Monday 04 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 04 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday Dec 4
FA Cup Second Round – Slough v Rochdale, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Championship – Birmingham v Wolves, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Football
La Liga – Girona v Alaves , 8pm, Sky Sports Football
Serie A – Crotone v Udinese , 6pm, BT Sport 3 and Verona v Genoa , 8pm, BT Sport 3
Portuguese Primera Liga – Estoril v Portimonense , 8pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Southwell, 12:20pm – Eight race flat card which begins with a Class 5 Handicap over 1m 4f, Irish trainer Gordon Elliott sends across Jock Talk to run in the 12:50pm, a Class 6 Handicap over a mile, top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Joe Fanning, Tom Eaves, Ben Curtis, Dougie Costello, David Probert, Hollie Doyle, Kieren O’Neill and Andrew Mullen.
Plumpton, 12:40pm – A seven-race National Hunt card which features a Class 3 Novices’ Chase over 2m (1:10pm) and a Class 3 Handicap Hurdle (1:40pm), field-sizes are 11-4-8-10-9-8 & 14, top jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Daryl Jacob, Harry Cobden, Leighton Aspell, Jamie Moore, Noel Fehily, Tom Scudamore, Niall Madden and Sean Bowen
Fakenham, 1pm – A six-race National Hunt card, with field-sizes of 6-7-4-5-7 & 9, top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Brian Hughes, Harry Bannister, Danny Cook, Trevor Whelan, JJ Burke, Jack Quinlan, Sean Quinlan and Charlie Poste.
They also race in Chennai (10:05am) in India and Cagnes-Sur-Mer (11:25am) in France, later in the shops it is Club Hipico (4:55pm) in Chile and Philadelphia (5:25pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Zia Park, 7:10pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm and, Portland Meadows, 8pm
The South African meeting is Flamingo Park (10:20am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – SWINDON
2:08pm – MONMORE
2:18pm – SHEFFIELD
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – ROMFORD
6:59pm – YOUGHAL
The next live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – will be the Coral Essex Vase meeting at Romford on Wednesday December 06th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 13
Monday December 4 – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are eleven NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight to 2am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
Golden State Warriors @ New Orleans Pelicans, 1am, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wisconsin Badgers @ Penn State Nittany Lions, Midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Florida State Seminoles @ Florida Gators, 2am, BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Saturday Dec 9
Vasyl Lomachenko V Guillermo Rigondeaux – WBO Super Featherweight Title fight from Madison Square Gardens in New York. The often avoided Rigondeaux steps up two weight divisions to face Ukrainian Lomachenko. The two fighters are regarded as two of the best amateur fighters in boxing history; both are the proud holders of two Olympic gold medals from their amateur careers.
UK card from the Copper Box, London – James DeGale v Caleb Traux and Lee Selby v Eduardo Ramirez
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CRICKET
TEST Series (Day 4) – Australia v England, 3:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, BT Sport 1 (it is a day/night game)
TEST Series (Day 4) – India v Sri Lanka, 4am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
TEST Series – New Zealand v West Indies, Coverage of the fifth and final day of the First Test, 9:55pm Sky Sports Cricket, 11pm, Sky Sports Main Event
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship takes place from Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London from Thursday December 14 to Monday January 01, follow all of the action on Sky Sports Darts
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 9 December
All-Ireland club JFC quarter-final
Dunedin Connollys (Britain) v Naomh Colmcille (Donegal), TBC, TBC
Sunday 10 December
All-Ireland club SFC quarter-final
Fulham Irish (Britain) v Corofin (Galway), Ruislip, 1pm
Leinster club SFC final
Moorefield (Kildare) v St Loman’s (Westmeath), O’Moore Park, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – QBE Shootout, Tiburon Golf Club, USA, Dec 8-10
PGA European Tour – Joburg Open, Randpark Golf Club, South Africa, Dec 7-10
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament is the MCB Tour Championship, Mauritius, Dec 8-10
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 4 NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from Midnight to 2am – late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
San Jose Capitals @ Washington Capitals , Midnight, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Thursday 7 December
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 2: Stade Toulouse v Olympique Lyon, 7:45pm
Friday 8 December
European Rugby Champions Cup – Pool 3: Glasgow v Montpellier, 7:45pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 1: Dragons v Enisei-STM, 7:30pm – Pool 3: SU Agen v Section Paloise, 7pm – Pool 4: Stade Francais v Krasny Yar, 7pm
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SNOOKER
The Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10, day six – BBC Two, 1pm, and Eurosport 1, 1pm and 6:45pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP & WTA, Brisbane International, Australia, Jan 1-7
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
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OTHER SPORT
Mosconi Cup Pool – the opening day of pool’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup, 7pm, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Action
Men’s Hockey World League Final – Australia v England, midday, and India v Germany, 2:30pm, BT Sport 2
Woman Of The Year Awards – 7:30pm, BT Sport 2
Posted: 4th December 2017