Sport on TV: Cork in league final, RoG v Munster, racing and more 

There's a big week of sporting action ahead. 
Sport on TV: Cork in league final, RoG v Munster, racing and more 

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle team host his old club Munster today

It’s a huge week of TV sport ahead, with a feast of GAA, football, horse racing and rugby, plus the first golf major of the year tees off.

Let’s start with the biggie - Cork’s hurlers v Tipperary tomorrow at a sold-out Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the Allianz Hurling League Final. If you didn’t get a ticket, it’s live on TG4 on 4pm, after the Waterford v Offaly Division 1B decider at 1.45pm, also on TG4.

Plus, the All-Ireland series begins with Donegal v Derry in the Ulster Senior Football Championship on RTÉ2 tomorrow at 2pm.

Live Premier League action begins with Everton v Arsenal on TNT Sports at 12.30pm today, followed by Crystal Palace v Brighton on Premier Sports at 3pm. Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest is the Sky game at 5.30pm.

Tomorrow’s Sky double-header is Fulham v Liverpool at 2pm then the Manchester derby between United and City at 4.30pm. Leicester City v Newcastle is on Sky on Monday at 8pm

In Champions League quarter-final first legs, it’s Bayern v Inter and Arsenal v Real Madrid on Tuesday, and Barcelona v Dortmund and PSG v Aston Villa on Wednesday - all at 8pm on TNT Sports. The PSG match is also on RTÉ2. Plus, Ireland’s UEFA Women’s Nations League match at home to Greece is on RTÉ2 on Tuesday at 7.30pm.

In rugby, Munster are in Champions Cup action today at Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle, and it’s on Premier Sports 1 at 5.15pm. Leinster v Harlequins is on RTÉ2 and Premier Sports 2 at 3pm today, and Connacht v Cardiff is on Premier Sports 2 at 7.30pm. Ulster’s trip to Bordeaux Bégles is on Premier Sports 1 at noon tomorrow.

In golf, the US Masters tees off on Thursday, with wall-to-wall and ball-to-ball coverage from the famed Augusta course on Sky.

There is the annual hope that an in-form Rory McIlroy can claim a career grand slam of majors, but American defending champ Scottie Scheffler is chasing a third win in four visits.

Finally, the Aintree Grand National is on ITV today at 4pm.

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