Monday 15 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 15 January 2018
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FOOTBALL
Monday Jan 15
Premier League – Man Utd v Stoke City, 8pm, Sky Sports Premier League/ROI, Sky Sports Premier League ROI and Sky Sports Main Event
La Liga – Real Betis v Leganes, 8pm, Sky Sports Football
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Moreirense v Vitoria Setubal, 7pm – Estoril v Porto, 9pm
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Ayr, 1:10pm – Six-race National Hunt meeting. Irish trainer Colm McBratney runs Benefit South in the maiden hurdle race which starts the card.
Plumpton, 1:25pm – The most-valuable race is the £12,700 Everyone Active Handicap Chase (3:05pm, 3m1f152y)
Wolverhampton, 4:35pm – The most-valuable race is the £19,000 Conditions Stakes race (an All-Weather Fast-Track Qualifier) at 6:40pm (2m120y)
They also race at Chantilly in France (12:25pm); later in the shops it is Philadelphia in the USA(5:25pm) and Valparaiso in Chile (7pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5pm, Aquaduct, 5:20pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, Santa Anita, 8:30pm and Golden Gate Fields, 8:40pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (11:15am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:01am – CENTRAL PARK
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:09am – HENLOW
11:11am – SWINDON
2:06pm – MONMORE
2:08pm – SHEFFIELD
2:12pm – ROMFORD
6:22pm – YARMOUTH
6:27pm – DONCASTER
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – HARLOW
6:56pm – YOUGHAL
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Sunday 21st January
Conference Championships
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots, 8:05pm
Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles, 11:40pm
College Football:
****There are no games scheduled as being live today in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are 11 NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 5:30pm on Monday to 3:30am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Milwaukee Bucks @ Washington Wizards, 7pm, BT Sport 1
Los Angeles Lakers @ Memphis Grizzlies, 10:30pm, BT Sport 1
Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Duke Blue Devils @ Miami Hurricanes, midnight on Monday, BT Sport 2
Florida State Seminoles @ Boston College Eagles, midnight on Monday, BT Sport ESPN
Kansas Jayhawks @ West Virginia Mountaineers, 2am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Oklahoma State Cowboys @ Baylor Bears, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include Errol Spence v Lamont Peterson – Welterweight world champion Errol Spence defends his IBF 147-pound title for the first time against former two-time champion Lamont Peterson in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday 20 January
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CRICKET
Monday Jan 15
One Day International – Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 8:30am
One Day International – New Zealand v Pakistan, 1am – i.e. early on Tuesday morning
One Day International – Scotland v Ireland, 5:30am – i.e. early on Tuesday morning
Australian Big Bash League – Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, 8:40am
Under-19 World Cup – Pakistan v Ireland, 9:30pm, and India v Papua New Guinea, 1am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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DARTS
Next:
UK Qualifying School – Jan 18-21, Wigan, England
European Qualifying School – Jan 18-21, Hildesheim, Germany
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Tuesday 16 January
Kehoe Cup round 2
Longford v DCU-St Patricks, Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, 8pm
Wednesday 17 January
McKenna Cup semi-finals
Armagh v Donegal, TBC, 8pm
Connacht FBD FL round 2
Leitrim v Sligo, Ballinamore, 7pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – CareerBuilder Challenge, PGA West (TPC Stadium Course), USA, Jan 18-21
PGA European Tour – Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, UAE, Jan 18-21
USLPGA Tour – The next tournament will be the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, January 25-28
USPGA Champions Tour – The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hawaii (Saturday finish), January 15-20
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are four NHL matches scheduled today, with start times ranging from 6pm on Monday to 12:30am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Boston Bruins v Dallas Stars, 6pm, live on eir Sport 2
Los Angeles Kings v San Jose Sharks, 9pm, live on eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Challenge Cup – 23 ties on the afternoon of Saturday 20 January
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday Jan 19
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Gloucester v Section Paloise, 7:45pm
Saturday Jan 20
European Rugby Champions Cup – Glasgow Warriors v Exeter Chiefs, 10pm, BT Sport 3 – Montpellier v Leinster, 1pm – Clermont v Ospreys, 3:15pm, BT Sport 2 – Saracens v Northampton, 3:15pm, BT Sport 3 – Benetton v Bath, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3 – Scarlets v Toulon, 5:30pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Enisei-STM v Newcastle, 10am – Dragons v Bordeaux Begles, 10am – Olympique Lyon v Cardiff Blues, 5pm – Stade Toulouse v Sale Sharks, 5pm – Zebre v SU Agen, 2pm – Krasny Yar v London Irish, 1pm – Stade Francais v Edinburgh, 8pm, BT Sport 3 – Brive v Worcester, 2:20pm – Connacht v Oyonnax, 2:30pm
Guinness PRO14 – Cheetahs v Southern Kings, 3pm
Sunday Jan 21
European Rugby Champions Cup – Leicester v Racing 92, 1pm – Munster v Castres, 1pm – Stade Rochelais v Harlequins, 3:15pm – Wasps v Ulster, 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January, 1pm, BBC Two – 1pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 2
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TENNIS
WTA/ATP, Australian Open, Mon Jan 15 to Sun Jan 18 – day one, 7:45am, Eurosport 1, 8am, Eurosport 2, with day two coverage on Eurosport 1 and 2 from midnight on Monday
Posted: 15th January 2018