Saturday 23 September 2017
TODAY’S ACTION
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 23 September 2017
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – West Ham v Tottenham Hotspur,12:30pm, Sky Sports Premier League ROI, followed by six games at 3pm, with the live game being Southampton v Manchester United, Sky Sports Premier League ROI, and Leicester v Liverpool, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Championship – 10 matches at 3pm then Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest at 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football
League One – 11 fixtures kicking off at 3pm
League Two – 11 fixtures kicking off at 3pm
National League – 12 matches at 3pm
National League North – Ten matches at 3pm
National League South – 11 matches at 3pm
Scottish Premiership – Rangers v Celtic at midday, live on Sky Sports Main Event AND Sky Sports Football, then three games at 3pm and Partick Thistle v Hearts at 4pm
Scottish Cup, First Round – 18 ties at 3pm
Ligue 1 – Montpellier v PSG, 2pm, eir Sport 1, then four games at 7pm
La Liga – Atletico Madrid v Sevilla, midday, Sky Sports Mix – Alaves v Real Madrid, 3:15pm – Malaga v Athletic Bilbao, 5:30pm – Girona v Barcelona, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga – Five games at 2:30pm plus Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
Bundesliga 2 live game – St Pauli v Fortuna Dusseldorf, midday, BT Sport 1
Serie A – Roma v Udinese, 2pm – SPAL v Napoli, 5pm – Juventus v Torino, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
Dutch Eredivisie – Willem II v Heerenveen, 5:30pm – Feyenoord v NAC Breda, 6:45pm – Heracles Almelo v Roda JC Kerkrade, 6:45pm – ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam, 7:45pm
Belgian Jupiler League – Genk v Oostende, 5pm, followed by two games at 7pm and one at 7:30pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Estoril Praia v GD Chaves, 4pm – Moreirense v Sporting Lisbon, 6:15pm – Benfica v Pacos de Ferreira, 8:30pm
Russian Premier League – Dinamo Moscow v CSKA Moscow, 2:30pm – Spartak Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala, 5m
MLS – New York City FC v Houston Dynamo, 8pm, and New England Revolution v Toronto FC, 10pm, plus six more matches between midnight and 3am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Scottish Championship – 4 games, all kicking off 3pm
Scottish League One – Five games, all kicking off 3pm
Scottish League Two – Five games all kicking off 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Five games, all kicking off 3pm
Argentine Primera Division – two games at 6:05pm, one at 8:15pm and Velez Sarsfield v Boca Juniors, 10:05pm
Brazilian Serie A – Flamengo v Avai, 8pm
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Ayr – Unfortunately, this meeting (what would have been Ayr Gold Cup day) has been called off owing to waterlogging
Newbury, 1:15pm – the feature races are the £75,000 Group 2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (for 2yo, 2:50pm), the £60,000 Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup (2:15pm), the £60,000 Group 3 Dubai International Airport World Trophy (4pm), plus a £75,000 Class 2 handicap (3:25pm); 115 horses have been declared for the meeting; Ryan Moore, Silvestre de Sousa and Jim Crowley are among the top jockeys riding at the meeting
Newmarket, 1:25pm – It is Cesarewitch Trial day, the £50,000 feature race being due off at 3:10pm; the card consists of (in this order) a 2yo race, a 10f handicap, a 12f fillies’ handicap, the Betfred Cesarewitch Trial, the second division of the 2yo race, a 7f handicap and a 6f handicap; field-sizes are 9-8-10-21-9-10-14 and 6; jockeys in action include Andrea Atzeni, Oisin Murphy, James Doyle , Joe Fanning, Josephine Gordon and Tom Marquand
Navan, 1:50pm – A National Hunt card where the most-valuable race is the €20,000 At The Races ‘Chase (2m4f) at 4:40pm; the card consists of (in this order) a 2m maiden hurdle, a 2m handicap hurdle, a 2m6f hurdle, a 2m6f handicap hurdle, a 2m4f beginners’ chase, a 2m4f handicap chase and a 2m bumper; field-sizes are 30 (plus 2 reserves)-16-5-25-11-11 and 8; jockeys in action include Bryan Cooper, Barry Geraghty, Danny Mullins, Denis O’Regan, Robbie Power, Johnny Burke, Mark Walsh, Jack Kennedy, Sean Flanagan, David Mullins, Paul Townend, Keith Donoghue and Andrew Lynch; Gordon Elliott has a couple of interesting runners in the bumper that closes the card
