-11.30pm
London PDC World Championship

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 1pm
(2.00) Wasps v London Irish

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 1.20pm
(1.30) Excelsior v Ajax

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 Red Button
(1.30) NAC Breda v Feyenoord

GAA TG4 from 1.40pm
Repeat 2014 SHC: Kilkenny v Tipperary

EQUESTRIAN BBC 2, 1.45pm-4.30pm
Olympia World Cup qualifier

SOCCER Setanta from 1.55pm
(2.00) Atalanta v Palermo

SOCCER ESPN from 2pm
(2.00) Fiorentina v Empoli

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 2.30pm
(2.30) Hertha Berlin v Hoffenheim
(4.30) Freiburg v Hannover

RUGBY TG4 from 3.05pm
2014 repeat Women: Ireland v New Zealand

SOCCER ESPN from 4pm
(4.00) Saint-Etienne v Evian

NFL Sky Sports 2 from 5.30pm
(6.00) Kansas City Chiefs @ Pittsburgh Steelers
(9.25) Indianapolis Colts @ Dallas Cowboys

SOCCER Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm
(6.00) Elche v Malaga
(8.00) Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid

SOCCER Setanta from 7.45pm
BT Sport 2 from 8pm
(8.00) Bordeaux v Lyon

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
(7.45) Inter Milan v Lazio

NBA ESPN from 8pm
Toronto Knicks @ Raptors

SPORTS RTE 1, 9.30pm-11.30pm
2014 RTE Sports Awards

SOCCER BBC 2, 10.40pm-11.40pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

NFL Channel 4 from 1am
Setanta from 1.20am
(1.30) Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinal

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times