Monday 11 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 11 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
*** The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League takes place on Eurosport 2 and BT Sport 2 from 11am and for the Europa League last 32 from midday ***
Monday Dec 11
Championship – Reading v Cardiff, 8pm, Sky Sports Football/Main Event
La Liga – Espanyol v Girona, 8pm, Sky Sports Mix
Serie A – Genoa v Atalanta, 6pm, and Lazio v Torino, 8pm, both live on BT Sport 1
Portuguese Primera Liga – Vitoria Guimaraes v Feirense, 7pm, and Maritimo v Sporting Braga, 9pm
Argentine Primera Division – San Martin de San Juan v Defensa y Justicia, 10:15pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Southwell, 12:30pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 14-11-14-11-11-14 & 14, top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Ben Curtis, Graham Lee, Josephine Gordon, Tom Eaves, Paul Mulrennan, Shane Gray, Robert Winston, Fran Berry, Andrew Mullen, Timmy Murphy and Edward Greatrex to name just a few.
Fontwell, 12:25pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 12-6-13-6-9-9 & 12, the feature race is the T I Engineering Crane Services Handicap Chase (2:15pm, £10,000), top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Harry Cobden, Harry Skelton, Nick Scholfield, Aidan Coleman, Noel Fehily, Wayne Hutchinson, Nico de Boinville, Gavin Sheehan and Tom Scudamore to name just a few.
Musselburgh – Abandoned due to snow and frost
They also race at Hyderabad in India (10:15am) and at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in France (12:10pm); later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:45pm) in Chile and Philadelphia Park (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 Fairview (11:10am)
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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 Oaks/Laurels meeting at Belle Vue on Wednesday December 13th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 14
Monday December 11 – New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins , 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event/Action – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Week 15
Thursday December 14 – Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday December 17 – Eight games at 6pm, one at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Dallas Cowboys @ Oakland Raiders, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday December 18 – Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are six NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 1am on Tuesday to 3:30am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets, 1am, BT Sport 1, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
College Basketball:
Bryant Bulldogs @ Louisville Cardinals, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Monday Dec 11
TEST Series – New Zealand v West Indies, (Day three, 2nd Test), 9:55pm, Sky Sports Mix/Main Event/Cricket
Australian Women’s BBL – Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, 1am, and Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder, 3am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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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
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 – live on TG4
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 4-7, 2018
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
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 will take place in 2018
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ICE HOCKEY
There are six NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Monday to 3am on Tuesday- i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders, midnight on Monday, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
There are no key fixtures scheduled following last week’s Rugby League World Cup final
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RUGBY UNION
Next-up:
Thursday 14 December
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Section Paloise v SU Agen, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
The Dafabet Scottish Open, Glasgow, December 11 to December 17, day one, 12;45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
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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
Posted: 11th December 2017