Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 17th – May 23rd

MONDAY (May 17th)

NBA Sky Sports Arena from 1am
New Orleans Lakers @ Pelicans

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 12.20pm-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 10: To Foligno

SWIMMING BBC Red Button, 4.50pm-6.40pm
Budapest European Championships

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SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 5.30pm
Championship Play-off Semi-finals
6pm Bournemouth v Brentford
8.15pm Barnsley v Swansea City

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm
English Premiership
7.45pm Bristol v Gloucester

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports Arena from
7.45pm SL: Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 7.40pm
7.45pm Serie A: Hellas Verona v Bologna

GAA TG4, 8pm-9pm
Highlights Football & hurling Leagues

TUESDAY (May 18th)

SOCCER BBC 2 from 3.40pm
Irish Cup Semi-final
4pm Larne v Crusaders

SWIMMING BBC Red Button, 4.50pm-7.05pm
Budapest European Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm
6pm PL: Manchester Utd v Fulham

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm
6pm PL: Southampton v Leeds Utd
8.15pm Chelsea v Leicester City

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 5.30pm
League One Play-off Semi-final
6pm Oxford Utd v Blackpool

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 6.30pm
7pm PL: Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 7.25pm
7.30pm Serie A: Lazio v Torino

RUGBY BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm
English Premiership
7.45pm London Irish v Exeter Chiefs

SOCCER BBC 2 from 7.45pm
Irish Cup Semi-final
8pm Ballymena v Linfield

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 8pm
League Two Play-off Semi-final
8.15pm Newport County AFC v Forest Green Rovers

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.15pm-0.15am
Highlights Match of the Day

WEDNESDAY (May 19th)

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 11.35am-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 11: To Montalcino

SWIMMING BBC Red Button, 4.50pm-7.25pm
Budapest European Championships

ATHLETICS TG4, 5pm-7pm
Czech Republic Ostrava Golden Spike

SOCCER Sky Sports Mix from 5pm
6pm PL: Newcastle Utd v Sheffield Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm
Premier Sports 1 from 5.30pm
6pm PL: Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
8.15pm West Bromwich Albion v West Ham Utd

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm
6pm PL: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
8.15pm Burnley v Liverpool

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 5.30pm
League One Play-off Semi-final
6pm Lincoln City v Sunderland

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 6.30pm
7pm PL: Crystal Palace v Arsenal

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.45pm
Coppa Italia
8pm Atalanta v Juventus

SOCCER BBC 1, 11.45pm-1am
Highlights Match of the Day

THURSDAY (May 20th)

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 10am
Practice Monaco Grand Prix

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 10am-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 12: To Bagno di Romagna

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-midnight
South Carolina PGA Championship

SWIMMING BBC Red Button, 4.50pm-6.50pm, 9pm-11.15pm
Budapest European Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 5.30pm
League Two Play-off Semi-final
6pm Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe

SOCCER BBC Red Button
Women's FA Cup, 5th Round
7pm Chelsea v Everton

FRIDAY (May 21st)

CANOEING Eurosport 1, 8am-9.15am
Russia Sprint World Cup

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 11.05am-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 13: To Verona

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-midnight
Kiawah Island PGA Championship

SWIMMING BBC Red Button, 4.50pm-7.25pm
Budapest European Championships

SOCCER LaLigaTV from 6pm
8pm Levante v Cádiz

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 7.30pm
League One Play-Off Semi-final
7.45pm Blackpool v Oxford Utd

RUGBY BT Sport 1 from 7pm
Challenge Cup Final
8pm Leicester Tigers v Montpellier

GAA TG4 from 7.20pm
Women's Football League
7.30pm Cork v Tipperary

SOCCER BBC 2 from 7.30pm
Irish Cup Final
7.45pm Larne v Linfield

SOCCER LaLigaTV
8pm LL: Levante v Cádiz

MMA Virgin Media Two from 10.30pm
Connecticut Darrion Caldwell v Leandro Higo
Cris Cyborg v Leslie Smith

SATURDAY (May 22nd)

CANOEING Eurosport 1, 6.30am-8am
Russia Sprint World Cup

CYCLING Eurosport 1, 10.10am-4.45pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 14: To Monte Zoncolan

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 10.45am
Practice & Qualifying Monaco Grand Prix

RUGBY Premier Sports 2 from 11.55am
Rainbow Cup
Noon Sharks v Stormers
2.30pm Lions v Bulls

SOCCER BBC 1, noon-1pm
Previews Football Focus

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from noon
Championship Play-Off Semi-final
12.30pm Brentford v Bournemouth

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-midnight
South Carolina PGA Championship

GAA TG4 from 1pm
Hurling League
1.30pm Tipperary v Galway

SWIMMING BBC 1, 1.15pm-2.50pm
Budapest European Championships

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 1.30pm
BBC One Scotland
Scottish Cup Final
2pm Hibernian v St Johnstone

