{"id":380008,"date":"2026-04-03T13:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/380008\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:16:11","slug":"heres-your-essential-tv-guide-for-live-sport-on-easter-weekend-%c2%b7-the-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/380008\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s your essential TV guide for live sport on Easter weekend \u00b7 The 42"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 3 April<\/p>\n

9.15am
AFL, Adelaide Crows v Fremantle
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

10.30am
Tennis, ATP\/WTA: Bucharest\/Houston\/Marrakech\/Bogota\/Charleston
Sky Sports Tennis<\/p>\n

12.30pm
Middlesbrough v Millwall, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event and ITV1\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.15pm
Horse Racing, Newcastle and Lingfield
ITV4<\/p>\n

1.30pm
Cycling, Classic Velox Adelie de Vitre
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

1.30pm
Golf, Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour
Sky Sports Golf<\/p>\n

3pm
Oxford United v Hull City, Championship
Sky Sports Football<\/p>\n

7pm
Snooker, Tour Championship
Channel 5<\/p>\n

7.45pm
LOI Premier Division, Shelbourne v Dundalk, Drogheda United v Bohemians, Waterford v Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick\u2019s Athletic v Sligo Rovers.
LOI TV<\/p>\n

7.45pm
LOI First Division,\u00a0Athlone Town v UCD, Finn Harps v Cork City, Kerry v Cobh Ramblers, Treaty United v Longford Town, Wexford v Bray Wanderers.\u00a0
LOI TV<\/p>\n

8pm
Galway United v Derry City, LOI Premier Division
Virgin Media Two<\/p>\n

8pm
Connacht v Sharks, Challenge Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
Northampton Saints v Castres,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

8pm
Coventry City v Derby County,\u00a0Championship
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

10.30pm
Golf,\u00a0Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

12am
Golf, Aramco Championship, LPGA Tour
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Saturday 4 April<\/p>\n

6.15am
AFL, Richmond v Port Adelaide
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

7.05am
Chiefs v Waratahs,\u00a0Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports Action<\/p>\n

9.35am
Reds v Western Force,\u00a0Super Rugby Pacific
Sky Sports +<\/p>\n

9.35am
AFL,\u00a0West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

10.05am
GAA 2026 Highlights
TG4<\/p>\n

10.30am
Tennis, ATP\/WTA:\u00a0Bucharest\/Houston\/Marrakech\/Bogota\/Charleston
Sky Sports Tennis<\/p>\n

12.30pm
Exeter Chiefs v Munster,\u00a0Challenge Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

12.45pm
Manchester City v Liverpool,\u00a0FA Cup Quarter-Final
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

1.15pm
Horse Racing, Musselburgh and Haydock Park
Virgin Media One and ITV1<\/p>\n

1.55pm
Horse Racing, Fairyhouse
TG4<\/p>\n

2.30pm
Cycling,\u00a0Grand Prix Miguel Indurain
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

3pm
Toulon v Stormers,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

3pm
Bath v Saracens,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

3pm
Women\u2019s All-Island Cup,\u00a0DLR Waves v Lisburn Rangers, Treaty United v Cliftonville, Waterford v Shelbourne, Bohemians v Glentoran, Galway United v Peamount United (5pm), Sligo Rovers v Wexford (5pm), Athlone Town v Cork City (6pm).
LOI TV<\/p>\n

3.15pm
Golf,\u00a0Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour
Sky Sports Golf<\/p>\n

5.15pm
Chelsea v Port Vale,\u00a0FA Cup Quarter-Final
BBC One and TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

5.30pm
Toulouse v Bristol Bears,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

5.30pm
Glasgow Warriors v Bulls,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

5.30pm
VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga
Sky Sports Football<\/p>\n

7pm
Snooker,\u00a0Tour Championship
Channel 5<\/p>\n

8pm
Southampton v Arsenal,\u00a0FA Cup Quarter-Final
BBC One and TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
Ulster v Ospreys,\u00a0Challenge Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
Harlequins v Sale Sharks,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

8pm
Boxing, Lauren Price v Stephanie Pineiro
BBC Two<\/p>\n

8.30pm
Golf,\u00a0Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

11pm
Golf,\u00a0Aramco Championship, LPGA Tour
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Sunday 5 April<\/p>\n

1am
UFC Fight Night,\u00a0Renato Moicano v Chris Duncan
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

