SPORTS PREVIEW
Friday 20 October 2017
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FOOTBALL
Friday Oct 20
Premier League – West Ham v Brighton, 8pm, Sky Sports Football/Mix
Bundesliga – Schalke v Mainz, 7:30pm, BT Sport 1
Ligue 1 – St Etienne v Montpellier, 7:45pm, eir Sport 1/BT Sport 3
Dutch Eredivisie – Groningen v Willem ll, 7pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Estoril v Boavista, 8:30pm
Chinese Super League – Shandong Luneng v Liaoning Whowin, 12:35pm
League of Ireland Premier Division – Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers, 7:45pm – Dundalk v Bohemians, 7:45pm – Limerick v Galway Utd, 7:45pm – St Patricks Athletic v Cork City, 7:45pm – Finn Harps v Drogheda, 8pm
Irish Premiership – Ards v Warrenpoint Town, 8pm
Hyundai A-League – Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory, 9:50am, BT Sport 1
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Redcar, 1:30pm – Eight races, made up of (in this order) a 2yo novice stakes race, a 2yo claimer, a 1m5f218y handicap, a 2yo novice stakes race that carries the Plus10 Bonus, a 5f217y maiden for 3y0+ and two divisions of the Lady Amateur Riders handicap; field-sizes are 8-10-12-10-20-12-14 and 13
Wincanton, 1:40pm – A six-race card with field-sizes of 14-11-10-9-7 and 10; far and away the leading trainer at what is very much his local track, Paul Nicholls has a runner in all bar the 3:25pm race; jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Richard Johnson, Noel Fehily, Tom Scudamore, Tom O’Brien, Wayne Hutchinson and Paddy Brennan; Irish bumper winner and three-time point-to-point winner Dan McGrue is an interesting runner for Paul Nicholls in the maiden hurdle at 4pm; a winner of four of his last five races, Bishops Court heads the weights for the £12,500 handicap chase at 2:15pm
Haydock – THIS MEETING HAS BEEN ABANDONED OWING TO THE WET WEATHER – A seven-race flat card, with field-sizes of 9-5-13-5-6-8 and 8; the most-valuable races are £13,000 handicaps at 3pm and 3:35pm; jockeys in action on the card include Paul Hanagan, Luke Morris, Richard Kingscote, Franny Norton, David Probert, Harry Bentley and Fran Berry
Fakenham, 2:05pm – A six-race jumping card, with field-sizes of 7-6-4-4-5 and 3; jockeys in action include Harry Skelton and Aidan Coleman; there’s a £13,000 handicap chase at 4:25pm and a £12,000 novices’ chase at 3:15pm, both of them sponsored by At The Races
Newcastle, 4:40pm – An eight-race flat card on the all-weather track, with field-sizes of 9-14-14-4-10-14-14 and 14; jockeys riding on the card include Joe Fanning, PJ McDonald, Danny Tudhope, Tony Hamilton, Phillip Makin, Ben Curtis, Josephine Gordon, Graham Lee, Cam Hardie, Kieran Shoemark, Andrew Mullen and Kevin Stott
Dundalk, 5:30pm, – An eight-race flat card (with 14 runners in each race) on the all-weather track, which includes the €47,500 Al Basti Equiworld Mercury Stakes (Listed Race, 8pm), in which there are two runners from England: Charlie Hills’ Love On The Rocks (Colm O’Donoghue) and the evergreen David Griffiths-trained Take Cover (David Allan), who won this race in 2015; it’s a very good card, one that ends with a superb 12f handicap, with Spruce Meadows, My Direction, Moonmeister, Political Policy, Thunder Crash and Bold Knight all among the field
They also race in Germany at Baden Baden (12:30pm); later in the shops it is Club Hipico (6:15pm) in Chile and Woodbine (6pm) in Canada
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Belmont Park, 5:55pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm, Gulfstream Park, 6:15pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meetings are Fairview (11:40pm) and Greyville (4:10pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Friday line-up is as follows:
10:31am – KINSLEY
10:38am – SWINDON
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – MONMORE
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – CRAYFORD
6:39pm – SHEFFIELD
The next live meeting on Sky is the British Breeders Stakes night at Nottingham, Tuesday October 24, 7pm, Sky Sports Arena
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 7
Sunday October 22 – 13 games from 6pm Sunday night up until 1:30am Monday morning, where it’s Atlanta Falcons @ New England Patriots, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday evening
Monday October 23 – Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday evening
College Football:
Marshall Thundering Herrd @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, midnight, BT Sport 3
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders, 2:30am, BT Sport 1, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Colorado State Rams @ New Mexico Lobos, 3:15am, BT Sport 3, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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BASEBALL
New York Yankees @ Houston Astros, 1:08am, BT Sport ESPN – game six of series – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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BASKETBALL
The new NBA season began on October 17 and will end on April 11, with a weeklong All-Star break.
