Saturday 03 February 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 03 February 2018
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday Feb 3
Premier League – seven games in total – Burnley v Man City, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI, then five games at 3pm, including Brighton v West Ham, Sky Sports Premier League ROI, then Arsenal v Everton, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Championship – 11 games, all at 3pm, except for Wolves v Sheff Utd, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event AND Sky Sports Football
League One – 12 games, all at 3pm
League Two – 12 games, all at 3pm
National League – 5 games, all at 3pm
National League North – 7 games, all at 3pm
National League South – 9 games, all at 3pm
Scottish Premiership – six games, Kilmarnock v Celtic, 12:30pm, BT Sport 1, then five games at 3pm
FA Trophy – 8 ties, all at 3pm
Scottish Championship – 5 games, all at 3pm
Scottish League One – five games, all at 3pm
Scottish League Two – five games, all at 3pm
Northern Irish Cup, Sixth Round – the eight ties kick off at 3pm
La Liga – Eibar v Sevilla, midday, Sky Sports Football – Real Betis v Villarreal, 3:15pm – Alaves v Celta Vigo, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Football Reed Button – Levante v Real Madrid, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga – 5 games at 2:30pm, followed by Borussia M’Gladbach v Red Bull Leipzig, 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
Serie A – Sampdoria v Torino, 5pm, BT Sport 3 and Inter Milan v Crotone, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
Ligue 1 – Lille v Paris Saint-Germain, 4pm – Amiens v St Etienne, 7pm – Montpellier v Angers, 7pm – Nice v Toulouse, 7pm – Strasbourg v Bordeaux, 7pm – Troyes v Dijon, 7pm
Belgian First Division – Lokeren SNW v Standard Liege, 5pm – KAS Eupen v AA Gent, 7pm – Sint-Truidense VV v KV Kortrijk, 7pm – Mouscron-Peruwelz v Genk, 7:30pm
Eredivisie – Heerenveen v FC Twente, 5:30pm – PSV Eindhoven v PEC Zwolle, 6:45pm, Sky Sports Mix – Heracles Almelo v ADO Den Haag, 7:45pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Benfica v Rio Ave, 6:15pm, Estoril v Sporting Lisbon, 8:30pm, FC Porto v Braga, 8:30pm
A-League – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory, 6:35am, BT Sport 1 – Adelaide United v Perth Glory, 8:50am, BT Sport 1
International Friendly – Korea Republic v Latvia, 2:30pm
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Sandown, 12:40pm – It is Betfred Day, where the card will include the £55,000 Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novice Chase (2:25pm), the ‘Contenders Hurdle’ (1:50pm) in which reigning champion hurdle Buveur d’Air will face just two opponents, the £100,000 Betfred Heroes Handicap Hurdle (3pm) in which Ireland’s Gordon Elliott runs Folsom Blue (Barry Geraghty), a £50,000 handicap chase (3:35pm) and a £30,000 handicap chase at 1:15pm
Lingfield Park, 12:50pm – It is Betway Winter Derby Trials day; the Winter Derby is due to be run on Saturday 24 February (also at Lingfield); today’s Winter Derby Trial (3:05pm) carries £45,000 in prize-money; at 2pm is the £45,000 Listed Cleves Stakes in which Germany’s Mario Hofer runs Princess Asta; Ireland has a runner on the card – Joseph O’Brien’s Paparazzi (12:50pm, Adam Kirby); Ryan Moore is among the jockeys riding on the card
Musselburgh, 12:55pm – It is day one of Bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials Weekend at the track with the features being the £30,000 Scottish County Hurdle (2:05pm), the £21,800 Scottish Champion Chase (2:45pm) and the £40,000 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (3:15pm); the closing race on the card is a hunters’ chase in which Paul Nicholls runs Wonderful Charm and Kim Bailey runs Gallery Exhibition
Wetherby, 1pm – The feature races are the Tote-sponsored £35,000 Towton Novices’ Chase (2:40pm) and a £20,000 handicap chase (1:35pm); race 6, the penultimate race, is a hunters’ chase and the finale is a bumper
Leopardstown, 1:10pm – where it is day one of the two-day Dublin Racing Festival (€1.525m in prize-money is on offer); live coverage is on At The Races, RTE2 and in shops; today’s line-up is as follows:
1:10pm – €100,000 Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle – Grade 1, 2m6f
1:45pm – €100,000 Coral Dublin Steeplechase – Grade 2, 2m1f
2:20pm – €100,000 Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Steeplechase – Grade 1, 2m1f
2:55pm – €75,000 Sandyford Handicap Steeplechase (Grade B)(Rated 0-150), 2m1f
3:30pm – €150,000 BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle – Grade 1, 2 miles
4:05pm – €100,000 Coral.ie Hurdle (Extended Handicap Hurdle – Rated 0-150, Grade B, 2 miles
4:40pm – €75,000 Goffs Future Stars (colts and geldings) INH Flat Race – Grade 2, 2 miles
Kempton Park, 5:45pm – The feature is a £15,000 seven-furlong handicap at 7:15pm, in which Ryan Moore is set to ride the favourite, Morning Has Broken, for David Elsworth
They also race in India at Hyderabad (10:30am) and Mumbai (10:45am) and in the UAE at Meydan (midday); later in the shops it is Hipo Chile (5:15pm) in Chile and Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Gulfstream, 5pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:43pm, Aqueduct, 5:50pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, Santa Anita, 8:30pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein (10:30am, 10 races, including Grade 3 races at 2pm and 2:35pm and a Listed Race at 1:25pm) and Durbanville (10am, eight races) races)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
10:16am – TOWCESTER
10:29am – ROMFORD
10:36am – CRAYFORD
10:38am – PERRY BARR
2:03pm – DONCASTER
2:04pm – NEWCASTLE
2:12pm – TRALEE
6:09pm – SHEFFIELD
