Sports TV guide

Scotland head to the lion’s den

THIS year’s Six Nations moves towards its conclusion over the next fortnight, and with a busy football schedule too, there’s plenty to attract sports fans into bars.

Scotland face their penultimate match against Wales at Murrayfield (March 9) and will be hoping to salvage some respectability at home after disappointing defeats to both Ireland and France.

Things don’t get any easier for the Scots as they round off their campaign, and the entire tournament, a week later with a powder keg clash against England at the imposing arena of Twickenham (March 16).

In football, the Old Firm’s first proper tussle in recent years seems to be going Celtic’s way.

Rangers are tasked with a tricky Friday night visit to Leith to take on Hibs, while things look altogether more straightforward for pacesetters Celtic as they travel to lowly Dundee on St. Patrick’s Day.

Down south, the pick of the EPL ties sees a Manchester derby at Old Trafford (March 16) as Manchester City look to maintain their swashbuckling start to 2019 against a revitalised United side.

In the glamorous midweek world of continental football, Liverpool have a date with destiny as they head to Munich to keep up their bid of becoming European champions for the sixth time (March 13). Manchester City also face German opposition a day earlier in the form of Schalke.

FRIDAY MARCH 8

19:05 BBC1 Football
Falkirk v Ayr United, Scottish Championship
19:35 BBC Alba Rugby
Scotland Women v Wales Women, Women’s Six Nations
19:45 BT Sport 2 Football
Hibernian v Rangers, Scottish Premiership
20:00 BT Sport 1 Boxing
Danuel Dubois v Razvan Cojanu, heavyweight bout

SATURDAY MARCH 9

12:30 SSPL Football
Crystal Palace v Brighton and Hove Albion, EPL
14:15 BBC1 Rugby
Scotland v Wales, Six Nations
16:45 ITV Rugby
England v Italy, Six Nations
17:30 BT Sport 1 Football
Manchester City v Watford, EPL
17:30 BT Sport 3 Football
FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga

SUNDAY MARCH 10

12:00 BT Sport 1 Football
Liverpool v Burnley, EPL
12:30 BT Sport ESPN Football
St Pauli v Hamburg SV, Bundesliga 2
14:05 SSPL Football
Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers, EPL
15:00 ITV Rugby
Ireland v France, Six Nations
16:30 SSPL Football
Arsenal v Manchester United, EPL
17:00 BT Sport 1 Football
Hannover 96 v Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga

MONDAY MARCH 11

19:30 BT Sport 3 Football
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga
19:45 SSF Football
St Mirren v Kilmarnock, Scottish Premiership

TUESDAY MARCH 12

20:00 BT Sport tbc Football
Manchester City v Schalke 04, Champions League, Last 16, 2nd leg
20:00 BT Sport tbc Football
Juventus v Atletico Madrid, Champions League, Last 16, 2nd leg

WEDNESDAY MARCH 13

18:00 BT Sport 1 Football
Dijon v Paris Saint Germain, Ligue 1
20:00 BT Sport tbc Football
Barcelona v Olympique Lyonnais, Champions League, Last 16, 2nd leg
20:00 BT Sport tbc Football
Bayern Munich v Liverpool, Champions League, Last 16, 2nd leg

FRIDAY MARCH 15

19:05 BBC1 Football
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County, Scottish Championship
19:30 BT Sport 1 Football
Borussia Monchengladbach v SC Freiburg, Bundesliga
19:45 SSA Rugby
England U20 v Scotland U20, U20s Six Nations