Catterick, 2:25pm – Eight races, which are (in this order) a2yo race, two 2yo handicaps, a 1m5f192y handicap, a 12f handicap (a series final worth £20,000), a 7f6y, 3-4yo maiden and two divisions of the 7f6y handicap; field-sizes are 8-9-6-7-8-7-12 and 12; jockeys in action include Franny Norton, Connor Beasley, Luke Morris, Danny Tudhope, Andrew Mullen, Cam Hardie, Shane Gray and Rachel Richardson
Wolverhampton, 5:40pm – A card made up of six handicaps, a seller and a 2yo race; field-sizes are 11-13-13-13-8-9-12 and 12; jockeys in action include Steveie Donohoe, Timmy Murphy, Shane Kelly, Adam Bescihizza, Dougie Costello, Richard Kingscote, Ted Durcan, James Doyle, Jamie Spencer, Harry Bentley, Fergus Sweeney, Luke Morris, Steve Drowne, William Carson, Martin Dwyer and Liam Keniry; closely-related to the outstanding US performer and stallion Bernardini, Kind Act run in the 2yo race (7:40pm) for Godolphin
They also race in Mauritius (9:30am), in India at Kolkata (10:15am) and Pune (10:30am), in France at Auteuil, (1:05pm), where there are Listed races at 2:15pm (a handicap chase) and 3:15pm (a hurdle) and a Grade 3 hurdle at 2:45pm, and in Germany at Cologne (1:30pm); later in the shops it is Philadelphia(5:25pm) in the USA, Woodbine (6pm) in Canada and Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
At Parx in the USA, there are Grade 1 races at 9:55pm (the Cotillon Stakes – 3yo fillies, dirt, 1m110y) and 10:45pm (the Pennsylvania Derby – 3yo, dirt, 1m1f)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5:45pm, Woodbine, 6pm, Laurel Park, 6:10pm, and Belmont Park, 6:30pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein (11:30am) and Durbanville (12:50pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Friday line-up is as follows:
10:06am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:34 – TRALEE
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24pm – NEWCASTLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – PETERBOROUGH
7:20pm – SHELBOURNE – with the Irish Greyhound Derby Final taking place tonight at Shelbourne at 9:25pm– live in shops and on RTE2 from 8pm
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 3 of the NFL season continues with:
Sunday 24 September
One game at 2:30pm – Baltimore Ravens @ Jacksonville Jaguars – eight games at 6pm, one at 9:05pm – Seattle Seahawks @ Tennessee Titans – two at 9:25pm and one at 1:30am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning – which is Oakland Raiders @ Washington Redskins
Monday September 25
Dallas Cowboys @ Arizona Cardinals, 1:30am – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
There is live action scheduled today at 9:15pm on BT Sport 2, plus Mississippi State Bulldogs @ Georgia Bulldogs, midnight, BT Sport 2 and UCLA Bruins @ Stanford Cardinals, 3:30am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
There are also a game scheduled to be live on BT Sport ESPN at 5pm; also live on this channel are Alabama Crimson Tide @ Vanderbilt Commodores, 8:30pm, and Penn State Nittany Lions @ Iowa Hawkeyes, 12:30am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
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AUSSIE RULES
The second Preliminary Final is set for today – 10am, BT Sport 3
The AFL Grand Final will then be played on September 30th
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 games taking place today, with start times ranging from 6:05pm on Saturday to 2:10am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Live:
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Saturday September 23
Jorge Linares v Luke Campbell – live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – from 2am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – British Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell takes on three weight world champion Jorge Linares for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight titles in Los Angeles. Linares has already seen off British duo Kevin Mitchell and Anthony Crolla, so Campbell will be lucking to buck the trend.
Hughie Fury v Joseph Parker – New Zealander Joseph Parker makes the second defence of his WBO world heavyweight title at the Manchester Arena. Parker is undefeated in 23 fights with 18 knockouts but this will be his first fight in the UK as he faces mandatory challenger Hughie Fury who will be fighting for his cousin Tyson’s old belt.
