Saturday 21 October 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 21 October 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday Oct 21
Premier League – Chelsea v Watford, 12:30pm Sky Sports Football, then five games at 3pm, including Huddersfield v Manchester United, Sky Sports Ireland, then Southampton v West Brom, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Scottish Premiership – Three games at 3pm
Championship – Ten games at 3pm and Millwall v Birmingham, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Football
League One – 12 games, all getting underway 3pm
League Two – 12 games, all getting underway 3pm
National League North – 11 games, all getting underway 3pm
National League South – 11 games, all getting underway 3pm
Scottish Championship – Five games getting underway 3pm
Scottish League One – Five games getting underway 3pm
Scottish League Two – Five games getting underway 3pm
Scottish League Cup semi-final – Hibernian v Celtic, 12:15pm, BT Sport 1
League of Ireland Premier Division – Sligo Rovers v Derry City, 7:45pm
Irish Premiership – three games at 3pm and one at 5:30pm
La Liga – Levante v Getafe, 12pm, Sky Sports Football – Real Betis v Alaves, 3:15pm – Valencia v Sevilla, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Mix – Barcelona v Malaga, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga – Four games getting underway 2:30pm and Hamburg v Bayern Munich, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
Serie A – Sampdoria v Crotone, 5pm – Napoli v Inter Milan, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
Ligue 1 – Monaco v Caen, 4pm, and five games kicking off at 7pm
Eredivisie – One game at 5:30pm, two at 6:45pm and one at 7:45pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Feirense v Rio Ave, 4pm – Vitoria Futebol Clube Setubal v Maritimo, 6:15pm – FC Porto v Pacos Ferreira, 8:30pm
Chinese Super League – Tianjin Quanjian v Hebei China Fortune, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Mix
A-League – Melbourne City FC v Wellington Phoenix, 7:35am – Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers, 9:50am, both live on BT Sport 3
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Ascot, 1:25pm – Champions Day at the track, the six-race card contains £4.3million in prize-money and comprises the Group 2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (1:25pm), the Group 1 Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (2pm), the Group 1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (2:40pm), the Group 1 Qipco British Champions Queen Elizabeth ll Stakes, the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes (3:50pm) and the Balmoral Handicap (sponsored by Qipco); it’s set to be, as ever, a tremendous day of racing
Market Rasen, 1:40pm – Eight race jumps card which begins with a Class 4 Novices Hurdle over 2m 4f. There is also two Class 3 contests on the card; the 2m 1f Novices chase (4pm) and the 2m 7f Handicap Chase (4:35pm).
Catterick, 1:50pm – Seven race flat card featuring the £30,000 ‘Catterick Dash’ at 3:30pm
Fairyhouse, 2:05pm – A seven-race flat card, featuring a Fillies Handicap (3:40pm, €25,000)
Ffos Las, 2:10pm – It is Welsh Champion Hurdle day, with the £45,000 race being due off at 4:25pm; The New One and Sire de Grugy are among the intended runners
Stratford, 2:30pm – Eight race national hunt card where there’s a £25,000 handicap chase at 3:35pm
Wolverhampton, 5:40pm – Eight race card on the All-weather.
They also race in Mauritius (10:05am) in India at Mysore (10:30am), in Germany at Dresden (1pm), later in the shops it is Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile and Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA
At 6:30am on Saturday morning in Caulfield, Australia, the Group 1 Caulfield Cup will be run, in which the field will include Aidan O’Brien’s Johannes Vermeer, Hughie Morrison’s Marmelo and Willie Mullins’ Wicklow Brave
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Laurel Park, 5:15pm, Belmont Park, 5:25pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm, Santa Anita, 8:30pm and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein (11:30pm) and Durbanville (12:15pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
10:31am – Romford
10:38am – Crayford
2:24pm – Newcastle
6:28pm – Central Park
6:33pm – Monmore
6:39pm – Peterborough
The next live meeting on Sky is the British Breeders Stakes night at Nottingham, Tuesday October 24, 7pm, Sky Sports Arena
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 7
Sunday October 22 – 13 games from 6pm Sunday night up until 1:30am Monday morning, where it’s Atlanta Falcons @ New England Patriots, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday evening
Monday October 23 – Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday evening
College Football:
Michigan Wolverines @ Penn State Nittany Lions, 00:30am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Colorado Buffaloes @ Washington State Cougars, 4am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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BASEBALL
New York Yankees @ Houston Astros, 1:08am, BT Sport ESPN – game six of series – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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BASKETBALL
The new NBA season began on October 17 and will end on April 11, with a weeklong All-Star break.
