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

Baby, it’s cold outside. So get that onesie on and grab the remote.
  • One to watch: Rugby. There’s plenty of rugby on.
  • One to Sky+: If the boxing from Vegas is anything like last week; maybe tape Amir Khan’s fight.
  • One to skip: You all got very angry in the comment section when I dissed the athletes of the oche last time, so I won’t say darts again. (Darts.)

Today

Cricket: Tests, India v England (Sky Sports 1, 6am); Australia v Sri Lanka (Sky Sports 3, 11.25pm).

Darts: PDC World Championship, (Sky Sports 1, 7pm).

Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach, (ESPN, 7.15pm).

Golf: Alfred Dunhill Championship (Sky Sports 2, 8.30am, 1.30pm); Johor Open (Sky Sports 2, 10.30am).

Horse racing: Cheltenham, (Channel 4, 1.05pm).

Rugby: Heineken Cup, Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque v Connacht (Sky Sports, 8.30pm); Edinburgh v Racing Metro 92 (Sky Sports, 7.30pm).

Swimming: World Championships, (Eurosport, 8am).

Saturday

Boxing: Amir Khan v Carlos Molina from Los Angeles, (Sky Sports 1, 2am, Sun).

Cricket: India v England, (Sky Sports 1, 3.55am); Australia v Sri Lanka, (Sky Sports 3, 11.25pm).

Darts: PDC World Championship, day two, (Sky Sports 3, noon, Sky Sports 1, 8pm).

Football: Barclays Premier League, Newcastle v Manchester City, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm); Manchester United v Sunderland, (Setanta Sports Ireland, 2.30pm); npower Championship, Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday, (Sky Sports 2, 5.15pm); Irn-Bru Third Division, Montrose v Rangers, (ESPN, noon); Primera Division, two matches TBC, (Sky Sports 4 from 6.55pm); Serie A, Lazio v Inter Milan, (Setanta Sports Ireland, 7.40pm, ESPN, 7.45pm); Bundesliga, Schalke v Freiburg, (ESPN, 5.30pm).

Golf: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Championship, (Sky Sports 4, 10.30am; Asian Tour, The Johor Open, (Sky Sports 4, 5am).

Horse racing: Cheltenham, (Channel 4, 1.45pm).

Rugby: Heineken Cup, Ospreys v Toulouse, Pool Two, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); Leinster v Clermont Auvergne, Pool Five, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); Ulster v Northampton, Pool Four, (Sky Sports 1, 5.45pm).

Swimming: World Championships, (Eurosport, 8am).

Sunday

Cricket: India v England, fourth day of the fourth Test, (Sky Sports 2, 3.55am); Australia v Sri Lanka, (Sky Sports 3, 11.25pm).

Darts: PDC World Championship, day three, (Sky Sports 1, 7pm).

Football: Premier League, Tottenham v Swansea, (Sky Sports 1, 1pm); West Brom v West Ham, (Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm); Premier Saturday, (RTÉ Two, 8.30pm); Primera Division, two matches TBC, (Sky Sports 3 from 6.30pm); Serie A, Fiorentina v Siena, (Setanta Sports Ireland, 11.25am, ESPN 11.30am); Juventus v Atalanta, (ESPN, 1.30pm, Setanta Sports Ireland, 1.55pm); Napoli v Bologna, (Setanta Sports Ireland, 7.40pm); Bundesliga, Werder Bremen v Nurnberg, (ESPN, 4.15pm); Ligue 1, Paris St Germain v Lyon, (ESPN, 7.30pm).

GAA: 125 Bliain, (TG4, 4.05pm).

Golf: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Championship, (Sky Sports 4, 10.30am); Asian Tour, The Johor Open, (Sky Sports 4, 5am).

NFL: Two NFL matches, (Sky Sports 2 from 5.30pm); New England Patriots v San Francisco 49ers, (Channel 4, 12.55am, Mon).

Rugby: Heineken Cup, Castres v Glasgow, Pool Four, (Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm); Saracens v Munster, (Sky Sports 2, 2.45pm).

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