FRIDAY 14th APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Friday April 14
Championship – seven games at 3pm, plus Wolves v Brighton, 5pm, Sky Sports 1 – Burton Albion v Ipswich Town, 7:45pm, and Newcastle United v Leeds United, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
League One – ten matches, all at 3pm
League Two – eleven matches at 3pm and one at 2:30pm, Portsmouth v Plymouth, Sky Sports 1
Scottish Premiership – Kilmarnock v Hearts, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
National League – 12 games, all at 3pm, including Tranmere Rovers v Aldershot Town, BT Sport 1
National League North – six games: four at 3pm and two at 7:45pm
National League South – Poole Town v Hemel Hempstead Town, 3pm
LOI Premier Division – Bohemians v Cork City, 7:45pm – Derry City v Finn Harps, 7:45pm – Dundalk v Bray Wanderers, 7:45pm – Galway United v St Patrick’s Athletic, 7:45pm – Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers, 8pm
LOI First Division – Waterford v Athlone Town, 7:45pm – UCD v Cabinteely FC, 7:45pm – Wexford v Cobh Ramblers, 8pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Portadown v Ballinamallard United, 8pm
Ligue 1 – Angers v PSG, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3/eir Sport 1
La Liga – Athletic Bilbao v Las Palmas, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 3
Dutch Eredivisie – Heracles Almelo v AZ Alkmaar, 7pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – four matches – two at 4pm, one at 6:15pm, Benfica v Maritimo, and one at 8:30pm, Vitoria Setubal v Sporting Lisbon
MLS – Philadelphia Union v New York City FC, midnight on Friday – Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders, 3am (i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning) – San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas, 4am (i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning)
A-League – Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, 10:50am, BT Sport 1
Chinese Super League – Chongqing Lifan v Guizhou Zhicheng, 12:35pm
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Lingfield, 1:40pm – (live on ITV4 from 2pm) – All-Weather Championship Finals day, where a total of £1million in prize-money is on offer; Ireland’s Darren Bunyan runs Grey Danube in the opener
Bath, 2pm – where there’s a £60,000 feature, the Bathwick Tyres Handicap, at 3:30pm, backed up by the £50,000 Dribuild Handicap at 4:30pm; £182,750 in prize-money is on offer on the day
Newcastle, 2:10pm – where £250,000 is prize-money is on offer, including £100,000 in the 32Red Burradon Conditions Stakes (3:55pm); among the field for that race are Andrew Balding’s Classic hope South Seas, a Group 3-winner and Group 1-placed colt that is owned by Qatar Racing, and Kevin Ryan’s unbeaten Group 3 winner Syphax, who is owned by Godolphin
They also race in Germany at Bremen (1pm); later in the shops, it is Las Piedras (4:15pm) in Argentina
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Tampa Bay Downs, 5:45pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm, Aqueduct, 6:20pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meetings are Fairview (11:10am) and Greyville (4:15pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Friday line-up is as follows:
10:31am – KINSLEY
10:31am – SWINDON
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – MONMORE
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – CRAYFORD
6:39pm – SHEFFIELD
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 4 of the season
Friday 14 April
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, 7:20am, BT Sport 1
Saturday 15 April
Melbourne v Fremantle, 4:45am – GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, 7:35am – Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Essendon, 10:40am
Sunday 16 April
Collingwood v St Kilda, 6:20am – Brisbane Lions v Richmond, 7:40am
Monday 17 April
Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, 6:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 7:20pm on Friday to 3:15am on Saturday – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays, 12:07am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BASKETBALL
The regular NBA seasons ended on April 12th. The play-offs begin on April 15th
Live games:
N/A
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
In the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday night, among the fights taking place are Ricky Burns v Julius Indongo, a WBA and IBF World super-lightweight title fight
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CRICKET
Friday April 14
IPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians, 11:30am, Sky Sports 2 and Gujarat Lions v Rising Pune Supergiants, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2
County Cricket Division One – (all at 11am; 4-day games) – Hampshire v Middlesex – Somerset v Essex – Surrey v Lancashire – Warwickshire v Yorkshire
County Cricket Division Two – (all at 11am; 4-day games) – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire – Durham v Nottinghamshire – Glamorgan v Worcestershire – Gloucestershire v Leicestershire – Sussex v Kent
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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
GP Denain – a French Road Cycling Cup event, live on Eurosport 2 at 1:30pm