There are ten matches today, with start times ranging between midnight on Friday to 3am on Saturday – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks, midnight, BT Sport 1
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Friday October 20 – Joe Joyce v Ian Lewison, as Olympic Silver medallist Joe Joyce make his professional debut in this heavyweight contest at Indigo at the O2, London, the card also includes John O’Donnell v Tamuka Mucha in the Welterweight division, 9pm, Dave (Sky Ch. 111)
Saturday October 21 – Ryan Burnett v Zhanat Zhakiyanov, IBF & WBA Bantamweight Title, The SSE Arena, Belfast, 7:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Action
Saturday October 28 – Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam, IBF World Heavyweight Title, lots of other top-class bouts on this card including Anahi Sanchez v Katie Taylor, WBA Lightweight Title, from Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 6pm, Sky Sports Box Office
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CRICKET
Next games:
Friday Oct 20
ODI – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, midday
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CYCLING
Announcement of the route for the 2018 Tour de France was made on Wednesday.
European Track Championships – Day two, from the Velodrom Berlin, Germany, 3:30pm, Eurosport 2
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
October 20–21 – 2017 German Darts Masters, Castello Arena, Dusseldorf, 7pm, ITV4
Oct 26-29 – Unibet European Championship, Ethias Arena, Hasselt
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, October 20-22
FP1, 3:55pm, More4 (Sky Ch, 139)
FP2, 7:55pm, More4 (Sky Ch, 139)
Followed by: The Mexico Grand Prix, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico, October 27-29
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GAA
The Sunday Game special for the Championship draw 2018 (Football and Hurling) took place on Thursday October 19
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 21 October
Mayo SHC final
Tooreen v Ballyhaunis, Tooreen, TBC
Sunday 22 October
Carlow SFC final replay
Eire Og v Rathvilly, Netwatch Cullen Park, 3.15pm
Kerry SFC final
Dr Crokes v South Kerry, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
Limerick SFC final
Adare v Newcastle West, Gaelic Grounds, 4pm
London SFC final
Fulham Irish v Tir Chonaill Gaels, Ruislip, 2.30pm
Roscommon SFC final
Roscommon Gaels v St Brigid’s, Hyde Park, 4pm
Sligo SFC final
Eastern Harps v Tourlestrane or Tubbercurry, Markievicz Park, 4pm
Ulster club SHC final
Ballygalget (Down) v Slaughtneil (Derry), Athletic Grounds, 4pm
Cork SHC final
Blackrock v Imokilly or Sarsfields, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 4pm
Sligo SHC final
Calry-St Joseph’s v Western Gaels, Markievicz Park, TBC
Waterford SHC final
Ballygunner or Lismore v De La Salle or Passage, Walsh Park, TBC
Ulster club IHC final
Lavey (Derry) v Middletown (Armagh), Corrigan Park, 1pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea, October 19-22 – day three is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Main Event/The Open at 3am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
PGA European Tour – Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation, Valderrama, Spain, October 19-22, day two, 11am and 2:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/The Open
USLPGA Tour – Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, Taipei, October 19-22
USPGA Champions Tour – Dominion Charity Classic, The Country Club of Virginia, USA, October 20-21
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ICE HOCKEY
There are six NHL games today, with face-off times ranging from midnight to 3am on Saturday – i.e. Late Friday night/ early Saturday morning
Live:
Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres, eir Sport 2, midnight
Montreal Canadiens @ Anaheim Ducks, 3am, eir Sport 2, – i.e. Late Friday night/ early Saturday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
Friday 20 October
Champions Cup – Scarlets v Bath, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Brive v Oyonnax, 6pm – Lyon v Sale Sharks, 6:30pm – Toulouse v Cardiff Blues, 8pm
Mitre 10 Cup – Wellington v Northland, 7:35am, Sky Sports Main Event and Bay Of Plenty v Otago, 2:35am, Sky Sports Action – i.e. late Friday night/early Sat morning
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SNOOKER
English Open, Barnsley, runs October 16 – 22, day five (quarter-finals), 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22
WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22, day five, 1pm, BT Sport 1
ATP European Open, Antwerp, Oct 16-22, quarter-finals, 1:30pm, Eurosport 2
ATP If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Oct 16-22
WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg, Oct 16-22, day six (semi-finals), 4pm, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 19th October 2017