Saturday 9 September 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Saturday 9 September 2017
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FOOTBALL
Saturday Sept 9
Premier League – Manchester City v Liverpool, 12:30pm Sky Sports – Stoke City v Manchester United, 5:30pm BT Sport 1 – Five fixtures kicking off at 3pm, including Arsenal v Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports Football ROI
Championship – Eleven fixtures, all kicking off at 3pm except for Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest, 5:30pm Sky Sports Football
League One – Twelve fixtures kicking off at 3pm
League Two – Twelve fixtures, all kicking off at 3pm, except for Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town, 1pm
Scottish Premiership – Hearts v Aberdeen – Motherwell v Kilmarnock – Rangers v Dundee – Ross County v Partick Thistle – St Johnstone v Hibernian – all kick off 3pm
FAI Cup, last 16 – Longford Town v Cork City, 7:30pm (If a replay is needed it will be played Tuesday 12 September)
Ligue 1 – Five games, all kicking off 7pm except Monaco v Nice, 4pm
La Liga – Real Madrid v Levante, 12pm Sky Sports Football – Valencia v Atletico Madrid, 3:15pm – Sevilla v Eibar, 5:30pm – Barcelona v Espanyol, 7:45pm
Bundesliga – Five games kicking off 2:30pm – Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich, 5:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Bundesliga 2 – Arminia Bielefeld v MSV Duisburg, midday, BT Sport 1
Serie A – Juventus v Chievo, 5pm, eir Sport 1 – Sampdoria v Roma, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3
Dutch Eredivisie – Heracles Almelo v Feyenoord, 5:30pm – Willem II V Ado Den Haag, 5:30pm – Ajax v PEC Zwolle, 7:45pm – Excelsior v Vitesse Arnhem, 7:45pm
Belgian Jupiler League – Royal Excel Mouscron v Club Brugge, 5pm – Royal Antwerp v Sint-Truidense VV, 7pm – Waasland-Beveren v KAS Eupen, 7pm – SV Zulte Waregem v KV Kortrijk, 7:30pm
MLS – Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls, 8:55pm – Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes, 10pm – New York City FC v Portland Timbers, 10:30pm – DC United v Orlando City SC, Midnight – New England Revolution v Montreal Impact, 12:30am, Sky Sports Football – Minnesota United FC v Philadelphia Union, 1am – Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids, 1:30am – Vancouver Whitecaps v Real Salt Lake, 3am – Late Saturday night/Early Sunday Morning
Scottish Championship – Five games all kicking off 3pm
Scottish League One – Five games all kicking off 3pm
Scottish League Two – Five games all kicking off 3pm
National League – Twelve games all kicking off 3pm
National League (North) – Eleven games all kicking off 3pm
National League (South) – Eleven games all kicking off 3pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Six games all kicking off 3pm
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HORSERACING
The Saturday line-up is:
Haydock, 1:20pm – The card includes the Listed 32Red Casino Ascendant Stakes (1:50pm), the Group 3 32Red Mile (3:35pm) and the feature Group 1 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes (2:25pm); jockeys in action include Silvestre de Sousa, Adam Kirby, Richard Kingscote, James Doyle, Jim Crowley and Paul Hanagan; Ireland’s Aidan O’Brien has declared Spirit Of Valor for the Sprint Cup
Ascot, 1:35pm – The feature on an eight-race card is the £100,000 Appletiser Stakes (Heritage Handicap) at 3:55pm, but there are also the £80,000 Cunard Handicap at 2:45pm (7f, 3yo+) and two £30,000 handicaps on the card; jockeys in action include Jamie Spencer, Andrea Atzeni, Josephine Gordon, Dane O’Neill, Jimmy Fortune, Pat Dobbs, Tom Marquand, Fran Berry, Phillip Makin, Stevie Donohoe and PJ McDonald
Thirsk, 1:45pm – The feature is the £15,000 EBF Handicap at 4:05pm; the card starts with three 2yo races (two novice stakes races that carry the Plus10 Bonus plus a nursery), followed by a 3yo+ fillies’ maiden then four handicaps; field-sizes are 13-13-15-5-7-16-11 and 8; jockeys in action include Joe Fanning, David Nolan, Shane Gray, Cam Hardie, Tony Hamilton, Jason Hart, Jack Garritty, Connor Beasley, Adam McNamara, Callum Rodriguez, Sammy Jo Bell, Joe Doyle, Barry McHugh and Neil Farley
Stratford, 1:55pm – A card made up of two handicap chases, a Conditional Jockeys’ Selling handicap hurdle, a handicap hurdle, a novices’ hurdle, a novices’ chase and a bumper; there’s a £15,000 handicap hurdle at 3:40pm and a £10,000 handicap chase at 3:05pm; jockeys riding on the card include Richard Johnson, Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Sean Bowen, Paddy Brennan, Will Kennedy and Johnny Burke, who takes rides for Charlie Longsdon in the 4:!5pm and 4:50pm races
Kempton, 2:05pm – The card includes the £65,000 Group 3 toteplacepot September Stakes (2:05pm), the £45,000 Group 3 totepool Sirenia Stakes (4:25pm) plus the £60,000 Totequadpot London Mile Handicap (Series Final) at 3:15pm; jockeys in action include Oisin Murphy, Sean Levey, Ted Durcan, Luke Morris, Martin Harley, Franny Norton, Dane O’Neill, Pat Cosgrave and Stevie Donohoe
