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).
What have we forgotten?