It is the season of good cheer and there will be plenty of cheering for sports fans this Christmas and New Year. In a packed programme of sporting events to watch on TV, as ever, Premier League football provides the centrepiece of the festive offering.
If football is the main course of the Christmas TV menu, then there are plenty of delicious side dishes in the form of horse racing, rugby union, NFL, and that other Christmas and New Year staple, the PDC World Darts Championship.
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PDC World Darts Championship
Football: English Premier League
Football in Scotland and England
Scottish Premiership
EFL Championship
Rugby union: Premiership Rugby
Horse racing
American football: NFL
Cricket: Test match
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