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30th Mar 2018

2000 hours of genuinely class sport on TV this weekend

Conan Doherty

16 events to choose from on Saturday alone – most of them you can plan through the whole day to compliment each other.

We haven’t even offered an exhaustive list. There’s cricket, there’s more rugby, there’s a Rangers game and other football matches if it tickles your fancy. There’s even college basketball.

But here’s the best of the best and, by Jesus, these next two days are the very best.

Saturday

12.30pm
Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

Mohamed Salah will probably score.

1pm
Connacht v Gloucester

Challenge Cup quarter-final
BT Sport 3

The last four awaits.

3pm
Carlow v Laois
Division 4 football final
TG4

Carlow is rising but Laois can stop them like they did last week.

3.15pm
Munster v Toulon

Champions Cup quarter-final
Sky Sports Main Event

Any opportunity to watch Conor Murray perform is one that should be seized.

5pm
Armagh v Fermanagh
Division 3 football final
TG4

An Ulster derby in the league final.

5pm
St. Kieran’s (Kilkenny) v Presentation College (Athenry)
Post primary school A hurling final
TG4 YouTube

Really though, TG4.

5.30pm
Everton v Manchester City

Premier League
BT Sport 1

Finally, we’ll get to see who’s best: Sam Allardyce or Pep Guardiola.

5.30pm
Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
BT Sport 2

The German clasico.

5.30pm
Hull City v Aston Villa
The Championship
Sky Sports Football

The nothing clasico.

7pm
Tipperary v Limerick
Division 1 hurling semi-final
TG4

What a warm-up for the Munster championship.

7pm
PGA Tour Houston Open
Sky Sports Golf

Padraig Harrington, Paul Dunne and Seamus Power all need to win to book a place in the Masters.

7.45pm
Sevilla v Barcelona
La Liga
Sky Sports Main Event

A team filled with players who would walk into United’s side and Barcelona.

7.45pm
Juventus v AC Milan
Serie A
BT Sport 2

Italian giants, just for the craic.

7.45pm
PSG v Monaco
French League Cup final
BT Sport 3

French giants, just if you get really bored.

8pm
LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC
MLS
Sky Sports Mix

Zlatan’s first game is obviously a derby.

10.30pm
Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker
World Heavyweight unification
Sky Sports Box Office

You probably have seen it on Sky anywhere this week but Joshua is fighting and he’s taking on an undefeated belt holder.

Something has to give.

Sunday

3am
Jason Quigley v Daniel Rosario Cruz
Ray Moylette v Matt Doherty
eir Sport 1

Two big fights for two exciting Irish men on the rise.

1,30pm
Arsenal v Stoke City
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

Wenger loves playing Stoke.

2pm
Cavan v Roscommon
Division 2 football final

TG4

The Roses never have much trouble with Cavan for whatever reason.

2pm
Wexford v Kilkenny

Division 1 hurling semi-final
TG4 YouTube (deferred on TG4 at 5.45pm)

Davy welcomes the Cats to Wexford Park yet again. There will be fireworks.

3.30pm
Leinster v Saracens
Champions Cup quarter-final
BT Sport 2

Back to porridge.

4pm
Dublin v Galway
Division 1 football final
TG4

The undefeated Galway against a Dublin side who haven’t won the league in two whole years.

4pm
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event

A lovely London derby if Croke Park isn’t doing it for you.

7.30pm
PGA Tour Houston Open
Sky Sports Main Event

Last chance saloon.

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