Leopardstown, 3:25pm – Irish Champions Weekend begins with a fantastic card, where the races include the €1.25m Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes over 1m2f (6:45pm), the €350,000 Group 1 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes over 1m (5:35pm), the €200,000 Group 2 Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes over 1m (6:10pm), the €100,000 Group 3 Willis Towers Watson Champions Juvenile Stakes (4pm), the €100,000 Group 3 KPMG Enterprise Stakes over 1m 4f (5:05pm), plus two €150,000 handicaps and a seven-furlong fillies’ maiden
Among the horses running on the card are Churchill, Cliffs Of Moher, Eminent, Roly Poly, Qemah and Winter. Runners from Britain on the card are Joe Tuite’s Machine Learner (4:35pm, Declan McDonogh), Hugo Palmer’s Unforgetable Filly (5:35pm, Pat Smullen), Charlie Appleby’s Wuheida (5:35pm, James Doyle), David O’Meara’s Custom Cut and Suedois (6:10pm, James Doyle and Danny Tudhope), Roger Charlton’s Decorated Knight (6:45pm, Andrea Atzeni), Sir Michael Stoute’s Poet’s Word 6:45pm, James Doyle), Martyn Meade’s Eminent (6:45pm, Frankie Dettori), Richard Fahey’s Stamp Hill and Withernsea(7:20pm, James Doyle and Donnacha O’Brien), Brian Ellison’s Baraweez (7:20pm, Chris Hayes) and Roger Fell’s Burnt Sugar (7:20pm, Declan McDonogh)
Wolverhampton, 4:55pm – The most-valuable race on the card is a £12,000 handicap at 8pm; the card begins with two divisions of the apprentice handicap; in total the card contaisn six handicaps (including a nursery), a claimer and a 2yo novice stakes race; field-sizes are 13-13-13-9-11-13-7 and 12; jockeys in action on the card include Silvestre de Sousa, Adam Kirby, Ben Curtis, David Probert, Stevie Donohoe, Tom Eaves , William Carson, Tom Eaves, Eddy Greatrex, Adam McNamara, Paul Mulrennan, Dougie Costello, Phillip Makin and Richard Kingscote
They also race in Mauritius (9:30am) and in India at Pune (10:30am) and Kolkata (10:45am) and in Germany at Magdeburg (1:30pm); later in the shops it is Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA and Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
At Bordeaux – Le Bouscat (start time, 11:50am; flat card, although it is not on the shop service), the card starts with a Group 3 race and contains Listed Races at 1:20pm and 1:50pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Louisiana Downs, 6pm, Laurel Park, 6:10pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, and Kentucky Downs, 7:25pm
The South African meetings are Turffontein (11:05am) and Kenilworth (12:05pm), where the card starts with five maiden races
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GREYHOUNDS
The Saturday line-up is as follows:
9:11am – TRALEE
10:06am – TOWCESTER
10:31am – ROMFORD
10:38am – CRAYFORD
2:24pm – NEWCASTLE
6:28pm – CENTRAL PARK
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – PETERBOROUGH
7:42pm – SHELBOURNE – quarter-finals night in the Irish Greyhound Derby
The next live Sky card will be the St Leger meeting from Doncaster, Weds, Sept 13, 7pm, Sky Sports Action
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The new NFL season began on Thursday September 7 with the reigning Super Bowl champions New England Patriots playing at home to Kansas City Chiefs, 1:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
This weekend’s games:
Sunday Sept 10
There are 13 games taking place today, nine at 6pm including Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns, Sky Sports Main Event, one at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm including Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers, Sky Sports Main Event and New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning)
Monday Sept 11
New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings, 00:10am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning) and Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos, 3:20am, Sky Sports Main Event (i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning)
College Football
Auburn Tigers @ Clemson Tigers, midnight, BT Sport 3 – TCU Horned Frogs @ Arkansas Razorbacks, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN – Oklahoma Sooners @ Ohio State Buckeyes, 00:30am, BT Sport ESPN
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AUSSIE RULES
Finals Week 1
Saturday September 9 – Sydney Swans v Essendon, 7:20am, BT Sport 3 and Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles, 10:50am, BT Sport 3
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 16 games taking place today, with start times ranging from 6:05pm to 2:10am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live:
No games listed as live
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Big fights coming up:
Wisaksil Wangek v Roman Gonzalez, coverage of the rematch for the WBC Super Flyweight title, which takes place at the StubHub Centre in Carson, California, 3:15am, Sky Sports Main Event/Action, i.e late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Saturday September 16, 2017 – Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez, much anticipated Middleweight title fight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – Kazakhstan’s Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) will defend his middleweight titles against Alvarez, the biggest boxing star in Mexico. Alvarez, whose only loss was at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr, is coming off a lopsided win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr last month in Las Vegas.
