Wednesday 12th JULY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 12th JULY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday July 12
UEFA Champions League – Qualifying Second Round
Spartaks Jurmala v FC Astana, 5pm – Apoel Nicosia v F91 Dudelange, 6pm – Hapoel Be’er Sheva v Budapest Honved, 6pm – Malmo FF v Vardar, 6pm – Sheriff Tiraspol v Kukesi, 6pm
Zrinjski v NK Maribor, 6pm – BATE Borisov v Alashkert, 6:30pm – IFK Mariehamn v Legia Warsaw, 7pm – Zalgiris v Ludogorets Razgrad, 7pm – MSK Zilina v FC Copenhagen, 7:15pm
Dundalk v Rosenborg, 7:45pm, (live on RTE2) – FH Hafnarfjordur v Vikingur Gota, 8:15pm
CONCACAF Gold Cup – Panama v Nicaragua, 11:30pm, and USA v Martinique, 1:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
UEFA European U-19 Championship, semi-finals – opening semi-final at 1:45pm on Eurosport 2 and the second semi-final, 5:30pm, Eurosport 1
Brazilian Serie A
Athletico Mineiro v Santos, 11:30pm – Ponte Preta v Bahia, 11:30pm – Fluminense v Botafogo,1am – Athletico Paranaense v Cruzeiro, 1:45am – Palmeiras v Corinthians, 1:45am – Vitoria v Vasco da Gama, 1:45am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
YARMOUTH (2:00pm) – A seven-race flat card including a Class 3 handicap over 1m 1f. Field sizes of 5-10-5-8-13-9-8. Jockeys in action on the card include Jamie Spencer, William Buick, Joe Fanning, Stevie Donohoe, Harry Bentley and Josephine Gordon
CATTERICK (2:10pm) – An eight-race flat card with field sizes of 6-9-10-7-7-13-13-9. The card includes the Tumeric Handicap (4:30pm, for the Tumeric Challenge Trophy). Jockeys in action on the card include Luke Morris, Paul Hanagan, PJ McDonald, James Sullivan, Martin Harley, Tony Hamilton and Phillip Makin
DUNDALK, 2:15pm – A big meeting at the track, where it’s Ladies Day, the seven-race card features the €26,000 Racing Post Handicap at 4:35pm. Top jockeys in action include Pat Smullen, Kevin Manning, Colin Keane, Chris Hayes, Wayne Lordan, Shane Foley, Seamie Heffernan, Billy Lee and Ronan Whelan.
LINGFIELD (2:25pm) – A seven-race flat card with field sizes of 4-14-9-13-9-9-8. Jockeys on the card include James Doyle, Tom Queally, Franny Norton, Sean Levey, Oisin Murphy and Richard Kingscote
KEMPTON (5:55pm) – A seven-race flat card on the Polytrack. Field sizes are 10-14-11-12-9-9-12, top jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, James Doyle, Oisin Murphy, Andrea Atzeni, Danny Tudhope, Dougie Costello, Robert Winston, Adam Kirby and Gerald Mosse (who travels for one-ride on Rake’s Progress for trainer Heather Main, in the 8:25pm)
BATH (6:10pm) – An eight-race flat card with field sizes of 12-7-10-9-16-7-6. Top jockeys in action include Silvestre De Sousa, Fran Berry, Pat Cosgrave, Martin Lane, Tom Marquand, Dane O’Neill and Martin Dwyer.
They also race in India at Kolkata (10:30am); later in shops it is Valparaiso, 7:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Greyville (11:25am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Wednesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – SUNDERLAND
6:39pm – DONCASTER
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the William Hill UK Festival on July 19 at Sunderland
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 17 of the season, next games:
Friday 14 July
St Kilda v Essendon, 10:50am
Saturday 15 July
Port Adelaide v North Melbourne, 4:40am – Geelong Cats v Hawthorn, 4:45am – Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, 7:35am – Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, 10:10am – GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, 10:25am
Sunday 16 July
Richmond v Brisbane Lions, 4:10am – Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, 5:40am – Carlton v Western Bulldogs, 6:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
No games scheduled today
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Big fights coming up
Miguel Berchelt v Takashi Miura, Saturday 15 July/early Sunday morning – Mexican WBC World Super Featherweight title holder Miguel Berchelt will make his first title defence against former champion Takashi Miura from Japan – The Forum, Inglewood, California
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CRICKET
Wednesday July 12
ICC Women’s World Cup – England Women v New Zealand Women, 10:30am, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Mix – Australia Women v India Women, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2 – Sri Lanka Women v South Africa Women, 10:30am
NatWest T20 Blast – Sussex Sharks v Hampshire, 6:30pm, Sky Sports 2
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
Some of the next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
The blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd; stage 11, a 203.5km journey from Eymet to Pau
Live coverage:
1:10pm, TG4 – midday, ITV4 – 11:45am, Eurosport 1
From the track calendar:
Iranian National Championships – July 8-17
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DARTS
Coming up:
North American Championship – July 13, Tropicana Las Vegas
US Darts Masters – July 14-15, Tropicana Las Vegas
World Matchplay – July 22-30, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
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FORMULA ONE
This next F1 race is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, July 14-16
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Wednesday 12 July
Munster U21HC semi-final
Limerick v Clare, Gaelic Grounds, 7.30pm – live on TG4
Thursday 13 July
Munster U21HC semi-final
Waterford v Cork, Walsh Park, 7.30pm – TG4
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – THE Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Dundonald Links, Scotland, July 13-16 – there is a preview of the tournament on Sky Sports 4 today at 3pm
USPGA Tour – the John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, USA, July 13-16
LPGA Tour – the US Women’s Open, Trump National Golf Club, USA, July 13-16
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), is the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, Caves Valley Golf Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, July 13-16
On the European Seniors Tour, it is the WINSTON golf Senior Open, WINSTON links Course, WINSTON golf, Vorbeck, Germany, July 14-16
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HOCKEY
Women’s World Hockey semi-finals – (all live on BT Sport 1) – Pool B, India v Chile, 11am – Pool A, Ireland v Poland, 1pm – Pool A, Japan v England, 3pm – Pool B, South Africa v Argentina, 5pm
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ICE HOCKEY
No keys games scheduled; the new NHL season begins on Wednesday, October 4
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Wednesday 12 July
State Of Origin series – Queensland v New South Wales, 11am – it is 1-1 after two games in the three-game series – live on eir Sport 2
Thursday 13 July
Super League – Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 14 July
Super Rugby – Highlanders v Reds, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1 – Melbourne Rebels v Los Jaguares, 10:45am, Sky Sports 1 – Southern Kings v Cheetahs, 6pm, Sky Sports 5
Saturday 15 July
Super Rugby – Sunwolves v Blues, 4:05am – Chiefs v Brumbies, 6:15am, Sky Sports 1 – Hurricanes v Crusaders, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1 – Western Force v Waratahs, 10:45am, Sky Sports 1 – Sharks v Lions, 4:15pm, Sky Sports 1 – Bulls v Stormers, 6:30pm, Sky Sports 3
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SNOOKER
Next:
The next key tournament is the Hong Kong Masters – July 20-23
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TENNIS
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass; coverage of men’s quarter-final matches is on BBC2 from 1pm, BBC1 from 12:15pm and 1:45pm, and eir Sport 1 from 11:30am
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OTHER SPORT
Athletics – IAAF World Youth Championships, 4pm, Eurosport 2, day one
Posted: 12th July 2017