SATURDAY 10th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
SATURDAY 10th JUNE 2017
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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
Saturday June 10
World Cup Qualifiers – Azerbaijan v Northern Ireland, 5pm, Sky Sports Mix – Kazakhstan v Denmark, 5pm, (Sky Sports Red Button) – Slovenia v Malta, 5pm, (Sky Sports Red Button) – Scotland v England, 5pm, Sky Sports 1/ITV/TV3 – Germany v San Marino, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 – Lithuania v Slovakia, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button) – Montenegro v Armenia, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button) – Norway v Czech Rep, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button) – Poland v Romania, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
U-21 Internationals – England U21 v Iceland U21, 11am
MLS – Chicago Fire v Atlanta United FC, 9pm, Sky Sports 5 – Sporting Kansas City v Montreal Impact, 1am – Portland Timbers v FC Dallas, 3:30am
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Catterick, 1:40pm – A seven-race card, with a £20,000 handicap on the card. Field sizes are 5-11-5-10-9-10 & 10. Top jockeys in action include Tony Hamilton, Kevin Stott, Jack Garritty, Jason Hart, Duran Fentiman and Sammy Jo Bell
Haydock, 1:45pm – A seven-race card, including the £63,000 Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes (3:30pm) and the £63,000 Group 3 John Of Gaunt Stakes (4:05pm). Top jockeys in action include Ryan Moore, Andrea Atzeni, Jamie Spencer, Danny Tudhope, Paul Mulrennan, Pat Cosgrave, Graham Lee, James Sullivan and Richard Kingscote to name just a few.
Newmarket, 1:55pm – An eight-race card (opening Novice Stakes divided), with two £45,000 handicaps on the card, field sizes are 10-9-14-13-16-10-8 & 15. Top jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, Silvestre De Sousa, Frankie Dettori, Gerald Mosse, William Buick, Josephine Gordon, Adam Kirby, James Doyle, Harry Bentley and Timmy Murphy.
Chester, 2pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 11-8-10-9-10-12 & 12. Top jockeys in action include Oisin Murphy, Dane O’Neill, PJ McDonald, Dougie Costello, Franny Norton, Martin Lane, Stevie Donohoe and Tom Marquand.
Beverley, 2:05pm – A seven-race card, with two £25,000 2yo races on the card, including the Hilary Needler Stakes (for fillies, 3:15pm). Top jockeys in action include Paul Hanagan, Tom Eaves, Philip Makin, Joe Fanning, Adam Beschizza, Connor Beasley and Shane Gray.
Curragh, 2:25pm – A seven-race card, including the €50,000 JuneFest Handicap (4:10pm), with field-sizes of 13-5-13-11-15-5-13. Top jockeys in action include Pat Smullen, Shane Foley, Seamie Heffernan, Wayne Lordan, Chris Hayes, Kevin Manning, Billy Lee, Declan McDonogh and Colm O’Donoghue.
Chepstow, 5:40pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 16-7-5-10-14-7 & 17. Top jockeys in action include Mitch Godwin, Hollie Doyle, Sam Hitchcott, Charlie Bennett, John Fahy, Fergus Sweeney, Steve Drowne, Dane O’Neill and Jimmy Quinn.
Stratford, 6pm – A seven-race card, with an £18,500 handicap chase on the card (7pm). Top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Sam Twiston-Davies, Aidan Coleman, Harry Skelton, Sean Bowen, Noel Fehily, Nico de Boinville, Adrian Heskin and Brian Hughes.
