Friday 22 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Friday 22 December 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – Arsenal v Liverpool, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI
Championship – Norwich City v Brentford, 7:45pm
League One – Fleetwood Town v Gillingham, 7pm
League Two – Coventry v Wycombe, 7:45pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Crusaders v Ballymena United, 7:45pm, and Warrenpoint Town v Coleraine, 7:45pm
La Liga – Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao, 6:30pm, Sky Sports Football, and Espanyol v Atletico Madrid, 8:30pm, Sky Sports Football
Serie A – Chievo v Bologna, 5pm, and Cagliari v Fiorentina, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
A-League – Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers, 8:50am, BT Sport 1
Belgian First Division – Anderlecht v KAS Eupen, 7:30pm, and Waasland-Beveren v KV Oostende, 7:30pm
Eredivisie – ADO Den Haag v PEC Zwolle, 7pm
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Southwell, 11:50am – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 7-14-11-8-4-14 & 6, the feature is the Betway Dash Handicap (1:35pm, £7,250). Top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves, Robert Winston, Josephine Gordon, Stevie Donohoe, Fran Berry, Andrew Mullen and Joey Haynes.
Ayr, 11:55am – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 10-12-11-7-5-8 & 12, Irish trainer Stuart Crawford sends four runners from his Co. Antrim yard, Ardean Lass (11:55), Ardmillan (12:30), Backinthesaddle (2:50) and Drumnagreagh (3:25), with Andrew Lynch on-board all four, other top jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Craig Nichol, Henry Brooke, Derek Fox, Conor O’Farrell and Ryan Day to name just a few.
Uttoxeter, midday – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 11-6-7-7-9-7 & 7, Irish trained runners on the card are Global Fert (2:20, Adam Short) for trainer Noel Kelly and Mabeywhoknowsmabey (3:30, James Bowen) for trainer Noel Glynn, top jockeys in action include Sean Bowen, James Bowen, Gavin Sheehan, Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Nick Scholfield, Will Kennedy and David Bass to name just a few.
Ascot, 12:45pm – A card that features the £35,000 Grade 2 Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle, the £35,000 Grade 2 Mitie Noel Novices’ Chase and the £30,000 St Andrews Holdings Championship Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race)
Dundalk, 4:30pm – An eight-race card for the final meeting at the track for 2017, the feature race is the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2017 Handicap (6:30, €25,000), top jockeys in action include Colin Keane, Pat Smullen, Kevin Manning, Billy Lee, Shane Foley, Ben Coen, Oisin Orr, Leigh Roche, Conor Hoban, Rory Cleary and Wayne Lordan.
Wolverhampton, 5:45pm – where the feature race is a £19,000 five-furlong handicap
They also race at Mumbai in India (10:15am in the shops it is San Isidro (5:25pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Aquaduct, 5:20pm, Tampa Bay, 5:25pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Gulfstream, 5:35pm and Hawthorne, 6:55pm and Sunland Park, 7:30pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (10:10am)
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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 Sports will be in 2018
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 16
Saturday December 23 – Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Sunday December 24 – 12 games from 6pm to 9:25pm
Monday December 25 – Pittsburgh Steelers v Houston Texans, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Oakland Raiders @ Philadelphia Eagles, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event. i.e late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
College Football
The Bahamas Bowl – Ohio Bobcats v UAB Blazers, 5:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
The Idaho BowL – Wyoming Cowboys v Central Michigan Chippewas, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
Plus, Oklahoma Sooners v Northwestern Wildcats, 12:30am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are nine NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight on Friday to 3:30am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live:
Los Angeles Clippers @ Houston Rockets, 1am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors, 3:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Texas Longhorns @ Alabama Crimson Tide, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No games scheduled as live in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
One Day International – New Zealand v West Indies, 10pm, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket
International T20 – India v Sri Lanka, 1:30pm, Sky Sports Cricket
Australian Big Bash League – Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, 8:40am, BT Sport 2
New Zealand T20 – Northern Districts v Otago, 1am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Women’s Big Bash – Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, 1:15am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday 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 – Day nine, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event, and at 12:30pm and 7pm on Sky Sports Darts
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
The next set of games are scheduled for Saturday December 30th – Round One of the O’Byrne Cup, McGrath Cup, Walsh Cup and Munster SHL
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GOLF
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 four NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Friday to 2am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live:
Buffalo Sabres v Philadelphia Flyers, midnight, eir Sport 1
Calgary Flames v Montreal Canadiens, 2am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 22 December
Aviva Premiership – Worcester v London Irish, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
French Top 14 – Racing 92 v Toulouse, 7:45pm
The Championship – Bristol v Cornish Pirates, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Action – Jersey v Hartpury College RFC, 7:45PM
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SNOOKER
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace 14 January – 21 January
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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: 22nd December 2017