HORSE RACING Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm
ITV4, 1.15pm-4.30pm
Haydock Park Including the Temple Stakes

HORSE RACING RTE 1, 2pm-4.40pm
The Curragh Irish Guineas Festival

SOCCER ESPN from 2.15pm
Bundesliga
2.30pm Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

GAA eir Sport 1 from 2.45pm
Football League
3pm Westmeath v Mayo

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 2.45pm
League One Play-Off Semi-final
3.30pm Sunderland v Lincoln City

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 3.45pm
FA Trophy Final
4.15pm Hereford Utd v Hornchurch

RUGBY Channel 4 from 4.15pm
Virgin Media Two from 4pm
BT Sport 2 from 4pm
Champions Cup Final
4.45pm La Rochelle v Toulouse

GAA RTE 2 from 4.30pm
eir Sport 1 from 4.45pm
Football League
5pm Donegal v Monaghan

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports Arena from 4.55pm
5pm SL: Catalans Dragons v St Helens

SOCCER Premier Sports 2 from 5pm
5pm LL: Real Valladolid v Atlético Madrid

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 5.15pm
5pm LL: Real Madrid v Villarreal

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 6pm
Championship Play-Off Semi-final
6.30pm Swansea City v Barnsley

GAA eir Sport 1 from 6.45pm
Football League
7pm Armagh v Tyrone

NBA Sky Sports Arena from 7pm
Play-off Series
G1 Milwaukee Bucks v Miami Heat
G1 LA Clippers v Dallas Mavericks

GAA TG4 from 7.15pm
Women's Football League
7.30pm Mayo v Galway

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 7.40pm
7.45pm Serie A: Sampdoria v Parma

SUNDAY (May 23rd)

UFC BT Sport 1 from 3am
Las Vegas Yan Xiaonan v Carla Esparza
Rob Font v Cody Garbrandt

CANOEING Eurosport 1, 6.30am-7.45am
Russia Sprint World Cup

CYCLING Eurosport 1, noon-4.30pm
Giro d'Italia Stage 15: To Gorizia

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from noon
League Two Play-Off Semi-final
12.30pm Morecambe v Tranmere Rovers

F1 Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm
Monte Carlo Monaco Grand Prix

GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 1pm-midnight
Kiawah Island PGA Championship

GAA TG4 from 1.15pm
Football League
1.45pm Dublin v Kerry
Hurling League
3.45pm Waterford v Limerick
(deferred) Kilkenny v Wexford

HORSE RACING RTE 1, 1.50pm-4.40pm
The Curragh Including the 1,000 Guineas

SOCCER FreeSports from 1.55pm
2pm Serie A: Inter Milan v Udinese

SWIMMING BBC 2, 2pm-4pm
Budapest European Championships

SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League from 3pm
Premier League
4pm Manchester City v Everton

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 3pm
Premier League
4pm Wolves v Manchester Utd

SOCCER Sky One from 3pm
Premier League
4pm West Ham Utd v Southampton

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 3.45pm
Premier League
4pm Leeds Utd v West Brom

SOCCER BT Sport 3 from 3.45pm
Premier League
4pm Sheffield Utd v Burnley

SOCCER Sky Sports Action from 3.50pm
Premier League
4pm Aston Villa v Chelsea

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 3.50pm
Premier League
4pm Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

SOCCER Sky Sports Main Event from 3.50pm
Premier League
4pm Liverpool v Crystal Palace

SOCCER BBC Alba
Women's Scottish Premier League
4.10pm Rangers v Celtic

SOCCER LaLigaTV from 5pm
5.30pm LL: Granada v Getafe
8pm Sevilla v Alavés

SOCCER Sky Sports Football from 6pm
League Two Play-Off Semi-final
6.30pm Forest Green Rovers v Newport County AFC

ATHLETICS BBC 2, 7pm-9pm
Gateshead Diamond League

RUGBY LEAGUE Sky Sports Arena from 7.30pm
7.30pm SL: Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC

SOCCER Premier Sports 1 from 7.40pm
7.45pm Serie A: Atalanta v AC Milan

SOCCER Premier Sports 2 from 7.40pm
7.45pm Serie A: Bologna v Juventus

SOCCER BT Sport 1 from 7.45pm
8pm Ligue 1: Angers v Lille

SOCCER BT Sport 2 from 7.55pm
8pm Ligue 1: Brest v PSG

SOCCER BT Sport Extra 2
8pm Ligue 1: Lyon v Nice

SOCCER BT Sport Extra 1
8pm Ligue 1: RC Lens v Monaco

GAA RTE 2, 9.30pm-11.30pm
Highlights League Sunday

SOCCER BBC 1, 10.30pm-0.40pm
Highlights Match of the Day 2

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times