SPRING? Spring shming! I’m staying in to watch sport all weekend. I don’t recognise that large bright ball in the skies anyway.

• One to sit in for: The League of Ireland season kicks off tonight. RTÉ are showing the first in a mini-series of Shamrock Rovers games over the coming weeks as they go live from Hunky Dory Park tonight.
• One to Sky-plus: TG4 will show the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Get on it.
• One to miss: Call me irresponsible, but I can see myself skipping cricket’s Commonwealth Bank Series final.

Today

Cricket: ODI, New Zealand v South Africa, (Sky Sports 1, 1am, Sat).

Football: Airtricity League, Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers, (RTÉ Two, 7pm). npower Championship, Blackpool v Hull, (Sky Sports 2, 7.45pm).

General: Seó Spóirt, (TG4, 8.30pm)

Golf: The Honda Classic (Sky Sports 3, 7.30pm).

Ice hockey: Elite League, Braehead v Cardiff, (Sky Sports 4, 7pm).

Rugby: Dragons v Munster (TG46.25pm), Ulster v Edinburgh (BBC NI, 7pm). Super 15, Lions v Hurricanes, (Sky Sports 3, 5pm). Aviva Premiership, Newcastle v Harlequins, (ESPN, 7pm). French Top 14, Toulon v Montpellier, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm).

Snooker: World Open from China (Eurosport, 7.30am, 11.30am)

Tennis: Dubai Duty Free Men’s Tennis Championship (Sky Sports 2, 10am, 3pm).

Tomorrow

BOXING: European bantamweight title fight, Jamie McDonnell v Malik Bouziane, (Sky Sports, 8pm).

Cricket: Commonwealth Bank Series Final, (Sky Sports 2, 3am, Sun).

Football: Premier League, Liverpool v Arsenal, (Sky Sports 2, noon); Manchester City v Bolton, (Setanta Sports 1, 2.30pm). Clydesdale Bank
Premier League, Aberdeen v Celtic, (ESPN, 11.15am). npower Championship, Leeds v Southampton, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm). Serie A, Palermo v AC Milan, (ESPN, 5pm). Primera Division, Barcelona v Sporting Gijon, (Sky Sports 4, 6.55pm). Serie A, Juventus v Chievo, (ESPN, 7.45pm). Primera
Division, Sevilla v Atletico Madrid, (Sky Sports 4, 9pm).

GAA: Allianz NFL: Laois v Dublin, (Setanta Ireland, 6.30pm); Meath v Kildare, (Setanta Ireland, 9pm). Fitzgibbon Cup final, (TG4, 2.45pm).

Golf: Honda Classic from Florida, (Sky Sports 3, 6pm).

Horse racing: Live coverage, (Channel 4, 1.55pm).

Rugby: RaboDirect PRO12, Newport-Gwent Dragons v Munster, (TG4, 6.25pm). Super 15, Highlanders v Crusaders, (Sky Sports 4, 6.30am), Reds
v Western Force, (Sky Sports 4, 8.30am), Cheetahs v Bulls, (Sky Sports 4, 3pm); Stormers v Sharks, (Sky Sports 4, 5pm); French Top 14, Clermont
Auvergne v Toulouse, (Setanta Ireland, 3.10pm);

Tennis: Dubai Tennis Championships, (Sky Sports 2, 3pm). Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, (ESPN, 1.15am, Sun).

Sunday

Football: Premier League, Newcastle v Sunderland, (ESPN, 11am); Fulham v Wolves and Tottenham v Manchester United, (Sky Sports 1 from 1pm); npower Championship, Cardiff v West Ham, (BBC1, 12.30pm); Primera Division, Real Madrid v Espanyol, (Sky Sports 1, 7pm); Serie A, Inter Milan v Catania, (ESPN, 7.15pm).

GAA: Down v Kerry live and deferred coverage of Donegal v Cork (TG4, 2pm); League Sunday, (RTÉ Two, 8pm).

Golf: Honda Classic from Florida, (Sky Sports 3, 6pm).

Rugby: RBS 6 Nations, Ireland v France, (RTÉ Two, 2.30pm, BBC1, 2.45pm). Aviva Premiership, Leicester v Gloucester, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm), Saracens v Northampton, (ESPN, 3pm).

General: Live iTalkSport, (Setanta Ireland, 11.30am).

Snooker: World Open, (Eurosport, 7am).

Your almost symmetrical picture from the national swimming championships… of the day