TODAY
Football, Championship playoff semi-final, first leg, Watford v Hull City, Sky Sports 1, 11.30am, kick-off midday Watford hung on to their playoff place by the skin of their teeth - Hull have been warned. Cricket, Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, Sky Sports 2, midday Does anybody else think that, in the current climate, the Friends Provident Trophy is, well, just a little bit pointless? Motor racing, Turkish Grand Prix, ITV1, 12.10pm Kimi Raikkonen talks as if the world title is already won, but Lewis Hamilton will hope to ram his words down his exhaust pipe. Rugby league, Challenge Cup, Hull KR v Huddersfield, BBC2, 1pm A place in the quarter-finals awaits the winners. Football, Premier League, Wigan v Man Utd, Sky Sports 1, 2pm, kick-off 3pm; Chelsea v Bolton, Sky Sports 2, 2.45pm, kick-off 3pm; Birmingham v Blackburn, Sky Sports interactive, 2.45pm, kick-off 3pm; Match Of The Day, BBC1, 10.20pm The arithmetic is simple – if United beat Wigan, the title is theirs. If Birmingham lose, they are doomed. Paralympic World Cup, BBC2, 4pm Steve Cram presents coverage of the Paralympic World Cup from Manchester.

MONDAY
Football, League One playoff semi-final, first leg, Leeds v Carlisle, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm Leeds United and their fans still feel aggrieved at the 15-point deduction that cost them automatic promotion, but nobody else does.

TUESDAY
Greyhound racing, Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm Top race at Wimbledon is the Puppy Derby, which conjures images of badly behaved young dogs, pooper scoopers and cries of “Sit, Shep”, but in reality is nothing at all like that. Football, Championship playoff semi-final, second leg, Bristol City v C Palace, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm Bristol City on the verge of the Premier League? Surely not.

WEDNESDAY
Racing, C4, 1.30pm Four races from York. Football, Uefa Cup final, Rangers v Zenit St Petersburg, ITV1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm Subsequent programmes could be subject to delay! If you were a betting man, you would place a lot of money on this going to penalties. Rangers are not the most gifted side in Europe, but their spirit is second to none. Football, Championship playoff semi-final, second leg, Hull v Watford, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm A trip to Wembley awaits.

THURSDAY
Cricket, England v New Zea-land, first Test, Sky Sports 1, 10am; highlights, C5, 7.15pm Day one from Lord’s, with Michael Vaughan trying to remember how to score some runs. Golf, Irish Open, Sky Sports 2, 10am, 3pm Irish golf is on a high thanks to Darren Clarke, Damien McGrane and Peter Lawrie. Football, League One playoff semi-final, second leg, Carlisle v Leeds, Sky Sports, 1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm Now it gets seriously serious.

FRIDAY
Football, League One playoff semi-final, second leg, Doncaster Rovers v Southend United, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.45pm Southend look for an instant return to the Championship, while Doncaster will be hoping that their fairy tale has a happy ending.

SATURDAY
Football, League Two playoff semi-final, second leg, Rochdale v Darlington, Sky Sports 1, midday; Stockport County v Wycombe Wanderers, Sky Sports 1, 5.30pm, kick-off 6pm For these clubs, this is as big as it gets. Well, until the playoff final, that is. Football, FA Cup final, Cardiff City v Portsmouth, BBC1, 12.40pm; Sky Sports 1, 2pm, kick-off 3pm If you predicted this final in January, you are now enjoying a world cruise on the proceeds (having escaped the attention of the men in white coats). Pompey at a canter, surely?

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