Saturday 27 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 27 January 2018
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday Jan 27
FA Cup Fourth Round – 12 games, Peterborough United v Leicester City, 12:30pm, BT Sport 2 – 9 games at 3pm, including Middlesbrough v Brighton, eir Sport 1, then Newport County AFC v Tottenham Hotspur, 5:30pm, BT Sport 2 and Liverpool v West Brom, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
Championship – six games, all at 3pm
League One – nine games, all at 3pm
League Two – eight games, all at 3pm
National League – 12 games, all at 3pm
National League North – 11 games, all at 3pm
National League South – 11 games, all at 3pm
Scottish Premiership – five games, all at 3pm – Aberdeen v Kilmarnock – Celtic v Hibernian – Hamilton v Dundee – Hearts v Motherwell – St Johnstone v Partick Thistle
Scottish Championship – four games, all at 3pm
Scottish League One – five games, all at 3pm
Scottish League Two – five games, all at 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – four games, all at 3pm
La Liga – Deportivo La Coruna v Levante, midday, Sky Sports Football – Valencia v Real Madrid, 3:15pm – Malaga v Girona, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Football Reed Button – Villarreal v Real Sociedad, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga – six games, all at 2:30pm, except for Werder Bremen v Hertha Berlin, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Serie A – Sassuolo v Atalanta, 5pm – Chievo v Juventus, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Ligue 1 – Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier, 4pm – Angers v Amiens, 7pm – Guingamp v Nantes, 7pm – Metz v Nice, 7pm – St Etienne v Caen, 7pm – Toulouse v Troyes, 7pm
Belgian First Division – Charleroi v Antwerp, 5pm – KV Kortrijk v KAS Eupen, 7pm – Waasland Beveren v Zulte-Waregem, 7pm – Genk v Sint-Truidense VV, 7:30pm
Eredivisie – Groningen v Heracles Almelo, 5:30pm – FC Twente v PSV Eindhoven, 6:45pm, Sky Sports Mix/Football Red Button – PEC Zwolle v Vitesse Arnhem, 6:45pm – NAC Breda v VVV-Venlo, 7:45pm
A-League – Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United, 6:35am, BT Sport 1 – Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar FC, 8:50am, BT Sport 1
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Cheltenham, 12:40pm – It’s Cheltenham Festival Trials day at the track – four Grade 2 races and a Grade 3
Doncaster, 12:55pm – it is Sky Bet Yorkshire Chase day, where the card also contains three Grade 2 contests
Fairyhouse, 1:05pm – where the feature race is the €32,500 Grade 3 Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (1:35pm)
Lingfield, 1:25pm –
Uttoxeter, 1:45pm –
Kempton, 5:45pm –
In the USA, the $16million Pegasus World Cup is set to be run at Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday 27 January
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The Turf TV USA line-up is: , 5:20pm, , 5:35pm, , 8:30pm, and , 9pm
The South African meetings are Kenilworth (9:50am, with Grade 1 races at 1pm, 1:35pm (the Cape Derby), 2:15pm and 3:15pm (the Sun Met), a Grade 2 at 3:50pm and a Listed Race at 10:25pm for two-year-olds) and Greyville (2:05pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
10:16am – TOWCESTER
10:29am – ROMFORD
10:36am – CRAYFORD
10:38am – PERRY BARR
2:03pm – DONCASTER
2:04pm – NEWCASTLE
2:12pm – TRALEE
6:27pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – ROMFORD
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Sunday 28th January
Pro Bowl – AFC @ NFC, 8pm
Super Bowl LII (i.e. 52) is scheduled for Sunday February 4th at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota – New England Patriots v Philadelphia Eagles
College Football:
No games listed as live in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are seven NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 10pm on Saturday to 2am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors, 1:30am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Games at 5:15pm and 7:15pm on BT Sport 3 and 11pm and midnight on BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Saturday Jan 27
One-Day International Series – Australia v England, 3:20am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – BT Sport 1
International Test Match Series – South Africa v India, 8am, day four (of five), from 1pm on Sky Sports Main Event and 8am on Sky Sports Cricket
Australian Big Bash League – Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes, 5:10am, BT Sport 2 and Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, 8:20am, BT Sport 2
