Friday 8 September 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Friday 8 September 2017
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FOOTBALL
Friday Sept 8
Championship – Derby County v Hull City, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football
Scottish Premiership – Hamilton Academical v Celtic, 7:45pm, live on BT Sport 1
FAI Cup quarter-finals – Bluebell v Shamrock Rovers, 7:45pm (to be played at Tallaght; if a replay is needed it will be played on Monday 11 Sept) – Galway v Limerick, 7:45pm (if a replay is needed it will be played on Monday 11 Sept)- Dundalk v Drogheda, 7:45pm – (if a replay is needed it will be played on Tuesday 12 Sept)
French Ligue 1 – Lille v Bordeaux, 6pm – Metz v Paris Saint-Germain, 7:45pm, eir Sport 1 and BT Sport ESPN
La Liga – Leganes v Getafe, 8pm
Bundesliga – Hamburg v RB Leipzig, 7:30pm, live on BT Sport 3
Belgian Jupiler League – Anderlecht v Lokeren SNW, 7:30pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Feirense v Sporting Lisbon, 7pm, and Benfica v Portimonense, 9pm
Russian Premier League – Amkar Perm v CSKA Moscow, 3:30pm
Irish Premiership – Glenavon v Carrick Rangers, 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Ascot, 1:30pm – The feature is the £30,000 Weatherbys Handicap at 4:25pm; there are no less than four ‘Plus 10 Bonus’ races on the eight-race card; among the runners in the is the Owen Burrows-trained Frankel colt Wadilsafa, who is out of a Listed winner that is a half-sister to the Classic winner Ghanaati (2009 English 1,000 Guineas); running against him in the same race is another Frankel colt, the Roger Charlton-trained Herculean, who is out of the Group 1 Sprint Cup winner African Rose; field-sizes on the card are 9-9-9-8-5-8-12 and 17; jockeys in action include Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori, Silvestre de Sousa, Jim Crowley and Fran Berry
Newcastle, 1:40pm – The feature is the £25,000 MMB Blaydon Races Nursery Handicap at 3:25pm; field-sizes are 13-14-9-8-14-14-14 and 9 so competitive racing looks assured
Haydock, 1:50pm – Day one of the Group 1 Sprint Cup fixture; the card contains two £14,000 handicaps (five handicaps in total) and two 2yo races; field-sizes are 8-14-11-12-8-12 and 10; jockeys in action include Pat Cosgrave, Tony Hamilton, Ben Curtis, Tom Marquand, Harry Bentley, Richard Kingscote, Graham Lee, PJ McDonald, Harry Bentley, Jospehine Gordon, Stevie Donohoe and Martin Lane
Down Royal, 4:05pm – A seven-race flat card which begins with a 5f Maiden for 2yo only and ends with the Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap over 2m 2f (7:15pm), in which Jessica Harrington saddles the topweight, Weather Watch. The most-valuable race on the card is the €20,000 Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (5:15pm). Colin Keane, who leads this season’s flat jockeys’ championship from Pat Smullen, doesn’t ride on the card. Pat has five rides; field-sizes are 12 (plus 3 reserves)-12 (plus 1)-13-13-14 (plus 3)-14 (plus 3) and 16 (plus 3)
Kilbeggan, 4:20pm – A seven-race National Hunt card, where the most-valuable race is the €20,000 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (5:55pm); the card consists of four hirdle races followed by two chases and a bumper; Johnny Burke, Shane Shortall, Kevin Sexton, Luke Dempsey and JJ Slevin are among the jockeys riding on card; field-sizes are 14 (plus 1 reserve)-14-11-11-13-14 and 12
Musselburgh, 4:30pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 8-9-8-10-7-8 and 8; jockeys in action include Paul Mulrennan, Joe Fanning, Tom Eaves, James Sullivan, Connor Beasley, Jack Garritty and Eddy Greatrex
Kempton, 5:50pm – The eight-race card starts with a handicap for apprentice riders; there’s a £15,000 Conditions Stakes race for 2yos (one of four 2yo races on the card that carries the Plus10 Bonus) at 7:50pm; the other four races are handicaps; jockeys riding on the card include Oisin Murphy, Martin Harley, Ted Durcan, Tom Queally, Jamie Spencer, James Doyle, Andrea Atzeni, Pat Dobbs, Fran Berry, Jim Crowley, Silvestre de Sousa, David Probert, Dane O’Neil and Liam Keniry
They also race in Cologne in Germany, (2:55pm), Woodbine in the USA (6pm) and Club Hipico in Chile (6:15pm)
Mysore in India gets underway at 10:40am
At Saint-Cloud, there are Group 3 races at 1:10pm (2yo, Turf, 7f) and 1:40pm (3yo, Turf, 1m7f) and a Listed Race at 2:40pm (3yo+, fillies and mares, turf, 1m4f). Charlie Appleby runs Newmarket novice stakes winner Glorious Journey at 1:10pm, with James Doyle on board. In the 2:40pm, James Fanshawe runs Great White Shark (Christophe Soumillon) and Luca Cumani runs Pleasant Surprise (Jamie Spencer)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Woodbine, 6pm, Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Laurel Park, 6:11pm, and Belmont Park, 6:30pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (12:15pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Friday line-up is as follows:
10:31am – KINSLEY
10:38am – SWINDON
2:08am – HOVE
2:18pm – MONMORE
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – CRAYFORD
6:39pm – SHEFFIELD
The Irish Greyhound Derby continues on Saturday night at Shelbourne with the quarter-finals
The next live Sky card will be the St Leger meeting from Doncaster, Weds, Sept 13, 7pm, Sky Sports Action
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The new NFL season began on Thursday September 7 with the reigning Super Bowl champions New England Patriots playing at home to Kansas City Chiefs, 1:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
This weekend’s games:
Sunday Sept 10
There are 13 games taking place on Sunday, nine at 6pm including Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns, Sky Sports Main Event, one at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm including Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers, Sky Sports Main Event and New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning)
Monday Sept 11
New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings, 00:10am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning) and Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos, 3:20am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning)
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AUSSIE RULES
Finals Week 1
Friday September 8 – Geelong Cats v Richmond, 10:50am, live on BT Sport 1
Saturday September 9 – Sydney Swans v Essendon, 7:20am, and Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, 10:50am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 23 games taking place today, with start times ranging from 12:05am to 3:10am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live:
Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox, 12:10am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Friday night/early on Saturday morning
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Big fight coming up:
Saturday September 16, 2017 – Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez, much anticipated Middleweight title fight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – Kazakhstan’s Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) will defend his middleweight titles against Alvarez, the biggest boxing star in Mexico. Alvarez, whose only loss was at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr, is coming off a lopsided win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr last month in Las Vegas.
