Lock me down. I'm ready.

It's not been an easy year - but boring weekends are made much less boring with the amount of sport that's available to watch. And this Saturday and Sunday is so good I want to laugh until I cry tears of joy. Enjoy it. We deserve it.

Friday

7.30pm Armagh v Tyrone All-Ireland SFC Group 4 TG4 There'll be no easing into this weekend as an all-Ulster clash kicks off the All-Ireland senior football championship.

SATURDAY

8.45am Australia v New Zealand Tri-Nations Sky Sports Early morning rugby and it's only two of the world's heavyweights with getting the Trippier-Nations underway in what is also the third Bledisloe Cup match. 12.30pm Sheffield United v Man City Premier League BT Sport Man City have some of the finest attackers on earth with a coach that has overseen some of the most swashbuckling attacking in history. But Sheffield United have John Egan and Enda Stevens in defence. And Sheffield United have big Didzi. 1.15pm Monaghan v Cavan Ulster SFC Sky Sports The knockout All-Ireland football championship for the first time since 2020 and neighbours Monaghan and Cavan get us started. Any chance to watch Conor McManus is a chance you should take. 2.15pm Wales v Scotland Guinness Six Nations Virgin Media One The final day of the Guinness Six Nations begins with Wales and Scotland battling it out for fourth and for the Doddie Weir Cup. 3pm Galway v Tipperary All-Ireland SFC Group 2 TG4 Last year's All-Ireland intermediate champions take on last year's All-Ireland senior finalists. https://twitter.com/GAA__JOE/status/1110269958045552641 3pm Burnley v Chelsea Premier League Premier Sports Frank Lampard has finally stopped his team leaking goals - now he just needs to make sure they keep doing that but find out how to score at the same time. Sean Dyche won't be in the sort of form to hand out too many open chances though. 3.30pm Cork v Waterford Munster SHC Sky Sports Exactly the sort of game you'd really miss seeing a crowd at down on the Lee. Sky are making their GAA coverage available to non Sky Sports subscribers by putting it on Sky Sports Mix - which is just as well because they want people to watch. 4pm Bermuda Championship PGA Tour Sky Sports Golf  Padraig Harrington is doing well out in Southampton (a very different Southampton). If you like golf and tropical island scenery, sit back. 4.15pm Stage 11 La Vuelta Eurosport The 170.2km Alto de la Farrapona awaits Sam Bennett and his cycling rivals in Spain. 4.45pm Italy v England Guinness Six Nations Virgin Media One England should pick up a bonus point win to leave them atop the Six Nations group and placing all stock in the final game to come at 8.05pm. 5pm Dublin v Donegal All-Ireland SFC Group 3 TG4 The champions get their campaign started against the Ulster champions. This should be a tasty one.   5.30pm Liverpool v West Ham Premier League Sky Sports Sometimes I think Liverpool are struggling with injuries and then I remember Thiago is back and they're still playing every one of Salah, Mane, Firmino and Jota in attack. 6.15pm Galway v Wexford Leinster SHC RTÉ 2 Oh baby. Here comes the hurling.   8.05pm France v Ireland Guinness Six Nations Virgin Media One The title decider. 10.45pm Match of the Day BBC One You'll inevitably need to catch up on everything you're missing. And there are games on GAA GO all weekend too, that aren't on regular TV. GAA GO 3.45pm - Kilkenny v Dublin (Leinster SHC) 7pm - Waterford v Limerick (Munster SFC)

SUNDAY

12.05pm Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Formula One Sky Sports F1 The third Grand Prix in Italy this season. 12.50pm Stage 12 La Vuelta Eurosport Stage 12 is just a measly 109.2km across the Pola de Laviana - Alto de l'Angliru. 1.15pm Leitrim v Mayo Connacht SFC RTÉ News Now If Mayo want to make it to the big time this year, they have to do something they haven't done since 2015 - win a Connacht championship. 1.30pm Donegal v Tyrone Ulster SFC RTÉ 2/BBC NI Two of the five best teams in the land and one of their championship campaigns are over on Sunday. It's unfair that they have this fate because they're from Ulster but it makes this fixture all the more appetising. 2pm Newcastle v Everton Premier League Sky Sports After losing their first game of the season last weekend, Ancelotti's men should bounce back at Newcastle. 2pm Dragons v Munster Pro 14 TG4 Bit of provincial rugby if that's more your tipple. 4pm Derry v Armagh Ulster SFC BBC NI Another cracker in store as Kieran McGeeney takes his troops to Celtic Park. 4pm Tipperary v Limerick Munster SHC RTÉ 2 After their destruction of Clare (excluding Tony Kelly), Limerick have set up one delicious encounter with the All-Ireland champions. 4pm Bermuda Championship PGA Tour Sky Sports Golf  If you still want a stick but a little slower paced. 4.30pm Man United v Arsenal Premier League Sky Sports Which United will show up? 7.15pm Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton Premier League Premier Sports Jose Mourinho was not happy with Thursday's performance. Expect some sort of drama here against one of the brightest coaches in the league in Graham Potter. 7.30pm Steelers @ Ravens NFL Sky Sports Bit of pig skin. 9.25pm 49ers @ Seahawks NFL Sky Sports The 5-1 Seahawks are out in front at present. The 4-3 49ers are bottom of that NFC West group. 9.30pm The Sunday Game RTÉ 2 You'll need this. 10.30pm Match of the Day 2 BBC One You'll want this. GAA GO 1pm - Tipperary v Clare (Munster SFC) 1.30pm - Louth v Longford (Leinster SFC) 1.30pm - Offaly v Carlow (Leinster SFC) 1.30pm - Wexford v Wicklow (Leinster SFC) Watch LOI streaming 5.45pm - St. Pat's v Dundalk 7.45pm - Finn Harps v Shamrock Rovers

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