The Best Sporting Events to Watch on TV Each April and May
Last updated: April 11, 2025
It seems like we’re never far from the next great sporting event on TV, no matter what time of year you have your remote in hand.
But our cup runneth over in April and May, with a stack of the most prestigious competitions in sport taking place in these late spring/early summer months.
And here’s five that you can watch live this - and every other - year:
The Masters
Generally taking place in the second week of April, The Masters is the most iconic tournament in golf.
The Masters betting odds reveal that the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be amongst the heavyweights hoping to drive and putt their way to the Green Jacket; the prize that all golfers, young and old, want to win.
Those golf odds confirm that The Masters has the strongest field in the sport too, with the best players of today, yesterday and even tomorrow – there’s an amateur contingent teeing it up – locking horns.
The action all unfolds in the United States at the picturesque Augusta National course in Georgia; fans of botany and horticulture will get just as much enjoyment from the four-day event as golf lovers.
Jon Rahm is ready and his mind is calm. That point, he says, will be key if he's to win another Green Jacket. #themasters
- The Masters (@TheMasters)
Grand National Festival
Available to watch on terrestrial TV in the UK courtesy of ITV, the Grand National Festival brings together the best racehorses, jockeys and trainers for a three-day extravaganza at Aintree Racecourse.
There are hurdles, chases and steeplechases, with the results from the Cheltenham Festival a few weeks prior often proving to be a useful bellwether for those contemplating a flutter or two.
The headline race of the meeting is the eponymous Grand National, an iconic four-mile, two-furlong marathon that pits the wits of the best stayers around over fences such as The Chair, Becher’s Brook and Foinavon.
Nick Rockett was victorious in the Grand National! 🏆
Who backed him?
- ITV Racing (@itvracing)
Snooker World Championship
If the Grand National is a gruelling challenge for those on four legs, the Snooker World Championship is the ultimate test of stamina for cueists on two.
The tournament has the longest form matches in the sport, with the final – played at Sheffield’s beloved Crucible Theatre – taking place over the best-of-35 frames.
Broadcast on the BBC, the World Snooker Championship continues to beguile viewers nearly a century after its inaugural edition.
FA Cup Final
Although it’s a competition that has somewhat slipped down the order of priority for English football’s biggest clubs, there’s no doubt that the FA Cup still has that ‘magic of the cup’ feel for the non-elite.
There’s always a special atmosphere at Wembley Stadium whichever two teams make it to the final, with the traditional pre-game singing of Abide With Me sure to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
But who will lift the oldest trophy in world football this year?
French Open Tennis
Technically coming to its conclusion in June, tennis’ French Open actually gets underway in mid-May each year.
The second Grand Slam event of the calendar year – and the only one to be played on clay courts, there’s a unique ambience to proceedings inside the Roland Garros arena.
With the ‘King of Clay’, Rafa Nadal, now retired, who will step up and become the new stars of the French Open?
