FRIDAY 31st MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
FRIDAY 31 MARCH 2017
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FOOTBALL
Friday March 31
Championship – Derby v QPR, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Scottish Premiership – Dundee v Aberdeen, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
LOI Premier Division – Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic, 7:45pm – Dundalk v Drogheda, 7:30pm, RTE2 – Galway v Sligo, 7:45pm – Shamrock Rovers v Finn Harps, 8pm
LOI First Division – Athlone Tone v Cabinteely FC, 7:45pm – Shelbourne v Wexford FC, 7:45pm
A League – Adelaide United v Perth Glory, 9:50am, BT Sport 1
Ligue 1 – Guingamp v Nancy, 6pm, eir Sport 1/BT Sport 3
Bundesliga – Hertha BSC v TSG Hoffenheim, 7:30pm, BT Sport 2
La Liga – Espanyol v Real Betis, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Mix
Portuguese Primeira Liga – GD Chaves v Pacos de Ferreira, 7pm, and CD Nacional v Vitoria Guimaraes, 9pm
Belgian Jupiler League – Zulte Waregem v Anderlecht, 7:30pm
MLS – Toronto FC v Sporting KC, 12:30am, Sky Sports 2, and Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United FC, 3am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Lingfield, 2pm – field-sizes are 6-7-6-5-6-8 and 6; jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Silvestre de Sousa, Tony Hamilton, Luke Morris, Jimmy Fortune, John Egan, Stevie Donoghue, Andrea Atzeni, and Joe Fanning
Fontwell, 2:10pm – field-sizes are 4-8-12-4-11-9 and 7; jockeys riding on the card include Jamie Moore, Leighton Aspell, Nick Scholfield, Aidan Coleman, Nico de Boinville, Gavin Sheehan, Tom Scudamore and Josh Moore
Wetherby, 2:20pm – with a £10,000 handicap chase as the feature (3:50pm); field-sizes are 8-5-12-6-12-5 and 14; jockeys in action on the card include Richard Johnson, Richie McLernon, David Noonan, Jerry McGrath, Will Kennedy, Harry Skelton, Brian Hughes, Danny Cook, Paddy Brennan (one ride, in the bumper that closes the card) and Brian Harding; the card starts with a conditional jockeys’ novices’ hurdle; the penultimate race is a hunters’ chase
Newcastle, 5:45pm – field-sizes are 12-7-11-11-13-12 and 14; jockeys in action include Paul Mulrennan, Ben Curtis, Graham Lee, Andrew Mullen, Jamie Spencer, Jack Garritty, Oisin Murphy, Shane Gray, Clifford Lee, Pat Cosgrave, Martin Harley, Tom Eaves, James Sullivan, Jason Hart, PJ McDonald, Franny Norton, David Allan, Connor Beasley, Phillip Makin, Cam Hardie, Dougie Costello and Sammy Jo Bell
Dundalk, 6pm – the feature being the €17,000 Race and Stay at Crowne Plaza Dundalk Handicap; field-sizes are 10-10-4-9-16 (including 2 reserves)-8 and 14; jockeys in action include Pat Smullen, Shane Foley, Billy Lee, Chris Hayes, Colin Keane, Gary Carroll, Kevin Manning, Wayne Lordan, Donnacha O’Brien, Declan McDonogh and Ana O’Brien
They also race in India at Kolkata, 10:30am; later in the shops, it is Club Hipico in Chile (6:30pm)
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:55pm, Aqueduct, 6:20pm, Sunland Park, 8:30pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meetings are Fairview (midday) and Greyville (4:25pm)
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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
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 2 of the season
Friday 31 March
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, 8:50am, BT Sport 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, 2:45am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Saturday 1 April
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, 5:35am – West Coast Eagles v Essendon, 5:40am – Brisbane Lions v Essendon, 7:25am – Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, 2:10am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – Melbourne v Carlton, 4:20am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – Port Adelaide v Fremantle, 5:10am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Sunday 2 April
See Saturday’s late games
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BASEBALL
The Major League Season, which will run from April 2nd to October 1st
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BASKETBALL
There are 11 NBA games today, with start times ranging from midnight on Friday to 3:30am on Saturday – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets, 3:30am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – on BT Sport 1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
CBI Finals – from midnight on BT Sport 1
NCAA Women’s Final Four – midnight and 2:30am on BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
The Indian Premier League (IPL) season begins on April 5th
The County Cricket seasons (Divisions 1 and 2) begin on April 7th
Friday Mar 31
One Day International Series – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 5am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Test Match Series – India v Australia, 4am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – day one
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Joe Martin Stage Race – March 30 to April 2
The Tour Of Thailand – April 1 to April 6
Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tour des Flandres – April 2nd
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco – April 3rd to 8th
From the track calendar:
Canadian Track Championships – March 31 to April 2
South African National Track Cycling Championships – April 3 to April 7
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 10 on Thursday April 06th, from the 3Arena in Dublin, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are TBC following Judgement Night in week nine
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FORMULA ONE
The second race of the 2017 Formula One season will be the Chinese Grand Prix, which is set to take place on Sunday April 9th
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 1 April
Allianz FL Division 4 round 7
Leitrim v Waterford, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 4.30pm
Connacht U21FC final
Sligo v Galway, Markievicz Park, 6pm
Allianz HL Division 1B relegation play-off
Laois v Kerry, O’Moore Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 2A final
Antrim v Carlow, Pairc Esler, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 2B final
Meath v Wicklow, Parnell Park, 5pm
Allianz HL Division 2B relegation play-off
Mayo v Roscommon, MacHale Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 3A final
Donegal v Tyrone, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 2pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The next tournament is The Masters, the first Major of the season, played at the Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, April 6th to 9th
PGA Tour – Shell Houston Open, March 30th to April 2nd, at the GC of Houston, Humble, Texas, day two, 9pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – ANA Inspiration, at Rancho Mirage, California, March 30th to April 2nd, day two, 5pm and midnight, Sky Sports 4
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
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 seven games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight to 3am on Saturday – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
New York Rangers v Pittsburgh Penguins, midnight – eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
FRIDAY March 31
Super League – Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
European Challenge Cup, quarter-final – Edinburgh v Atlantique Stade Rochelais, 8pm
British and Irish Cup, semi-final – Munster A v Ealing Trailfinders, 7:30pm
NRL – Sydney Roosters v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, 7:30am, eir Sport 2 – North Queensland Cowboys v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 10am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
The next Premiership fixtures are scheduled for April 7-9
The next Top 14 fixtures are scheduled for April 8-9
FRIDAY March 31
European Challenge Cup, quarter-final – Edinburgh v Atlantique Stade Rochelais, 8pm, Sky Sports 3
British and Irish Cup, semi-final – Munster A v Ealing Trailfinders, 7:30pm
Super Rugby – Highlanders v Melbourne Rebels, 6:35am, Sky Sports 2 – (NB the Blues v Western Force and Chiefs v Bulls games are scheduled for 5:15am, Sky Sports 2 and 7:35am early on Saturday morning)
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SNOOKER
China Open, March 27 to April 2 – day five, Eurosport 1, 7am and 12:30pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2 – 6pm, Sky Sports 5 and midnight, on Sky Sports 1
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2 – 6pm, BT Sport 1, opening semi-final, and 2am on BT Sport 1, second semi-final, i.e. – late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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OTHER SPORT
Figure Skating World Championships – 11am, Eurosport 2 and 5:30pm, Eurosport 1
Posted: 31st March 2017