MONDAY SPORTS PREVIEW
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 26TH JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
The 2017 Confederations Cup takes place in Russia and runs from Saturday June 17 to Sunday July 02. Eight teams take part in the tournament, which this year are Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, Cameroon, Australia, Germany, Mexico and Chile
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship runs from June 16th to June 30th
Monday June 26
Airtricity League Of Ireland Premier Division – Dundalk v Galway, 7:45pm
Chinese Super League – Beijing Guoan v Jiangsu Sainty, 12:35pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Chepstow, 2pm – A seven-race card
Wolverhampton, 2:15pm – An eight-race card
Windsor, 5:50pm – A seven-race card
Kilbeggan, 5:25pm – An eight-race card, featuring the €25,000 Midlands National Ladies Day July 21st Handicap Hurdle
Southwell, 6:10pm – A seven-race jumps fixture
Later in shops it is Philadelphia, 5:55pm, in the USA and Valparaiso, 9:15pm, 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
2:08pm – MONMORE
2:18pm – SHEFFIELD
6:28pm – NOTTINGHAM
6:38pm – ROMFORD
6:59pm – YOUGHAL
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Final meeting at Towcester on Saturday July 1st, with winner receiving £175,000
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 15 of the season, next game:
Friday 30 June
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, 10:50am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are eight MLB games today, with start times ranging from 8:40pm on Monday to 3:10am on Tuesday morning – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
Live games:
Philadelphia Phillies @ Arizona Diamondbacks, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants, 3am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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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
Big fights coming up
Manny Pacquaio v Jeff Horn “Battle of Brisbane” for the WBO Welterweight Championship scheduled for early Sunday morning 2nd July
On the undercard Irishman Michael Conlan has his third pro fight (World Championship gold and Olympic bronze medallist as amateur) in the Super Bantamweight division. He will face Australian Jarret Owen
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CRICKET
Monday June 26
County Championship Division One –Essex v Middlesex, 2pm – Hampshire v Somerset , 2pm – Warwickshire v Lancashire, 2pm – Yorkshire v Surrey 2pm – all games are four-day games
County Championship Division Two – Durham v Worcestershire, 2pm – Glamorgan v Derbyshire , 2pm – Northamptonshire v Leicestershire , 2pm – Nottinghamshire v Kent , 2pm – Sussex v Gloucestershire , 2pm – all games are four-day games
ICC Women’s World Cup – Australia v West Indies, 10:30am
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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
The blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd
This week:
Canadian Road Championships, June 24-28
From the track calendar:
Korea Track National Championships – June 24-29
2017 Taiwan Cup Track International Classic II – June 27
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DARTS
Next up:
European Darts Open – Leverkusen, Germany, June 30 to July 2; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
Then the Shanghai Darts Masters, Pullman Hotel, Shanghai, July 6-7; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1race is the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Tuesday 27 June
Munster JFC final
Cork v Kerry, Pairc Ui Rinn, 7.30pm
Wednesday 28 June
Leinster IHC semi-final
Galway v Kilkenny, O’Connor Park, TBC
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GOLF
European Tour – The Open de France, Le Golf National, France, June 29 to July 2
USPGA Tour – The Quicken Loans National, TPC Potomac, Maryland, USA
LPGA Tour – The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC, Illinois, USA
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the US Senior Open Championship, June 29 to July 2
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is TBC
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HOCKEY
The Women’s World Hockey League semi-finals take place from June 21 to July 2 and are taking place in Brussels, Belgium
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins won the best-of-seven series 4-2 over Nashville Predators and are the Stanley Cup Champions of 2017
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Thursday 29 June
Super League – Leeds Rhinos v St Helens, 8pm
NRL – Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Tuesday 27 June
Lions Tour – Hurricanes v British and Irish Lions, 8:35am
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SAILING
America’s Cup
Monday June 26 – Races 9 (if required) and 10 (if required), 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Tuesday June 27 – Race 11 (if required), Race 12 (if required), Race 13 (if required)
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SNOOKER
Next:
The World Cup, which is taking place in China – July 3-9
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
The Aegon International, Eastbourne, England – June 26 to July 2, Day One, 2pm, BBC Two, 10:45am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, Eurosport 1
The WTA Antalya Cup, Antalya, Turkey – June 26 to July 2
Wimbledon Qualifying, Day One, 11am, Eurosport 2
Then it is:
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass
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OTHER SPORT
Speedway – Pool Pirates v Belle Vue Aces, 7:30pm
NCAA College World Series – midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 25th June 2017