From the track calendar:
UCI Track World Championships (in Hong Kong) – April 12-16 – BBC2, 11:50am, and Eurosport 1, midday – 5:30am, Eurosport 1, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 12 on Thursday, April 20th, from the SSE Arena, Belfast, with the line-up (live on Sky Sports 1) 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 Bahrain Grand Prix, in Sakhir, which is set to take place on Sunday April 14-16
Practice 1 – 11:55am, Channel 4/eir Sport 1
Practice 2 – 3:55pm, Channel 4/eir Sport 1
After this it is the Russian Grand Prix, in Sochi, April 28-30
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 15 April
All-Ireland U21FC semi-finals
Galway v Kerry, Cusack Park, Ennis, 4:30pm – Live on TG4
Dublin v Donegal, Breffni Park, 2:30pm – Live on TG4
Sunday 16 April
Allianz HL Division 1 semi-finals
Tipperary v Wexford, Nowlan Park, 4pm – TG4
Limerick v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm – TG4
Ulster SHC final
Armagh v Antrim, Owenbeg, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC Shield final
Tyrone v Derry, Athletic Grounds, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC relegation play-off
Down v Donegal, Owenbeg, 12:30pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – It is day two of the Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Morocco, April 13-16 – live on Sky Sports 4 from 11:30am and 3:30pm
USPGA Tour – It is day two of the RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, USA, April 13-16 – live on Sky Sports 4 at 8pm
LPGA Tour – It is day three of the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12th to 15th; the defending champion is Minjee Lee
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia, April 14th to 16th
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 Friday to 3:30am on Saturday – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
There is live coverage of a play-off game at midnight on eir Sport 2
There is live coverage of a play-off game at 3am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Friday April 14
Super League – Wigan Warriors v St Helens, 12:15pm, Sky Sports 1 – Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity, 2:30pm, Sky Sports 3 – Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos, 3pm – Salford Red Devils v Leigh Centurions, 3pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7am, eir Sport 2 – Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters, 9am, eir Sport 2 – Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans, 10:50am, eir Sport 2
Kingstone Press Rugby League – North Crusaders v Toronto Wolfpack, 7:15pm, eir Sport 2
Championship – six games between 12:30pm and 8pm
Saturday April 15
NRL – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm, 6am – Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors, 8:30am – St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:30am
Sunday April 16
NRL – Penrith Panthers v Corulla Sutherland Sharks, 7am
Monday April 17
There are six games in Super League
NRL – Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers, 7am
The next round of Challenge Cup matches in England are scheduled for April 21-23
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY April 14
Premiership – Harlequins v Exeter, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Pro12 – Glasgow v Zebre, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Sunwolves, 8:35am, Sky Sports 3
HSBC Sevens World Series, The Singapore Sevens, 1:50am, Sky Sports 3, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
SATURDAY April 15
Premiership – Gloucester v Sale Sharks, 3pm – Leicester v Newcastle, 3pm, BT Sport 2 – Worcester v Bath, 3pm, BT Sport 2
Pro 12 – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, 2:45pm – Munster v Ulster, 3pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets, 5:15pm – Benetton Treviso v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Connacht v Leinster, 7:35pm
Top 14 – (all at 5:30pm), seven matches
Super Rugby – Red v Southern Kings, 6:05am – Blues v Hurricanes, 8:35am – Melbourne Rebels v Brumbies, 10:45am – Cheetahs v Chiefs, 2:05pm – Stormers v Lions, 4:15pm – Bulls v Los Jaguares, 6:30pm
Championship (England) – five games (all at 3pm)
SUNDAY April 16
Premiership – Bristol v Wasps, 3pm, and Northampton v Saracens, 3pm, BT Sport 1
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SNOOKER
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, Texas, April 10th to 16th
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 16th to 23rd
ATP – Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain, April 24th to 30th
WTA – Claro Open Colsanitas – Bogota, Colombia, April 10th to 15th, semi-finals, 4:30pm, BT Sport 3
WTA – Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Biel, Switzerland, April 10th to 16th, quarter-finals, 10am, BT Sport 3
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OTHER SPORT
PSA Squash – Finals of the PSA Women’s World Championship in El Gouna, Egypt, 7:30pm; Finals of the PSA Men’s World Championship in El Gouna, Egypt, 7:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
NCAA Championship – Action from the second semi-final of the women’s gymnastics NCAA Championship, 1am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Posted: 14th April 2017