SATURDAY 6th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Saturday May 06
Premier League – Manchester City v Crystal Palace, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 1, then four games at 3pm, including Hull City v Sunderland, Sky Sports 5 Ireland, and Swansea v Everton, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
League Two – the final games of the season before the play-offs begin; 12 games, all at 5:30pm, including Hartlepool Utd v Doncaster Rovers, Sky Sports 1
National League play-off, second leg – Tranmere v Aldershot, 12:15pm, BT Sport 1 – Tranmere won the first leg 3-0
Scottish Premiership – Inverness v Hamilton, 12:15pm, Sky Sports 2, then three games at 3pm, including Celtic v St Johnstone
Scottish Championship – five games at 3pm
Scottish League One – five games at 3pm
Scottish League Two – East Kilbride v Buckie Thistle, 3pm, play-off semi-final, plus five league fixtures at 3pm
League Of Ireland Premier Division – Sligo v Limerick, 7:45pm
League Of Ireland First Division – Cabinteely FC v Longford Town, 7pm
Northern Irish Cup Final – Coleraine v Linfield, 2:30pm, BBC One
LIgue 1 – PSG v Bastia, 4pm, then five matches at 7pm, including Nancy v Monaco, BT Sport ESPN
Bundesliga – five games at 2:30pm, including 3rd v 4th, Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim, and Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98, and Hertha BSC v RB Leipzig, 5:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Serie A – Napoli v Cagliari, 5pm, BT Sport 3/eir Sport 1, and Juventus v Torino, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
La Liga – Sporting Gijon v Las Palmas, midday, Sky Sports 2 – Red Button – Atletico Madrid v Eibar, 3:15pm – Barcelona v Villarreal, 5:30pm, Sky Sports 5 – Granada v Real Madrid, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Boavista v CD Nacional, 4pm, Pacos de Ferreira v Feirense, 6:15pm, and Maritimo v FC Porto, 8:30pm
Russian Premier League – Amkar Perm v CSKA Moscow, midday – FC Arsenal Tula v FC Rostov, 2:30pm – Spartak Moscow v Tom Tomsk, 5pm
Chinese Super League – There are games at 8:30am, 11am and 12:35pm
MLS – Seattle Sounders v Toronto FC, 8pm, Sky Sports Mix, and DC United v Montreal Impact, 11pm, Sky Sports Mix, with six further games between midnight on Sat and 3:30am on Sunday morning
Women’s Super League – Sunderland v Bristol City, 6pm
UEFA European Under-17’s Championship – France v Faroe Islands, 10:45am, Eurosport 2 – Croatia v Turkey, 12:45pm, Eurosport 2 plus coverage of another live match from Croatia, 4:45pm, Eurosport 1
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Cork, 1:30pm – a flat fixture, where the feature is the €25,000 Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (2:35pm)
Goodwood, 1:35pm – A seven-race card including the Listed Daisy Warwick Stakes (2:05pm) and the Listed Conqueror Stakes (3:50pm)
Newmarket, 1:50pm – a seven-race card, including the Sprint Lodge Stakes (1:50pm), the Group 3 Longholes Palace House Stakes (2:20pm), the Group 2 Dunaden Jockey Club Stakes (2:55pm), the Group 1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes (3:35pm), the first Classic of the British season, the Hot Streak Handicap (4:10pm), the Listed Havana Gold Newmarket Stakes (4:45pm) and the QIPCO Racing Welfare Handicap (5:20pm); in total, £790,000 in prize-money is on offer on the card
Thirsk, 1:55pm – The feature is the £25,000 totepool Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap (3:40pm)
Uttoxeter, 2:10pm – featuring the £25,000 Bet365 Staffordshire Plate (an Open Handicap Chase) at 3:55pm
Wexford, 3pm – a National Hunt card that features the €20,000 Oulart Rated Hurdle (3pm), there will be no Chase races on the card due to unsuitable ground conditions, so one of the hurdle races has been split to form a six-race card.
