MONDAY 20th MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 20 MARCH 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Lucky Monday Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Monday March 20
International – San Marino v Moldova, 5pm
Bundesliga 2 – Union Berlin v FC Nuremburg, 7:15pm, BT Sport 1
National League North – Curzon Ashton v FC United of Manchester, 7:45pm
National League South – Hungerford Town v Weston-S-Mare, 7:45pm – Stourbridge v Ilkeston, 7:45pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Crusaders v Ballinamallard United, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Kempton Park, 2pm – a flat card;
Southwell, 2:10pm – a National Hunt card;
Taunton, 2:20pm –
They also race at ** ,:pm, in India and in ** at **, pm; later in the shops, it is , pm, in and at , pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is **, 5:45pm, **, 6:05pm and **, 7:55pm
The South African meeting is ** (am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – HALL GREEN
11:11am –
2:08pm –
2:18pm –
6:28pm –
6:33pm –
6:39pm –
6:59pm –
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Arc meeting at Swindon on March 22nd
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BASKETBALL
There are seven NBA games today, with start times ranging from midnight on Monday to 3:30am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder, midnight on Monday, BT Sport 1
New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Clippers, 2:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
No games listed as being live in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Anthony Crolla v Jorge Linares, Manchester, Sat 25 March, WBA lightweight title fight; Crolla lost the title to Linares in September 2016, this is the rematch
Ireland’s Katie Taylor will fight on an undercard that includes Marcus Morrison defending his WBD International Middleweight title versus Jason Welborn
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CRICKET
Next…
Tuesday March 21
One-Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Wednesday Mar 22
One-Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am – i.e. early Wednesday morning (as above)
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour de Normandie – Mar 20-26
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) – Mar 20-26, day one, 178.9km across Calella, 2:30pm, Eurosport 1
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali – Mar 23-26
Tour de Taiwan – Mar 26-30
From the track calendar:
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week eight on Thursday, March 23rd, from the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Kim Huybrechts v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Jelle Klaasen v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
NB – *Michael van Gerwen plays twice in week eight to make up for missing his fixture against James Wade in week five due to a back injury
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FORMULA ONE
The first race of the 2017 season will be the Australian Grand Prix, March 23rd to March 26th, The F1 Champion of 2016 was Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who retired from the sport on Friday Dec 02, 2016
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GAA
Next games:
Wednesday 22 March
Connacht U21FC semi-final
Roscommon v Sligo, TBC, TBC
Leinster U21FC semi-final
Dublin v Longford, Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC quarter-final replay
Donegal v Tyrone</b>, Ballybofey
Allianz HL Division 3A round 3
Tyrone v Donegal</b>, Healy Park, 8pm
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GOLF
On the European and PGA Tour, the next tournament is the WGC Matchplay at the Austin Country Club, Texas, USA, sponsored by Dell Technologies, March 22-26 – the last four winners: Jason Day (2014 & 2016), Rory McIlroy (2015) and Matt Kuchar (2013)
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Kia Classic, in Carlsbad, California, USA March 23-26 – The defending champion is Lydia Ko
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are five games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 2am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs, 11:30pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 23
Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters, 9:05am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 24
Premiership – Bristol v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro 12 – Scarlets v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Ulster, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Western Force, 6:35am, Sky Sports 2 and Melbourne Rebels v Waratahs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 2
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
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OTHER SPORT
Netball Superleague – Team Northumbria v Manchester Thunder, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports Mix
Curling World Championships – Canada v Switzerland, a women’s round-robin match; the tournament is being played in Beijing, China, 11am, Eurosport 1
Baseball – The opening semi-final of the 2017 World Baseball Classic at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, BT Sport ESPN at 2:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Posted: 19th March 2017