UFC
UFC 215, prelims, 1am, BT Sport 2, i.e late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
UFC 215 – Demetrious Johnson v Ray Borg, a UFC Flyweight title bout, 3am, BT Sport 1, i.e late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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CRICKET
Saturday September 9
TEST Series 2017 – Third Test – England v West Indies, 11am, day three (of 5), live on Sky Sports Main Event at 10:30am and 3:15pm and on Sky Sports Cricket from 10:30am
Caribbean Premier League – TBC v TBC, 2am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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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
The Vuelta a España continues with Stage 20 a 117.5km journey between Corvera de Asturias and Alto de l’Angliru, 12:45pm, Eurosport 1
Tour of Britain – Stage seven, the penultimate stage, a 187km journey from Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham, 10:15am, ITV4 and 1:45pm, Eurosport 2
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal Sep 10
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
Next up:
Unibet Champions League of Darts, Sept 16-17
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix will be the Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay, Sept 15-17
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 9 September
All-Ireland U21 Hurling B final
Kerry v Wicklow, 1pm, Semple Stadium, live on TG4
All-Ireland U21 Hurling final
Limerick v Kilkenny, 3pm, Semple Stadium, live on TG4
Sunday 10 September
All-Ireland Senior Camogie final
Cork v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 4pm
All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie final
Cork v Meath, Croke Park, 2pm
All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie final
Dublin v Westmeath, Croke Park, 12pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Omega European Masters on the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Course in Montana, Switzerland, day three, 12:30pm, Sky Sports The Open
LPGA Tour – The Indy Women In Tech, Brickyard Crossing Golf Course, Indianapolis runs from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September – day three
Walker Cup – day one of the two-day biennial amateur team event between the USA and Britain, live on Sky Sports Main Event at 10pm and on Sky Sports Golf at 5pm and 10pm
On the Seniors Tour – The Senior Italian Open, Udine Golf Club, Fagagna, Italy runs from Friday 8thSeptember to Sunday 10th September – day two (of 3)
On the Champions Tour – The Japan Airlines Championship, Narita Golf Course, Chiba, Japan runs from Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September – (day two (of 3)
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ICE HOCKEY
The new NHL season begins on Wednesday, October 4
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Saturday 9 September
Betfred Super League – Salford Red Devils v Huddersfield Giants, 1:30pm
Super 8s Rugby League Qualifiers – Warrington Wolves v Leigh Centurions, 3pm – Hull KR v Widnes Vikings, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Action – Catalans Dragons v Featherstone Rovers, 5:15pm Sky Sports Action
Championship Shield – Toulouse v Batley Bulldogs, 3pm
Kingstone Press League 1 – Toronto Wolfpack v Barrow, 9:30pm
NRL – TBC v TBC, 8:35am, eir Sport 2 and TBC v TBC, 10:55am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Saturday 9 September
Rugby Championship – New Zealand v Argentina, 8:35am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – Australia v South Africa, 11am, Sky Sports Action
Mitre 10 Cup – Tasman v Wellington, 3:35am, and Hawke’s Bay v Otago, 5:35am – i.e. both games early on Sunday morning
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Saracens, 2pm, BT Sport 3 – Exeter v London Irish, 3pm – Harlequins v Gloucester, 3pm – Northampton v Leicester, 4:30pm, BT Sport 3
Guinness Pro14 – Glasgow v Ospreys, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Arena – Munster v Cheetahs, 5:15pm, live on TG4 – Benetton Treviso v Ulster, 6:05pm, live on BBC2 Ulster – Connacht v Southern Kings, 7:35pm, live on TG4 – Zebre v Scarlets, 8:35pm
Top 14 – Stade Rochelais v Clermont Auvergne, 1:45pm – Bordeaux-Begles v Stade Francais, 5pm – Brive v Racing 92, 5pm – Oyonnax v Agen, 5pm – Castres v Montpellier Herault, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Action
The Championship – four games (2 at 2:30pm and 2 at 3pm)
Currie Cup – Western Province v Free State Cheetahs, 5pm
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SNOOKER
The Indian Open runs from September 12-16
The Yushan World Open (from Yushan, China) runs from September 18-24
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TENNIS
The latest Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, runs from Monday August 28 to Sunday September 10
Live coverage of day 12:
Eurosport 1 – 5pm, 8:30pm, midnight, 2am – i.e late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
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OTHER SPORT
Athletics – Great North CityGames, 1:15pm, BBC1
Weber Cup Ten Pin Bowling – 12:30pm, Sky Sports Mix and 6pm, Sky Sports Arena
NASCAR – The Federated Auto Parts 400, midnight, eir Sport 2
MCE British Superbikes – Qualifying, midday, Eurosport 2, Race one, 3:30pm, Eurosport 2
MotoGP – San Marino – FP3, 8am, BT Sport 2 – Qualifying, 11am, BT Sport 2
FIM Speedway – ninth round, 5:45pm, BT Sport 2
CFB – Pittsburgh Panthers @ Penn State Nittany Lions, 9:15pm, BT Sport 2
DTM – Race one, 1:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
International Netball – New Zealand v England, 3am, Sky Sports Mix, i.e late Saturday night/early Sunday morning
Posted: 9th September 2017