Monday 1 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 1 January 2018
**WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE NEW YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR!**
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Monday Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Monday Jan 01
Premier League – Brighton v Bournemouth, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI – Burnley v Liverpool, 3pm – Leicester v Huddersfield, 3pm – Stoke v Newcastle, 3pm – Everton v Man Utd, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI
Championship – Nine games, eight at 3pm including Leeds Utd v Nottingham Forest, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football and Aston Villa v Bristol City, 5:30pm
League One – 12 games, all at 3pm
League Two – 12 games, all at 3pm
National League – 12 games, all at 3pm except for Woking v Aldershot Town, 1pm and Bromley v Ebbsfleet Town, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
National League North – 11 games, all at 3pm
National League South – 11 games, all at 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Three games, all at 3pm
Hyundai A-League – Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City, 8:50am, BT Sport ESPN
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Tramore, midday – Where the feature race is the €30,000 Savill’s ‘A Different Outlook’ Chase (Listed Race) at 2:15pm, where there are four declared runners, A Toi Phil (Gordon Elliott) – Bachasson (Willie Mullins) – Champagne West (Henry De Bromhead) & Lord Scoundrel (Gordon Elliott)
Southwell, 12:05pm – A seven-race card, where the most-valuable races are the £16,000 5f handicap (1:45pm) and the £16,000 7f14y handicap at 2:20pm
Cheltenham, 12:15pm – A seven-race card that includes the £25,000 Listed Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (12:15pm), the £35,000 Grade 2 Betbright Dipper Novices’ Chase (1:25pm), a £75,000 Grade 3 Handicap Chase (2pm), the £50,000 Grade 2 Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (3:10pm) and a £25,000 Listed Bumper (3:45pm) that closes the card
Fairyhouse, 12:20pm – A seven-race card, where the most-valuable race is the €20,000 handicap chase at 3:15pm (3m1f), top jockeys in action include Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, Danny Mullins, Robbie Power, Donagh Meyler, Patrick Mullins, Mark Walsh, David Mullins and Robbie Colgan.
Catterick, 12:25pm – A six-race card, where the feature is the Handicap Chase (£11,800) 2m3f at 2:45pm, field-sizes are 8-12-4-7-5 & 8
Musselburgh, 12:30pm – Where the card features the £19,800 toteexacta Hair Of The Dog Handicap Hurdle (1:05pm), the £30,000 Totequadpot “Audl Reekie” Handicap Chase (1:40pm) and the £30,000 Totepool Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle (2:15pm)
Exeter, 12:40pm – A seven-race card, where the feature races are the £19,050 Hartnell Hotel Handicap Chase and the £18,040 beginners’ chase, field-sizes are 9-5-10-10-3-7 & 7, top jockeys in action include Tom Scudamore, Wayne Hutchinson, Nick Scholfield, David Noonan, Robert Dunne, Sean Bowen and Leighton Aspell to name just a few
Fakenham, 12:45pm – A six-race card, where the feature is the North Norfolk Handicap Hurdle (£14, 800, 2m4f) at 1:55pm, field-sizes are 6-6-6-6-2 & 7
They also race at Chennai (10:15am) and at Kolkata (10:30am) in India; later in the shops it is Neuss(4pm and 4:30pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Turfway Park, 6:10pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, Santa Anita, 7:40pm and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meeting is Durbanville (11:50am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
10:29am – CENTRAL PARK
10:36am – HENLOW
1:28pm – MONMORE
1:37pm – ROMFORD
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
It’s Wildcard week in the NFL with the games TBC
College Football:
Outback Bowl – South Carolina Gamecocks v Michigan Wolverines, 5pm, BT Sport 3
Peach Bowl – Auburn Tigers v UCF Knights, 5:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Citrus Bowl – LSU Tigers v Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 6pm, BT Sport 2
Rose Bowl – Oklahoma Sooners v Georgia Bulldogs, 10pm, BT Sport ESPN
Sugar Bowl – Clemson Tigers v Alabama Crimson Tide, 1:45am, BT Sport ESPN – 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 midnight tonight to 1am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
There are no games listed as live in Ire/UK
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
There are no games listed as live in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Monday Jan 01
Twenty20 Series – New Zealand v West Indies, 6am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket
KFC T20 Big Bash League – Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes, 7:10am, live on BT Sport 2 – Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, 10:25am, live on BT Sport 2
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The final of the William Hill World Darts Championship takes place today at the Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London – live coverage is on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Darts at 8pm
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games – January 3
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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 is one NHL match scheduled for today – NY Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres, 6pm, which is live on eir Sport 2
Live games:
As above
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RUGBY UNION
Today:
Pro14 – Leinster v Connacht, 3:15pm, live on TG4, and Ulster v Munster, 5:35pm, live on TG4 and BBC2 Ulster
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
Hopman Cup – 30 December, 2017 to Jan 6, 2018, a team competition – today’s action is live on Eurosport 2 at 9:30am
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7 – today’s action is live on Eurosport 2 at 12:30pm, 2:30pm and 4:30pm (day one)
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP, Brisbane International, Jan 1-7, day three, with live coverage at 3am and 5am on Eurosport 1 – i.e. early on Tuesday morning
WTA, Brisbane International, Jan 1-7, day two, with live coverage at 10:30am on BT Sport 1; day-three coverage is from 1am on BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
WTA, Auckland International, Australia, Jan 1-7, day two, 11:30pm, BT Sport 2
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7, day three, 3am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
Posted: 1st January 2018