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Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend

Get into that tracksuit pants and Féile ’92 t-shirt, turn your phone off and get on the couch. You know it makes sense.

IT’S THE WEEKEND before St Patrick’s Day. If you were going to pick your battles this month, this is the one to stay in. And that grass needs cutting anyway, right?

  • One to sit in for: The Jimmy Barry-Murphy revolution continues for Cork hurling. And it will be televised.
  • One to Sky-plus: Everton v Spurs could be pretty tasty but it clashes with the Ireland rugby game tomorrow.
  • One to miss: the skiiing has gone downhill lately (boom boom etc and so on).

FRIDAY

Athletics: World Indoor Championships, (Channel 4, 7am, 2.30pm, Eurosport, 8am, 3.45pm).

Badminton: The All England Championships, (Sky Sports 4, 2pm).

Boxing: IBF Intercontinental heavyweight title fight, Konstantin Airich v Ondrej Pala, (Eurosport, 8pm).

Cricket: Test Match, New Zealand v South Africa (Sky Sports 3, 9.25pm).

Cycling: Paris-Nice, Stage 6, (Eurosport, 2pm)

Football: Serie A, Napoli v Cagliari, (ESPN 7.45pm).

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

Golf: Cadillac Championship (Sky Sports 2, 7pm).

Rugby: RBS 6 Nations Rugby U20s, Ireland v Scotland, (RTÉ Two, 7pm). Anglo-Welsh Cup, Bath v Leicester , (Sky Sports 3, 7pm); Top 14, Racing Metro v Bordeaux, (Setanta Ireland, 7.40om).

Skiing: World Cup Alpine skiing, (Eurosport, 9.30pm, 12.30pm); Nordic Combined World Cup, (Eurosport, 11am); World Championships biathlon, (Eurosport, 2pm).

Saturday

Athletics: World Indoor Championships, (Channel 4, 7am, 9am, Eurosport, 8am, 3.45pm). UK Inter-Counties Cross-Country, (Sky Sports 1, 11am).

Badminton: The All England Championships, (Sky Sports 4, noon).

Cricket: New Zealand v South Africa, (Sky Sports 3, 11pm).

Cycling: Paris-Nice, Stage 7, (Eurosport, 3.30pm)

Football: Barclays Premier League, Bolton v QPR, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm); Sunderland v Liverpool, (Setanta Ireland, 2.30pm); Everton v Tottenham, (ESPN, 4.30pm); npower Championship, Bristol City v Cardiff, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm); Primera Division, Sporting Gijon v Sevilla, Real Betis v Real Madrid, (Sky Sports 1, 6.55pm, 9pm); Serie A, Palermo v Roma, (ESPN, 7.45pm); Premier Soccer, (RTÉ Two, 7.30pm).

GAA: Allianz NFL, Cork v Laois, (Setanta Ireland, 6.30pm); Tyrone v Westmeath, (Setanta Sports, 6.30pm).

Golf: The Cadillac Championship, (Sky Sports 3, 5pm).

Horse racing: Racing, (Channel 4, 1.55pm).

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Rugby: RBS 6 Nations, Wales v Italy and Ireland v Scotland, (RTÉ Two, BBC1, 2pm); Super 15, Highlanders v Waratahs, Reds v Rebels, (Sky Sports 1, 6am, 8.30am); Sharks v Lions, (Sky Sports 3, 3pm); Top 14, Toulouse v Castres, (ESPN, 12.45pm).

Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, (Eurosport, 9.45am); World Cup Alpine skiing, (Eurosport, 10.15am, 1.30pm); World Cup cross-country, (Eurosport, 11am, 12.15pm); World Championships biathlon, (Eurosport, 2.15pm); World Cup ski jumping, (Eurosport, 5pm).

Tennis: BNP Paribas Open, (Sky Sports 4, 7pm).

Sunday

Athletics: World Indoor Championships, (Channel 4, 11.35am).

Badminton: The All England Championships, (Sky Sports 4, noon).

Cycling: Paris-Nice, Stage 8, (Eurosport, 1pm)

Football: Barclays Premier League, Norwich v Wigan, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); npower Championship, Middlesbrough v Leeds, (BBC1 12.05pm); William Hill Scottish Cup, Dundee United v Celtic, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); Motherwell v Aberdeen, (Sky Sports 3, 3.30pm); Serie A, Novara v Udinese, Lazio v Bologna, (ESPN, 11.30am, 7.45pm); Serie A, Genoa v Juventus, (ESPN, 1.45pm, Setanta Ireland 1.55pm); Bundesliga, Schalke v Hamburg, (ESPN, 4.15pm); Primera Division, Racing Santander v Barcelona, Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao, (Sky Sports 1, 6.30pm, 8.30pm).

GAA: Allianz NFL, Dublin v Armagh, Allianz NHL, Dublin v Cork, (TG4, 2.30pm); League Sunday, (RTÉ2, 8pm)

Golf: The Cadillac Championship, (Sky Sports 2, 5pm).

Motor racing: World Touring Car Championship, (Eurosport, 7.45am, 3.45pm).

Rugby: RBS 6 Nations, France v England, (RTÉ Two, BBC1, 2.30pm); Anglo-Welsh Cup, Northampton v Scarlets, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm).

Skiing: World Cup Alpine skiing, (Eurosport, 8.15am, 11.30am); World Cup cross-country skiing, (Eurosport, 10am); World Championships biathlon, (Eurosport, 12.15pm, 3pm; World Cup ski jumping, (Eurosport, 1.15pm).

Tennis: BNP Paribas Open, (Sky Sports 3, Eurosport, 6pm, 9.30pm).

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