Your handy guide to sport on TV – The Irish Times

Football league

The fake war is over, with throw-in for the 2024 Men's Football League this weekend. There are some tasty games coming up first – including Mickey Harte's Derry on the long trip to Kerry, Dublin v Monaghan in Croke Park and Mayo in Galway. Due to the shortened intercounty season we won't have long to enjoy the action – the football league will be finished for the year by the end of March. – RTÉ & TG4, January 27th – March 31st

Pegasus World Cup

This American horse race has had quite a journey in its short life so far. The first event in 2017 at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach in Florida – over nine furlongs for horses aged four and over – quickly became the most valuable horse race in the world (by 2018 the prize money was almost 15 million euros). Prize money has since fallen, but the race still attracts the best in the world. So far dominated by American horses and trainers, one of the favorites this year will be the Aidan O'Brien-trained Yorkshire Oaks winner Warm Heart – daughter of Galileo. – Virgin Media, Saturday

FA Cup

This is fairytale stuff. Newport County are currently in the bottom half of League 2. They are used to playing against Salford, Colchester and Morecambe. They host Manchester United on Sunday. Irishman and Newport coach Graham Coughlan said it was the biggest game in the club's history. His assistant manager is Joe Dunne, also a Dubliner. There are also several Irish players at the club including Wexford man and club captain Ryan Delaney. – ` & Premier Sports, Sunday

MONDAY (January 22nd)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, 12:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Australian Open
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Mix from 7.45am – Men's U19 World Cup Bangladesh vs Ireland
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Challenge Mallorca
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast; 8:00 p.m. Mozambique vs. Ghana
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 5:00pm Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2pm – 7pm Supercoppa Final
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 7.45pm Brighton v Wolves
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Cape Verde – Egypt
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Leicester v Ipswich
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8:00 p.m. Granada vs Atlético Madrid
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend Highlights

TUESDAY (January 23rd)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 1:30 p.m. Celtics @ Mavericks
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 1:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Australian Open
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Guinea v Senegal; 8 p.m. Angola vs. Burkina Faso
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 5:00pm Gambia v Cameroon
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Mauritania – Algeria
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup Semi-Final – 8pm Chelsea (0) v Middlesbrough (1)

WEDNESDAY (January 24th)

• TENNIS – Eurosport, midnight to noon Australian Open
• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 12:30 a.m. Knicks @ Nets; 3am Lakers @ Clippers
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 4:45pm – 12:00am Farmers Insurance Open
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm South Africa – Tunisia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations – 5pm Namibia v Mali
• SOCCER – DAZN – Women’s Champions League – 5.45 p.m. Häcken against Paris FC; 5:45 p.m. Roma vs. Bayern Munich; 8 p.m. PSG in Ajax
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Bundesliga – 7:30 p.m. Bayern Munich – Union Berlin
• SOCCER – DAZN & TNT Sports 1 – Women's Champions League – 8:00 p.m. Chelsea vs Real Madrid
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League & ` Three – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Tanzania – DR Congo
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Mix – Africa Cup of Nations – 8pm Zambia – Morocco
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – League Cup Semi-Final – 8pm Fulham (1) v Liverpool (2)

THURSDAY (January 25)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 1:30 p.m. Suns @ Mavericks
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D1 Australia vs West Indies
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Mix from 7.45am – Men's U19 World Cup India vs Ireland
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Australian Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• RACING RTÉ 2, 1.30pm – 4pm Gowran Park
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• SOCCER – DAZN – Women's Champions League – 5.45 p.m. Rosengård vs Benfica; 5.45 p.m. Slavia Prague in Brann; 8 p.m. Barcelona at Eintracht Frankfurt; 8 p.m. St. Pölten in Lyon
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-midnight Farmers Insurance Open

FRIDAY (January 26th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 12:30 a.m. Celtics @ Heat; 3am Kings @ Warriors
• TENNIS – Eurosport, 1:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Australian Open
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D2 Australia vs West Indies
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Challenge Mallorca
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• DARTS – ITV4, 6pm-10pm World Series
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 7.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz 05
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45 p.m. Cagliari vs. Turin
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 7.45pm Harlequins v Leicester
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 7.45pm Chelsea v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 8pm Tottenham v Man City
• FOOTBALL – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 8 p.m. Almería vs Alavés
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lyon vs Rennes

