Thursday 14 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 14 December 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day
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FOOTBALL
FA Cup – Hereford FC v Fleetwood Town, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Dutch Eredivisie – Heracles Almelo v Sparta Rotterdam, 5:30pm – Ajax v Excelsior, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Coppa Italia – Lazio v Cittadella, 8pm
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Taunton, 12pm – This meeting received the welcome news that the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase, due to have been run at Huntingdon on Sunday before the snow stepped in, had been added to this meeting; it is due off at 2:45pm;
Newcastle, 12:10pm – This meeting must survive a morning inspection – Seven race National Hunt card which begins with a Class 5 Handicap Hurdle. The second race on the card is a Class 3 Novices’ Chase – Malcolm Jefferson and Brian Hughes teamed up to win this with Waiting Patiently and the pair will hope to take their chance again with Princess Tara one of the four declared runners.
Warwick, 12:20pm – Seven race National Hunt card featuring the Listed Lady Godiva Mares’ Novices’ Chase (1:25pm) – Phillip Kirby’s Lady Buttons won at this level last time out and will have to deal with conceding weight all round this time.
Tramore, 12:25pm – Seven race National Hunt card – French recruit Laurina makes her debut for Willie Mullins in the Mare’s Maiden Hurdle that gets things underway. The card also features one more Maiden Hurdle (1:30pm), two Handicap Hurdles, a Beginners Chase (2:35pm), a Handicap Chase for those rated 0-95 (3:10pm) and a Ladies Pro/Am Flat Race to end the card (3:40pm)
Chelmsford, 5:45pm – Seven races, consisting of (in this order) a 7f nursery, a 7f 2yo race, a 7f handicap, a £20,000 mile handicap for 3yo+ rated 86 to 105, a 5f handicap, a 1m5f66y maiden for 3-5yo (in which top National Hunt trainer Nicky Henderson runs Bardd) and a 10f handicap; field-sizes are 11-9-15-9-7-7 and 10; jockeys in action include Dougie Costello, Robert Winston, Tom Eaves, Shane Kelly, Sean Levey, Franny Norton, Lima Keniry, Stevie Donohoe, Robert Havlin, Luke Morris, Martin Dwyer, Josephine Gordon, Martin Harley, Kieran Shoemark and Tom Marquand
They also race at Mumbai in India (11:30am)); later in the shops it is Hipo Chile in Chile (5pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Aquaduct, 5:50pm, Los Alamitos, 8:30pm,
The South African meeting is The Vaal (10:10am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Thursday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – SUNDERLAND
11:11am – SHEFFIELD
2:08pm – ROMFORD
2:18pm – CRAYFORD
6:28pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:38pm – NEWCASTLE
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 15
Thursday December 14 – Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Saturday December 16 – Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions, 9:30pm, and Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs, 1:25am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Sunday December 17 – Eight games at 6pm, one at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Dallas Cowboys @ Oakland Raiders, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday December 18 – Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Los Angeles Lakers @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 1am, BT Sport 2
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Saturday December 16th
Billy Joe Saunders v David Lemieux – WBO Middleweight World Championship – Champion Billy Joe Saunders defends his title against powerful challenger David Lemieux who has 33 knockouts in 38 career victories – Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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CRICKET
Ashes Series, Third Test, day two – Australia v England, 2:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
South Africa T20 – TBC v TBC, 4pm
Australian Women’s BBL – Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers, 4am – i.e. early on Friday morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship takes place from Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London from Thursday December 14 to Monday January 01, follow all of the action on Sky Sports Darts, Day one from 7pm on Sky Sports Mix
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Sunday 17 December
All-Ireland club SFC quarter-final
Fulham Irish (Britain) v Corofin (Galway), Ruislip, 1pm
Leinster club SFC final
Moorefield (Kildare) v St Loman’s (Westmeath), O’Moore Park, 2pm – live on TG4
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GOLF
European Tour – Indonesian Masters, early Thursday to early Sunday – live coverage of day one starts at 5am, Sky Sports The Open/ Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. early Thursday morning
Then….
USPGA Tour – Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 4-7, 2018
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament will take place in 2018
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ICE HOCKEY
There are Twelve NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight to 3am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Boston Bruins v Washington Capitals, midnight, eir Sport 2 – Late Thursday/Early Friday
Vegas Golden Knights v Pittsburgh Penguins, 3am, eir Sport 2 – Late Thursday/Early Friday
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
Thursday 14 December
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Section Paloise v SU Agen, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
The Dafabet Scottish Open, Glasgow, December 11 to December 17, day four, 12;45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP & WTA, Brisbane International, Australia, Jan 1-7
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
Posted: 14th December 2017