Saturday 7 October 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 7 October 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Fifa World Cup European Qualifying – Four games 5pm including Sweden v Luxembourg, Sky Sports Football – Five games at 7:45 pm including Bulgaria v France, Sky Sports Football
League of Ireland Premier – Bray Wanderers v Galway United FC – Drogheda v Shamrock Rovers – both at 3pm – St Pats v Limerick, 5pm – Finn Harps v Dundalk, RTE 2 – Sligo Rovers v Bohemians, both at 7:45pm
League of Ireland First Division – Athlone v UCD – Cobh Ramblers v Waterford United – Longford Town v Wexford Youths – Shelbourne v Cabinteely – all at 7:45pm
League One – Nine games all getting underway 3pm
League Two – Barnet v Coventry City, 12:30pm, Sky Sports Football – Eleven other games all getting underway 3pm
National League – Eleven races getting underway 3pm – Also Wrexham v Eastleigh, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
National League North – Eleven games all getting underway 3pm
National League South – Eleven games all getting underway 3pm
Scottish Challenge Cup – Five games getting underway at 3pm – Also The New Saints FC v Elgin City,4:30pm – Dundee United v Linfield, 5:15pm
Italian Serie B – Salernitana v Ascoli, 5pm – Cesena v Spezia, 7:30pm
MLS – New York Red Bulls v Vancouver Whitecaps, 10pm, Sky Sports Football – Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City, 1am – Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas, 2am – ie late Sat night/early Sun morning
Northern Irish Premiership – Ards v Glentoran – Cliftonville v Warrenpoint Town – Dungannon Swifts v Ballymena United all 3pm
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Fairyhouse, 1:45pm – Seven-race jumps card which includes the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase (3:25pm) over 2m 5f and a Handicap hurdle for those rated 80-109 over 2m (4:35pm)
Ascot, 1:50pm – The headline race is the £180,000 Totescoop6 Challenge Cup Handicap (7f, 3yo+, 3:35pm), backed up by the £60,000 Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1m3f211y, 3yo+), the £70,000 Group 3 John Guest Bengough Stakes (6f, 3yo+), the £45,000 Listed Rous Stakes (5f, 3yo+) and a £40,000 Listed race for fillies and mares (3yo+, 7f)
Fontwell, 1:55pm – Seven race jumps card which includes a Class 2 Handicap Hurdle over 2m 3f (3:05pm) and a Class 3 Handicap Chase over 2m 1f (3:40pm)
Limerick, 2pm – A seven-race flat card which includes the €45,000 Listed Martin Molony Stakes over 1m4f (for 4yo+)
Newmarket, 2:05pm – The feature race is the £250,000 Group 1 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (3yo+, fillies and mares, one mile, 2:40pm), backed up by the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (2yo, 6f, 3:50pm), A £50,000 handicap (3yo+, 6f) and three £50,000 fillies and mares 3yo+ handicaps (one over a mile, one over 10f, one over 12f) which are part of a fillies’ handicap series
Redcar, 2:10pm – The feature race is the Listed £175,000 Totepool 2yo Trophy (2yo, 5f217y), backed up by a £40,000 Listed race for 3yo+ (7f) and the £20,000 RacingUK Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap
Wolverhampton, 5:45pm – Eight race flat card on the All-weather which includes a Class 3 Handicap over 6f (6:45pm) Field sizes are 7-12-13-13-10-12-12 and 13
They also race in Kolkota (10:15am) and Pune (10:30am) in India. Mauritius (10:35am)
Dresden in Germany (1pm) and later in the shops it’s Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA and Hipo Chile in Chile (6:30pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Belmont Park 5:15pm, Keeneland 6:05pm, Gulfstream 6:15pm, Belterra Park 6:20pm and Santa Anita, 8:30pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:25am) Durbanville and (12:45pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
10:06am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:34pm – TRALEE
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24pm – NEWCASTLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – PETERBOROUGH
The next live meeting on Sky is the All England Cup night at Newcastle on October 19th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 5
Sunday October 8 – Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins – NY Jets @ Cleveland Browns – Carolina Panthers @ Detroit Lions – Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles – Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals – Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers – San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts – Los Angeles Chargers @ NY Giants – all at 6pm – Baltimore Ravens @ Oakland Raiders – Seattle Seahawks @ Los Angeles Rams – Both at 9:05pm – Green Bay Packers @ Dallas Cowboys, 9:25pm – Kansas City Chiefs @ Houston Texans, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e late Sunday night/ early Monday morning
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BASKETBALL
The new NBA season will begin on October 17 and end on April 11, with a weeklong All-Star break
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The next big bout is:
Anthony Crolla v Ricky Burns – Saturday October 7, Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports Main Action 7pm – British lightweight battle between two fighters who have recently lost world titles. Anthony Crolla losing his WBA world lightweight belt to Jorge Linares in March and former three weight world champion Ricky Burns lost his WBA world super-lightweight title in April in a points defeat to Julius Indongo. Victory could mean contention for future title shots, where as the loser could be facing life in the boxing wilderness. The undercard includes Sam Eggington v Mohamed Mimoune
On the same night Andrew Selby takes on Maximino Flores in the York Hall Brawl live on Channel 5 from 9:45, York Hall Bethnal Green, London/ and Chris Eubank Jr takes on Avni Yildirim in Stuttgart as part of the World Boxing Super Series.
