Saturday 28 October 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 28 October 2017
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – Man Utd v Tottenham, 12:30pm Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports and Premier League ROI, then five games at 3pm including West Brom v Man City, Sky Sports Premier League ROI, followed by Bournemouth v Chelsea, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Scottish Premiership – Hearts v Rangers, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Football, followed by five games at 3pm, including Celtic v Kilmarnock
Championship – One game at 12:30pm, Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley, then eight games at 3pm and Hull v Nottingham Forest, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Football
League One – Northampton Town v Blackpool at 2pm then 11 games at 3pm
League Two – 12 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
FA Trophy – 63 ties, all at 3pm
Scottish Championship – Five games getting underway 3pm
Scottish League One – Five games getting underway 3pm
Scottish League Two – Five games getting underway 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – three games at 3pm and one at 5:30pm
La Liga – Alaves v Valencia, 12pm, Sky Sports Football Red Button – Sevilla v Leganes, 3:15pm – Atletico Madrid v Villarreal, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Red Button – Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Bundesliga – Five games at 2:30pm plus Bayern Munich v Leipzig, 5:30pm, BT Sport 2
Bundesliga 2 – Darmstadt 98 v Holsten Kiel, 12:15pm, BT Sport 1
Serie A – AC Milan v Juventus, 5pm, BT Sport 3 – Roma v Bologna, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
Ligue 1 – Bordeaux v Monaco, 4pm, and five games kicking off at 7pm
A-League – Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar, 7:35am, BT Sport ESPN – Adelaide United v Melbourne City, 9:50am, BT Sport ESPN
Belgian First Division – one game at 5pm, two at 7pm and one at 7:30pm
Eredivisie – Two games at 5:30pm and two at 7:45pm, including Willem II v Ajax, Sky Sports Mix
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Maritimo v Tondela, 4pm – Belenenses v Moreirense, 6:15pm – Boavista v FC Porto, 8:30pm
Brazilian Serie A – Sao Paulo v Santos, 8pm, and Flamengo v Vasco da Gama, 10pm
FIFA Under-17 World Cup final – 3:30pm, Eurosport 1; the Third-Place Play-off game is live on Eurosport 2 at 12:30pm
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Newbury, 1:10pm – featuring the £60,000 Group 3 St Simon Stakes (4yo+, 12f, 2:15pm), the £40,000 Group 3 Horris Hill Stakes (2yo colts and geldings, 7f, 2:50pm), the £30,000 Listed Radley Stakes (2yo, 7f, 3:55pm), in which there are two runners from Ireland – Ger Lyons’ Moonlight Bay (recent winner of the Birdcatcher Nursery at Naas) and Patrick Prendergast’s Sunday Smart – plus a £20,000 10f handicap (3yo+, 3:20pm); a half-brother to dual Derby winner Harzand runs in the opener (the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Hazarfiya, who will be making his debut)
Kelso, 1:15pm – A card that features a £22,500 limited handicap chase (3pm); there’s a runner from Ireland on the card – Mark McNiff’s June Carter (5:15pm, Steven Kelly); field-sizes are 12-11-5-5-13-16-11 and 11; the last two races on the card are divisions of the McConnell O’Hara Memorial Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle; Will Kennedy, Derek Fox, Danny Cook, Sean Bowen and Lucy Alexander are among the jockeys riding on the card
Leopardstown, 1:25pm – with the card including the €63,000 Group 3 TheTote.com Eyrefield Stakes (9f, 2yo, 4:15pm), the €50,000 Tote October Handicap (1m4f, 3yo+, 4:50pm), the €47,000 Listed Knockaire Stakes (3yo+ that have not won a Group 1 or 2 race, 7f, 3:05pm) and the €32,500 Irish EBF Fillies Nursery (7f, 2:30pm)
Doncaster, 1:45pm – featuring the £200,000 Group 1 Racing Post Trophy (2yo, 8f, 3:25pm), in which Aidan O’Brien will have four runners as he bids to set a new world record of 26 Group or Grade 1 wins on the flat in a calendar year; his current total is 25; also on the card is a £30,000 Listed Race (2yo, 6f, 1:45pm), a £20,000 near-12f handicap (2:55pm) and a £45,000 3yo+ 5f handicap (4pm); Ireland’s Johnny Murtagh runs Sankari Royale in the opener
