FRIDAY 5th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
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FOOTBALL
Friday May 05
Premier League – West Ham v Tottenham, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
League Of Ireland Premier Division – five games at 7:45pm – Bray v St Pat’s – Cork City v Finn Harps – Derry City v Bohemians – Drogheda v Galway, and Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk, 8pm
League Of Ireland First Division – Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers, 7:45pm – UCD v Wexford FC, 7:45pm – Waterford v Shelbourne, 7:45pm
Ligue 1 – Saint-Etienne v Bordeaux, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1 (possibly BT Sport 3) and eir Sport 1
Serie A – This game may be being played on Sat but is listed on BT Sport 1 as being a live game – Juventus v Torino, 7:45pm (it is also listed as live on Sat)
La Liga – Sevilla v Real Sociedad, 8pm, Sky Sports 5
Bundesliga – Cologne v Werder Bremen, 7:30pm, BT Sport 1
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Moreinse v Sporting Braga, 8:30pm
Belgian First Division, play-off – Sporting de Charleroi v Club Brugge, 7:30pm
MLS – Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, 3am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning
Chinese Super League – Jiangsu Sainty v Yanbian Fude, 12:35pm, and Guangzhou Evergrande v Shanghai Shenhua, 12:35pm, Sky Sports 5
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Chepstow, 1:20pm – 8 races, with field-sizes of 11-6-12-10-8-15-9 and 9; the feature is the £10,000 WPS Employees Benefits Handicap (3:20pm, one mile and 14 yards); jockeys riding on the card include Adam Kirby, Stevie Donohoe, Pat Dobbs, David Probert, Tom Maquand, Dane O’Neill, Shane Kelly and Timmy Murphy
Musselburgh, 2pm – 7 races, with field-sizes of 8-6-8-5-6-9 and 9; the feature is the £10,000 Weatherbys Private Bank Handicap (3:30pm); jockeys riding on the card include Phillip Makin, PJ McDonald, Connor Beasley, Paul Mulrennan, James Sullivan, Paul Hanagan, Joe Fanning, Ben Curtis, Tom Eaves, Shane Gray, Tony Hamilton (one ride, Tadaawol, 4:30pm) and David Allan
Lingfield, 2:10pm – 7 races, with field-sizes of 6-10-8-9-9-10 and 10; jockeys in action include Silvestre de Sousa, Richard Kingscote, Josephine Gordon, Luke Morris, Liam Keniry, James Doyle, Jimmy Fortune, Franny Norton, Martin Lane, William Carson and Sean Levey (one ride, Bumptious, 4:10pm)
Cork, 4:35pm – 8 races (seven hurdle contests and a bumper), with field-sizes of 20-22-8-13-13-21-20 and 24 (plus 3 reserves); the most-valuable race is the €22,000 Live Concerts @corkracecourse Handicap Hurdle (6;05pm); jockeys riding on the card include Paul Townend, Bryan Cooper, David Mullins, Ruby Walsh, Danny Mullins, Robbie Power, Phillip Enright, Ger Fox, Jonathan Moore and Mark Walsh
Fontwell, 4:55pm – 7 races, with field-sizes of 11-6-5-8-7-8 and 6; the most-valuable race is the £8,400 Wirsol Energy Ltd Handicap Hurdle (5:55pm); jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Noel Fehily, Wayne Hutchinson, Daryl Jacob, Jamie Moore, Sean Bowen, Leighton Aspell, Josh Moore, Richard Johnson, Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, David Bass and Paddy Brennan
Cheltenham, 5:10pm – a hunters’ chase night at Cheltenham, with field-sizes for the popular meeting being 12-17-12-12-7-18 and 14; the feature is the £25,000 Timico Mixed Open Gold Cup Final (6:45pm), run over the trip of the Cheltenham Gold Cup; this year’s Foxhunters Chase third, Barel Of Laughs, looks set to go off as the favourite
Downpatrick, 5:15pm – 7 races, consisting of four hurdle contests, a handicap chase, a maiden hunters’ chase and a bumper; field-sizes are 11-11-7-14-15-7 and 5; jockeys in action include Derek Fox, Sean Flanagan, Jamie Codd, Luke Dempsey, Breen Kane, Brian O’Connell and Robbie Colgan; the most-valuable race is the €15,000 Ciaran Russell Auto Sales, Downpatrick, Mares Handicap Hurdle (5:45pm)
They also race – later in the shops – at Woodbine (6pm) in Canada and Club Hipico (6:30pm) in Chile
There is a meeting at Auteuil (12:10pm, not on the shop service) in France, where there is a Listed Hurdle at 1:15pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Tampa Bay Downs (5:33pm), Gulfstream (5:55pm), Belmont Park (6:30pm), Golden Gate Fields (8:45pm), Santa Anita (9pm) and Turf Paradise (9:25pm)
The South African meeting is Fairview (11:40am)
At Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday. Tonight’s big races at the track are the Grade 1 La Troienne Stakes (5:35pm) and the Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks (11:12pm)
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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 Betfred Gymcrack meeting at Kinsley on Tuesday May 16
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 7 of the season
Friday 05 May
St Kilda v GWS Giants, 10:50am, BT Sport 3
Saturday 06 May
North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, 4:45am – Collingwood v Carlton, 5:10am – Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, 7:05am – Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Western Bulldogs v Richmond, 10:25am
Sunday 07 May
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, 4:10am – Melbourne v Hawthorn, 6:20am – Fremantle v Essendon, 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:
New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs, 7:20pm, BT Sport ESPN
Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays, midnight on Friday, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA, there is Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals at midnight on Friday – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors – live on BT Sport 1 – Cleveland led 1-0 after Game 1
