Saturday 11 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 11 November 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day; Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday Nov 11
World Cup Qualifer Play-Offs, first leg – Denmark v Rep of Ireland, 7:45pm, RTE2/Sky Sports Football/Main Event
World Cup Qualifying, Africa – Ivory Coast v Morocco, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
League One – ten games, all at 3pm, except for Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Football
League Two – 11 games, all at 3pm
National League – 10 games at 3pm plus Ebbsfleet United v Leyton Orient, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Internationals – Russia v Argentina, 1pm – Qatar v Czech Rep, 4:30pm – Macedonia v Norway, 7pm – Spain v Costa Rica, 8:30pm
National League North – 11 games, all at 3pm
National League South – 11 games, all at 3pm
FA Trophy – 18 ties, all at 3pm –
Scottish League One – four games, all at 3pm
Scottish League Two – five games, all at 3pm
Scottish Challenge Cup – Dundee Utd v Crusaders, 1pm – Dumbarton v Raith Rovers, 3pm – Inverness CT v Falkirk, 5:15pm, BBC Alba
A-League – Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets, 6:35am, BT Sport 1 – Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar, 8:50am, BT Sport 1
Northern Ireland Premiership – four games, all at 3pm
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Doncaster, 11:55am – It is £70,000 November Handicap day (3:15pm), with the card also containing a £37,000 6f Listed Race for 3yo+ (2:05pm) and a £40,000 fillies’ Listed Race (3yo+)(2:40pm); runners from Ireland on the card are Richard O’Brien’s Beach Bar (1:35pm, Killian Leonard), Tom Hogan’s Gordon Lord Byron (2:05pm, Richard Kingscote), Adrian Keatley’s G Force (2:05pm, Gary Carroll) and Evanna McCutcheon’s Maarek (2:05pm, Killian Hennessy); field-sizes on the card are 11-10-22-19-14-8-23 and 13
Naas, 12:05pm – An eight-race National Card featuring the €32,500 Grade 3 Fishery Lane Hurdle (1:10pm), €32,500 Grade 3 Poplar Square Steeplechase (12:35pm) and the €50,000 Grade B Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (2:55pm); the 2015 Doncaster Cup winner Pallasator makes his hurdling debut for trainer Gordon Elliott in the maiden hurdle at 1:45pm
Kelso, 12:15pm – Field-sizes are 7-10-8-7-8-8 and 14; a runner from Ireland on the card is Stuart Crawford’s Rashee (3:45pm, Brian Hughes) in the mares’ bumper that closes the card; jockeys in action on the card include Brian Hughes, Will Kennedy, Henry Brooke, Derek Fox, Craig Nichol, Andrew Tinkler and Lucy Alexander
Aintree, 12:30pm – There is a £75,000 handicap chase (2:15pm – recent Listed winner at Market Rasen, Ballybolley, heads the weights; Ireland’s Henry de Bromhead runs Thee Stars in the race – he’ll be ridden by JJ Slevin), a £45,000 hurdle (2:50pm – just three runners but they are high-class: Unowhatimeanharry, who’ll be ridden by Barry Geraghty, Top Notch and Value At Risk), a £25,000 handicap chase and a £20,000 Pertemps Handicap Qualifier (1:40pm); other jockeys riding on the card include Richard Johnson, Harry Skelton, Daryl Jacob, Sean Bowen, Bryan Cooper, Leighton Aspell and Johnny Burke; there’s a conditional jockeys’ handicap chase at 1:15pm
Wincanton, 12:40pm – It is £60,000 Badger Ales Handicap Chase day (3:35pm); also on the card are the £60,000 Grade 2 Stan James Elite Hurdle (3pm), a £32,000 novice chase (2:25pm) and a £25,000 mares’ handicap hurdle; jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, Noel Fehily, Aidan Coleman, Tom O’Brien, Harry Cobden, Leighton Aspell, Wayne Hutchinson, Paddy Brennan and James Bowen; far and away the leading trainer at what is his local track, Paul Nicholls has eight runners on the card, including three in the Badger Ales Chase
Wolverhampton, 4:20pm – The feature is a £19,000 Conditions Stakes race at 6:50pm; field-sizes on the eight-race card are 13-13-7-11-7-8-9 and 13; jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Graham Lee, Tony Hamilton, Martin Harley, Ben Curtis, Dougie Costello, Stevie Donohoe, Stevie Donohoe, Shane Kelly, David Probert, Robert Winston, Joe Fanning, Fran Berry, Sean Levey and Oisin Murphy
They also race in Mautitius (10:05am), in India at Chennai (10:15am), in France at Toulouse(11:55am)ermany at (:pm); later in the shops it is Philadelphia (5:25pm) in the USA, and Hipo Chile(5:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Gulfstream Park West, 5pm, Laurel Park, 5:01pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, and Del Mar, 8:30pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meetings are Vaal (10:20am) and Kenilworth (11:40am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
10:03am – TRALEE
10:06am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24pm – NEWCASTLE
3:08pm – POOLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
The next live Sky meeting is the Betfred Eclipse Stakes meeting at Nottingham on November 21st
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 10