Cheltenham, 2pm – A card that includes two £50,000 handicap chases (2pm and 3:10pm), a £35,000 hurdle race (2:35pm), a £25,000 Pertemps Qualifier (3:45pm) and a £25,000 novices’ chase (4:20pm); there are three runners from Ireland on the card: Henry de Bromhead’s On Fiddlers Green (2pm, Davy Russell), Twobelucky (2:35pm, rider TBC) and Some Plan (3:10pm, rider TBC), and Jessica Harrington’s Mr Fiftyone (3:10pm, Robbie Power)
Wolverhampton, 5:45pm – The card starts with an apprentice handicap and is followed by a Classified Stakes race, two handicaps, a nursery handicap, a 2yo maiden, then two divisions of the seven-furlong handicap
At Moonee Valley in Australia, Winx will attempt to make it 22 wins in a row in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (7am), a race she has won for the last two years
At San Siro in Italy, the Group 3 Italian St Leger is due off at 4:10pm
They also race in Mauritius (from 9:30am), in Germany at Leipzig (10:05am), in India at Pune(10:30am) and in France at Compiegne (1:05pm); later in the shops it is Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA and Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Belmont Park, 5:25pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm, Gulfstream Park West, 6:15pm, Santa Anita, 8:15pm, Turf Paradise, 8:55pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 9pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein (11:30am) and Kenilworth (12:50pm)
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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
6:28pm – Central Park
6:33pm – Monmore
6:39pm – Peterborough
The next live Sky meeting is the William Hill St Leger meeting at Perry Barr on Wednesday November 8th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 8
Sunday October 29 – Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns, 1:30pm, then 7 games at 5pm, Houston Texans @ Seattle Seahawks, 8:05pm, Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins, 8:25pm, Pittsburgh Steelers @ Detroit Lions, 00:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday October 30 – Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
There is a match scheduled on BT Sport ESPN at 5pm plus Florida Gators v Georgia Bulldogs, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
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BASEBALL
Game 4 of the World Series between Los Angeles Dodgers v Houston Astros is scheduled for 1:09am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early on Sunday morning – live on BT Sport 1
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA matches today, with start times ranging from midnight on Saturday to 2:30am on Sunday – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live:
No games listed as live in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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
Live coverage of the undercard is on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Arena from 6pm
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CRICKET
Next games:
Sunday October 29
ODI – India v New Zealand, 9am
International T20 – South Africa v Bangladesh, 12:30pm
International T20 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2:30pm
Test Match – Zimbabwe v West Indies, 7:30am, day one of five
New Zealand Plunkett Shield – three matches, all at 9:30pm
Women’s Ashes, One Day International – Australia v England, midnight, BT Sport 3 – the third and final ODI of the series
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DARTS
Oct 26-29 – Unibet European Championship, Ethias Arena, Hasselt, day three, second-round matches, live on ITV 4 at 7pm
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the Mexican Grand Prix, in Mexico City, which runs from October 27-29
Live coverage:
Qualifying – 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event and 7:55pm, eir Sport 1
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 28 October
Ulster club SFC quarter-finals
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Omagh (Tyrone), Celtic Park, 7pm
