Rugby World Cup final, Northern Ireland Open and the return of the NBA: your sport on TV this week

New Zealand broke Irish hearts when they defeated them in the World Cup quarter-final but will they be able to over-come old rivals South Africa, whoever wins this year's edition will become the first team to lift the Webb Ellis for a fourth time. 

TV GUIDE: Rugby World Cup final, Northern Ireland Open and the return of the NBA: your sport on TV this week

Don't Miss: The Rugby World Cup Final takes place on Saturday at the Stade de France. Old foes New Zealand and South Africa go head-to-head again in what should be an unmissable game. History will be made on the night as one of the nations will become the first to lift the Webb Ellis cup for the fourth time. New Zealand lifted the trophy in 1987, 2011 and 2015 with South Africa winning in 1995, 2007 and 2019. For full coverage of the game tune into RTÈ 2, Virgin Media One and UTV. 

Set the Sky Box: Northern Ireland Open takes place this week at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The qualifying event took place last week in Sheffield with Ken Doherty among those who secured a spot at the main event. Local favourite Mark Allen has won the title for the past two years and will be hoping to continue his run. Watch all the action live on Eurosport.

Streaming Pick: As the League of Ireland comes down to the final few games watch all the action live on LOITV. There is a lot on the line with teams fighting against relegation and at the top end for a top four spot. 

Monday October 23

1pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5.30pm, Udinese v Lecce, Serie A, TNT Sports 

7.45pm, Fiorentina v Empoli, Serie A, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Tottenham v Fulham, Premier League, Sky Sports Premier League

8pm, Valencia v Càdiz, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 1

Tuesday October 24

1.15am, San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Sky Sports NFL

9.30am, South Africa v Bangladesh, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

1pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5.45pm

, Galatasaray v Bayern Munich, Champions League, TNT Sports 1

5.45pm, Inter v Salzburg, Champions League, TNT Sports 3

7.45pm, Huddersfield v Cardiff, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Millwall v Blackburn, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Norwich v Middlesbrough, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Swansea City v Watford, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

8pm, Sporting Braga v Real Madrid, Champions League TNT Sports 3

8pm, Sevilla v Real Madrid, Champions League, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Man Utd v FC Copenhagen, Champions League, RTÈ 2 and TNT Sports 2

8pm, Union Berlin v Napoli, Champions League, TNT Sports 4

8pm, Lens v PSV Eindhoven, Champions League, TNT Sports 6/7

8pm, Benfica v Real Sociedad, Champions League, TNT Sports 6/7

8pm, West Brom v QPR, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

8pm, Leicester v Sunderland, Championship, Sky Sports Football

Wednesday October 25

12.30 am, Lakers @ Nuggets, NFL, TNT Sports 2

3am, Suns @ Warriors, NFL, TNT Sports 2

1pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5.45pm, Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League, TNT Sports 1

5.45pm, Feyenoord v Lazio, Champions League, TNT Sports 4

7.45pm, Birmingham v Hull, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Bristol City v Ipswich Town, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Plymouth v Sheffield Wednesday, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Rotherham Utd v Coventry City, Championship, Sky Sports Football Red Button

7.45pm, Preston NE v Southampton, Championship, Sky Sports Arena

8pm, Newcastle v Borussia Dortmund, Champions League, Virgin Media Two and TNT Sports 2

8pm, PSG v AC Milan, Champions League, TNT Sports 4

8pm, Young Boys v Man City, Champions League, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Celtic v Atlètico Madrid, Champions League, TNT Sports 3

8pm, Leipzig v RS Belgrade, Champions League, TNT Sports 6/7

8pm, Royal Antwerp v Porto, Champions League, TNT Sports 6/7

8pm, Stoke v Leeds Utd, Championship, Sky Sports Football

Thursday October 26

12am, Celtics @ Knicks, NBA, TNT Sports 1

2.30am, Mavericks @ Spurs, NBA, TNT Sports 1

6am, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Golf, Sky Sports Golf

9am, Qatar Masters, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

9.30am, England v Sri Lanka, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

1pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5.45pm, European Championships, Darts, Premier Sports 1 and ITV 4

5.45pm, Olympiakos v West Ham, Europa League, Virgin Media Two and TNT Sports 1

5.45pm, AZ Alkmaar v Aston Villa, Europa Conference League, TNT Sports 2

5.45pm, Sparta Prague v Rangers, Europa Conference League, TNT Sports 3

5.45pm, Marseille v AEK Athens, Europa League, TNT Sports 4

8pm, Aberdeen v PAOK Salonika, Europa Conference League, TNT Sports 3

8pm, Roma v Slavia Prague, Europa League, TNT Sports 4

8pm, Brighton v Ajax, Europa League, Virgin Media Two and TNT Sports 2

8pm, Liverpool v Toulouse, Europa League, TNT Sports 1

Friday October 27

12.30am, 76ers @ Bucks, NBA, TNT Sports 1

1.15am, Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Buffalo Bills, NFL, Sky Sports NFL

