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

Northern Ireland Open

The professional snooker tournament takes place this week at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Qualifying for the event took place last week in Sheffield, with Ken Doherty among those securing a spot in the main event. Local favourite, Mark Allen, has won the title for the past two years. – Eurosport, Oct 22nd-29th

NBA

The 2023-24 competition begins this week, with the regular season running until the end of April, 2024. Involving 30 teams (29 US, 1 Canada), the Denver Nuggets are reigning champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in five games last June. While both teams will be hoping to reach the best-of-seven NBA finals again, they’ll face fierce opposition from the likes of the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. – Sky Sports, Oct 24th-June, 2024

World Cup Final

Painful as it has been since Ireland’s exit at the quarter-final stage, again, the 2023 Rugby World Cup carried on regardless and reaches a conclusion this weekend. The opening and final act of the 10th edition of the tournament is at the same venue – Stade de France in Paris – with 20 teams being reduced in that time to just two. Did we think those two would be New Zealand and South Africa? Probably not. – RTÉ & UTV, Saturday

MONDAY (Oct 23rd)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.20am Miami Dolphins @ Philadelphia Eagles
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 9.30am Pakistan v Afghanistan
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 5.30pm Udinese v Lecce; 7.45pm Fiorentina v Empoli
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Tottenham v Fulham
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Valencia v Cádiz
• GAA – TG4, 8pm-9pm Club highlights
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2, 8pm-9pm Against the Head

TUESDAY (Oct 24th)

• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 9.30am South Africa v Bangladesh
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 5.45pm Galatasaray v Bayern Munich; 8pm Sevilla v Arsenal
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 5.45pm Inter v Salzburg; 8pm Sporting Braga v Real Madrid
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Man Utd v FC Copenhagen
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 8pm Union Berlin v Napoli
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 6/7 – Champions League – 8pm Lens v PSV Eindhoven; 8pm Benfica v Real Sociedad
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football Red Button – Championship – 7.45pm Huddersfield v Cardiff, 7.45pm Millwall v Blackburn; 7.45pm Norwich v Middlesbrough; 7.45pm Swansea City v Watford; 8pm West Brom v QPR
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Leicester v Sunderland

WEDNESDAY (Oct 25th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – 0.30am Lakers @ Nuggets; 3am Suns @ Warriors
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 9.30am Australia v Netherlands
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Champions League – 5.45pm Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk; 8pm Young Boys v Manchester City
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Champions League – 5.45pm Feyenoord v Lazio; 8pm PSG v AC Milan
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Champions League – 8pm Newcastle Utd v Borussia Dortmund
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Champions League – 8pm Celtic v Atlético Madrid
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 6/7 – Champions League – 8pm Leipzig v RS Belgrade; 8pm Royal Antwerp v Porto
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football Red Button – Championship – 7.45pm Birmingham v Hull; 7.45pm Bristol City v Ipswich Town; 7.45pm Plymouth v Sheffield Wednesday; 7.45pm Rotherham Utd v Coventry City
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Arena – Championship – 7.45pm Preston NE v Southampton
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 8pm Stoke v Leeds Utd

THURSDAY (Oct 26th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – Midnight Celtics @ Knicks; 2.30am Mavericks @ Spurs
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am Asia-Pacific Amateur
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-2pm Qatar Masters
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 9.30am England v Sri Lanka
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 1pm-5pm, 7pm-11pm Northern Ireland Open
• DARTS – Premier Sports 1 & ITV4, 5.45pm-10pm European Championships
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 5.45pm Olympiakos v West Ham
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Europa Conference League – 5.45pm AZ Alkmaar v Aston Villa
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Europa League – 5.45pm Sparta Prague v Rangers; Europa Conference League – 8pm Aberdeen v PAOK Salonika
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 4 – Europa League – 5.45pm Marseille v AEK Athens; 8pm Roma v Slavia Prague
• SOCCER – Virgin Media Two & TNT Sports 2 – Europa League – 8pm Brighton v Ajax
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Europa League – 8pm Liverpool v Toulouse

FRIDAY (Oct 27th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 1 – 0.30am 76ers @ Bucks; 3am Suns @ Lakers
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 1.15am Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Buffalo Bills
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 6am-9am Asia-Pacific Amateur
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9am-2pm Qatar Masters
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 9.30am Pakistan v South Africa
• GOLF – Sky Sports Arena, 10am-2pm – Riyadh LET: Aramco Team Series
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 11.45am-6pm, 6.45pm-10pm Northern Ireland Open
• DARTS – Premier Sports 2 & ITV4, 5.45pm-10pm European Championships
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Women’s Nations League – 5.45pm Republic of Ireland v Albania
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 7pm – Practice Mexico City Grand Prix
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 7.30pm VfL Bochum v Mainz
• SOCCER – ITV4 – Women’s Nations League – 7.45pm England v Belgium
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 7.45pm Genoa v Salernitana
• SOCCER – RTÉ 2 – Airtricity League Premier Division – 8pm St Patrick’s Athletic v Shamrock Rovers
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 8pm Crystal Palace v Tottenham
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Girona v Celta Vigo
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Clermont v Nice
• RUGBY – Virgin Media One & UTV – World Cup Third Place Play-off – 8pm England v Argentina