6.15am
AFL,\u00a0Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

8.30am
Cycling,\u00a0Tour of Flanders
TNT Sports 3<\/p>\n

10.20am
AFL, Western Bulldogs v Essendon
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

12pm
Tennis, ATP\/WTA:\u00a0Bucharest\/Houston\/Marrakech\/Bogota\/Charleston
Sky Sports Tennis<\/p>\n

1pm
Arsenal v Brighton, Women\u2019s FA Cup Quarter-Final
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

1.45pm
Clare v Dublin, GAA Division 1B Hurling League Final
TG4<\/p>\n

2pm
Livingston v Hearts, Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

2pm
Women\u2019s All-Island Cup,\u00a0Linfield v Shamrock Rovers.
LOI TV<\/p>\n

2.30pm
Charlton Athletic v Liverpool,\u00a0Women\u2019s FA Cup Quarter-Final
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

2.30pm
Horse Racing,\u00a0Fairyhouse
RT\u00c9 2<\/p>\n

3pm
Bordeaux-Begles v Leicester Tigers,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

3.15pm
La Liga,\u00a0Valencia v Celta Vigo
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

4pm
Limerick v Cork, GAA Division 1A Hurling League Final
TG4<\/p>\n

4.30pm
West Ham v Leeds United, FA Cup Quarter-Final
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

4.30pm
Dundee v Celtic, Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

5pm
Tennis, Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
Sky Sports Tennis<\/p>\n

5.30pm
Leinster v Edinburgh,\u00a0Champions Cup Rugby Round of 16
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

6pm
Golf,\u00a0Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour
Sky Sports Golf<\/p>\n

7pm
Boxing,\u00a0Caroline Dubois v Terri Harper
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

7pm
Snooker,\u00a0Tour Championship
Channel 5<\/p>\n

7.45pm
Inter Milan v Roma, Serie A
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
La Liga, Real Oviedo v Sevilla
Premier Sports 2<\/p>\n

9.30pm
GAA Allianz League Sunday
RT\u00c9 2<\/p>\n

11pm
Golf, Aramco Championship, LPGA Tour
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Monday 6 April<\/p>\n

12.30am
NBA, Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers
Sky Sports +<\/p>\n

2am
Boxing, Andres Cortes v Eridson Garcia
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

10am
Tennis,\u00a0Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

10am
Snooker,\u00a0World Championship Qualifiers
TNT Sports Extra<\/p>\n

12.30pm
Cycling, Tour of Mouscron
TNT Sports 3<\/p>\n

12.30pm
Portsmouth v Oxford United, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

1.30pm
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, Women\u2019s FA Cup Quarter-Final
Channel 4 and TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

2.30pm
Horse Racing,\u00a0Fairyhouse, (Irish Grand National 5pm)
RT\u00c9 2<\/p>\n

2.30pm
Cycling,\u00a0Tour of the Basque Country
TNT Sports 2<\/p>\n

3pm
Watford v Charlton Athletic, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

5pm
LOI Premier Division,\u00a0Bohemians v Waterford, Dundalk v St Patrick\u2019s Athletic, Sligo Rovers v Derry City, Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne, Drogheda United v Galway United.
LOI TV<\/p>\n

5pm
LOI First Division,\u00a0Cork City v Kerry FC, UCD v Wexford, Cobh Ramblers v Treaty United, Bray Wanderers v Finn Harps, Athlone Town v Longford Town.
LOI TV<\/p>\n

5pm
Birmingham City v Manchester City,\u00a0Women\u2019s FA Cup Quarter-Final
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

5pm
Golf, US Masters, Live On The Range
Sky Sports Golf<\/p>\n

5.30pm
Swansea City v Middlesbrough, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

7.45pm
Napoli v AC Milan, Serie A
TNT Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
Hull City v Coventry City, Championship
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

8pm
La Liga,\u00a0Girona v Villarreal\u00a0
Premier Sports 1<\/p>\n

8pm
GAA 2026 Highlights
TG4<\/p>\n

12.00am (Monday)
NBA,\u00a0Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks
Sky Sports Main Event<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday 3 April 9.15amAFL, Adelaide Crows v FremantleTNT Sports 2 10.30amTennis, ATP\/WTA: Bucharest\/Houston\/Marrakech\/Bogota\/CharlestonSky Sports Tennis 12.30pmMiddlesbrough v Millwall,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,6085,43557,55575,15337,55576,282],"class_list":["post-380008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-rte","tag-sky-sports","tag-sports-tv-listings","tag-tg4","tag-tune-in","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}