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CRICKET
Thursday September 7
TEST Series 2017 – Third Test – England v West Indies, 11am, day two (of 5) of the concluding Third Test, 10:40am, Sky Sports Main Event and from 10:30am on Sky Sports Cricket
TEST Series 2017 – Bangladesh v Australia, 5am, final day
County Championship Division 1 – four fixtures all at 10:30am (final day) – Hampshire v Surrey – Lancashire v Essex – Warwickshire v Somerset – Yorkshire v Middlesex
County Championship Division 2 – five fixtures all at 10:30am (final day) – Derbyshire v Glamorgan – Leicestershire v Gloucestershire – Durham v Kent – Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire – Northamptonshire v Sussex
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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
The Vuelta a España continues with Stage 19, a 149.7km journey from Caso to Gijon, 2pm, Eurosport 2
Tour of Britain – Stage six, a 187km journey from Newmarket to Aldeburgh, 10:30am, ITV4
Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec Sep 8 – a one-day event in which the riders compete over 16 laps of a 12.6km circuit that features four climbs – live on Eurosport 2 at 9pm
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal Sep 10
From the track calendar:
Austrian Track Championships, Sep 7 – 9
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DARTS
Next up:
Unibet Champions League of Darts, Sept 16-17
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix will be the Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, Sept 15-17
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Saturday 9 September
All-Ireland U21HC final
Kilkenny v Limerick, Semple Stadium, 3pm – TG4
All-Ireland U21HC B final
Kerry v Wicklow, Semple Stadium, 1pm – TG4
Sunday 10 September
All-Ireland Senior Camogie final
Cork v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 4pm
All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie final
Cork v Meath, Croke Park, 2pm
All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie final
Dublin v Westmeath, Croke Park, 12pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Omega European Masters on the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Course in Montana, Switzerland, day two, 10:30am and 2:30pm Sky Sports The Open
LPGA Tour – The Indy Women In Tech, Brickyard Crossing Golf Course, Indianapolis runs from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September – day two
Walker Cup – a two-day biennial amateur team event between the USA and Britain, which this year is taking place in Los Angeles (Sept 9 and 10)
On the Seniors Tour – The Senior Italian Open, Udine Golf Club, Fagagna, Italy runs from Friday 8thSeptember to Sunday 10th September – day one (of 3)
On the Champions Tour – The Japan Airlines Championship, Narita Golf Course, Chiba, Japan runs from Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September – (day one (of 3)
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ICE HOCKEY
The new NHL season begins on Wednesday, October 4
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Friday 8 September
Betfred Super League – Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos, 8pm – Hull FC v Wigan Warriors, 8pm, Sky Sports Arena HD
NRL – TBC v TBC, 10:55am
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 8 September
Mitre 10 Cup – Canterbury v Southland (RS), 6:45am, Manawatu v Bay Of Plenty, 8:45am, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, Auckland v Taranaki, 3:35am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning – Northland v Waikato, 5:35am – i.e. early on Saturday morning
Aviva Premiership – Sale Sharks v Newcastle, 7:45pm, live on BT Sport 2
Guinness Pro14 – Edinburgh v Dragons, 7:35pm, and Leinster v Cardiff Blues, 7:35pm, live on TG4
Currie Cup – Pumas v Sharks, 4pm, Sky Sports Action, and Griquas v Golden Lions, 9:15pm, Sky Sports Mix
The Championship – Nottingham v Yorkshire Carnegie, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
The Six Red World Championship in Thailand runs from Sept 4-9
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TENNIS
The latest Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, runs from Monday August 28 to Sunday September 10
Live coverage of day 12:
Eurosport 1 – 5pm (mixed doubles final) and 8:30pm (men’s singles semi-finals)
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OTHER SPORT
Weber Cup Ten Pin Bowling – 6:30pm, Sky Sports Action
MotoGP San Marino – Free Practice 1, 8am and 10:45am, BT Sport 2 – Free Practice 2, midday, BT Sport 2
Canadian Football League – Oklahoma State Cowboys @ South Alabama Jaguars, 1am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – and Montreal Alouettes @ BC Lions, 3am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Posted: 8th September 2017