Friday 22 September 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Friday 22 September 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Friday Sept 22
League One – AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons, 7:45pm
League Two – Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Northern Ireland Premiership – Warrenpoint Town v Linfield, 7:45pm
League of Ireland Premier Division – Bohemians v St Pat’s, 7:45pm – Dundalk v Drogheda, 7:45pm – Galway United v Sligo Rovers, 7:45pm – Limerick v Cork, 7:45pm, RTE2 – Shamrock Rovers v Finn Harps, 8pm
Bundesliga – Bayern Munich v Vfl Wolfsburg, 7:30pm, BT Sport 3
French Ligue 1 – Nice v Angers, 6pm, and Lille v Monaco, 7:45pm, eir Sport 1/BT Sport ESPN
Portuguese Primera Liga – FC Porto v Portimonense, 8:30pm
Argentine Primera Division – Belgrano v Tigre, 11:05pm
Live WSL – Everton Ladies v Liverpool Ladies, 7:15pm, BT Sport 2
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Newbury, 1:20pm – An eight-race card, including the Listed Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Cup Stakes (4pm), top jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, Silvestre De Sousa, Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori, Adam Kirby, Pat Cosgrave, Martin Harley, James Doyle, Fran Berry and Richard Kingscote.
Ayr, 1:40pm – Abandoned due to waterlogged track
Downpatrick, 1:45pm – A seven-race card, with the most-valuable race being the €15,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at 3:20pm, top jockeys in action include Paul Townend, Jack Kennedy, Mark Walsh, Danny Mullins, David Mullins, Donal McInerney, Rachael Blackmore, JJ Slevin and Andrew Lynch to name just a few.
Newton Abbot, 2pm – A seven-race card, the opening Novices’ Chase has only two declared runners, both trained by Paul Nicholls, top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Sam Twisto-Davies, Harry Cobden, Sean Bowen, Will Kennedy and Lizzie Kelly.
Dundalk, 5:30pm – An eight-race card, with the track celebrating its 10th anniversary, as the all-weather winter autumn/season gets under way, the most-valuable race being the €16,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at 7:30pm, top jockeys in action include Colin Keane, Pat Smullen, Kevin Manning, Chris Hayes, Billy Lee, Seamie Heffernan, Shane Foley, Colm O’Donoghue and Declan McDonogh.
Newcastle, 5:45pm – An eight-race card, with the 0800 Repair Nursery Handicap (7:15pm and 7:45pm) split into two-divisions. Top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Josephine Gordon, Dougie Costello, Franny Norton, Kevin Stott, Sammy Jo Bell, Andrew Mullen and David Egan.
They also race in India at Mysore (11:15am), later in shops it is Woodbine (6pm), in the USA and Club Hipico (6pm), in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Woodbine, 6pm, Laurel Park, 6:10pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm and Gulfstream, 7:15pm
The South African meetings are Fairview (11:30am) and Greyville (4:10pm)
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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 Sky card is the Ladbrokes Gold Collar meeting from Crayford, Tuesday Sept 26th, 7pm, Sky Sports Action
The Irish Greyhound Derby Final will take place at Shelbourne on Saturday 24 September
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 3 o the NFL season continues with:
Sunday 24 September
One game at 2:30pm – Baltimore Ravens @ Jacksonville Jaguars – eight games at 6pm, one at 9:05pm – Seattle Seahawks @ Tennessee Titans – two at 9:25pm and one at 1:30am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning – which is Oakland Raiders @ Washington Redskins
Monday September 25
Dallas Cowboys @ Arizona Cardinals, 1:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Virginia Cavaliers @ Boise State Broncos, 1am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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AUSSIE RULES
The Preliminary Finals (two games) set for September 22nd and 23rd.
Game one, 10:30am, BT Sport ESPN
The AFL Grand Final will then be played on September 30th
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 games taking place today, with start times ranging from 00:05am to 3:10am – i.e. Late Fri night/early Sat morning
Live:
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Friday September 22
Live Phoenix Fighting Championships – The Phoenix 3 event, coverage from Indigo at the O2 in London, where various MMA and Muay Thai bouts take place, 9pm, Eurosport 1
UFC Fight Night 117 – Prelims, 1am, BT Sport 2 – Mauricio Rua (Aka Shogun) v Ovince Saint Preux, a light heavyweight bout rematch from UFC Fight Night in Saitama, Japan, 3am, BT Sport 2
Saturday September 23
Jorge Linares v Luke Campbell – British Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell takes on three weight world champion Jorge Linares for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight titles in Los Angeles. Linares has already seen off British duo Kevin Mitchell and Anthony Crolla, so Campbell will be lucking to buck the trend.
