FRIDAY 2nd JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
FRIDAY 2nd JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
International – France v Paraguay, 8pm – Northern Ireland v New Zealand, 7:45pm, live on eir Sport 2 – Chile v Burkina, 1:30am
Airtricity Premier Division – Bohemians v Drogheda Utd, 7:45pm – Derry City v Galway Utd, 7:45pm – Dundalk v Cork City, 7:45pm, LIVE ON RTE2 – Limerick v Bray Wanderers, 7:45pm – Sligo Rovers v Finn Harps, 7:45pm – Shamrock Rovers v St Patricks Athletic, 8pm
Airtricity First Division – all at 7:45pm – Athlone Town v Waterford Utd – Cabinteely v U.C.D. – Cobh Ramblers v Wexford Youths – Shelbourne v Longford Town
Chinese Super League – Chongqing Lifan v Beijing Guoan, 12:35pm – Henan Jianye v Guangzhou R&F, 12:35pm – Tianjin Teda v Shanghai Shenhua, 12:35pm, Sky Sports 1
MLS – Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes, 4am
**There is a review of the Scottish Premiership season on BT Sport 2 at 5pm, the Betfred Cup Draw on BT Sport 2 at 6:30pm and a preview of Sat’s Champions League final on BT Sport 2 at 7pm
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Market Rasen, 1:40pm – A seven-race jumps card, with field-sizes of 3-3-6-5-8-7 & 10. Top jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Tom O’Brien, Brian Hughes and Paddy Brennan.
Catterick, 1:50pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 7-5-7-6-8-9-9 and 9 and with the £10,000 Follow @BritishEBF on Twitter Fillies’ Handicap (4:10pm); jockeys riding on the card include Phillip Makin, Danny Tudhope, Paul Mulrennan, Tom Eaves, PJ McDonald, Cam Hardie, Dougie Costello, Connor Beasley, David Allan, Kevin Stott, Duran Fentiman, Royston Ffrench, Nathan Evans, Jack Garritty, Sam James and Joe Doyle
Epsom, 2pm – seven races, with the features being the Group 1 Investec Oaks (4:30pm) and the Group 1 Coronation Cup (3:10pm); the card carries £1.13million in prize-money; it is day one of the Investec Derby meeting, with the Derby due off at 4:30pm on Saturday
Tramore, 5:40pm – A seven-race jumps card, with field-sizes of 11-16 (plus 3 reserves) –14-15-16 (plus 3 reserves)-8 & 12. Top jockeys in action include Ruby Walsh, Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, Danny Mullins, Denis O’Regan, Rachael Blackmore, Paul Townend, Phillip Enright and Andrew Lynch to name just a few.
Bath, 5:45pm – seven races, with field-sizes of 6-8-10-8-17-8 and 9; jockeys in action include Robert Winston, Luke Morris, Dane O’Neill, Martin Dwyer, Kieran O’Neill and William Carson
Doncaster, 6pm – six races, with field-sizes of 12-7-9-14-10 and 14; the feature is the £19,000 Blue Line Taxis Barnsley Supporting WPCC Handicap (7:30pm); jockeys riding on the card include Tom Marquand, Phillip Makin, Graham Lee, Richard Kingscote, Pat Cosgrave, Jamie Spencer, Ben Curtis, Paul Mulrennan, Danny Tudhope, Adam McNamara, Harry Bentley, Andrew Mullen and PJ McDonald
Goodwood, 6:10pm – six races, with field-sizes of 8-9-4-7-11 and 9, with a £15,000 feature, the EBF Stallions Breeding Winners Fillies Stakes Hnadicap at 7:40pm; the card starts with an amateur riders’ race; jockeys riding on the card include David Probert, Martin Harley, Gavin Lerena, Liam Keniry, Pat Dobbs, Fran Berry, Sam Hitchcott, Fergus Sweeney, Jim Crowley, Timmy Murphy and Charles Bishop
They also race in India at Ooty, 10:15am and in France at Saint-Cloud (12:40pm),; later in shops it is Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, in the USA and Club Hipico, 7:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Woodbine, 6pm, Gulfstream, 7:15pm, Belmont Park, 8:05pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (11:30am)
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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 meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th; the tournament’s first round runs from June 1st to June 3rd
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 11 of the season
Friday 02 June
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows, 10:50am, live on BT Sport 1
Saturday 03 June
Gold Coast Suns v West Coast Eagles, 4:45am, live on BT Sport 1 (early on Sat morning) – GWS Saints v Essendon, 7:35am – North Melbourne v Richmond, 10:25am
Sunday 04 June
Fremantle v Collingwood, 5:40am
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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 3:10am on Saturday morning – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
St Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs, 7:15pm, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
The NBA Finals schedule is as follows:
Game 1: Thursday June 1st – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 2am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning – live on BT Sport 1
Game 2: Sunday June 4th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning – live on BT Sport 1
Game 3: Wednesday June 7th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morning
Game 4: Friday June 9th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning
Game 5 (if required): Monday June 12th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 2am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
Game 6 (if required): Thursday June 15th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Game 7 (if required): Sunday June 18th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine
This week’s fights include:
See above link
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CRICKET
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – New Zealand v Australia, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
County Championship Division 1 – three games, all at 11am
County Championship Division 2 – three games, all at 11am
Twenty20Series 2017 – West Indies v Afghanistan, midnight
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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
Skoda – Tour de Luxembourg, May 31 – June 04
The Tour de France runs from July 1st to July 23rd; it begins in Dusseldorf, Germany, before making its way through Belgium to France
From the track calendar:
National Track Championship – Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, June 7-11
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DARTS
Next up:
The World Cup Of Darts 2017, from Frankfurt, Germany, moves into day two (of four); live on Sky Sports 1 at 7pm; it is a team (doubles) event
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Canadian Grand Prix, June 9-11
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 3 June
Leinster SFC quarter-final
Carlow v Dublin, O’Moore Park, 7pm – live on Sky Sports 5
Sunday 4 June
Munster SHC semi-final
Limerick v Clare, Semple Stadium, 4pm – live on Sky Sports 3
Leinster SFC quarter-finals
Louth v Meath, Parnell Park, 3pm
Laois v Kildare, O’Connor Park, 3pm
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Down v Armagh, Pairc Esler, 2pm – live on RTE 2
Munster U25HC semi-final
Limerick v Clare, Semple Stadium, 2pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Nordea Masters, Barsebäck G&CC, Malmo, Sweden, June 01-04 – today is day two, which is live on Sky Sports 4 from 10am and 2pm
USPGA Tour – The Memorial Tournament – Presented by Nationwide, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio, USA, June 01-04 – today is day two, which is live on Sky Sports 4 from 7:30pm
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the ShopRite LPGA Classic – Presented by Acer, Galloway, New Jersey, June 02-04 – today is day one
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Principal Charity Classic, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, IA, USA, June 09-11
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the European Tour Properties Senior Classic, Linna GC, Finland, June 21-23
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup best-of-seven finals series began on Monday May 29th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 2: Wednesday May 31, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morn – live on eir Sport 2 – Pittsburgh won game one 5-3
Game 3: Saturday June 3rd, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morn – **live on eir Sport 2
Game 4: Monday June 5th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morn
Game 5 (if required): Thursday June 8th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morn
Game 6 (if required): Sunday June 11th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morn
Game 7 (if required): Wednesday June 14th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morn
Live:
As above
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next games:
Today:
Super League – Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Centurions, 8pm
NRL – Melbourne Storm v Newcastle, 8:30am, eir Sport 2 – Parramatta Eels v New Zealand Warriors, 10:50am, eir Sport 2
Saturday 03 June
Super League – Hull FC v Wigan Warriors, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
NRL – St George-Illawarra Dragons v Wests Tigers, 6am – Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos, 8:30am – North Queensland v Gold Coast Titans, 10:30am
Sunday 04 June
Super League – Huddersfield Giants v Warrington Wolves, 3pm – Salford Red Devils v Wakefield Trinity, 3pm – Widnes Vikings v Catalans Dragons, 3pm – Castleford Tigers v St Helens, 3pm
Kingstone Press Championship – six games, all at 3pm
NRL – Manly Sea Eagles v Canberra Raiders, 5am – Canterbury Bulldogs v Penrith Panthers, 7am
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RUGBY UNION
World Rugby Under-20 Championship – the next games are on Sunday June 4th
Today:
Super Rugby – Blues v Reds, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1 – and Crusaders v Highlanders, 3:35am – i.e late Fri night/early Sat morn, Sky Sports 1
Saturday 03 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Provincial Union XV v British and Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
Super Rugby – Chiefs v Waratahs, 6:05am, Sky Sports 3 – Brumbies v Melbourne Rebels, 10:45am, Sky Sports Mix – Western Force v Hurricanes, 12:55pm, Sky Sports 3
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
The French Open from Roland Garros, Paris, France, runs from Sun May 28 to Sun June 11 – today’s action is live on ITV4 and Eurosport 1 at 9:30am, at 10am and 1pm on eir Sport 1, and at 10am on Eurosport 2
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OTHER SPORT
Sailing – America’s Cup qualifying, 6pm, BT Sport 1
NCAA Championship – Women’s College Softball, BT Sport ESPN at midnight on Friday and at 2:30am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning
Cage Warriors 84 – 9pm, BT Sport 1
MotoGP Italy, free practice 1 at 8am and FP2 at midday, BT Sport 2
Posted: 2nd June 2017