Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport

13 Mar 2026, 07:30 by Fintan O'Toole · The42

Friday 13 March

8.40am
AFL, Essendon v Hawthorn
TNT Sports 1

11.30am
Golf, The Players’ Championship
Sky Sports Main Event

12pm
Cycling, Tirreno Adriatico – Stage 5
TNT Sports 1

12.45pm
Cheltenham Festival, Day 4 – (Gold Cup, 4pm)
Virgin Media One and ITV1

2.15pm
Cycling, Paris to Nice – Stage 6
TNT Sports 1

7.45pm
Connacht v Scarlets, United Rugby Championship
TG4 and Premier Sports 2

7.45pm
Edinburgh v Ulster, United Rugby Championship
Premier Sports 1

7.45pm
LOI Premier Division; Bohemians v Galway Utd; Derry City v Shelbourne; St Pat’s v Drogheda Utd; Dundalk v Waterford
LOI TV

7.45pm
LOI First Division; Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers; Wexford v Kerry; Cork City v Longford Town.
LOI TV

8pm
Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland Premier Division
Virgin Media Two

8pm
Wrexham v Swansea City, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event

10.30pm
Tennis, BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells
Sky Sports Main Event

*****

Saturday 14 March

3.35am
Fijian Drua v Brumbies, Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports+

5.15am
AFL, Geelong Cats v Fremantle
TNT Sports 3

6.05am
Crusaders v Highlanders, Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports+

7am
Formula 1, Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying
Sky Sports F1

8.35am
Reds v Waratahs, Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports+

8.35am
AFL, Collingwood v Adelaide Crows
TNT Sports 3

12pm
Cycling, Tirreno Adriatico – Stage 6
TNT Sports 4

12pm
Stormers v Bulls, United Rugby Championship
TG4 and Premier Sports 2

12.30pm
Cycling, Paris to Nice – Stage 7
TNT Sports 1

12.30pm
Coventry City v Southampton, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event

1.30pm
Horse Racing, Uttoxeter
ITV4

2.10pm
Ireland v Scotland, Six Nations
Virgin Media One and ITV1

2.30pm
WNL Premier Division, Shelbourne v Treaty United
TG4

3pm
WNL Premier Division; Cork City v Shamrock Rovers; Waterford v Wexford; DLR Waves v Galway Utd; Sligo Rovers v Athlone Town (5pm); Peamount Utd v Bohemians (5pm).
LOI TV

3pm
Derry v Louth, GAA Football League Division 2
GAA+

3pm
Sunderland v Brighton, Premier League
Premier Sports 1

4pm
Kerry v Mayo, GAA Football League Division 1
RTÉ One

4pm
Ladies Football O’Connor Cup Final, DCU v TU Dublin
Spórt TG4 YouTube

4.40pm
Wales v Italy, Six Nations
RTÉ 2 and BBC One

5pm
Meath v Tyrone, GAA Football League Division 2
TG4 app and player

5.30pm
Arsenal v Everton, Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

5.30pm
Chelsea v Newcastle United, Premier League
Sky Sports Premier League

7pm
Dublin v Armagh, GAA Football League Division 1
TG4

7pm
Bosnia & Herzegovina v Ireland, Women’s EuroBasket
TG4 app and player

7pm
Boxing, James Dickens v Anthony Cacace
DACN

8pm
West Ham v Manchester City, Premier League
TNT Sports 1

8pm
Kilmarnock v Hearts, Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports Football

8.10pm
France v England, Six Nations
RTÉ 2 and ITV1

8.30pm
Golf, The Players’ Championship
Sky Sports Main Event

10.20pm
Match Of The Day
BBC One

11pm
Tennis, BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells
Sky Sports Main Event

*****

Sunday 15 March

12am
UFC Fight Night, Josh Emmett v Kevin Vallejos
TNT Sports 2

2.35am
Blues v Moana Pasifika, Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports+

4.15am
AFL, Melbourne v St Kilda
TNT Sports 2

6.15am
Cricket, New Zealand v South Africa, Twenty20 International
TNT Sports 4

7am
Formula 1, Chinese Grand Prix
Sky Sports F1

7.10am
AFL, Gold Coast Suns v West Coast Eagles
TNT Sports 2

12pm
St Mirren v Rangers, Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports Football

12.15pm
Cycling, Tirreno Adriatico – Stage 7
TNT Sports 2

1.30pm
Roscommon v Donegal, GAA Football League Division 1
TG4

2pm
Manchester United v Aston Villa, Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

2pm
Crystal Palace v Leeds United, Premier League
Sky Sports Cricket

2pm
Nottingham Forest v Fulham, Premier League
Sky Sports Premier League

2pm
Waterford v Tipperary, GAA Hurling League Division 1A
TG4 app and player

2.15pm
Chelsea v Manchester United, Women’s League Cup Final
BBC One

2.15pm
Cycling, Paris to Nice – Stage 8
TNT Sports 3

3pm
Glentoran v Linfield, Northern Ireland League Cup Final
BBC Two NI and Sky Sports Football

3.15pm
Ireland v Scotland, U20 Six Nations
RTÉ 2

3.15pm
Barcelona v Sevilla, La Liga
Premier Sports 2

3.30pm
Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs, Premiership Rugby Cup Final
TNT Sports 1

3.45pm
Monaghan v Galway, GAA Football League Division 1
TG4

4.30pm
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

5.30pm
Tennis, BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells
Sky Sports Tennis

7pm
Golf, The Players’ Championship
Sky Sports Main Event

7.45pm
Lazio v AC Milan, Serie A
TNT Sports 1

9.35pm
GAA Allianz League Sunday
RTÉ 2

10.30pm
Match Of The Day
BBC One

11.40pm
The Women’s Football Show
BBC One

12am (Monday)
NBA, New York Knicks v Golden State Warriors
Sky Sports Main Event

*****