Hughie Fury v Joseph Parker – New Zealander Joseph Parker makes the second defence of his WBO world heavyweight title at the Manchester Arena. Parker is undefeated in 23 fights with 18 knockouts but this will be his first fight in the UK as he faces mandatory challenger Hughie Fury who will be fighting for his cousin Tyson’s old belt.
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CRICKET
Friday September 22
County Championship Division 1 – Hampshire v Essex, 10:30am – Middlesex v Lancashire, 10:30am – Surrey v Somerset, 10:30am – Yorkshire v Warwickshire, 10:30am – (day four of four in each game)
County Championship Division 2 – Derbyshire v Kent, 10:30am – Durham v Sussex, 10:30am – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, 10:30am – Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire, 10:30am – (day four of four in each game)
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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
Road World Championships, Norway, which run from Sept 16-24, Women’s junior road race, 9am, Eurosport 2 – Men’s under-23 road race, 3:30pm, Eurosport 1
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
Next up:
World Grand Prix, Citywest Hotel, Dublin Sunday 1 October – Saturday 7 October, live on Sky Sports
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix will be Malaysia Grand Prix, the Sepang International Circuit, Sept 29 – Oct 01
Followed by the Japan Grand Prix, the Suzuka Circuit, Oct 06 – Oct 08
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Sunday 24 September
All-Ireland Ladies SFC final
Dublin v Mayo, Croke Park, 4pm – TG4
All-Ireland Ladies IFC final
Tipperary v Tyrone, Croke Park, 1.45pm – TG4
All-Ireland Ladies JFC final
Fermanagh v Derry, Croke Park, 11.45am – TG4
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GOLF
PGA Tour – The Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday 21 September – Sunday 24 September – the culmination of the FedEx Cup play-offs – day two is live on Sky Sports Main Event/The Open from 6:30pm
European Tour – Portugal Masters, Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Thursday 21 September – Sunday 24 September, day two, live on Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports The Open at 11:30am and 3:30pm
On the (Champions Tour) – PURE Insurance Championship, Pebble Beach Golf Links, CA, Friday 22 September – Sunday 24 September
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ICE HOCKEY
The new season begins on Wednesday, October 4
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Friday 22 September
Betfred Super League – Castleford Tigers v Hull FC, 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos, 8pm
Super League Qualifiers – London Broncos v Leigh Centurions, 8pm
NRL – Storm v TBC, 10am, eir Sport 2
Holden Cup Finals (Under 20’s) – Coverage of a preliminary Final match, 8am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 22 September
Mitre 10 Cup (NPC Rugby) – Manawatu v Northland, 8:35am, Sky Sports Action
Aviva Premiership – Gloucester v Worcester, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Guinness Pro14 – Cheetahs v Leinster, 7pm, Sky Sports Action and three other fixtures getting underway 7:35pm, including Ulster v Dragons, BBC Two
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SNOOKER
The Yushan World Open (from Yushan, China) runs from September 18-24 – Coverage of day five, 7am and 12:30pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
ATP Tour Open de Moselle, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Metz, France
ATP St.Petersburg Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in St. Petersburg, Russia – today’s action is live on Eurosport 2 at 11:45am and 5pm
WTA Guangzhou International Women’s Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Guangzhou, China, – Day five, semi-finals, 11am, BT Sport 3
WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Tokyo, Japan; semi-final action is live on BT Sport 1 at 4am (i.e. early on Saturday morning)
WTA Korea Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Seoul, South Korea – quarter-final action: 3am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Laver Cup Tennis – Coverage of day-one of the men’s tournament, which sees the European players take on a Rest of the World team on a hard court at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Rep, midday, Sky Sports Action, 1:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event, midday and 6pm, Sky Sports Mix
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OTHER SPORT
MotoGP– The Aragon Grand Prix, FP1, 8am, FP2, midday, BT Sport 2
Posted: 22nd September 2017