MONDAY 3rd APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 3 APRIL 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Lucky Monday Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Monday April 3rd
Serie A – Inter Milan v Sampdoria, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1
La Liga – Celta Vigo v Las Palmas, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2
Russian Premier League – FC Rostov v FK Krasnodar, 5:30pm, and Spartak Moscow v FC Orenburg, 5:30pm
Italian Serie B – Frosinone v Avellino, 7:30pm
National League – Lincoln City v Dagenham and Redbridge, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
FA Youth Cup, semi-final, second leg – Stoke City v Manchester City, 7:45pm, ITV4 – City lead 6-0 from the first leg
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Ludlow, 2pm – field-sizes: 7-7-5-7-9-9-13 and 16; the feature is the £20,000 Boyne Cup (Handicap Chase) (3:30pm); there are also two £12,000 races on the card; jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Harry Skelton, Sam Twiston-Davies, Wayne Hutchinson, Jamie Moore, Sean Bowen, Aidan Coleman and Tom O’Brien; there is a hunters’ chase at 5pm
Kelso, 2:20pm – field-sizes are 9-6-6-7-5 and 8; the feature is the £14,000 Edinburgh Gin Handicap Chase at 3:40pm; jockeys riding on the card include Tom Scudamore, Will Kennedy, Lucy Alexander, Brian Hughes, Paddy Brennan and Harry Cobden
Huntingdon, 2:20pm – field-sizes are 10-9-10-8-8-13 and 11; the finale is a bumper fro conditional jockeys and amateur riders; jockeys riding on the card include Daryl Jacob, Ciaran Gethings, Noel Fehily, Richie McLernon, Gavin Sheehan, Nico de Boinville, Leighton Aspell and Josh Moore
They also race at TBC; later in the shops, it is TBC
They race at Chantilly in France from 12:47pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is TBC
The South African meeting is Flamingo Park (11:20am, ten races)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – HALL GREEN
11:11am – SWINDON
2:08pm – MONMORE
2:18pm – SHEFFIELD
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – TBC
6:58pm – Irish meeting
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Coors Three Steps To Victory meeting at Sheffield on Tuesday April 4th (Sky Sports 5 from 7pm)
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AUSSIE RULES
Next games:
Round 3 of the season
Friday 7 April
Sydney Swans v Collingwood, 9:50am, BT Sport 3
Saturday 8 April
North Melbourne v GWS Giants, 3:45am – Richmond v West Coast Eagles, 4:10am, BT Sport 1 – Geelong Cats v Melbourne, 6:35am – Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, 9:40am, BT Sport 1 – Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, 9:40am
Sunday 9 April
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, 3:10am, BT Sport 3 – Carlton v Essendon, 5:20am – Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn, 6:40am, BT Sport 3
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it and runs to October 1st
There are 12 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:05pm on Monday to 3:10am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live:
Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets, 6:10pm, BT Sport ESPN
San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
Cleveland Indians @ Texas Rangers, midnight on Monday, BT Sport 1
Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland Athletics, 3:05am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There is one NBA games today – Portland Trailblazers @ Minnesota Timberwolves (rescheduled from March 6th), midnight on Monday
Live games:
No games listed as being live in Ire/UK
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
NCAA National Championship game – 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/
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CRICKET
Next games:
Tuesday April 4
International T20 Match – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2:30pm
Wednesday April 5
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3:30pm
The Indian Premier League (IPL) season begins on April 5th
The County Cricket seasons (Divisions 1 and 2) begin on April 7th
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
The Tour Of Thailand – April 1 to April 6
The Basque Tour – stage one, 153km from Irunea to Eguesibar-Sarriguren, 2:30pm, Eurosport 1
From the track calendar:
South African National Track Cycling Championships – April 3 to April 7
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 10 on Thursday April 6th, from the 3Arena in Dublin, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Dave Chisnall v Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis v Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade v Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The second race of the 2017 Formula One season will be the Chinese Grand Prix, which is set to take place on Sunday April 9th
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 8 April
Allianz FL Division 3 final
Louth v Armagh or Tipperary, Croke Park, TBC
Allianz FL Division 4 final
Westmeath v Wexford, Croke Park, TBC
Ulster SHC semi-finals
Armagh v Down, TBC, TBC
Antrim v Donegal, TBC, TBC
Leinster MHC round 1
Westmeath v Kilkenny, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Laois v Offaly, O’Moore Park, 3pm
Kildare v Carlow, Newbridge, 3pm
Meath v Wicklow, Pairc Taillteann, 3pm
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GOLF
On Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 4 today at 5pm, there is live coverage from the practice range ahead of The Masters
On Sky Sports 1 today at 7pm, there is live coverage from the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship National Finals ahead of The Masters
European Tour/PGA Tour – The next tournament is The Masters, the first Major of the season, played at the Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, April 6th to 9th
PGA Tour – As above
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12th to 15th; the defending champion is Minjee Lee
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia, April 14th to 16th
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 three games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight on Monday to 12:30am on Tuesday – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres, midnight on Monday, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday April 6
Super League – Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
FRIDAY April 7
Premiership – Sale Sharks v Worcester, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1, and Newcastle v Gloucester, 8pm
Pro12 – Edinburgh v Connacht, 7:35pm, and Ulster v Cardiff Blues, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Waratahs, 8:35am
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SNOOKER
April 5th to 12th – Betfred World Championship Qualifiers, Sheffield, England
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, Texas, April 10th to 16th
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 16th to 23rd
ATP – Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain, April 24th to 30th
WTA – Volvo Cars Open, Charleston, USA, April 3rd to 9th – live on BT Sport 2 at 5pm
WTA – Abierto Monterrey – Monterrey, Mexico, April 3rd to 9th – live on BT Sport 3 at 9:45pm and then at 3am (i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning)
WTA – Claro Open Solsanitas – Bogota, Colombia, April 10th to 15th
WTA – Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Biel, Switzerland, April 10th to 16th
Davis Cup – Quarter-finals, various locations, April 7th to 9th
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OTHER SPORT
ANZ Premiership Netball – Mystics v Steel, 8:40am, Sky Sports 5
Netball Superleague – Manchester Thunder v Hertfordshire Mavericks, 7:30pm, Sky Sports Mix
Weightlifting: European Championships – 4:30pm and 7pm, Eurosport 2
Posted: 3rd April 2017