SATURDAY 18th MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday March 18
Premier League – seven games, including West Brom v Arsenal, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Mix – Stoke City v Chelsea, 3pm, Sky Sports 5 Ireland – Bournemouth v Swansea City, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Championship – ten games, Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End, 1pm – Nottingham Forest v Derby County, 1pm – seven at 3pm and Leeds Utd v Brighton, 5:30pm, Sky Sports 1
League One – 11 games, all at 3pm
League Two – 11 games, all at 3pm
FA Trophy, semi-final, second legs – Lincoln City (1) v York City (2), 3pm, and Tranmere Rovers (1) v Macclesfield (1), 3pm
Scottish Premiership – five games, all at 3pm except for Aberdeen v Hearts, 12:15pm, BT Sport 1
Scottish Championship – five games, all at 3pm except for Falkirk v Morton, 5:15pm
Scottish League One – five games, all at 3pm
Scottish League Two – five games, all at 3pm
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final, 2nd leg – Chelsea U18 v Tottenham Hotspur U18, 5:15pm, ITV4
International – Iran v Iraq, 4pm
National League – nine games, all at 3pm
League Of Ireland Premier Division – Limerick v Finn Harps, 2pm – Derry City v Drogheda, 3pm – Sligo Rovers v Bray Wanderers, 7:45pm – Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic, 7:45pm
League Of Ireland First Division – Cobh Ramblers v Athlone, 3:15pm and Longford Town v Cabinteely, 7:30pm
La Liga – Eibar v Espanyol, midday, Sky Sports 5 – Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid, 3:15pm – Alaves v Real Sociedad, 5:30pm, Sky Sports 5 (Red Button) – Real Betis v Osasuna, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5
Serie A – Torino v Inter Milan, 5pm – AC Milan v Genoa, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
Ligue 1 – six games, all at 7pm except for Nantes v Nice, 4pm
Bundesliga – six games, all at 2:30pm except for Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
Eredivisie – Groningen v Willem ll, 5:30pm – NEC Nijmegen v FC Utrecht, 6:45pm – PSV Eindhoven v Vitesse Arnhem, 6:45pm, Sky Sports 2 (Red Button) – Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo, 7:45pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Belenenses v Braga, 4pm – Moreirense v Tondela, 4pm – Sporting Lisbon v Nacional, 6:15pm – Pacos Ferreira v Benfica, 8:30pm
MLS – New York City FC v Montreal Impact, 6pm, Sky Sports Mix – Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, 8pm – Vancouver Whitecaps v Tornto FC, 8pm, Sky Sports Mix – D.C. United v Columbus Crew, 11pm – Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union, 11:30pm – FC Dallas v New England Revolution, midnight – Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes, 00:30am – Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC, 1am – Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo, 2:30am
National League North – 11 games, all at 3pm
National League South – 11 games, all at 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – five games, all at 3pm
Hyundai A-League – Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets, 8:50am, BT Sport 1
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Kempton Park, 1:30pm – a jumping card, with field-sizes of 14-5-20 (a £33,000 handicap hurdle in which Ireland’s Tony Martin may run Golden Spear) -7 (a £40,000 handicap chase) -8-10 and 15; jockeys in action include Tom O’Brien, Adrian Heskin, Sam Twiston-Davies, Nico de Boinville, Wayne Hutchinson, Sean Bowen, Nick Scholfield, Daryl Jacob, Harry Skelton and Aidan Coleman
Limerick, 1:35pm – seven races, the feature being the €25,000 Buy Tickets online For 6th April Spin Southwest Student Raceday Hurdlec(2:10pm); field-sizes are 17-5-17 (including reserves)-14-17 (including reserves)-16 and 6; jockeys in action include Paul Townend, Andrew Lynch, Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, Jack Kennedy, Danny Mullins, Phillip Enright and David Mullins; the second-last race is a Por-Am flat race and the last race is a bumper
Fontwell Park, 1:40pm – on a seven-race card, field-sizes are 4-5-5-7-6-5 and 5; jockeys riding on the card include Harry Cobden, Leighton Aspell, David Bass, David Noonan and Josh Moore (who also rides in the opener at Kempton); the last race on the card is one for conditional jockeys
Newcastle, 2pm – A National Hunt card; seven races, with field-sizes of 10-7-8-6-5-7 and 9; the feature is a £20,000 novices’ series final handicap hurdle; jockeys in action on the card include Brian Harding, Joe Colliver, Brian Hughes and Craig Nichol; the final race on the card is a “hands and heel” conditional jockeys’ race
Uttoxeter, 1:50pm – where it is £125,000 Listed Betfred Midlands Grand National day, with the big race (20 declarations plus two reserves) due off at 3:35pm; Ireland’s Patrick Griffin runs Portrait King in the race and Gillian Callaghan runs Mad Brian (who will be ridden by Richard Johnson); other jockeys riding on the card include Noel Fehily, Liam Treadwell, Denis O’Regan, Jamie Moore, Tom Scudamore, Paddy Brennan, Danny Cook, Richie Mclernon, Will Kennedy, Gavin Sheehan and Paddy Brennan; there’s a £30,000 handicap chase at 2:25pm and a £20,000 handicap hurdle at 3pm
Wolverhampton, 5:45pm – five handicaps (one of then for fillies) and a maiden on the card, with field-sizes of 8-11-10-7-11 and 10; there’s an £11,500 handicap at 6:45pm and a £16,500 fillies’ handicap at 8:45pm); jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Adam Kirby, Fran Berry, Josephine Gordon, Franny Norton, Liam Keniry, David Probert, Paul Hanagan, Tom Eaves, Stevie Donohoe, Danny Tudhope, Oisin Murphy, Tom Marquand, Steve Drowne and Martin Dwyer
They also race at Bangalore,10:15am, and Kolkata, 10:30am, in India; later in the shops, it is Philadelphia, 4:55pm, and at Hipo Chile in Chile from 5:25pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is Tampa Bay Downs, 4:25pm, Gulfstream, 4:35pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Sunland Park, 7:30pm, Santa Anita, 7:31pm and Golden Gate Fields, 7:45pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein, (10:35am)and Kenilworth (11:15am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
