THURSDAY 20th APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day –
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FOOTBALL
Thursday April 20
Europa League, quarter-finals, second legs, all at 8:05pm
Besiktas v Lyon, (Agg, 1-2), BT Sport 3
Genk v Celta Vigo, (Agg, 2-3), BT Sport ESPN
Man Utd v Anderlecht, (Agg, 1-1), BT Sport 2 and eir Sport 2
Schalke v Ajax, (Agg, 0-2), BT Sport 1
There will also be live coverage of a tie on eir Sport 1
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Newmarket, 1:50pm – A seven-race card on the third and final day of the Craven meeting, the card includes the Group 3 Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (3pm) and the feature bet365 Craven Stakes, in which the seven runners include Racing Post Trophy winner, Rivet, Aidan O’Brien’s War Decree and recent impressive Doncaster winner, Benbatl
Cheltenham, 2:05pm – A seven-race card on day-two of the April meeting including the Listed Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (2:05pm), the Listed EBF Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Mares’ Novices’ Chase (2:40pm) and the Listed April Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (3:15pm)
Ripon, 2:15pm – eight races, with £11,500 contests at 4pm and 4:30pm; an apprentice race closes the card
Lingfield, 4:40pm – five handicaps, a maiden and a claimer make up the card
Tipperary, 5:10pm – three flat races and four hurdle races on a seven-race card; it starts with two maidens, with many top stables represented
Taunton, 5:25pm – field-sizes are 3-3-6-14-8 and 4; there are two £10,000 races on the card; jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Tom Scudamore, Sam Twiston-Davies, Nick Scholfield, Harry Cobden, Adrian Heskin, Tom O’Brien, Gavin Sheehan, Richie McLernon and Leighton Aspell
They also race in France at Chantilly (11:40am); later in the shops, it is Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Gulfstream, 5:55pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm, Aqueduct, 6:20pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:50am)
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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
6:39pm – NEWCASTLE
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 5 of the season
Friday 21 April
Port Adelaide v Carlton, 7:20am
Saturday 22 April
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions, 4:45am – Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows, 7:35am – Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, 10:25am – Fremantle v North Melbourne, 10:40am
Sunday 23 April
St Kilda v Geelong Cats, 6:20am – Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, 7:40am
Monday 24 April
Richmond v Melbourne, 10:25am
Tuesday 25 April
Essendon v Collingwood, 10:25am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 11 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 5:37pm to 3:05am on Thursday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets, midnight on Thursday, BT Sport ESPN
Seattle Mariners @ Oakland Athletics, 3am BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday
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BASKETBALL
The regular NBA seasons ended on April 12th. The play-offs continue tonight with three, as follows:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers, midnight on Thursday – live on BT Sport 1
Toronto Raptors @ Milwaukee Bucks, 1am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday
San Antonio Spurs @ Memphis Grizzlies, 2:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
On Saturday April 22, Echo Arena, Liverpool, (Sky Sports 1, 7:30pm) –
Martin Murray v Gabriel Rosado, 12 Rounds Middleweight
On Saturday April 29, Wembley Stadium, London, UK, (Sky Box Office) –
Anthony Joshua v Vladimir Klitschko, IBF & WBA Heavyweight Titles
Scott Quigg v Viorel Simion, WBA International Featherweight Title
Luke Campbell v Darleys Perez
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CRICKET
Thursday April 20
IPL – Kings Xl Punjab v Mumbai Indians, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
Some of the next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour Of The Alps 2017 – 17-21 April 2017 – live on Eurosport 2 at 1:30pm, stage 4, 165.3km from Bolzano to Cles in Italy
Tour Of Croatia – 18-23 April 2017 – live on Eurosport 2, 2:45pm, stage 3
Tour Eritrea – 18-22 April 2017
Tour of the Gila – 19-23 April 2017
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 12 tonight, from the SSE Arena, Belfast, with the line-up (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm) being:
Dave Chisnall v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v James Wade
Dave Chisnall v Phil Taylor
Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Russian Grand Prix, in Sochi, which is set to take place on Sunday April 28-30
After this it is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 22 April
Christy Ring Cup round 1
Mayo v Kildare, MacHale Park, 3pm
Carlow v Antrim, Netwatch Cullen Park, 3pm
Down v Roscommon, Ballycran, 1pm
Nicky Rackard Cup round 1
Louth v Derry, Darver, 3pm
Monaghan v Tyrone, Inniskeen, 3pm
Donegal v Armagh, Letterkenny, 1pm
Lory Meagher Cup round 1
Sligo v Lancashire, Markievicz Park, TBC
Cavan v Warwickshire, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm
Fermanagh v Leitrim, Brewster Park, 3pm
Sunday 23 April
Allianz HL Division 1 final
Tipperary v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 3.30pm – live on TG4
Leinster SHC round 1
Meath v Kerry, Pairc Tailteann, 3pm
Laois v Westmeath, O’Moore Park, 3pm
Christy Ring Cup round 1
Wicklow v London, Arklow, 1pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The next tournament is Shenzhen International, Genzon GC, Shenzhen, China, April 20-23 – Live coverage of day two is on Sky Sports at 5:30am, early on Friday morning and at 5:30am early on Friday morning on Sky Sports 4 (day two)
USPGA Tour – It is day one of the Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio, AT&T Oaks Course, San Antonio, TX, April 20-23 – live on Sky Sports 4 from 8:30pm
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC, at Irving, TX, April 27-30; the defending champion is Jenny Shin
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top Of The Rock, Ridgedale, MO, April 21-23
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are four Stanley Cup play-off games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
None listed as live in Ire/UK
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next up:
Friday April 21
Super League – Widnes Vikings v St Helens, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
Challenge Cup – Leeds Rhinos v Doncaster RLFC, 8pm
NRL – Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles, 9am – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Brisbane Broncos, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
FRIDAY April 21
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Brumbies, 8:35am, Sky Sports Mix – Waratahs v Southern Kings, 10:45am, Sky Sports 2 – Lions v Los Jaguars, 6pm, Sky Sports 4
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SNOOKER
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield – the biggest tournament in snooker continues today, with live coverage today as follows:
BBC2, 1pm
Eurosport 1, 1pm and 6:30pm
Eurosport 2, 7pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Mon April 17 to Sun April 23, 10am, Sky Sports 1
WTA – Zhengzhou Women’s Tennis Open, Zhengzhou, China, Mon April 17 to Sun April 23
Fed Cup World Group Semi-Final: Belarus v Switzerland, Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, Belarus, Sat April 22 to Sunday April 23
Fed Cup World Group Semi-Final: USA v Czech Rep, TPC, Sat April 22 to Sunday April 23
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OTHER SPORT
Posted: 20th April 2017