Derrygonnelly (Fermanagh) v Armagh Harps (Armagh), Brewster Park, 7pm
Dublin SHC final
Cuala v Kilmacud Crokes, Parnell Park, 3.30pm, live on eir Sport 1
Sunday 29 October
Leinster club SFC first round
Newtown Blues (Louth) v Rathnew (Wicklow), Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Rhode (Offaly) v Portlaoise (Laois), O’Connor Park, 2:30pm
Mullinalaghta (Longford) v Eire Og (Carlow), Glennon Bros Pearse Park, 2pm
Munster club SFC quarter-final
Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary) v Dr Crokes (Kerry), Clonmel Sportsfield, 2pm
Ulster club SFC quarter-finals
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) v Lamh Dhearg (Antrim), Kingspan Breffni, 2.30pm
Scotstown (Monaghan) v Kilcar (Donegal), Clones, 2.30pm
Clare SFC final
Clondegad v Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Cusack Park, 3pm
Meath SFC final
Simonstown Gaels v Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 3pm
Westmeath SFC final
Tyrrellspass v St Loman’s, TEG Cusack Park, 3.30pm
Wexford SFC final
Starlights v St Martin’s, Innovate Wexford Park, 3pm
Munster club SHC quarter-final
Ballygunner (Waterford) v Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary), Walsh Park, 2pm
Kilkenny SHC final
Dicksboro v James Stephens, Nowlan Park, 3pm – live on TG4
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GOLF
World Golf Championships, WGC – HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, China, Oct 27-29 – Coverage of day three is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open from 4:45am early on Saturday morning, with the final day being live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open from 4am, early on Sunday morning
USPGA Tour – Sanderson Farms Championship, CC of Jackson, USA, Oct 26-29, day three, live on Sky Sports The Open from 7:30pm and Sky Sports Main Event from 8:40pm
USLPGA Tour – Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Oct 26-29, day three
USPGA Champions Tour – PowerShares QQQq Championship, Sherwood CC, USA, Oct 27-29, day two
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 12 NHL matches today, with start times ranging from 6pm Saturday night to 2am on Sunday morning – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live:
Buffalo Sabres v San Jose Sharks, 6pm, eir Sport 2
Tampa Bay Lightning v Anaheim Ducks, midnight on Saturday, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Saturday 28 October
Rugby League World Cup – Papua New Guinea v Wales, 6am, eir Sport 2 – New Zealand v Samoa, 8:10am, eir Sport 2 – Fiji v USA, 10:40am, eir Sport 2 – Ireland v Italy, 4am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. early on Sunday morning (with two other games early on Sunday, too – see Sunday’s games)
Sunday 29 October
Rugby League World Cup – Ireland v Italy, 4am, eir Sport 2 – France v Lebanon, 5am – Scotland v Tonga, 6:15am
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday 28 October
Premiership – Harlequins v Worcester,3pm – Northampton v Wasps, 3pm, BT Sport 2 – Saracens v London Irish, 3pm
Pro14 – Benetton v Edinburgh, 2pm – Zebre v Cheetahs, 5pm – Ulster v Leinster, 6:30pm, live on BBC2 Ulster and Sky Sports Action – Scarlets v Cardiff Blues, 7:35pm
Top 14 – Toulon v Brive, 1:45pm, Sky Sports Action, then three games at 5pm and Clermont Auvergne v Stade Francais, 7:45pm
The New Zealand NPC Rugby final is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action at 7:30am
The Currie Cup Rugby Union final is live on Sky Sports Action at 3:45pm
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SNOOKER
Coming up is the International Championship in Daqing, China, running from October 29th to November 5th
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TENNIS
ATP Erste Bank Vienna Open, Oct 23-29, live from 1pm on Sky Sports Arena, semi-finals
ATP Swiss Indoors Basel, Oct 23-29, live from 1:30pm, Sky Sports Mix, semi-finals
WTA Finals, Singapore, Oct 23-29, live from 8:45am, BT Sport 3 (opening semi-final), and 12:15pm, BT Sport 3 (second semi-final)
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OTHER SPORT
Speedway Grand Prix, BT Sport 1, 8:45am
Posted: 27th October 2017