They also race in India at Bangalore (10:30am), in Mauritius (10:40am) and in Germany at Krefeld (11am); later in shops it is Philadelphia Parx, 5:55pm, in the USA and Hipo Chile, 7:15pm, in Chile
At Belmont Park in the USA, it is Belmont Stakes day, the final leg of the US Triple Crown (11:37pm), the card also includes the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes (6:11pm), the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps Stakes (6:52pm), the Grade 1 Longines Just A Game Stakes (8:58pm), the Grade 1 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Stakes (9:41pm) and Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes (10:37pm)
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Belmont Park, 4:35pm, Monmouth Park, 5:50pm, Gulfstream, 5:55pm, Golden Gate Fields, 7:45pm and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meetings are Kenilworth (10:20am) and Greyville (10:30am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
9:11am – TRALEE
10:06am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24am – NEWCASTLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – PETERBOROUGH
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th; the second round will be completed tonight
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 12 of the season
Saturday 10 June
Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, 4:45am – Brisbane Lions v Fremantle, 7:35am – Essendon v Port Adelaide, 10:25am, BT Sport 1
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 17 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 5:05pm on Saturday to 3:10am on Sunday morning – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Texas Rangers @ Washington Nationals, 5pm, BT Sport ESPN
New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves, 9pm, BT Sport 1
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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 (91-123)
Game 2 was played at 2am on Sunday – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (113-132)
Game 3 was played at 2am on Wednesday – i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (118-113)
Game 4 was played at 2am on Friday at 2am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning, and was won by Cleveland Cavaliers/ (137-116)
Golden State Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-1
Game 5: 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:
Lee Haskins (the holder) v Ryan Burnett (tonight) for the IBF bantamweight title (in Belfast), Sky Sports 2
UFC
Prelims – 1am, BT Sport 2, – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Main event – Derrick Lewis v Mark Hunt, 3am, BT Sport 2, heavyweight contest, – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
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CRICKET
Saturday June 10
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – England v Australia, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
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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 seven (of eight), a 168km route from Aoste to Alpe d’Huez, in France, 12:30pm, Eurosport 2
London Nocturne – 9:15pm, 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
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
Qualifying – 5:55pm, eir Sport 1
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 10 June
Leinster SHC semi-final
Wexford v Kilkenny, Wexford Park, 7pm – Sky Sports
Munster SFC semi-final
Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Rinn, 5pm – RTE 2
Christy Ring Cup final
Carlow v Antrim, Croke Park, 5pm
Nicky Rackard Cup final
Armagh v Derry, Croke Park, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup final
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Croke Park, 1pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Lyoness Open, Austria, June 8-11, day three, 10:30am and 2pm, Sky Sports 4
USPGA Tour – The FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, USA, June 8-11, day three, 7:15pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – The Manulife LPGA Classic, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Canada, June 8-11, day three, 11pm, Sky Sports 4
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), 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
The Penguins lead the series 3-2 after five games
Game 6: 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:
Saturday 10 June
Super League – Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants, 5pm – Wakefield Trinity v Leeds Rhinos, 7pm
Championship – Tolouse v Rochdale Hornets, 6:30pm
Kingstone Press Rugby League – South Wales Ironmen v Toronto Wolfpack, 4:45pm, eir Sport 2
NRL – Gold Coast Titans v New Zealand Warriors, 6am, eir Sport 2 – Penrith Panthers v Canberra Raiders, 8:30am, eir Sport 2 – Parramatta Eels v North Queensland, 10:30am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday 10 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Crusaders v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
Internationals – Australia v Fiji, 6am, Sky Sports 1 – Japan v Romania, 6:40am – Italy v Scotland, midday – South Africa v France, 4pm, Sky Sports 3 – Argentina v England, 8:15pm, BBC Two– Canada v Georgia, 10pm – USA v Ireland, 10pm
Tuesday 13 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Highlanders v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
Next:
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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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 UTV, 1:30pm, ITV4, 4:25pm, Eurosport 1 at 10am 1:30pm and 4pm, 2pm on eir Sport 1, and at 1pm on Eurosport 2
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OTHER SPORT
Formula E – The first Berlin ePrix race, 2:30pm, Channel 5
Netball Superleague – first semi-final, 3:30pm, Sky Sport Mix – second semi-final, 6pm, Sky Sports Mix
Hockey – England v Argentina, 1:45pm, BT Sport 1
America’s Cup Play-offs Final – Day one, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Speedway Grand Prix – 5:45pm, BT Sport 2
Euroformula Championship – 2pm, BT Sport 2
International GT Open Championship – 3pm, BT Sport 2
PSA Squash – Women’s and men’s finals from Dubai World Series, 7pm, BT Sport 2
MotoGP Catalunya – FP3, 8am, BT Sport 2 – Qualifying, 11am, BT Sport 2
WRC Rally Italy – Stage one, 2pm, BT Sport ESPN
NCAA Championship – Women’s College Softball, 11:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
INDYCAR Texas 600 – 1am, BT Sport 1, – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Posted: 10th June 2017