SATURDAY (January 27)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 4am – 2nd Test, D3 Australia vs West Indies
• TENNIS – Eurosport 1, 8:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Australian Open (including women's singles final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8:30am – 1:00pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – ` 1 – FA Cup 4th Round – 12.30pm Ipswich v Maidstone Utd
• FOOTBALL – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – 12.30pm St Mirren v Rangers
• RACING UTV, 1pm-4pm Cheltenham
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1:00 p.m. Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano; 3:15 p.m. Sevilla vs. Osasuna
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Challenge Mallorca
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup 4th Round – 3pm Sheffield Utd v Brighton
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – URC – 3pm Bulls vs Lions
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3:05pm Bristol v Bath; 5.30pm Saracens v Exeter
• GAA – TG4 – Women’s Football League – 3.15pm Galway v Mayo
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations, Last 4pm – 5pm 1st Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F; 8 p.m. 2nd group A against 2nd group C
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-1am Farmers Insurance Open
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Football League – 5.30pm Kerry v Derry
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 5.30pm Barcelona – Villarreal; 8:00 p.m. Mallorca vs Real Betis
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women's Super League – 5.30pm Brighton v Chelsea
• DARTS – ITV3, 6pm-10pm World Series
• SOCCER – ITV4 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup 4th Round – 7pm Fulham v Newcastle
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 7.30pm Dublin v Monaghan
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45 p.m. AC Milan vs Bologna
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Marseille vs Monaco
• NBA – TNT Sports 1pm – 8pm Heat @ Knicks; 10:30 p.m. 76ers @ Nuggets
• RACE – Virgin Media Two, 9.30pm-11pm Pegasus World Cup
• FOOTBALL – ` 1, 10.30pm-midnight Match of the Day

SUNDAY (January 28th)

• CRICKET – TNT Sports 2 from 4am – 2nd Test, D4 Australia vs West Indies
• TENNIS – Eurosport 1, 4:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Australian Open (incl. men's singles final)
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Ras Al Khaimah Championship
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30 a.m. Genoa – Lecce
• SOCCER – UTV & Premier Sports 2 – FA Cup, 4th Round – 11.45am West Brom v Wolves; 2.30pm Liverpool vs Norwich
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Ligue 1 – Midday Montpellier vs Lille; 2:00 p.m. Reims vs. Nantes; 4:05 p.m. Toulouse vs. Lens; 7.45 p.m. PSG vs. Brest
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 1:00 p.m. Celta Vigo vs Girona; 3:15 p.m. Atlético Madrid vs. Valencia
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 1.30pm QPR v Huddersfield Town
• GAA – TG4 – Football League – 1.45pm Galway v Mayo; 3.45pm Tyrone v Roscommon; Postponed Donegal v Cork
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 2:00 p.m. Monza vs. Sassuolo; 5 p.m. Lazio vs. Naples
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Serie A – 2 p.m. Hellas Verona vs Frosinone
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup 4th Round – 2pm Watford v Southampton
• CYCLING – Eurosport 2, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. GP la Marseillaise
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Gloucester v Sale
• NETBALL – Sky Sports Mix – 3:30 p.m. Nations Cup Final
• SOCCER – ` 1 & Premier Sports 1 – FA Cup 4th Round – 4.30pm Newport Co v Man Utd
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – Women's Super League – 4.30pm Liverpool – Arsenal
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Africa Cup of Nations, Last 4pm – 5pm 1st Group A vs 3rd Group C/D/E; 8 p.m. 2nd Group B against 2nd Group F
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 5.30 p.m. Las Palmas vs Real Madrid
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm – LPGA Drive On Championship
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45 p.m. Fiorentina vs Inter Milan
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Cádiz vs Athletic Bilbao
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 8pm Conference Championship 1; 11:30 p.m. Conference Championship 2
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Racing 92 vs Toulouse
• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 8:30 p.m. Grizzlies @ Pacers
• GAA – RTÉ 2, 9.30pm – 11pm The Sunday game
• FOOTBALL – ` 1, 10.30pm – 11.40pm Match of the Day 2
• CRICKET – TNT Sports 1 from 4am – 2nd Test, D5 Australia vs West Indies