TODAY

Motor racing, A1GP, Sky Sports 3, 1pm Final round of the championship from Brands Hatch, with still no sign of the series stealing F1’s thunder, or ever looking likely to. Equestrianism, BBC2, 1pm Live coverage of the showjumping phase at the Badminton Horse Trials. Football, Premier League, Arsenal v Everton, Sky Sports 1, 1pm, kick-off 1.30pm, followed by Liverpool v Man City, 3.30pm, kick-off 4pm Arsenal are secure in third place, but Everton must avoid defeat to stay on course for the Uefa Cup berth that comes with finishing fifth. Poor old Sven takes City to Anfield, knowing he is certain to face the sack and that the Kop will love every second of rubbing it in. Football, Championship, Stoke vLeicester, Ipswich v Hull, Sky Sports 2, 1.30pm, kick-off 2pm A point guarantees Stoke promotion to the Premier League, while Leicester City must win to be sure of avoiding relegation.

Over on interactive, Ipswich play Hull, with the home side hoping to squeeze into the playoffs while Hull must win and hope that Stoke lose. Racing, Newmarket, C4, 2pm The highlight of today’s card is the 1,000 Guineas at 3.20pm. Snooker, BBC2, 3pm, 8pm This year’s world championship has had the lot: maximum breaks, cheeky Chinese chappies with ear-to-ear grins, criticism of the tables by defending champions - with a best-of-35-frame marathon final still to come. More tomorrow. Rugby league, Hull FC v Hull KR, Sky Sports 3, 4.30pm; followed by St Helens v Wigan, 6.30pm Back-to-back matches from the Millennium stadium as rugby league spreads the word. It’s just a shame they didn’t give a little more thought to the St Helens and Wigan fans who have to travel back home tonight. Golf, Wachovia championship, Setanta Sports 1, 8pm A star-studded field competes for another bumper payday.

MONDAY

Cricket, Sky Sports 1, midday Surrey Brown Caps v Kent Spitfires in another Friends Provident Trophy match from The Oval.

Tennis, ATP Rome Masters, Sky Sports 2, midday Normal service has more or less been resumed – Rafael Nadal dominates the clay-court scene in Europe, Roger Federer gives it everything but comes up short in the final, while Andy Murray tumbles down the rankings and must stop the rot soon. Football, Premier League, Newcastle v Chelsea, Sky Sports 1, 3.30pm, kick-off 4pm For Chelsea, victory is the only option.

WEDNESDAY

Football, European Under17 championship, British Eurosport, 3pm Hosts Turkey take on Scotland.

THURSDAY

Golf, Italian Open, Sky Sports 1, 10.30am; Players Championship, Setanta Sports 1, 10pm Ask Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano if he would rather defend his Italian Open title or risk humiliation on the 17th hole at Sawgrass in the Players Championship, and you know he would take the potential embarrassment every time.

FRIDAY

Motor racing, Rally of Portugal, British Eurosport, 5.30pm The action hots up in the Algarve.

Football, League One playoff semi-final, 1st leg, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm After a long, hard season, it all comes down to the lottery that is the playoffs.

SATURDAY

Motor racing, ITV1, 11.10am Qualifying for the Turkish GP sees Lewis Hamilton believing once more that he can win the world championship after all. Rugby league, St Helens v Warrington Wolves, BBC1, 2.30pm Challenge Cup holders St Helens should breeze past their northwest rivals. Football, Championship playoff semi-final, 1st leg, Sky Sports 1, midday; FA Trophy final, Ebbsfleet United v Torquay United, 2.30pm; League Two playoff semi-final, 1st leg, 5pm For all six teams involved in these matches, this is as big as it gets. Rugby union, Sky Sports 2, 2.30pm A crucial Guinness Premiership clash from today’s final round.

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