SATURDAY (Oct 28th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 0.30am Heat @ Celtics
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3am-6am Asia-Pacific Amateur
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 6am Australia v New Zealand; 9.30am Netherlands v Bangladesh
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2pm Qatar Masters
• GOLF – Sky Sports Arena, 10am-2pm – Riyadh LET: Aramco Team Series
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 11am-2.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm French Open Semi-finals
• DARTS – ITV4, noon-4pm, ITV3, 6pm-10pm European Championships
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Premier League – 12.30pm Chelsea v Brentford
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Championship – 12.30pm Southampton v Birmingham
• HORSE RACING – UTV, 12.40pm-3.40pm Cheltenham
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-4.30pm, Eurosport 2, 6.45pm-10pm Northern Ireland Open
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Almería v Las Palmas; 3.15pm Barcelona v Real Madrid
• RUGBY LEAGUE – BBC 1 – Men’s International – 2.30pm England v Tonga
• SOCCER – Premier Sports 1 – Premier League – 3pm Arsenal v Sheffield Utd
• RUGBY – TG4 – URC – 3pm Connacht v Glasgow
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3.05pm Bath v Leicester
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 4.55pm Leinster v Sharks
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 5pm Lecce v Torino
• GAA – TG4 – Limerick SHC Final – 5.15pm Na Piarsaigh v Patrickswell
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 5.30pm Wolves v Newcastle Utd
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV – La Liga – 5.30pm Mallorca v Getafe
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 5.30pm Leipzig v Köln
• BOXING – TNT Sports Box Office from 6pm – Riyadh Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 6.15pm – Practice & Qualifying Mexico City Grand Prix
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Juventus v Hellas Verona
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 8pm Lens v Nantes
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Cádiz v Sevilla
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & UTV – World Cup Final – 8pm New Zealand v South Africa
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.20pm-11.30pm Match of the Day

SUNDAY (Oct 29th)

• NBA – TNT Sports 2 – Midnight Knicks @ Pelicans
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 3am-6am Asia-Pacific Amateur
• MOTOGP – TNT Sports 2 from 7.30am GP of Thailand
• GOLF – Sky Sports Golf, 8am-1pm Qatar Masters
• CRICKET – Sky Sports Cricket – World Cup – 8.30am India v England
• GOLF – Sky Sports Arena, 9am-1pm – Riyadh LET: Aramco Team Series
• BADMINTON – TNT Sports 4, 10.30am-4pm French Open final
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 11.30am Cagliari v Frosinone
• DARTS – ITV4, noon-4pm, 6pm-10pm European Championships
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Scottish Premiership – Noon Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – Noon Brest v PSG; 2pm Lille v Monaco
• SNOOKER – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm Northern Ireland Open final
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Premier League – 1pm West Ham v Everton; 3.30pm Man Utd v Man City
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 2 – La Liga – 1pm Real Betis v Osasuna; 3.15pm Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad; 5.30pm Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 3 – Serie A – 2pm Monza v Udinese
• RUGBY – RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 2pm Benetton v Munster
• SOCCER – Sky Sports Football – Bundesliga – 2.30pm Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund; 4.30pm Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
• GAA – TG4 – Tipperary SHC Final (replay) – 3pm Thurles Sarsfields v Kiladangan
• RUGBY – TNT Sports 1 – English Premiership – 3pm Newcastle v Northampton
• GAA – RTÉ 2 – Dublin SHC Final – 4.25pm Na Fianna v Ballyboden St Enda’s
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Serie A – 5pm Inter Milan v Roma
• RUGBY – TG4, BBC 2 & Premier Sports 1 – URC – 5pm Ulster v Bulls
• NFL – Sky Sports NFL – 5pm LA Rams @ Dallas Cowboys; 8.25pm Cincinnati Bengals @ San Francisco 49ers; 0.20am Chicago Bears @ LA Chargers
• F1 – Sky Sports F1 from 6.30pm Mexico Grand Prix
• NBA – TNT Sports 3 – 7.30pm Nuggets @ Thunder
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 1 – Serie A – 7.45pm Napoli v Milan
• SOCCER – TNT Sports 2 – Ligue 1 – 7.45pm Marseille v Lyon
• SOCCER – LaLigaTV & Premier Sports 1 – La Liga – 8pm Atlético Madrid v Alavés
• RUGBY – Premier Sports 2 – Top 14 – 8.05pm Toulouse v Bordeaux Bègles
• SOCCER – BBC 1, 10.30pm-11.50pm Match of the Day 2