Athletics
The 2025 European Indoor Championships take place this week at the Omnisport Apeldoorn arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The four-day event features 13 men’s and 13 women’s athletics events. The strong Irish team includes Sharlene Mawdsley (400m), Sarah Healy, Jodie McCann (both 3,000m), Sarah Lavin (60mH), Andrew Coscoran and Cathal Doyle (both 1,500m). - Thursday-Sunday, RTE & BBC
Rugby
Okay, so it’s not actually the Six Nations decider, but, really . . . it probably is. Ireland versus France in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin at the weekend will surely be the defining game of the 2025 Six Nations Championship. Last season, Ireland beat France, 38-17, in Marseille. But this is a very different French side that is coming to Dublin. - Saturday, RTE & UTV
Cycling
Paris-Nice is the annual signal that the professional cycling season has begun in earnest in Europe. The eight-stage “Race to the Sun”, which was won eight times by an Irish rider in the 1980s – a record seven times by Sean Kelly, and once by Stephen Roche – is a hilly course which starts in Paris next Sunday and finishes, after 1,200km, at the Mediterranean coast the following weekend. - March 9th-16th, TNT Sports
MONDAY (Mar 3rd)
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & ITV4 - FA Cup - 7.30pm Nottingham Forest v Ipswich
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Premier League - 7.45pm Waterford v Cork City
- GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights
- RUGBY - RTE 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
TUESDAY (Mar 4th)
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-9am, 11.30am-3.30pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30am ICC Champions Trophy Semi-final 1
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Leinster Schools Senior Cup - 3pm St Fintan’s v Terenure College
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 5.45pm Club Brugge v Aston Villa, 8pm Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+ Championship - 7.45pm Cardiff v Burnley
- SOCCER - Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 8pm Borussia Dortmund v Lille
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm PSV v Arsenal
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Wycombe v Burton Albion
WEDNESDAY (Mar 5th)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 0.30am Warriors @ Knicks, 3am Clippers @ Suns
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-9am, 11.30am-3.30pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30am ICC Champions Trophy Semi-final 2
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 - Champions League - 5.45pm Feyenoord v Inter Milan, 8pm Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am Indian Wells
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s Super League - 7.30pm Chelsea v Leicester
- SOCCER - Virgin Media More & TNT Sports 3 - Champions League - 8pm Benfica v Barcelona
- SOCCER - RTE 2, Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Champions League - 8pm PSG v Liverpool
THURSDAY (Mar 6th)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 2.30am Mavericks @ Bucks
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-9am, 11.30am-3.30pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am - LPGA Blue Bay in China
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 7am-10am Women’s Asian Amateur
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Joburg Open
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Leinster Schools Senior Cup - 3pm Blackrock College v CC Roscrea
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 5.45pm Fenerbahçe v Rangers
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 4 - Conference League - 5.45pm Copenhagen v Chelsea
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 3 - Europa League - 5.45pm AZ v Tottenham
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 & TNT Sports 1 - Europa League - 5.45pm Real Sociedad v Man Utd, 8pm Roma v Athletic Club
- ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 6pm-9.30pm, BBC 2, 5pm-8pm, BBC Three, 8pm-9pm European Indoors
- DARTS - Sky Sports+, 7pm-11pm - Brighton Premier League
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am Indian Wells
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 & TNT Sports 2 - Europa League - 8pm Ajax v Eintracht Frankfurt
- RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action - Super League - 8pm Hull FC v Leigh Leopards
FRIDAY (Mar 7th)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 0.30am 76ers @ Celtics, 3am Knicks @ Lakers
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-8am, 11.30am-2.30pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am - LPGA Blue Bay in China
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 7am-10am Women’s Asian Amateur
- ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 9am-1.20pm, BBC 2, 8am-1.30pm, 6.30pm-9pm European Indoors
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11am-4pm Joburg Open
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
- BOXING - Sky Sports Action & Showcase from 7pm - London Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am Indian Wells
- RUGBY - Virgin Media More - U20 Six Nations - 7.15pm Scotland v Wales
- RUGBY - BBC Red Button - U20 Six Nations - 7.45pm England v Italy
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Premier League - 7.45pm Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick’s Athletic
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Cup - 7.45pm Hearts v Dundee
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Norwich v Oxford
- RUGBY - RTE 2 - U20 Six Nations - 8pm Ireland v France
- RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports Action - Super League - 8pm St Helens v Hull KR
SATURDAY (Mar 8th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1am-6am - LET Australian Championship
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 4am-7am Women’s Asian Amateur
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-8.30am, 11.30am-3pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am - LPGA Blue Bay in China
- ATHLETICS - RTE 2, 8.55am-12.45pm, 6pm-9.05pm, BBC 2, 8.45am-12.30pm, 6pm-9pm European Indoors
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 10.30am-3pm Joburg Open
- RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sports 1 – URC - Noon Sharks v Lions
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Nottingham Forest v Man City
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Coventry v Stoke
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, Championship - 12.30pm Watford v Millwall
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 3, 1pm-4.15pm Strade Bianche
- RACING - ITV4, 1.30pm-4pm Sandown Park
- RUGBY - RTE 2 & UTV - Six Nations - 2.15pm Ireland v France
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Liverpool v Southampton
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3pm-11pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
- RUGBY - Virgin Media One & BBC 1 - Six Nations - 4.45pm Scotland v Wales
- SOCCER - TG4 - Women’s Premier League - 4.45pm Athlone Town v Wexford Youths
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Brentford v Aston Villa
- RUGBY LEAGUE - Sky Sports+, Super League - 5.30pm Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-6am Indian Wells
- GAA - TG4 - Hurling League - 7.30pm Limerick v Galway
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 8pm Wolves v Everton
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 8pm Barcelona v Osasuna
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-23.50pm Match of the Day
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 11pm Nets @ Hornets
SUNDAY (Mar 9th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1am-6am - LET Australian Championship
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 1.30am Lakers @ Celtics
- UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 3am - Las Vegas Alex Pereira v Magomed Ankalaev
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 4am-7am Women’s Asian Amateur
- SNOOKER - TNT Sports 2, 5am-8am, 11.30am-2.30pm - Hong Kong World Grand Prix
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am - LPGA Blue Bay in China
- CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 8.30am ICC Champions Trophy Final
- ATHLETICS RTE 2, 8.40am-12.10pm, 5.15pm-6.30pm, RTE 1, 2.05pm-5.40pm, BBC 2, 9am-12.15pm, 2pm-6.30pm European Indoors
- GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2.30pm Joburg Open
- SOCCER UTV & Sky Sports Football – Championship - Noon Portsmouth v Leeds
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 12.30pm-2.45pm - Stage 1 Paris-Nice
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - La Liga - 1pm Getafe v Atlético Madrid, 3.15pm Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano
- GAA - TG4 - Hurling League - 1.15pm Kilkenny v Tipperary, 3.15pm Clare v Cork, deferred Antrim v Laois
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Tottenham v Bournemouth, 4.30pm Man Utd v Arsenal
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 2.30pm-10pm Arnold Palmer Invitational
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Scottish Cup - 3pm Celtic v Hibernian
- RUGBY - RTE 2 & UTV - Six Nations - 3pm England v Italy
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – NI League Cup Final - 3pm Glentoran v Cliftonville
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - 5pm Nuggets @ Thunder, 7.30pm Suns @ Mavericks
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 6pm-5am - Day 5 Indian Wells
- RUGBY - Virgin Media Two, 7pm-8pm Six Nations highlights
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Juventus v Atalanta
- GAA - RTE 2, 9.30pm-11pm League Sunday
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-23.40pm Match of the Day 2