Sunday November 12 – 12 games with start times ranging from 6pm to 1:30am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday November 13 – Miami Dolphins @ Carolina Panthers, 1:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
College Football
Florida Gators @ South Carolina Gamecocks, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Georgia Bulldogs @ Auburn Tigers, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
There are 11 NBA matches today, with start times ranging from midnight to 2am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live:
No game scheduled as live
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Sat Nov 11 –
Josh Naylor v Miguel Vazquez, 12 Rounds WBC Silver Super-Lightweight title bout from Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 9:45pm, Channel 5
Sun Nov 12 –
Daniel Jacobs v Luis Aria, 12 Rounds Middleweight
Jarrell Miller v Mariusz Wach, 10 Rounds Heavyweight
Conor Benn v TBC,
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 3am, Sky Sports Main Event/Action, i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
UFC
Prelims – 1am, BT Sport 2, i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Main Event – Dustin Poirier v Anthony Pettis, 3am, i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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CRICKET
Next up:
Saturday Nov 11
Tour Match – Cricket Australia XI v England, 3:30am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – day four
Tour Match – Australia Women v England Women, 3:30am – i.e. late Saturday night /early Sunday morning – day four
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
PDC Grand Slam of Darts, Civic Hall Wolverhampton, November 11-19, day one, 1pm (afternoon-session), Sky Sports Arena – 8pm (evening-session), live on Sky Sports Action
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the Brazilian Grand Prix, in Sao Paulo, which runs from November 10-12
Third Practice – eir Sport 1, 12:55pm
Qualifying – live 3:45pm Sky Sports Main Event and 3:55pm eir sport 1
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 11 November
Ulster club SFC semi-final
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Kilcar (Donegal), Healy Park, 6.30pm, TG4
Sunday 12 November
International Rules Series first test
Australia v Ireland, Adelaide Oval, 5am
Connacht club SFC semi-finals
Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) v Tourlestrane (Sligo), MacHale Park, 2pm
Corofin (Galway) v St Brigid’s (Roscommon), Galway venue, 2pm
Leinster club SFC quarter-finals
Rathnew (Wicklow) v St Vincent’s (Dublin), Aughrim, 2pm
Portlaoise (Laois) v Moorefield (Kildare), O’Moore Park, 2pm
Mullinalaghta (Longford) St Loman’s (Westmeath), Pearse Park, 2pm
Starlights (Wexford) v Simonstown Gaels (Meath), Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
Munster club SFC semi-finals
Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare), Dr Crokes GAA, 2pm
Nemo Rangers (Cork) v Adare (Limerick), Mallow, 2:45pm
Ulster club SFC semi-finals
Derrygonnelly (Fermanagh) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Clones, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – OHL Classic at Mayakoba, El Camaleon GC, Mexico, Nov 9-12, day three, live on Sky Sports The Open from 6pm
PGA European Tour – Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, South Africa, Nov 9-12, day three, live from 8am, Sky Sports The Open
USLPGA Tour – Blue Bay LPGA, Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, China, Nov 8-11, day four
USPGA Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix CC, Japan, Nov 10-12
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 12 NHL matches today, with start times ranging from 6pm to 3am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live:
Columbus Blue Jackets v Detroit Red Wings, Midnight, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Saturday 11 November
Rugby League World Cup – New Zealand v Tonga, 4am – Samoa v Scotland, 7am, eir Sport 2 – Australia v Lebanon, 9am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Saturday 11 November
National Rugby Championship Final – Bond University Queensland Country v Canberra Vikings, 8:25am, Sky Sports Action
Anglo-Welsh Cup – Bath v Leicester Tigers, 7:30pm, BT Sport 1
Internationals – Italy v Fiji, 2pm – Scotland v Samoa, 2:30pm, BBC One/BT Sport 1 – England v Argentina, 3pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Wales v Australia, 5:15pm, BBC Two – Ireland v South Africa, 5:30pm, RTE2/Sky Sports Main Event – France v New Zealand, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Champion Of Champions, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, day six, 6:45pm, ITV4 and eir Sport 1
Followed by:
Shanghai Masters, China, November 13-18
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TENNIS
Next up:
ATP Next Gen Finals – live on Sky Sports Arena HD from 6pm, day five
Federations Cup World Group Final, November 11-12
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London, England, November 12-19
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
Posted: 11th November 2017