6:27pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – ROMFORD
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Super Bowl LII (i.e. 52) is scheduled for Sunday February 4th at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota – New England Patriots v Philadelphia Eagles
College Football
No games listed as being live in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are nine NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 8:30pm on Saturday to 3am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 1:20am, BT Sport 1 – late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live action – 5pm, 7pm, 9pm, 11:15pm, 1:15am and 3:15am on BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include –
Gilberto Ramirez, the WBO super-middleweight champion v Habib Ahmed, a top-five 5 world-rated contender – Today, in Texas
Ben Jones v Reece Bellotti for the Commonwealth featherweight title, Today, O2 Arena, London, where topping the bill is Lawrence Okolie v Isaac Chamberlain in a bout for the WBA Continental Cruiserweight title, which will be live on Sky Sports Main Event from 7:40pm and Sky Sports Action from 7pm
Live on ITV4 at 6:45pm, Murat Gassiev v Yunier Dorticos in a bout for the IBF World and WBA Super World cruiserweight title, in Adler, Russia – a place in the finals of the ‘Super Series’ is on offer
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CRICKET
International Test Match Series – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 3:30am, final day – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
International T20 Series – Australia v New Zealand, 8:20am, BT Sport 2
One-Day International Series – South Africa v India, 11am
New Zealand One-Day Cup – Northern Districts v Canterbury, 10pm – Otago v Central Districts, 10pm – Wellington v Auckland, 10pm
Aussie Women’s Big Bash League final – TBC v TBC, 1:20am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – live on BT Sport 2
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DARTS
Coming up:
Today – UK Open Qualifier 2, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
February 4th – UK Open Qualifier 3, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Unibet Premier League Darts, Week 2, Thursday 8 February, Cardiff, Wales – live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Today
Allianz FL Division 1 round 2
Tyrone v Dublin, Healy Park, 7pm
Mayo v Kerry, MacHale Park, 7pm – live on eir Sport 1
Allianz FL Division 2 round 2
Cavan v Louth, Breffni Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 1A round 2
Tipperary v Waterford, Semple Stadium, 7pm – live on eir Sport 2
Allianz HL Division 1B round 2
Laois v Galway, O’Moore Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 2A round 2
London v Meath, Ruislip, 1pm
Allianz HL Division 3A round 2
Warwickshire v Longford, Pairc na hEireann, 1pm
All-Ireland club JFC final
Multyfarnham (Westmeath) v Knocknagree (Cork), Croke Park, 2pm – live on TG4 Youtube
All-Ireland club IFC final
Michael Glavey’s (Roscommon) v Moy (Tyrone), Croke Park, 3:45pm – live on TG4 Youtube
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, February 1-4 – day three, 7pm, Sky Sports The Open
PGA European Tour – Maybank Championship, Saujana G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 1-4 – the final day is live on Sky Sports The Open from 2:30am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
USLPGA Tour – The next tournament is the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, Adelaide, Australia, February 15-18
USPGA Champions Tour –The next event is the Boca Raton Championship at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Florida, February 9-11
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 13 NHL games scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 6pm on Saturday to 3:30am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
New Jersey Devils v Pittsburgh Penguins, midnight – live on eir Sport 2
Calgary Flames v Chicago Blackhawks, 3am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – live on eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Saturday February 3rd
Championship – Toulouse v Swinton Lions, 2pm
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RUGBY UNION
Today….
HSBC Sevens World Series – The New Zealand Sevens, 11:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and 9:50pm on Sky Sports Arena and then at 4:55am (i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning) on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena
Six Nations Rugby Championship – Round 1
Wales v Scotland, 2:15pm, TV3 and BBC1, and France v Ireland, 4:45pm, TV3 and BBC1
Women’s Six Nations Championship – France v Ireland, 8pm, RTE2
Then….
Six Nations Rugby Championship – Round 1
Sunday 4 February – Italy v England, 3pm, ITV and TV3
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SNOOKER
Next up:
German Masters (Ranking tournament) – Jan 31 to Feb 4, Berlin, Germany – day 4 action (opening semi-final) is live on Eurosport 1 at 12:45pm, with the second semi-final at 6:45pm on the same channel
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TENNIS
WTA St Petersburgh Ladies Trophy, St Petersburgh, Russia, Jan 29 to Feb 4 – live on BT Sport 3 at 11am (semi-finals)
WTA Taiwan Open, Taipei City, Taiwan, Jan 29 to Feb 4, 7am and 9am, BT Sport ESPN (semi-finals)
Davis Cup World Group Round One, Feb 2nd to Feb 4th:
Australia v Germany – Belgium v Hungary – Croatia v Canada – France v Netherlands – Japan v Italy – Kazakhstan v Switzerland – Derbia v USA – Spain v Britain
There is live Davis Cup action on BBC2 at 1pm (Spain v Britain)
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OTHER SPORT
Cycling – 6 Days of Copenhagen, day three, 8:15pm, Eurosport 2
Posted: 3rd February 2018