Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television

Sun Nov 08 2026 - 17:01 • 4 MIN READ

Snooker

Featuring 16 participants, who have all won tournaments since last year’s event, the Champion of Champions event is held at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena. - Monday-Sunday, ITV4

Soccer

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s can reach the European Finals for the first time if they can account for Finland in a two-legged play-off. First up is in Tampere, with the return leg in Cork. - Friday, Virgin Media

Badminton

The Irish Open takes place at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin this week, with the finals live on television. - Saturday, TG4

MONDAY (Nov 9th)

• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.20am Buccaneers @ Bears
• BOXING - Sky Sports Plus from 1.30am - Arlington Elif Nur Turhan v Alycia Baumgardner
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• GAA - TG4, 7.30pm-8.30pm Club highlights
• SOCCER - TNT Sports 1 - FA Cup - 7.30pm Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells

TUESDAY (Nov 10th)

• NBA - Sky Sport Plus - Midnight Wizards @ Pistons
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Bills @ Vikings
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.45pm Häcken v Chelsea, 5.45pm Real Madrid v Paris FC, 8pm Inter v Manr City, 8pm PSG v Bayern Munich, 8pm Roma v Servette Chênois
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells

WEDNESDAY (Nov 11th)

• NBA - Sky Sport Plus - Midnight Celtics @ 76ers, 4am Thunder @ Trail Blazers
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.45pm OH Leuven v HB Køge, 8pm Benfica v Austria Wien, 8pm Juventus v OL Lyonnes
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells

THURSDAY (Nov 12th)

• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm DP World Tour Championship
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 12.45pm-5.30pm, 6.45pm-10pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-7pm - LPGA The ANNIKA
• SOCCER - Disney Plus - Women’s Champions League - 5.45pm Barcelona v Arsenal
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm Austin Championship
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells
• SOCCER - UTV & Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm England v Croatia

FRIDAY (Nov 13th)

• NBA - Sky Sports Mix - Midnight Raptors @ 76ers
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 1.15am Commanders @ Giants
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm DP World Tour Championship
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 2 from 8.40am Wheelchair World Cup Final
• RACING - UTV & Virgin Media One, 1.30pm-4pm Cheltenham
• RACING - Virgin Media Three, 4pm-5pm Bahrain International Trophy
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 4pm-7pm - LPGA The ANNIKA
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Under-21 Play-off - 4.15pm Finland v Rep of Ireland
• SNOOKER - ITV4, 6.45pm-10pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm Austin Championship
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells
• SOCCER - BBC 2 - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Scotland v North Macedonia
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Netherlands v Greece
• RUGBY - UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 8.10pm France v South Africa

SATURDAY (Nov 14th)

• TRIATHLON - TNT Sports 3, 6am-10am - Dubai T100 World Tour
• GOLF Sky Sports Golf, 7am-1pm DP World Tour Championship
• BASKETBALL TG4 - Women’s EuroBasket Qualifier - 10am Azerbaijan v Ireland
• RUGBY UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 11.40am Italy v Argentina, 2.10pm Wales v New Zealand, 4.40pm England v Japan
• SOCCER Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 12.45pm Man Utd v Crystal Palace, 3pm Tottenham v Everton, 5.15pm Brighton v Liverpool
• BADMINTON TG4, 1pm-4pm Irish Open
• DARTS Sky Sports Plus, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm - Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
• RACING Virgin Media Two, 1.30pm-4pm Cheltenham
• SNOOKER ITV4 from 1pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• GAA - RTÉ 2 from 4.30pm Club championship (TBA)
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm Austin Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports Mix, 7pm-10pm - LPGA The ANNIKA
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7.30pm-3am - WTA Indian Wells
• SOCCER - RTÉ 2 - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Austria v Rep of Ireland
• SOCCER - Virgin Media Two - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Portugal v Denmark
• RUGBY - UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 8.10pm Ireland v Fiji

SUNDAY (Nov 15th)

• UFC - TNT Sports 1 from 2am - New York Ciryl Gane v Josh Hokit
• RUGBY LEAGUE - Premier Sports 2 - 5.10am Women’s World Cup Final, 8.35am Men’s World Cup Final
• CYCLING - TNT Sports 4, 6am-8.15am Saitama Criterium
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 6.30am-12.30pm DP World Tour Championship
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - Women’s SPL - Noon Celtic v Rangers
• GAA - TG4 from 12.45pm Club championships (TBA)
• RUGBY - TNT Sports 1 - English Premiership - 1pm Leicester v Saracens
• DARTS - Sky Sports Plus, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11.30pm - Wolverhampton Grand Slam of Darts
• SNOOKER - ITV4 from 1pm - Leicester Champion of Champions
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Premier League - Women’s Super League - 2pm Aston Villa v Birmingham City, 4.30pm Arsenal v London City
• SOCCER - Sky Sports Mix - Women’s Super League - 2pm West Ham Utd v Charlton
• NFL - Sky Sports Action - 2.30pm Patriots @ Lions
• RUGBY - UTV & Virgin Media One - Nations Championship - 3.10pm Scotland v Australia
• GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 7pm-10pm Austin Championship
• GOLF - Sky Sports, 7pm-10pm - LPGA The ANNIKA
• TENNIS - Sky Sports Tennis, 7pm-11.30pm - WTA Indian Wells
• SOCCER - UTV - Men’s Nations League - 7.45pm Spain v England

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Damian Cullen is Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times

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