In the NBA, there is Game 3 of the Western Conference semi-finals at 2:30am – San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – live on BT Sport 1 – Houston led 1-0 after Game 1
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include:
Saul Alvarez v Julio Cesar Chavez Jr – a 164.5 pound Catchweight fight, Las Vegas
David Lemieux, the former IBF middleweight champion, v Marcos Reyes, Las Vegas
Joseph Parker, the WBO heavyweight champion, v Razvan Cojanu, live on Sky Sports, from Auckland, New Zealand – it is the first defence of Parker’s title
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CRICKET
Friday May 5
IPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 3
One-Day International – England v Ireland, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2, the first of two matches between the sides; the games are being played in Bristol and Lord’s
Royal London One-Day Cup – (all at 11am) – seven games
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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
Giro d’Italia – May 5th to May 28th – stage one, a 203km journey from Alghero to Olbia, live on Eurosport 1 at 11:45am
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 15 on Thursday 11 May, from the GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen, (live on Sky Sports **** from 7pm); the line-up is:
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
After this, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
After this it is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 6 May
Christy Ring Cup quarter-final
Kildare v Carlow, Newbridge, 3pm
Nicky Rackard Cup quarter-finals
Armagh v Longford, Crossmaglen, 3pm
Monaghan v Donegal, Inniskeen, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup round 3
Leitrim v Lancashire, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 1.15pm
Cavan v Sligo, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm
Fermanagh v Warwickshire, Brewster Park, 2pm
Sunday 7 May
Connacht SFC preliminary round
New York v Sligo, Gaelic Park, 3.15pm local time (8.15pm Irish time)
Christy Ring Cup quarter-final
London v Down, Páirc na hÉireann, 1pm
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 final
Cork v Donegal, Parnell Park, 4pm
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 2 final
Cavan v Westmeath, Parnell Park, 2pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – the Golf Super Sixes, Centurion Club, St Albans, England, May 6-7; the next tournament after this is the Open de Portugal, May 11-14
USPGA Tour – day two of the Wells Fargo Championship, May 4-7 – Sky Sports 4, midday and 7pm
LPGA Tour – day two of the Lorena Ochoa Match Play, May 4-7
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), day one of the Insperity Invitational, Texas, USA, May 5-7
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)
The Stanley Cup play-off games continue in the NHL today with two games, as follows:
Nashville Predators @ St Louis Blues, 1am – i.e. late Friday night/early Sat morning – Nashville lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 going into this game – live on eir Sport 2
Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks, 3:30am – i.e. late Friday night/early Sat morning – Edmonton lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 going into this game – live on eir Sport 2
Live games:
As above
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live today – Sweden v Russia, 3:15pm, eir Sport 2, and Czech Republic v Canada, 7;15pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Today
Super League – Warrington Wolves v St Helens, 8pm, Sky Sports 2, and Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils, 8pm
NRL – No fixtures this weekend; they resume on Thursday May 11th
International – Australia v New Zealand, 11am, eir Sport 2, the latest ANZAC Test
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RUGBY UNION
Today and Sat:
Friday 05 May
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Stormers, 8:35am, Sky Sports 3, and Cheetahs v Highlanders, 6pm, Sky Sports Mix
At 6am on Saturday morning, it is Rebels v Lions, Sky Sports 2
Live from the Championship – Yorkshire Carnegie v Ealing Trailfinders, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 3
Saturday 06 May
Aviva Premiership – all games at 4pm – Bristol v Newcastle – Gloucester v Exeter – Northampton v Harlequins – Sale Sharks v Bath – Wasps v Saracens – Worcester v Leicester
Guinness Pro12 – all games at 5:15pm – Glasgow v Edinburgh – Munster v Connacht – Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues – Scarlets v Ospreys – Zebre v Benetton Treviso
Top 14 – all seven games today begin at 8pm
Super Rugby – Melbourne Rebels v Lions, 6am – Chiefs v Reds, 8:35am – Waratahs v Blues, 10:45am – Sharks v Western Force, 2:05pm – Bulls v Crusaders, 4:15pm – Los Jaguares v Sunwolves, 10:40pm
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP – BMW Open by FWU AG, Munich, Germany – May 01-07
ATP – TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, Istanbul, Turkey – May 01-07
ATP – Millenium Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal – May 01-07 – 1pm, 4:45pm and 6pm on Eurosport 2, quarter-finals
WTA – Grand Prix S.A.R. La Princess Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco – May 01-07 – live on BT Sport 3 at 2pm
WTA – J&T Banka Prague Open, Prague, Czech Rep – May 01-07 – live on BT Sport 1 at 10am, semi-finals
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OTHER SPORT
Athletics: Diamond League – The Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, 5pm, Eurosport 1
Formula V8 3.5 – race one from the second round of the Formula V8 series, 3pm, BT Sport 1
MotoGP Spain – Free Practice 1, 8am BT Sport 2; Free Practice 2, midday, BT Sport 2
Posted: 5th May 2017