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CRICKET
Next games:
Sunday September 24
ODI Series – England v West Indies, 11am, The Brightside Ground, Bristol
ODI Series – India v Australia, 9am, Indore
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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
Road World Championships, Norway, which run from Sept 16-24, women’s elite road race, 2pm, BBC1, and 4pm BBC2, and 8am and 10:30am (junior road race) on Eurosport 2 and 12:20pm on Eurosport 2 (women’s road race)
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
Next up:
World Grand Prix, Citywest Hotel, Dublin Sunday 1 October – Monday 9 October, live on Sky Sports
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix will be Malaysia Grand Prix, the Sepang International Circuit, Sept 29 – Oct 01
Followed by the Japan Grand Prix, the Suzuka Circuit, Oct 06 – Oct 08
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Sunday 24 September
All-Ireland Ladies SFC final
Dublin v Mayo, Croke Park, 4pm – TG4
All-Ireland Ladies IFC final
Tipperary v Tyrone, Croke Park, 1.45pm – TG4
All-Ireland Ladies JFC final
Fermanagh v Derry, Croke Park, 11.45am – TG4
There are games scheduled to be live on eir Sport 2 at 2:30pm, 5pm and 7pm
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GOLF
PGA Tour – The Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday 21 September – Sunday 24 September – the culmination of the FedEx Cup play-offs – day three is live on Sky Sports Main Event at 9:45pm and Sky Sports The Open from 5:30pm
European Tour – Portugal Masters, Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Thursday 21 September – Sunday 24 September, day three, live on Sky Sports The Open at 1pm
On the (Champions Tour) – PURE Insurance Championship, Pebble Beach Golf Links, CA, Friday 22 September – Sunday 24 September – day two (of three)
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ICE HOCKEY
The new season begins on Wednesday, October 4
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Saturday 23 September
Betfred Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Wigan Warriors, 3:15pm, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena HD
Super League Qualifiers – Warrington Wolves v Hull KR,3pm – Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings, 5:15pm, Sky Sports Arena HD
Holden Cup finals, NRL Under-20s comp – 8am, eir Sport 2, a preliminary match
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday 23 September
Mitre 10 Cup – North Harbour v Canterbury, 3:35am – Waikato v Wellington, 5:05am – Hawkes Bay v Taranaki, 8:35am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
Aviva Premiership – Three games all beginning 3pm, including Harlequins v Leicester Tigers, BT Sport 3
Guinness Pro14 – Connacht v Cardiff Blues, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Action – Southern Kings v Zebre, 6:35pm – Scarlets v Edinburgh, 7:35pm
Top 14 – Clermont Auvergne v Racing 92, 1:45pm – Three games beginning 5pm and Brive v Toulouse, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Action
The Championship – Three games beginning 2:30pm and Bedford v Bristol, 3pm
Currie Cup – Free State Cheetahs v Pumas, 2pm – Western Province v Griquas, 4:15pm, Sky Sports Mix – Sharks v Blue Bulls, 6:30pm
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SNOOKER
The Yushan World Open (from Yushan, China) runs from September 18-24 – Coverage of day six (semi-finals), 7am and 12:30pm, Eurosport 1
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TENNIS
ATP Tour Open de Moselle, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Metz, France
ATP St.Petersburg Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in St. Petersburg, Russia
WTA Guangzhou International Women’s Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Guangzhou, China, -the final, 8am, BT Sport ESPN
WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Tokyo, Japan; the final, live on BT Sport 1 at 4am (i.e. early on Sunday morning)
WTA Korea Open, Monday 18th September to Sunday 24th September in Seoul, South Korea – semi–final action: 6am, BT Sport 3
Laver Cup Tennis – Coverage of day-one of the men’s tournament, which sees the European players take on a Rest of the World team on a hard court at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Rep; live action – 2pm, Sky Sports Mix, midday, Sky Sports Action AND 7:15PM, Sky Sports Arena HD
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OTHER SPORT
MotoGP– The Aragon Grand Prix, FP3, 8am; Qualifying, 11am (all on BT Sport 2)
Fast5 Netball World Series – 5pm, Sky Sports Mix and 5:30pm, Sky Sports Action
Formula Renault Eurocorp – 11am, BT Sport 1, from Belgium
Canadian Football League – Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts, midnight, BT Sport 1
FIM Speedway Grand Prix – 5:45pm, BT Sport 2
Motorsport: DTM – 1:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 22nd September 2017