Aussie Women’s Big Bash League – Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars, 1am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – followed by Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades, 3am, Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, 3am, and Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, 4am
Under-19 World Cup – TBC v TBC, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Cricket
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DARTS
Unibet Masters – Arena MK, Milton Keynes, January 26-28, day two is live on ITV4 and eir Sport 1 from 7pm
Challenge Tour, 1 and 2 – January 27, Wigan, England
Challenge Tour, 1 and 2 – January 28, Wigan, England
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Saturday 27 January
Allianz FL Division 1 round 1
Dublin v Kildare, Croke Park, 7pm – eir Sport 2
Allianz FL Division 2 round 1
Clare v Cavan, Cusack Park, 2pm
Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 5pm – eir Sport 2
Allianz FL Division 4 round 1
London v Carlow, Ruislip, 1pm
Laois v Limerick, O’Moore Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 1A round 1
Cork v Kilkenny, Páirc Ui Chaoimh, 7pm – eir Sport 1
Allianz HL Division 1B round 1
Dublin v Offaly, Croke Park, 5pm – eir Sport 1
All-Ireland Intermediate Club FC semi-final
An Ghaeltacht v Moy Tir na nOg, 2pm, Semple Stadium
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC, USA – January 25-28, day three, 7:30pm on Sky Sports Main Event, and 7pm, Sky Sports The Open
PGA European Tour – Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, UAE, January 25-28, day three, 8:30am on Sky Sports Main Event and 8:30am, Sky Sports The Open
USLPGA Tour – The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, January 25-28, day three
USPGA Champions Tour –The next event is the Boca Raton Championship at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Florida, February 9-11
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
The next NHL matches are scheduled for Sunday
Live games:
N/A
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next up:
Saturday Jan 28
Challenge Cup – 21 ties with start times ranging from 1pm to 3pm, plus, on Sunday, West Hull v Longhorns RL, 2pm
Super League returns on Thursday Feb 01, with the following matches:
Super League – Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Arena – Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants, 8pm
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday Jan 27
Anglo Welsh Cup – seven ties, all at 3pm, including Bath v Newcastle Falcons, BT Sport 3
English Championship – one game at 2pm and two at 3pm
Top 14 – Toulon v Bordeaux Begles, 1:45pm, Sky Sports Action, then three games at 5pm, followed by Castres v Racing 92, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Action
HSBC Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens, day two, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, 6am, and then day three from midnight on Sky Sports Main Event and 10:50pm on Sky Sports Action, and then 4:20am on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – i.e. early on Sunday morning – with the Women’s Sydney Sevens on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action at 2am – i.e. early on Sunday morning
Sunday Jan 28
Top 14 – Stade Francais v Section Paloise, 11:30am, and Clermont Auvergne v Montpellier, 3:50pm
English Championship – Three games at 3pm
The Six Nations Championship begins on Saturday February 3rd
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Championship League, Group 6 – Jan 25-26, Coventry, England
China Open Qualifiers, Jan 27-30 – Barnsley, England
German Masters (Ranking tournament) – Jan 31 to Feb 4, Berlin, Germany
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TENNIS
Australian Open, Mon Jan 15 to Sun Jan 28
Live coverage:
Eurosport 1 – 8am: women’s singles final, Simona Halep v Caroline Wozniacki, and 11am: men’s doubles final – and then 5am (early on Sunday morning) on Eurosport 1, the mixed doubles final
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OTHER SPORT
World Indoor Bowls –Open Singles semi-finals, BBC1, 2:30pm
Cycling – Six Day Berlin, day 3, 8:30pm, Eurosport 2
Ping Pong – World Championship, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Arena, midday, opening day
Motor Racing – the 24 Hours of Daytona, opening stages, 7pm, Eurosport 2, and Rallye Monte Carlo, 11:30am, BT Sport 1, day three
Posted: 27th January 2018
