Horse racing
The three-day Grand National Festival takes place at Aintree, near Liverpool, this week. The highlight, of course, is, the biggest annual jump race in the world, which takes place on Saturday. Even non-racing fans recognise terms such as Becher’s Brook, The Chair and the Canal Turn. - Thursday-Saturday, UTV & Virgin Media
Athletics
A new and rather unusual track and field event takes place in Kingston, Jamica this week. The first of four in the inaugural Grand Slam Track meetings (the others being in Miami, Philadelphia and LA) the competition is the brainchild of former Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson. A total of 96 athletes will compete, with 48 “Grand Slam Track Racers” facing off against 48 “Challengers”. - Friday-Sunday, TNT Sports
Gaelic football
It’s the beginning of April so that means the Gaelic football championship is getting underway – that timing still feels strange. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster senior football championships all begin at the weekend, with the biggest clash surely being the one at Ballybofey, with 2024 provincial champions Donegal taking on 2023 Ulster winners Derry. - Sunday, RTÉ & BBC
MONDAY (Mar 31st)
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- GAA - TG4, 8pm-9pm Weekend highlights
- RUGBY - RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head
TUESDAY (April 1st)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 0.30am Celtics @ Grizzlies, 3am Rockets @ Lakers
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - German Cup Semi-final - 7.45pm Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer Leverkusen
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, League 1 - 7.45pm Cambridge Utd v Wrexham
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 8pm Nottingham Forest v Man Utd
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - League 1 - 8pm Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Copa Del Rey Semi-final - 8.30pm Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
WEDNESDAY (April 2nd)
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 0.30am 76ers @ Knicks, 3am Timberwolves @ Nuggets
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 1.15pm-4pm Dwars door Vlaanderen
- GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 6.30pm-8.30pm - Augusta National Women’s Amateur
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Liverpool v Everton
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 2 - Coppa Italia Semi-final - 8pm AC Milan v Inter Milan
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Copa Del Rey Semi-final - 8.30pm Atlético Madrid v Barcelona
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.40pm-0.10am Match of the Day
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am - LPGA T-Mobile Match Play
THURSDAY (April 3rd)
- NBA - TNT Sports 2 - Midnight Knicks @ Cavaliers
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.15pm-6.30pm, 8.30pm-midnight Texas Open
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-5pm Aintree
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6.30pm-8.30pm - Augusta National Women’s Amateur
- DARTS - Sky Sports+, 6pm-10pm - Berlin Premier League
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 8pm Chelsea v Tottenham
FRIDAY (April 4th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-2am - LPGA T-Mobile Match Play
- NBA - TNT Sports 1 - 0.30am Bucks @ 76ers, 3am Warriors @ Lakers
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 3am - Practice Japanese Grand Prix
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1.15pm-midnight Texas Open
- RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-5pm Aintree
- SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Women’s Nations League - 3pm Greece v Republic of Ireland
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix – Bundesliga - 7.30pm Augsburg v Bayern Munich
- SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Airtricity Premier League - 7.45pm St Patrick’s Athletic v Shelbourne
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 8pm Blackburn v Middlesbrough
- SOCCER - UTV - Women’s Nations League - 8pm England v Belgium
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup - 8pm Northampton v Clermont
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Challenge Cup - 8pm Pau v Bath
- ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, 11pm-1am - Jamaica Grand Slam Track
SATURDAY (April 5th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, midnight-2am - LPGA T-Mobile Match Play
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 3.15am - Practice & Qualifying Japanese Grand Prix
- TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 4, 7am-11.30am - Singapore T100 World Tour
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-3pm Joburg Ladies Open
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Premier League - 12.30pm Everton v Arsenal
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football – Championship - 12.30pm Luton v Leeds
- SOCCER - Sky Sports+, Championship - 12.30pm West Brom v Sunderland
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Champions Cup - 12.30pm Toulon v Saracens
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- RACING - UTV, 12.45pm-5pm, Virgin Media Two, 1pm-7.30pm Aintree
- SOCCER - BBC 2 - Irish Premiership - 1pm Linfield v Glentoran
- RUGBY LEAGUE - BBC 1 - Super League - 2.30pm Hull FC v Hull KR
- SOCCER - Premier Sports 1 - Premier League - 3pm Crystal Palace v Brighton
- RUGBY - RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 2 - Champions Cup - 3pm Leinster v Harlequins
- GOLF - Sky Sports+, 3pm-8pm, Sky Sports Golf, 8pm-11pm Texas Open
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-8pm - Augusta National Women’s Amateur
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 5.30pm Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup - 5.30pm La Rochelle v Munster, 8pm Glasgow v Leicester
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - Challenge Cup - 5.30pm Montpellier v Gloucester, 8pm Connacht v Cardiff
- TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 1, 6pm-8.30pm - London Supertri E World Championship
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 2 - Serie A - 7.45pm AC Milan v Fiorentina
- NBA - TNT Sports 3 - 8pm Knicks @ Hawks
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.35pm Match of the Day
- ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, 11pm-1am - Jamaica Grand Slam Track
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am - LPGA T-Mobile Match Play
SUNDAY (April 6th)
- BOXING - Sky Sports Action from 1am Richard Torrez Jr v Guido Vianello
- UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 2am Josh Emmett v Lerone Murphy
- F1 - Sky Sports F1 from 4.30am Japanese Grand Prix
- TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 4, 8am-noon - Singapore T100 World Tour
- CYCLING - TNT Sports 1, 9am-5.15pm Tour of Flanders
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, noon-2pm - ATP Bucharest Open Final
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, noon-3pm Joburg Ladies Open
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Scottish Premiership - Noon St Johnstone v Celtic
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - Champions Cup - 12.30pm Bordeaux Bègles v Ulster, 3pm Toulouse v Sale
- SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Manchester Tour Championship
- GAA - TG4 - Hurling League Finals - 1.45pm Waterford v Offaly, 4pm Cork v Tipperary
- GAA - RTÉ 2 & BBC 2 - Ulster SFC - 2pm Donegal v Derry
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - 2pm Fulham v Liverpool, 4.30pm Man Utd v Man City
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 3pm-5pm - ATP Marrakesh Open Final
- RUGBY - S4C - Challenge Cup - 5.30pm Ospreys v Scarlets
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 6pm-8pm - WTA Bogotá Open Final
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6pm-11pm Texas Open
- SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - Serie A - 7.45pm Roma v Juventus
- ATHLETICS - TNT Sports 3, 8pm-10pm - Jamaica Grand Slam Track
- TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 8pm-9.30pm - WTA Charleston Open Final
- TENNIS - Sky Sports+, 9pm-11pm - ATP Houston Open Final
- GAA - RTÉ 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm League Sunday
- SOCCER - BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.45pm Match of the Day 2
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 11pm-2am - LPGA T-Mobile Match Play