9:11am – TRALEE
9:34am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24pm – NEWCASTLE
3:08pm – POOLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – SUNDERLAND
6:39pm – MONMORE
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Arc meeting at Swindon on March 22nd
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA games today, with start times ranging from 8pm on Saturday to 3:30am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Portland Trail Blazers @ Atlanta Hawks, 10pm, BT Sport 1
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Clippers, 12:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
There is live action scheduled (third round of NCAA tournament known as “March Madness”) for 4pm, 6:30pm, 9pm and 11pm on BT Sport ESPN and at 1:30am on the same channel – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Anthony Crolla v Jorge Linares, Manchester, Sat 25 March, WBA lightweight title fight; Crolla lost the title to Linares in September 2016, this is the rematch
Ireland’s Katie Taylor will fight on an undercard that includes Marcus Morrison defending his WBD International Middleweight title versus Jason Welborn
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CRICKET
TEST Series 2017 – New Zealand v South Africa, 10pm, day four, Sky Sports 5
TEST Series 2017 – India v Australia, 4am, i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – day four, Sky Sports 2
ODI Series in India 2017 – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am, i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
TEST Series 2017 – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 4:30am, i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour du Cameroun – March 11-19
Milan-San Remo one-day race, 291km – today, 1:15pm, Eurosport 2
From the track calendar:
Six Day Finale, Mallorca, March 17
Belgian International Track Meeting, March 17-18
China Track Cup, March 18-19
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week eight on Thursday, March 23rd, from the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Kim Huybrechts v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Jelle Klaasen v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
NB – *Michael van Gerwen plays twice in week eight to make up for missing his fixture against James Wade in week five due to a back injury
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FORMULA ONE
The first race of the 2017 season will be the Australian Grand Prix, March 23rd to March 26th, The F1 Champion of 2016 was Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who retired from the sport on Friday Dec 02, 2016
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GAA
Next games:
Today
Allianz FL Division 1 round 5
Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey, 7pm – eir Sport
Kerry v Dublin, Austin Stack Park, 7pm, eir Sport 2, with the build-up show from 6pm
Allianz FL Division 2 round 5
Down v Kildare, Pairc Esler, 7pm – eir Sport 1
Allianz FL Division 4 round 5
Carlow v Waterford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 7pm
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GOLF
On the PGA Tour, it is day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational – day three, 4:30pm, Sky Sports 4
On the LPGA Tour, it is day three of the Bank Of Hope Founders Cup, Phoenix, Arizona (March 16-19) and the World Ladies Championship, day three, live on Sky Sports 4 at 5am (early on Sunday morning), a team and individuals event from Mission Hills in Haikou, China
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), it is day two of the Tuscon Conquistadores Classic, Tuscon, USA (Mar 17-19)
On the European Seniors Tour, it is day three of the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters (presented by Shurooq) (Mar 16-18)
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are ten games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 6pm today to 3:30am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning, 11pm, eir Sport 2
Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers, 2am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Saturday March 11
Super League – Catalans Dragons v St Helens, 5pm, Sky Sports 3
Challenge Cup – Toulouse v Batley Bulldogs, 2pm – Swinton v London Skolars, 3pm – Barrow v Keighley, 6:30pm
NRL – Newcastle Knights v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 5:30am, eir Sport 2 – Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters, 8am, eir Sport 2 – North Queensland v Manly Sea Eagles, 10am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
SATURDAY March 18
Six Nations – Scotland v Italy, 12:30pm, RTE2, BBC1 – France v Wales, 2:45pm, RTE2, BBC1 – Ireland v England, 5pm, RTE2, BBC1, ITV, UTV
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Highlanders, 6:35am, Sky Sports 3 – Waratahs v Brumbies, 8:45am, Sky Sports 3 – Lions v Reds, 3:15pm, Sky Sports 2 – Sharks v Southern Kings, 5:30pm – Los Jaguares v Cheetahs, 7:40pm
Top 14 – Bayonne v Bordeaux-Begles, 5:30pm – Castres v Stade Francais, 5:30pm – Clermont Auvergne v Pau, 5:30pm – La Rochelle v Brive, 5:30pm – Montpellier v Racing 92, 7:45pm
Championship – London Irish v Cornish Pirates, 2pm – Richmond v London Scottish, 2:30pm – Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham, 3pm – Jersey v Rotherham Titans, 3pm
Women’s Six Nations – France Women v Wales Women, 8pm
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 9-19 – live coverage on Sky Sports 2 from 6pm (semi-finals)
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 8-19
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
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OTHER SPORT
Alpine Skiing – 5:30pm and 6:15pm, Eurosport 1 and 4pm Eurosport 2
Ski Jumping – 2:45pm, Eurosport 1
Triathlon: Super League – Eurosport 1 at 6:30am
Biathlon – 11:30am and 1:45pm, Eurosport 1
Cross-Country Skiing – 7:15pm, Eurosport 1 and 4:45pm, Eurosport 2
Nordic Combined Skiing – 8:45am and 12:30pm, Eurosport 1
Freestyle Skiing – 7pm, Eurosport 2
NCAA Wrestling – 3pm and midnight, BT Sport 2
UFC London – Jimi Manuwa v Corey Anderson, a welterweight title fight
Posted: 18th March 2017
