THE DAYS are getting colder and Christmas is just around the corner, but before that there’s sport on the box which takes priority.
The World Cup knockout stages begin this weekend. England take on Senegal, Argentina take on Australia and the likes of France play Poland.
There’s also United Rugby Championship action with Ulster and Leinster going head to head and Connacht welcoming Benneton to Galway.
There’s also a host of other events on including the Scottish Open, racing at Sandown Park and hurling matters
Here’s a detailed preview of what’s on Saturday and Sunday.
DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 21: Jack Grealish (L) and Declan Rice of England. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)SATURDAY (Dec 3rd)
- NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 0.30am Lakers @ Bucks
- CRICKET - BT Sport 2 from 2.15am - D4 Australia v West Indies
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 3am-8am Australian Open
- CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 4.45am - D3 Pakistan v England
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2.30pm South Africa Open
- RUGBY - Premier Sport 2 - Noon URC: Stormers v Dragons
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - 12.30pm C: Sunderland v Millwall
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - 12.30pm WSL: Man Utd v Aston Villa
- SNOOKER Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-4.30pm, 6.45pm-10.30pm Scottish Open
- RUGBY Premier Sport 1 - 1pm URC: Zebre v Glasgow
- RACING ITV4, 1.10pm-4pm Sandown Park
- SOCCER - RTÉ 2, BBC 1 & UTV - World Cup, Round of 16 - 3pm Netherlands v USA; 7pm Argentina v Australia
- RUGBY - RTÉ 1 & Premier Sport 1 - 3.15pm URC: Connacht v Benetton
- GAA - TG4 - 3.15pm Munster SHC: Ballygunner v Ballyea
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-10pm Hero World Challenge
- RUGBY - BT Sport 1 - 5.30pm EP: Gloucester v Northampton; 8pm Bristol v Leicester
- RUGBY - Premier Sport 2 - 6pm URC: Bulls v Cardiff
- BOXING - BT Sport Box Office from 6pm - London Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora
- CYCLING - Eurosport 1, 6.30pm-10.30pm - London Track Champions League
- POOL - Sky Sports Arena, 7pm-11.30pm Mosconi Cup
- RUGBY - TG4 & Premier Sport 1 - 7.35pm URC: Leinster v Ulster
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 2 - 8.05pm T14: Stade Francais v La Rochelle
- NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 5.30pm Mavericks @ Knicks; 9pm Kings @ Clippers
𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝘿𝙎 😤
🎟️ | Last few tickets here 👉 https://t.co/UqezCUfKET#LEIvULS #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/CZL5cNdVon— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) December 2, 2022
SUNDAY (Dec 4th)
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 1am-7am Australian Open
- CRICKET - BT Sport 2 from 2.15am - D5 Australia v West Indies
- UFC - BT Sport 1 from 3am Stephen Thompson v Kevin Holland
- CRICKET - Sky Sports Cricket from 4.45am - D4 Pakistan v England
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 9.30am-2.30pm South Africa Open
- RUGBY - Premier Sports 1 - 11.30am URC: Lions v Scarlets
- SOCCER - Sky Sports Football - 12.30pm L1: Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth
- SNOOKER - Eurosport 2, 12.45pm-4pm, 6.45pm-10pm Scottish Open
- GAA - TG4 - 12.45pm Connacht SFC: Moycullen v Tourlestrane; 2.30pm Leinster SFC: Kilmacud Crokes v The Downs; 4.30pm Leinster SHC: Ballyhale Shamrocks v Kilmacud Crokes
- RACING - RTÉ 1, 1.10pm-3.35pm Fairyhouse
- GAA - TG4 YouTube - 1.30pm Ulster SHC: Dunloy v Slaughtneil
- SOCCER - RTÉ 2, BBC 1, UTV - World Cup, Round of 16 - 3pm France v Poland; 7pm England v Senegal
- CRICKET - BT Sport 1 from 5.30pm - 1st ODI West Indies v England
- NFL - Sky Sports NFL - 6pm Titans @ Eagles; 9.25pm Chiefs @ Bengals; 1.20am Colts @ Cowboys
- GOLF - Sky Sports Golf, 5pm-10pm Hero World Challenge
- NBA - Sky Sports Arena - 8.30pm Nuggets @ Pelicans; 11pm Celtics @ Nets
DUBLIN, IRELAND - APRIL 05: Andrew McNamara and Bluesea Cracker jump the last ahead of the Robert Power ridden Oscar Time going on to win the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National race run at the 2010 Irish Grand National meeting at Fairyhouse race course on April 5, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Caroline Norris/Getty Images)