TODAY

Cricket, England v New Zealand, Sky Sports 1, 10.30am

The first Test at Lord’s. Don’t forget your gloves, scarf and brolly

Golf, Irish Open, Sky Sports 3, midday; AT&T Classic, Setanta Sports 1, 8pm

These tournaments had something in common last year – the Irish Open was won by Padraig Harrington, the AT&T by Zach Johnson, who between them also took two of the season’s majors

Motorcycle racing, BBC2, 12.30pm

England’s James Toseland has made an encouraging start to his first season in MotoGP and will be looking to get back to winning ways in Le Mans

Rugby union, Premiership semi-finals, Sky Sports 2, 1.30pm

Wasps v Bath, kick-off 2pm, followed by Gloucester v Leicester, 4.30pm. Leicester got here by the skin of their teeth and shouldn’t have a prayer, but there is no substitute for experience and they have that in abundance

Athletics, BBC2, 3.45pm

Thousands of people take to the streets for the Great Manchester Run – don’t be surprised to see Rangers supporters who haven’t found their way home yet

TUESDAY

Greyhound racing, Sky Sports 3, 7.30pm

An initial entry list of 200 is whittled down to 24 as The Derby quarter-finals take place at Wimbledon. Wouldn’t it be more entertaining if all 200 raced together?

WEDNESDAY

Football, Champions League final, ITV1, 7pm; Sky Sports 1, 6pm

ITV are billing Manchester United v Chelsea as the Game of Games and are taking it very seriously - for starters, we get a proper 45-minute build-up, rather than the usual 15 minutes (including the obligatory two advertising breaks). Chelsea will have much to say about it, but what better way for United to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster than to win the European Cup for the third time?

THURSDAY

Golf, PGA championship, BBC2, 1.25pm

Anders Hansen pipped Justin Rose to the title 12 months ago at Wentworth

Golf, Senior PGA championship, Sky Sports 2, 6pm

When Denis Watson won this title last year, it was his first win in 23 years, but he enjoyed the experience so much that he has been back for more several times since

Rugby league, Featherstone v Salford City Reds, Sky Sports 3, 7.30pm, kick-off 7.35pm

Who says rugby league is parochial? A quarter-final from the Northern Rail Cup, played at the Chris Moyles stadium

FRIDAY

Cricket, England v New Zealand, Sky Sports 1, 10.30am

With little or no time to draw breath, the second Test gets under way at Old Trafford

Rugby league, Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm

Leeds are into their stride and have already opened a healthy gap at the top of Super League

SATURDAY

Motor racing, Monaco GP qualifying, ITV1, 12.10pm

This is the race, more than any other, where it is essential to qualify on the front row of the grid because the only way you can overtake your rivals is by driving straight over the top of them, and that is not the done thing

Football, Championship playoff final, Sky Sports 1, 2pm, kick-off 3pm

Hull or Bristol City will prove the tooth fairy exists by securing a place in the Premier League

Football, Scottish Cup final, Rangers v Queen of the South, Sky Sports Xtra, 2.30pm, kick-off 3pm

If it’s Saturday, and it’s Hampden Park, then it must be the Scottish Cup final. Victory for Queen of the South is unthinkable

Heineken Cup final, Sky Sports 3, 4.30pm, kick-off 5pm

Munster take on Toulouse in European club rugby’s showpiece occasion

Boxing, IBO light-welterweight title fight, Ricky Hatton v Juan Lazcano, Sky Box Office, 7.30pm

There are those who would rather not see Ricky Hatton back in the ring after the pasting he took at the hands of Floyd Mayweather, but there is always one more big payday

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