Wednesday 27 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 27 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – Newcastle v Manchester City, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI
Scottish Premiership – five games at 7:45pm, including Hearts v Hibernian, Sky Sports Football and Rangers v Motherwell
Coppa Italia, quarter-final – AC Milan v Inter Milan, 7:45pm
Belgian First Division – KV Oostende v Genk, 5pm – KV Kortrijk v Standard Liege, 7:30pm – Sint-Truidense v Antwerp, 7:30pm
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Leopardstown, 12:10pm – The feature races are the €100,000 Grade 1 Paddy’s Rewards Club ‘Chase (2m1f, 1:15pm), the €85,000 Future Champions Novice Hurdle (1:50pm, 2 miles) and the €190,000 Paddy Power Steeplechase (3pm, three miles)
Limerick, 12:25pm – The feature race is the €50,000 Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap ‘Chase (2:35pm, 2m3f)
Wetherby, 12:30pm – Where the feature race is the £23,000 188Bet Castleford Chase (2:05pm)
Chepstow, 12:35pm – It is Welsh Grand National day at the track, with the £150,000 Coral-sponsored race being due off at 2:50pm; also on the card are a £50,000 Grade 1 juvenile hurdle (2:10pm), in which Ireland Gavin Cromwell is set to run his Aintree Listed winner Famous Milly, and a £30,000 handicap chase (1:05pm)
Kempton, 12:45pm – day two (the final day) of Kempton’s ‘King George’ meeting, where the feature races are the 32Red.com Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase (1:20pm) and the Grade 2 Unibet Desert Orchid Chase (2:30pm)
Wolverhampton, 1:45pm – The feature race is a £27,000 fillies’ handicap at 3:25pm
Later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:25pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Mahoning Valley, 5:30pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:25pm, and Turf Paradise, 7:40pm
The South African meeting is Kenilworth (10:10am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 17
Sunday December 31 – Sixteen games from 6pm to 9:25pm – it is the final week of the Regular season in the NFL
Sunday, 6pm – Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons – plus 11 other games at this time
Sunday, 9:25pm – four games
College Football
Independence Bowl – Florida State Seminoles v Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 6:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Texas Bowl – Missouri Tigers v Texas Longhorns, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are 10 NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves, 1am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Syracuse Orange v Eastern Michigan Eagles, midnight on Wednesday, BT Sport 3
SMU Mustangs v UCF Knights, 2am, BT Sport 3– i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Fourth Ashes Test, Day three (of five) – Australia v England, 11:30pm, BT Sport 1
Test Match, day two (of five) – South Africa v Zimbabwe, 11:30am, Sky Sports Cricket
Big Bash – Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder, 8am, BT Sport 2
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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 – Play resumes after a three-day Christmas break – live coverage is on Sky Sports Main Event at 12:30pm and 10pm, and Sky Sports Darts at 12:30pm and 7pm
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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, Kehoe 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 11 NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
New York Rangers v Washington Capitals, 1am, eir Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Winnipeg Jets v Edmonton Oilers, 1am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Next game:Friday 29 DecemberAviva Premiership – Bath v Wasps, 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: 27th December 2017