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CRICKET
Saturday Oct 7
TEST Series – South Africa v Bangladesh, 9am, Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Cricket – day 2 of 5
Twenty20 Test Series – India v Australia, 2:30pm, Sky Sports Cricket
TEST Series – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 12:30pm, day 2 of 5
JLT One-Day Cup 2017 – Victoria v Queensland, 4:30am – Western Australia v Tasmania, 7am
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DARTS
World Grand Prix, Citywest Hotel, Dublin Sunday 1 October – Monday 9 October; coverage of day seven is live on Sky Sports Action at 8pm and 8:30pm, S
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FORMULA ONE
Japan Grand Prix, the Suzuka Circuit, Oct 06 – Oct 08
Qualifying is live on Sky Sports Main Event at 6am and 6:55am eir Sport 1
Grand Prix live on Sky Sports Main Event 5:30am i.e late Saturday night/Early Sunday morning
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Sunday 8 October
Sunday 8 October
All-Ireland Ladies JFC final replay
Derry v Fermanagh, Clones, 1:30pm
Carlow SFC final
Eire Og v Rathvilly, Netwatch Cullen Park, 4pm
Cavan SFC final
Castlerahan v Cavan Gaels, Kingspan Breffni, 3:30pm
Leitrim SFC final
Glencar-Manorhamilton v Mohill, Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, 3.30pm
Longford SFC final
Abbeylara v Mullinalaghta, Glennon Bros Pearse Park, 4pm
Ulster club SHC semi-finals
Dunloy (Antrim) v Slaughtneil (Derry), Owenbeg, 2.30pm
Ballygalget (Down) v Lisbellaw (Fermanagh), TBC, 2.30pm
Kerry SHC final
Ballyduff v Lixnaw, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
Roscommon SHC final
Four Roads v Padraig Pearses, TBC, TBC
Tipperary SHC final
Borris-Ileigh v Thurles Sarsfields, Semple Stadium, TBC
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GOLF
PGA Tour – Safeway Open, Silverado Resort and Spa North, Napa, California, Thur 5th October – Sun 8thOctober – day three today, live 10pm on Sky Sports The Open
European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Scotland, Thur 5th October – Sun 8th October – day three today, live on Sky Sports The Open at 1pm
LPGA Tour – Alisports Reignwood, Pine Valley GC, Beijing, Thur 5th October – Sun 8th October – day three
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 14 NHL games today, with face-off times ranging from Midnight to 3:30am i.e late Saturday night/Early Sunday morning
Live:
St Louis Blues v Dallas Stars, 1am eir Sport
San Jose Sharks v Los Angeles Kings. 4am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Super League Grand Final, showpiece game live from Old Trafford, 6pm – Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday 7 October
Mitre 10 Cup – Tasman v Auckland, 2:35am – Waikato v North Harbour, 4:35am – Northland v Hawkes Bay, 5:05am, Sky Sports Action – Southland v Wellington, 7:35am, Sky Sports Action – i.e late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Worcester – Exeter v Newcastle Falcons – Gloucester v Northampton – London Irish v Leicester Tigers – all 3pm
Guinness Pro14 – Leinster v Munster, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Benetton Rugby v Southern Kings, 7pm – Ospreys v Scarlets, 7:35pm
Top 14 – Stade Francais v Montpellier, 1:45pm Sky Sports Action – Bordeaux-Begles v Toulon, 3:45pm – Brive v Castres – Oyonnax v Pau, 5:45pm –Agen v Lyon,7pm – Toulouse v Clermont Auvergne. 8pm
The Championship – Bristol v London Scottish,2:30pm – Hartbury College v Doncaster,2:30pm – Also three games getting underway at 3pm
Rugby Championship – South Africa v New Zealand, 4:05pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Argentina v Australia, 11:30pm, Sky Sports Action/Sky Sports Main Event
Currie Cup – Pumas v Griguas, 1pm
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SNOOKER
European Masters, Lommel, Belgium runs from October 2 – 8, Coverage of day six, 12pm and 6pm, Eurosport 1
English Open, Barnsley, runs October 16 – 22
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TENNIS
ATP 500: China Open, Beijing, China, Monday 2nd October – Sunday 8th October – Coverage of day six, 9:30am Sky Sports Arena HD and 12:30 pm BT Sport 2
ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan, Monday 2nd October – Sunday 8thOctober, Day six live 6am, Sky Sports Arena HD;
Posted: 7th October 2017