Doncaster, 5:15pm – featuring the £20,000 Water Aid Handicap (6:50pm)
Hexham, 5:35pm – jockeys riding on the card include Harry Skelton, Danny Cook, Brian Hughes, Derek Fox, Sam Twiston-Davies, Henry Brooke, Tom O’Brien and Will Kennedy; there’s a hunters’ chase at 7:35pm
They also race in Mauritius (9:30am) and in Germany at Dresden (10:35am); later in the shops, it is Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA and Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
It is not on the shop service but they also race in France at Maisons-Laffitte (11:20am), where there is a Listed race for 3yos at 12:50pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Tampa Bay (5:25pm), Belmont Park (5:50pm), Gulfstream (5:55pm), Golden Gate Fields (7:45pm), Santa Anita (8pm) and Louisiana Downs (9:15pm)
The South African meetings are Turffontein (10:35am), a 12-race card that contains Grade 1 races at 12:15pm, 2pm (the S.A. Derby), 2:35pm (the Computaform Sprint) and 3:20pm (the Premier’s Champion Challenge); there are also four Grade 2 contests on the card; they also race at Kenilworth (11:50am), with Listed races for two-year-olds at 2:45pm and 3:45pm
At Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the Kentucky Derby will be run today 11:46pm; there are two other Grade 1 races, the Humana Distaff Stakes (6:13pm) and the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (10:25pm), on the card, with Grade 2 races at 6:55pm, 8:37pm, 9:28pm and 9:28pm, and a Grade 3 contest at 7:45pm
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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
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – PETERBOROUGH
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Betfred Gymcrack meeting at Kinsley on Tuesday May 16
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 7 of the season
Saturday 06 May
North Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, 4:45am – Collingwood v Carlton, 5:10am, BT Sport 2 – Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, 7:05am – Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Western Bulldogs v Richmond, 10:25am, BT Sport ESPN
Sunday 07 May
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, 4:10am – Melbourne v Hawthorn, 6:20am – Fremantle v Essendon, 5:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 7:10pm on Saturday to 2:10am on Sunday morning – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Live games:
Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals v, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs, 00:15am, BT Sport 3, – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA, there is Game 3 of the Western Conference semi-finals at 1:30am on Sunday, i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz – live on BT Sport 2
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include:
Saul Alvarez v Julio Cesar Chavez Jr – a 164.5 pound Catchweight fight, Las Vegas, 2am, BT Sport 1, – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
David Lemieux, the former IBF middleweight champion, v Marcos Reyes, Las Vegas
Joseph Parker, the WBO heavyweight champion, v Razvan Cojanu, live on Sky Sports, from Auckland, New Zealand – it is the first defence of Parker’s title
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CRICKET
Saturday May 6
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiant, 11:30am, and Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, 3:30pm, both live on Sky Sports 3
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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
Giro d’Italia – May 5th to May 28th – stage two, a 221km journey from Olbia to Tortoli, live on Eurosport 1 at midday
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 15 on Thursday 11 May, from the GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen, (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm); the line-up is:
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
After this, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
After this it is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 6 May
Christy Ring Cup quarter-final
Kildare v Carlow, Newbridge, 3pm
Nicky Rackard Cup quarter-finals
Armagh v Longford, Crossmaglen, 3pm
Monaghan v Donegal, Inniskeen, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup round 3
Leitrim v Lancashire, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 1.15pm
Cavan v Sligo, Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm
Fermanagh v Warwickshire, Brewster Park, 2pm
Sunday 7 May
Connacht SFC preliminary round
New York v Sligo, Gaelic Park, 3.15pm local time (8.15pm Irish time)
Christy Ring Cup quarter-final
London v Down, Páirc na hÉireann, 1pm
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 final
Cork v Donegal, Parnell Park, 4pm – live on TG4
Lidl Ladies NFL Division 2 final
Cavan v Westmeath, Parnell Park, 2pm – live on TG4
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – day one of the two-day Golf Super Sixes, Centurion Club, St Albans, England, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 4; the next tournament after this is the Open de Portugal, May 11-14
USPGA Tour – day three of the Wells Fargo Championship, May 4-7 – Sky Sports 4, 6pm
LPGA Tour – day three of the Lorena Ochoa Match Play, May 4-7
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), day two of the Insperity Invitational, Texas, USA, May 5-7
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup play-off games continue in the NHL today with two games, as follows:
New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators, 8pm – Ottawa lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 going into this game
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals, 00:15am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sun morning – Pittsburgh lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 going into this game
Live games:
As above
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live today – No games scheduled as live today
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Today
Saturday 06 May
Super League – Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos, 5pm, Sky Sports Mix and Leigh Centurions v Wakefield Trinity, 6pm
League 1 – Toronto Wolfpack v Oxford, 9:15pm, eir Sport 2
NRL – No fixtures this weekend; they resume on Thursday May 11th – there, is however, the annual challenge match, Country v City, 7am, eir Sport 2 on Sunday
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RUGBY UNION
Today and Sat:
Saturday 06 May
Aviva Premiership – all games at 4pm – Bristol v Newcastle – Gloucester v Exeter – Northampton v Harlequins – Sale Sharks v Bath – Wasps v Saracens – Worcester v Leicester
Guinness Pro12 – all games at 5:15pm – Glasgow v Edinburgh – Munster v Connacht, 4:55pm, TG4 – Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues – Scarlets v Ospreys, Sky Sports 2 – Zebre v Benetton Treviso – Ulster v Leinster, 5:10pm, BBC Two
Top 14 – all seven games today begin at 8pm, including Racing 92 v Bordeaux Begles, Sky Sports 3
Championship (Semi-final, 2nd Leg) – London Irish v Doncaster Knights, 1pm, Sky Sports Mix, ** (London Irish won the 1st Leg 35-3) **
Super Rugby – Melbourne Rebels v Lions, 6am, Sky Sports 2 – Chiefs v Reds, 8:35am, Sky Sports 5 – Waratahs v Blues, 10:45am, Sky Sports 5 – Sharks v Western Force, 2:05pm – Bulls v Crusaders, 4:15pm – Los Jaguares v Sunwolves, 10:40pm, Sky Sports 3
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP – BMW Open by FWU AG, Munich, Germany – May 01-07
ATP – TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, Istanbul, Turkey – May 01-07
ATP – Millenium Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal – May 01-07 – 3pm, Eurosport 2
WTA – Grand Prix S.A.R. La Princess Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco – May 01-07 – live on BT Sport ESPN at 3pm
WTA – J&T Banka Prague Open, Prague, Czech Rep – May 01-07 – live on BT Sport 3 at 10am
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OTHER SPORT
FIA World Endurance Championship – The 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, 6:30pm, Eurosport 1
MotoGP Spain – Free Practice 3, 8am BT Sport 2; Qualifying, 11am, BT Sport 2
DTM – Race One, 1:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
NCAA Men’s Volleyball – midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 5th May 2017