Monday 20 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Monday 20 November 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday Nov 20
Premier League – Brighton v Stoke City, 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Ligue 1 – Amiens v Lille, 6pm
La Liga – Eibar v Real Betis, 8pm, Sky Sports Football
Serie A – Verona v Bologna, 7:45pm
Tuesday Nov 21
Champions League – Besiktas v FC Porto, 5pm – Spartak Moscow v Maribor, 5pm – Apoel Nicosia v Real Madrid, 7:45pm – Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur, 7:45pm – Man City v Feyenoord, 7:45pm – Monaco v RB Leipzig, 7:45pm – Napoli v Shakhtar Donetsk, 7:45pm – Sevilla v Liverpool, 7:45pm
Championship – nine games, all at 7:45pm, except for Bolton v Reading, 8pm
League One – 11 games, all at 7:45pm
League Two – 12 games, all at 7:45pm
Scottish Championship – Dunfermline v Morton, 7:45pm – Inverness CT v Brechin City, 7:45pm
National League – 12 games, all at 7:45pm
National League North – two games, both at 7:45pm
National League South – five games, both at 7:45pm
Northern Ireland Premiership – Coleraine v Ards, 7:45pm – Dungannon Swifts v Crusaders, 7:45pm
MLS – Columbus Crew v Toronto FC, 1am, Sky Sports Football – Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC, 2:30am, Sky Sports Football
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Leicester, 12:50pm – A seven-race card, where the feature is the £20,000 Tap ‘N’ Shower Handicap Hurdle (1:50pm), with field-sizes of 8-6-9-4-7-9 & 8. Top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson (wjo rode his 100th winner of the season y’day at Cheltenham), Harry Skelton, Tom Scudamore, Sean Bowen, Niall Madden, Harry Cobden and Nico de Boinville. Irish trainer Gordon Elliott sends over High Expectations for the feature (1:50pm), the mount of Richard Johnson.
Wolverhampton, 1pm – An eight-race card on the tapeta, with field-sizes of 12-13-7-12-11-13-13 & 12., Irish trainer Tom McCourt sends over Kalamkan (first-time visor, 4:30pm) from his Co.Maeth yard and will be partnered by Patrick Vaughan, other top jockeys in action include Silvestre De Sousa, Luke Morris, Ben Curtis, Dougie Costello, Josephine Gordon, Tony Hamilton, Joe Fanning, Martin Harley and Danny Tudhope to name just a few.
Plumpton, 1:10pm – A six-race card, with field-sizes of 8-3-6-8-8 & 7, top jockeys in action include Noel Fehily, Adrian Heskin, Jamie Moore, Aidan Coleman, Gavin Sheehan, Joohnny Burke and Andrew Glassonbury to name just a few.
They also race in India at Hyderabad (10:15am), later in the shops it is Club Hipico (4:55pm) in Chile and Philadelphia Park (5:25pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Finger Lakes, 5:15pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm and Portland Meadows, 8:450pm
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
2:03pm – MONMORE
2:08pm – SHEFFIELD
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – ROMFORD
6:58pm – YOUGHAL
The next live meeting on Sky Sports is the Betfred Eclipse Stakes meeting at Nottingham on TuesdayNovember 21st
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 11
Monday November 20 – Atalanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are 11 NBA matches today, with start times ranging from 12am to 3am– i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
Oklahoma City Thunder @ New Orleans Pelicans, 1am, BT Sport 1
Live College Basketball
Marquette Golden Eagles @ VCU Rams, 7:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
California Golden Bears @ Wichita State Shockers, 10pm, BT Sport ESPN
UCLA Bruins @ Creighton Bluejays, 12:05am, BT Sport ESPN
Wisconsin Badgers @ Baylor Bears, 2:30am, 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/
Coming up:
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CRICKET
Monday Nov 20
TEST Series (First Test) – India v Sri Lanka, Fifth day’s (final day) play in the First Test 4am, Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Cricket – i.e. late Sun night/early Monday morning
Tuesday Nov 21
Twenty20 Series 2017 – Australia Women v England Women, 8:10am
Wednesday Nov 22
TEST Series – Australia v England, midnight
Sheffield Shield – South Australia v Tasmania, midnight – Western Australia v Queensland, 2:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals’ from Minehead, Nov 24-26, World No.1 Michael van Gerwen bids to win the tournament for a third successive year.
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 race is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, the final race on the 2017 F1 Grand Prix season, November 24-26
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Hero World Challenge, Albany, New Providence – Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rdDecember
PGA European Tour – UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong, Thurs 23rd Nov – Sunday 26th
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 6 NHL matches today – with start times ranging from midnight to 3:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
Washington Capitals v Calgary Flames, midnight, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Friday 24 November
Rugby League World Cup – Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2, 9am
Saturday 25 November
Rugby League World Cup – Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4, 9am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday 24 November
Aviva Premiership – Newcastle v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro14 – Cheetahs v Edinburgh, 5:30pm – Ulster v Benetton, 705pm – Cardiff Blues v Connacht, 7:35pm – Leinster v Dragons, 7:35pm
Saturday 25 November
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Harlequins, 12:15pm – Leicester v Worcester, 3pm – Sale Sharks v Northampton, 5:30pm
Internationals – Italy v South Africa, 2pm – Wales v Georgia, 2:30pm – England v Australia, 3pm – Scotland v New Zealand, 5:15pm – Ireland v Fiji, 5:30pm – France v South Africa, 7:45pm
Top 14 – Castres v Toulon, 1:45pm – SU Agen v Stade Francais, 5pm – Bordeaux-Begles v Brive, 5pm – Stade Rochelais v Section Paloise, 5pm – Oyonnax v Clermont Auvergne, 5pm
Sunday 19 November
Aviva Premiership – London Irish v Wasps, 3pm – Saracens v Exeter, 3pm
Pro14 – Ospreys v Glasgow, 1pm – Southern Kings v Scarlets, 1pm – Zebre v Munster, 1pm
Top 14 – Racing 92 v Montpellier, 11:30am – Olympique Lyon v Stade Toulouse, 3:50pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
The Northern Ireland Open, Belfast, November 20-26, first day’s play, 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
Then it is the:
Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10
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TENNIS
Next up:
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
Posted: 20th November 2017