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Rena Buckley of Cork with Bernie Breen of Kerry who contest the senior final, which will be shown in HD for the first time on TG4. ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
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Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend

Get those feet up. You deserve it.
  • One to sit in for: Leinster v Munster on Saturday night? Get it done.
  • One to Sky+: Plenty of top-class ladies football on Sunday afternoon.
  • One to skip: I can’t deal with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after last week’s drama at Medinah.

Today

Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup semi-final (Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm).

Football: Airtricity League, Cork City v Sligo Rovers, (Setanta Ireland, 7.30pm).

Golf: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Sky Sports 2, 1.30pm); Justin Timberlake Open (Sky Sports 3, 9pm).

Motorsport: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix first and second practice, (Setanta Ireland, 1.55am, 5.55am).

Rugby: PRO12, Ulster v Connacht (RTÉ Two, 6.45pm); Currie Cup, Blue Bulls v Western Province, (Sky Sports 4, 6pm); Aviva Premiership, Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers, (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm).

General: Seo Spoirt, (TG4, 8.30pm).

Saturday

Boxing: Prizefighter, lightweight tournament, (Sky Sports 1, 8.30pm).

Football: Barclays Premier League, Manchester City v Sunderland, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm); Chelsea v Norwich, (Setanta Ireland, 2.30pm); West Ham v Arsenal, (ESPN, 4.30pm); Premier Soccer Saturday, (RTÉ Two, 8pm); npower Championship, Ipswich v Cardiff, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm); Serie A, Genoa v Palermo, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm, ESPN, 7.45pm).

Golf: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship day three, (Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm); Justin Timberlake Open, (Sky Sports 3, 9pm).

Motorcycling: Grand Prix of Poland, (Sky Sports 3, 6pm).

Motorsport: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix practice and qualifying, (Setanta Ireland, 2.55am and 5.55am).

Rugby league: Super League Grand Final, (Sky Sports 1, 5.30pm).

Rugby union: Leinster v Munster, RaboDirect Pro12, (TG4 6pm), Aviva Premiership, Gloucester v Bath, (ESPN, 1.30pm); Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand, (Sky Sports 3, 3.30pm); Argentina v Australia, (Sky Sports 1, midnight, Sun).

Snooker: Polish Open, (Eurosport, noon).

Sunday

Cricket: ICC World Twenty20, The final from Colombo, (Sky Sports 2, 1.30pm).

Cycling: Paris-Tours one-day race, (Eurosport, 2.30pm).

Equestrian: Horse of the Year Show, (Sky Sports 4, 8pm).

Football: FAI Ford Cup semi-finals, Derry City v Shelbourne and Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic (RTÉ Two, from 1.30pm), SPL, Celtic v Hearts, (Sky Sports 4 12.30pm); Barclays Premier League, Southampton v Fulham and Newcastle v Manchester United, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm, 3.30pm); Bundesliga, Hannover 96 v Borussia Dortmund, (ESPN, 4.30pm); Primera Division, Barcelona v Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid v Malaga, (Sky Sports 1, 6.30pm, 9pm); Serie A, AS Roma v Atalanta, (Setanta Ireland 11.25am and ESPN 11.30am); AC Milan v Inter Milan, (ESPN, 7.15pm and Setanta Ireland, 7.40pm).

Ladies football: JFC final, Louth v Antrim (TG4 12pm); IFC final, Armagh v Waterford (TG4 2pm); SFC final, Cork v Kerry, (TG4 4pm) Highlights, (RTÉ Two, 8pm)

Golf: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, (Sky Sports 3, 12.30pm); Justin Timberlake Open, (Sky Sports 2, 9pm).

American football:Philadelphia Eagles v Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots at Denver, (Sky Sports 3, 5.30pm, 9.15pm; San Diego Chargers v New Orleans Saints, (Channel 4, 1.05am, Mon).

Motorsport: British Touring Car Championship from Silverstone, (ITV4, 11am); Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, (Setanta Ireland, 6.55am).

Rugby: Aviva Premiership, London Welsh v Saracens, (ESPN, 1.30pm).

Snooker: Polish Open, (Eurosport, 3.30pm-5pm and 7pm-9pm).

Tennis: ATP Tour, Japan Open Tennis Championships final, (Sky Sports 2, 6am); China Open final, (Sky Sports 3, 9am); WTA Tour, China Open final, (Eurosport, 12.30pm).

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