3am, Suns @ Lakers, NBA, TNT Sports 1

6am, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Golf, Sky Sports Golf

9am, Qatar Masters, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

9.30am, Pakistan v South Africa, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

10am, Aramco Team Series, LET, Sky Sports Arena

11.45am, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

5.45pm, European Championships, Darts, Premier Sports 1 and ITV 4

5.45pm, Republic of Ireland v Albania, Women's Nations League, RTÈ 2

7pm, Mexico City Grand Prix, F1 practice, Sky Sports F1

7.30pm, VfL Bochum v Mainz, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

7.45pm, England v Belgium, Women's Nations League, ITV 4

7.45pm, Genoa v Salernitana, Serie A, TNT Sports 2

8pm, St Pat's Ath v Shamrock Rovers, SSE Airtricity Premier Division, RTÈ 2

8pm, Crystal Palace v Tottenham, Premier League, Sky Sports PL

8pm, Girona v Celta Vigo, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 1

8pm, Clermont v Nice, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 1

8pm, England v Argentina, World Cup third place play-off, Virgin Media One and UTV

Saturday October 28

12.30am, Heat @ Celtics, NBA, TNT Sports 3

6am, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Golf, Sky Sports Golf

6am, Australia v New Zealand, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

9.30am, Netherlands v Bangladesh, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

9.30am, Qatar Masters, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

10am, Aramco Team Series, LET, Sky Sports Arena

11am, French Open, Badminton semi-finals, TNT Sports 4

12.30pm, Chelsea v Brentford, Premier League, TNT Sports 1

12.30pm, Southampton v Birmingham, Championship, Sky Sports Football

12.40pm, Cheltenham, Horse racing, UTV

12.45pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

1pm, Ospreys v Zebre, URC, Premier Sports

1pm, Almerìa v Las Palmas, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 2

2.30pm, England v Tonga, Men's International Rugby League, BBC 1

3pm, Connacht v Glasgow, URC, TG4 and Premier Sports

3pm, Stormers v Scarlets, URC, Premier Sports

3pm, Arsenal v Sheffield Utd, Premier League, Premier Sports 1

3.05pm, Bath v Leicester, English Premiership, TNT Sports 1

3.15pm, Barcelona v Real Madrid, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 2

4.55pm, Leinster v Sharks, URC, RTÈ 2 and Premier Sports

5pm, Edinburgh v Lions, URC, Premier Sports

5pm, Lecce v Torino, Serie A, TNT Sports 3

5.30pm, Wolves v Newcastle, Premier League, Sky Sports PL

5.30pm, Mallorca v Getafe, La Liga, LaLigaTV

6pm, Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou, Boxing, TNT Sports Box Office

6.15pm, Mexico City Grand Prix, F1 Practice and qualifying, Sky Sports F1

7.45pm, Juventus v Hellas Verona, Serie A, TNT Sports 1

8pm, Lens v Nantes, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 2

8pm, Càdiz v Sevilla, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 1

8pm, New Zealand v South Africa, Rugby World Cup Final, RTÈ 2, Virgin Media One and UTV

Sunday October 29

12am, Knicks @ Pelicans, NBA, TNT Sports 2

3am, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Golf, Sky Sports Golf

7.30am, GP of Thailand, MOTOGP, TNT Sports 2

8am, Qatar Masters, European Tour, Sky Sports Golf

8.30am, India v England, Cricket World Cup, Sky Sports Cricket

9am, Aramco Team Series, LET, Sky Sports Arena

10.30am, French Open Final, Badminton, TNT Sports 4

11.30am, Cagliari v Frosinone, Serie A, TNT Sports 1

12pm, European Championships, Darts, Premier Sports 1 and ITV 4

12pm, Kilmarnock v Aberdeen, Scottish Premiership, Sky Sports Football

12pm, Brest v PSG, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 2

12.45pm, Northern Ireland Open, Snooker, Eurosport 1

1pm, West Ham v Everton, Premier League, Sky Sports PL

1pm, Real Betis v Osasuna, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 2

2pm, Benetton v Munster, URC, RTÈ 2 and Premier Sports 1

2pm, Lille v Monaco, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 2

2pm, Monza v Udinese, Serie A, TNT Sports 3

2.30pm, Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

3pm, Newcastle v Northampton, English Premiership, TNT Sports1

3.15pm, Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 2

3.30pm, Man Utd v Man City, Premier League, Sky Sports PL

4.30pm, Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg, Bundesliga, Sky Sports Football

5pm, Ulster v Bulls, URC, TG4, BBC 2 and Premier Sports 1

5pm, Inter Milan v Roma, Serie A, TNT Sports 2

5.30pm, Athletic Bilbao v Valencia, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 2

6.30pm, Mexico City Grand Prix, F1 Race, Sky Sports F1

7.30pm, Nuggets @ Thunder, NBA, TNT Sports 3

7.45pm, Napoli v Milan, Serie A, TNT Sports 1

7.45pm, Marseille v Lyon, Ligue 1, TNT Sports 2

8pm, Atlètico Madrid v Alavès, La Liga, LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 1

8.05pm, Toulouse v Bordeaux Bègles, Top 14, Premier Sports 2