Monday 16 October 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 16 October 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday Oct 16
Premier League – Leicester v West Brom, 8pm, Sky Sports
Irish Premier Division – Cork City v Derry City, 7:45pm
La Liga – Las Palmas v Celta Vigo, 8pm, Sky Sports Football
Serie A –Verona v Benevento, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
The draw for the first-round of the FA Cup will take place live on BBC Two and BT Sport 3 tonight at 7pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Yarmouth, 1:40pm – A 9-RACE card that features the £40,000 Listed Beckford Stakes (3yo+, fillies and mares, 1m6f17y, 3:10pm); jockeys in action on the card include Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori, Jim Crowley, William Buick and Silvestre de Sousa
Musselburgh, 1:50pm – There is a £20,000 7f33y handicap at 2:50pm and a £20,000 Conditions Stakes contest at 3:20pm; jockeys in action include Danny Tudhope, Joe Fanning (who rode a Listed Race winner in Germany on Renfrew Street for Mark Johnston on Sunday), Paul Mulrennan, PJ McDonald, Tony Hamilton, Graham Lee and Tom Eaves; a race for amateur riders will close out the card
Windsor, 2pm – Field-sizes are 10-13-12-10-13-16-11 and 10; jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Andrea Atzeni, Paul Hanagan, Pat Dobbs, Jamie Spencer, Richard Kingscote, Fran Berry, David Probert, Rob Havlin, Sean Levey and Pat Cosgrave
They also race in India at Hyderabad (10:10am) and in France at Clairefontaine (11:25am); later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:55pm) in Chile and Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Laurel Park, 6:11pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, Portland Meadows, 8pm, and Turf Paradise, 8:55pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (12:10pm)
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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 is the All England Cup night at Newcastle on October 19th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 6
Monday October 16 – Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans, 1:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Action – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASEBALL
Houston Astros @ New York Yankees, 1am – late Monday night/early Tuesday morning – game 3 of the series – live on BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
The new NBA season will begin on October 17 and end on April 11, with a weeklong All-Star break. There are pre-season games taking place each day this week
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Saturday October 21 – Ryan Burnett v Zhanat Zhakiyanov, IBF & WBA Bantamweight Title, The SSE Arena, Belfast, 7:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Action
Saturday October 28 – Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev, IBF World Heavyweight Title, lots of other top-class bouts on this card including Anahi Sanchez v Katie Taylor, WBA Lightweight Title, from Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 6pm, Sky Sports Box Office
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CRICKET
Monday Oct 16
ODI – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, midday
JLT One-Day Cup 2017 – Cricket Australia Xl v Western Australia, 00:30am – Tasmania v Queensland, 4am, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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CYCLING
Announcement of the route for the 2018 Tour de France will be made on Tuesday and will be live on Eurosport 2 at 10:30am
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
October 20–21 – 2017 German Darts Masters, Castello Arena, Dusseldorf
Oct 26-29 – Unibet European Championship, Ethias Arena, Hasselt
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, October 20-22
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 21 October
Mayo SHC final
Tooreen v Ballyhaunis, Tooreen, TBC
Sunday 22 October
Carlow SFC final replay
Eire Og v Rathvilly, Netwatch Cullen Park, 3.15pm
Kerry SFC final
Dr Crokes v South Kerry, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
Limerick SFC final
Adare v Newcastle West, Gaelic Grounds, 4pm
London SFC final
Fulham Irish v Tir Chonaill Gaels, Ruislip, 2.30pm
Roscommon SFC final
Roscommon Gaels v St Brigid’s, Hyde Park, 4pm
Sligo SFC final
Eastern Harps v Tourlestrane or Tubbercurry, Markievicz Park, 4pm
Ulster club SHC final
Ballygalget (Down) v Slaughtneil (Derry), Athletic Grounds, 4pm
Cork SHC final
Blackrock v Imokilly or Sarsfields, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 4pm
Sligo SHC final
Calry-St Joseph’s v Western Gaels, Markievicz Park, TBC
Waterford SHC final
Ballygunner or Lismore v De La Salle or Passage, Walsh Park, TBC
Ulster club IHC final
Lavey (Derry) v Middletown (Armagh), Corrigan Park, 1pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea, October 19-22
PGA European Tour – Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation, Valderrama, Spain, October 19-22
USLPGA Tour – Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, Taipei, October 19-22
USPGA Champions Tour – Dominion Charity Classic, The Country Club of Virginia, USA, October 20-21
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ICE HOCKEY
There is one NHL game today, with a face-off time of 00:30am – i.e. Late Monday night/ early Tuesday morning
Live:
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings, 00:30am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Thursday 19 October
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Gloucester v Agen, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Action
Mitre 10 Cup – semi-final 1 (check time)
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SNOOKER
Next up:
English Open, Barnsley, runs October 16 – 22, day one, 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22
WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22, day one, 12:30pm, BT Sport 2
ATP European Open, Antwerp, Oct 16-22
ATP If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Oct 16-22
WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg, Oct 16-22, day one, midday, BT Sport 1
Posted: 15th October 2017