Sportsguide: All-Ireland senior club finals, final pool games in Champions and Challenge Cup and Basketball finals

It is another action packed weekend of sport with the All-Ireland senior club football and hurling finals, the final round of the pool stages in Champions and Challenge Cups and the Basketball finals at the National Basketball Arena - all you need to know here.

SPORTSGUIDE: It is another action packed weekend of sport with the All-Ireland senior club football and hurling finals, the final round of the pool stages in Champions and Challenge Cups and the Basketball finals at the National Basketball Arena - all you need to know here. Picture: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Saturday January 17 

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Playoffs (9pm): 49ers at Seahawks, Bills at Broncos.

BASKETBALL (Venue: National Basketball Arena)

NICC Women’s National Cup final: Fr Mathews v Liffey Celtics, 10am. 

U20 Men’s National Cup final: Neptune v Titans, 12.15pm. 

U18 Men’s Billy Coffey National Cup final: St Brandon’s Tralee v Dublin Lions, 2.30pm. 

U18 Women’s National Cup final: Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell v Limerick Celtics, 4.45pm. 

Domino’s MSL National Cup final: Ballincollig v Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, 8pm.

BOXING

National Elites Championship finals, National Stadium, 6pm.

GAA

McGrath Cup final: Kerry v Cork, Killarney, 1.30pm. 

Dr Harty Cup (Munster PPS SHC) semi-finals (12.30pm): Nenagh CBS v Thurles CBS, Templederry; St Flannan’s, Ennis v St Josephs, Tulla, Ennis.

GOLF

Dubai Invitational, Dubai Creek Resort; Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae CC.

RACING

Navan (12.10), Lingfield Park, Haydock Park, Ascot, Taunton, Southwell, Navan.

RUGBY

Champions Cup: Sharks v Clermont Auvergne, Kings Park, 1pm; Bayonne v Leinster, Stade Jean Dauger, 3.15pm; Stormers v Leicester Tigers, DHL Stadium, 3.15pm; Toulouse v Sale Sharks, Stade Ernest Wallon, 5.30pm; Munster v Castres, Thomond Park, 5.30pm; Gloucester v Toulon, Kingsholm, 8pm. 

Challenge Cup: Ulster v Stade Francais, Affidea Stadium, 1pm; Black Lion v Zebre Parma, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, 1pm; Perpignan v Lions, Stade Aime Giral, 5.30pm; Connacht v Montauban, Dexcom Stadium, 8pm; Ospreys v Montpellier, Dunraven Brewery Field, 8pm. 

Celtic Challenge: Wolfhounds v Brython Thunder, Affidea Stadium, 12pm; Clovers v Glasgow Warriors, Affidea Stadium, 3pm. 

Women’s AIL (5pm unless stated): Railway Union v Ennis, Willow Lodge, 12.30pm; Blackrock College v Galweigans, Stradbrook, 3pm; Cooke v Old Belvedere, Shaw’s Bridge; Tullow v UL Bohemian, Rathoe Road; Wicklow v Ballincollig, Ashtown Lane. 

Men’s AIL: Division 2A: Ballymena v Dungannon, Eaton Park, 2pm.

SOCCER

Premier League (3pm unless stated): Man Utd v Man City, 12.30pm; Chelsea v Brentford, Leeds v Fulham, Liverpool v Burnley, Sunderland v Crystal Palace, Tottenham v West Ham; Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, 5.30pm. 

Championship (3pm unless stated): Coventry v Leicester, 12.30pm; Ipswich v Blackburn, 12.30pm; Watford v Millwall, 12.30pm; Charlton v Sheffield Utd, Oxford v Bristol City, Preston v Derby, Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth, Southampton v Hull, Stoke v QPR, Wrexham v Norwich; Swansea v Birmingham, 5.30pm. 

Scottish Cup (3pm unless stated): Dunfermline v Hiberninan, 12.30pm; Airdrieonians v Arbroath, Camelon Jnr v Elgin, Dundee Utd v Ayr Utd, Kelty Hearts v Cove Rangers, Kilmarnock v Dundee, Livingston v St Mirren, Motherwell v Ross County, Partick v Montrose, Spartans v Inverness, Stenhousemuir v Morton, Stranraer v Queen’s Park; Hearts v Falkirk, 8pm.

TENNIS

Australian Open, Melbourne Park.

Sunday January 18 

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Playoffs: Rams at Bears, 9pm.

BASKETBALL (Venue: National Basketball Arena)

Ken Clarke U20 Women’s National Cup final: Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell v Templeogue, 10am. 

Domino’s WD1 National Cup final: Cleveland Rockets v Limerick Sport Huskies, 12.15pm. 

Domino’s MD1 National Cup final: Limerick Sport Eagles v Drogheda Wolves, 2.30pm. 

Domino’s WSL National Cup final: FloMAX Liffey Celtics v Killester, 5.30pm.

GAA

All-Ireland Club SHC final: Ballygunner (Waterford) v Loughrea (Galway), Croke Park, 1.30pm. 

All-Ireland Club SFC final: Dingle (Kerry) v St Brigid’s (Roscommon), Croke Park, 3.40pm. 

FBD FL final: Galway v Mayo, Tuam, 1pm.

GOLF

Dubai Invitational, Dubai Creek Resort; Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae CC.

LADIES FOOTBALL

NFL Division 4 (2pm): Carlow v Sligo, SETU Carlow; Wicklow v Offaly, Aughrim; Longford v Leitrim, Longford; Derry v Killkenny, Owenbeg.

RACING

Thurles (12.40), Fakenham, Windsor, Thurles.

RUGBY

Champions Cup: Bristol Bears v Bordeaux Bègles, Ashton Gate, 1pm; Northampton Saints v Scarlets, Franklin’s Gardens, 3.15pm; La Rochelle v Harlequin, Stade Marcel Deflandre, 3.15pm; Glasgow Warriors v Saracens, Scotstoun Stadium, 5.30pm. 

Challenge Cup: Exeter Chiefs v Cardiff, Sandy Park, 1pm; Lyon v Benetton, Matmut Stadium de Gerland, 1pm; Racing 92 v Toyota Cheetahs, Paris La Defense Arena, 5.30pm. 

All-Ireland Women’s Junior Cup final: MU Barnhall v Enniskillen, Dundalk, 2.30pm.

SOCCER

Premier League: Wolves v Newcastle, 2pm; Aston Villa v Everton, 4.30pm. 

Scottish Cup: Aberdeen v Raith Rovers, 2.30pm; Auchinleck v Celtic, 5.30pm.

TENNIS

Australian Open, Melbourne Park.