There are 11 matches today, with start times ranging between 00:30am on Sunday to 3:30am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks, midnight, BT Sport 1
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Saturday October 21 – Ryan Burnett v Zhanat Zhakiyanov, IBF & WBA Bantamweight Title, The SSE Arena, Belfast, 7:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Action
Saturday October 28 – Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam, IBF World Heavyweight Title, lots of other top-class bouts on this card including Anahi Sanchez v Katie Taylor, WBA Lightweight Title, from Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 6pm, Sky Sports Box Office
UFC –
Donald Cerrone v Darren Till in a welterweight clash at UFC Fight Night in Gdansk, Poland, plus Karolina Kowalkiewicz v Jodie Esquibel and Jan Bachowicz v Devin Clark, 8pm, BT Sport ESPN
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CRICKET
Next games:
Saturday Oct 21
Test Match – Zimbabwe v West Indies, 8:30am, day one (of five)
Women’s Ashes – Australia v England, midnight, BT Sport 1, First one-day International of the mixed-format series
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CYCLING
Announcement of the route for the 2018 Tour de France was made on Wednesday.
European Track Championships – Day three, from the Velodrom Berlin, Germany, 5:30pm, Eurosport 2
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
October 20–21 – 2017 German Darts Masters, Castello Arena, Dusseldorf, 12:45pm and 7pm, ITV4
Oct 26-29 – Unibet European Championship, Ethias Arena, Hasselt
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, October 20-22
FP3, 4:55pm, Channel 4/ 3:55pm, eir Sport 1
Qualifying, 9pm, Channel 4/Sky Sports Mix/8pm, eir Sport 1
Followed by: The Mexico Grand Prix, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico, October 27-29
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GAA
The Sunday Game special for the Championship draw 2018 (Football and Hurling) took place on Thursday October 19
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 21 October
Cross-Code – Scotland v Ireland, 2pm, TG4, Ireland’s hurlers take on Scotland’s Shinty players in this cross-code International, Bught Park.
Mayo SHC final
Tooreen v Ballyhaunis, Tooreen, 4pm
Sunday 22 October
Carlow SFC final replay
Eire Og v Rathvilly, Netwatch Cullen Park, 3.15pm
Kerry SFC final
Dr Crokes v South Kerry, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
Limerick SFC final
Adare v Newcastle West, Gaelic Grounds, 4pm
London SFC final
Fulham Irish v Tir Chonaill Gaels, Ruislip, 2.30pm
Roscommon SFC final
Roscommon Gaels v St Brigid’s, Hyde Park, 4pm
Sligo SFC final
Eastern Harps v Tourlestrane or Tubbercurry, Markievicz Park, 4pm
Ulster club SHC final
Ballygalget (Down) v Slaughtneil (Derry), Athletic Grounds, 4pm
Cork SHC final
Blackrock v Imokilly or Sarsfields, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 4pm
Sligo SHC final
Calry-St Joseph’s v Western Gaels, Markievicz Park, 2pm
Waterford SHC final
Ballygunner or Lismore v De La Salle or Passage, Walsh Park, 3pm
Ulster club IHC final
Lavey (Derry) v Middletown (Armagh), Corrigan Park, 1pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea, October 19-22 – final day is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Main Event/The Open at 3am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
PGA European Tour – Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation, Valderrama, Spain, October 19-22, day three, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Main Event and 1pm, Sky Sports The Open
USLPGA Tour – Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, Taipei, October 19-22, day three
USPGA Champions Tour – Dominion Charity Classic, The Country Club of Virginia, USA, October 20-21
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 12 NHL games today, with face-off times ranging from 00:30am to 3:30am on Sunday – i.e. Late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning
Live:
Edmonton Oilers @ Philadelphia Flyers, eir Sport 2, 6pm
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning, eir Sport 2, midnight
Chicago Blackhawks @ Arizona Coyotes, 2am, eir Sport 1, – i.e. Late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
Saturday 21 October
International – Australia v New Zealand, 10am, Sky Sports Arena
Champions Cup – Glasgow Warriors v Leinster, 1pm, Sky Sports Action – Benetton Rugby v Toulon, 3:15pm – Clermont Auvergne v Northampton, 3:15pm, BT Sport 2 – Leicester Tigers v Castres, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Action – Munster v Racing 92, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Arena – Saracens v Ospreys, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Krasny Yar v Edinburgh, 10am – Enisei-STM v Dragons, 1pm – Zebre v Pau, 2pm – Connacht v Worcester, 3pm – Bordeaux-Begles v Newcastle Falcons, 5:30pm – Stade Francais v London Irish, 7:45pm
Mitre 10 Cup – semi-final 3 – Canterbury v North Harbour, 5:05am, Sky Sports Action and semi-final 4 – Taranaki v Tasman, 7:35am, Sky Sports Main Event/Action
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SNOOKER
English Open, Barnsley, runs October 16 – 22, day six (semi-finals), 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22, Final, 11am, BT Sport 2
WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Oct 16-22, day six, 1pm, BT Sport 1
ATP European Open, Antwerp, Oct 16-22, semi-finals, 1:30pm, Eurosport 2
ATP If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Oct 16-22
WTA BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg, Oct 16-22, day seven (final), 2pm, BT Sport 3
Posted: 21st October 2017