MONDAY 5th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 5th JUNE 2017
Will Reilly / Shane
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FOOTBALL
The FIFA U-20 World Cup runs from 20 May to 11 June, with the majority of the games live on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2
Third quarter-final – Italy v Zambia, 9am, Eurosport 2 – Fourth quarter-final – England v Mexico, 11:45am, Eurosport 2
Monday June 5
International – Macedonia v Turkey, 6:45pm – Hungary v Russia, 7:30pm – Belgium v Czech Rep, 7:45pm – Bolivia v Nicaragua, midnight – China v Philippines, midnight
FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifier – Fiji v New Caledonia, 10am
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Listowel, 1:50pm – A seven-race jumps card
Thirsk, 2pm –
Gowran Park, 2:05pm – A seven-race flat card
Newton Abbot, 2:10pm –
Leicester, 2:20pm –
Windsor, 5:40pm –
Ayr, 5:55pm –
They also race in Germany at Hannover (1:50pm),; later in shops it is Philadelphia Park, 5:55pm, in the USA and Club Hipico, 7:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm and Presque Isle Downs, 10:25pm
The South African meeting is Flamingo Park (11:20am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – SWINDON
2:08am – MONMORE
2:18am – SHEFFIELD
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:38pm – ROMFORD
6:59pm – YOUGHAL
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th; the first round of the Greyhound concludes today
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 12 of the season
Thursday 08 June
Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs, 10:20am
Friday 09 June
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, 10:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are seven MLB games today, with start times ranging from 00:10am on Tuesday to 3:05am on Tuesday morning – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Washington Nationals @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 3am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
The NBA Finals schedule is as follows:
Game 1 was played at 2am on Friday – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (91-113)
Game 2 was played at 2am on Sunday – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning – and was won by ****
Game 3: Wednesday June 7th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morning
Game 4: Friday June 9th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning
Game 5 (if required): Monday June 12th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 2am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
Game 6 (if required): Thursday June 15th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Game 7 (if required): Sunday June 18th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine
This week’s fights include:
See above link
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CRICKET
Monday June 5
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – Australia v Bangladesh, 1:30pm, Sky Sports 2
One-Day match – England Lions v South Africa A, 2pm
T20 International – West Indies v Afghanistan, midnight
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
Some of the next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Criterium du Dauphine, Stage Two, a 171km route from Saint-Chamond to Arlanc, in France, 12:35pm, Eurosport 2
The Tour de France runs from July 1st to July 23rd; it begins in Dusseldorf, Germany, before 1making its way through Belgium to France
From the track calendar:
National Track Championship – Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, June 7-11
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DARTS
Next up:
European Tour 6, from Frankfurt, Germany, June 09-11
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Canadian Grand Prix, June 9-11
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Wednesday 7 June
Leinster JFC semi-finals
Louth v Wicklow, Gaelic Grounds, 7.30pm
Meath v Wexford, Pairc Tailteann, 7.30pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Lyoness Open, Austria, June 8-11
USPGA Tour – The FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, USA, June 8-11
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Manulife LPGA Classic, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Canada, June 8-11
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Principal Charity Classic, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, IA, USA, June 09-11
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the European Tour Properties Senior Classic, Linna GC, Finland, June 21-23
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup best-of-seven finals series began on Monday May 29th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 4: Monday June 5th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morn
Game 5 (if required): Thursday June 8th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morn
Game 6 (if required): Sunday June 11th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morn
Game 7 (if required): Wednesday June 14th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morn
Live:
As above
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next-up:
Thursday 08 June
Super League – Leigh Centurions v Wigan Warriors, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
NRL – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Melbourne Storm, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next-up:
Wednesday 07 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Blues v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
The French Open from Roland Garros, Paris, France, runs from Sun May 28 to Sun June 11 – today’s action is live on ITV4 and Eurosport 1 at 9:30am, at 10am and 1pm on eir Sport 1, and at 10am on Eurosport 2
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OTHER SPORT
ANZ Premiership Netball – Pulse v Magic, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix
NCAA Championship – Women’s College Softball, midnight, BT Sport ESPN,
Posted: 5th June 2017