SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 21st JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
The 2017 Confederations Cup takes place in Russia and runs from Saturday June 17 to Sunday July 02. Eight teams take part in the tournament, which this year are Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, Cameroon, Australia, Germany, Mexico and Chile
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship runs from June 16th to June 30th
Wednesday June 21
Confederations Cup – Russia v Portugal, 4pm, ITV4 and RTE2 – Mexico v New Zealand, 7pm, ITV4 and RTE2
UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Czech Republic v Italy, 5pm, Sky Sports 1 – Germany v Denmark, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
MLS – DC United v Atlanta United FC, 12:30am – i.e. late Weds night/early Thursday morning – Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers, 1am – Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy, 2am – Seattle Sounders FC v Orlando City FC, 3:30am
Brazilian Serie A – five matches, two of which kick off at 1am – i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning – and three at 1:45am
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Hamilton, 2:10pm – with a £12,000 feature (a handicap) at 4:35pm; a runner from Ireland on the card – Michael Grassick’s Verhoyen (2:10pm, Billy Lee); the card’s final race is for apprentice riders; jockeys in action on the card include Joe Fanning, Paul Mulrennan, Tony Hamilton, Tom Eaves, Phillip Makin, James Sullivan, Andrew Mullen, Shane Gray, Andrew McNamara, Ben Curtis, Cam Hardie and David Nolan
Uttoxeter, 2:20pm – A seven-race jumping card; jockeys riding on the card include Nico de Boinville, Noel Fehily, Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Adrian Heskin, Harry Skelton, Sam Twiston-Davies and Richard Johnson; field-sizes are 6-7-5-5-7-6 and 9
Ascot, 2:30pm – Today’s line-up for day two of the Royal meeting: 2.30pm Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 7f £90,000 3yo; 3.05pm Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 5f £110,000 2yo fillies; 3.40pm Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) 1m straight course, fillies and mares, £175,000 4yo+; 4.20pm Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) 1m 2f £750,000 4yo+; 5pm Royal Hunt Cup Heritage Handicap 1m straight course £175,000 3yo+; and 5.35pm Sandringham Handicap (Listed Race, fillies) (horses rated 96-110) 1m straight course £80,000 3yo
Wexford, 6pm – A seven-race National Hunt card featuring a €20,000 handicap chase; jockeys in action include Bryan Cooper, Robbie Power, Andrew Lynch, Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, Paul Townend and Mark Walsh; field-sizes are 5-14 (plus 3 reserves)-10-14 (plus 3 reserves)-13-8 and 14 (plus 3 reserrves
Chelmsford, 6:10pm – with £25,000 handicaps at 7:10pm and 7:40pm; in total, £92,500 in prize-money on offer on the card; jockeys riding on the card include Tom Queally, Kieran O’Neill, Timmy Murphy, David Probert, John Egan, Robert Winston, Silvestre de Sousa, Martin Lane, Luke Morris, Danny Tudhope, George Wood and yesterday’s Royal Ascot winning jockey Stevie Donohoe; field-sizes are 10-11-9-7-12-8 and 14
Ripon, 6:50pm – the feature being the £12,000 Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap at 8:20; field-sizes are 10-7-6-7-6 and 9; jockeys riding on the card include Connor Beasley, Paul Mulrennan, Tony Hamilton, Phillip Makin, Jason Hart, Andrew Mullen, David Allan, Shane Gray, James Sullivan and Royston Ffrench; the card starts with a race for apprentices
They also race in the USA at Delaware Park (6:15pm) and in Chile at Valparaiso (7:15pm)
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Scottsville (11am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Wednesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – SUNDERLAND
6:39pm – DONCASTER
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Semi-finals meeting at Towcester on Saturday night, live on Sky
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 14 of the season
Thursday 22 June
Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn, 10:20am, BT Sport ESPN
Friday 23 June
Sydney Swans v Essendon, 10:50am, BT Sport 3
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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 00:05am on Thursday morning to 3:10am on Thursday morning
Live games:
Boston Red Sox v Kansas City Royals, 7:15pm, BT Sport ESPN
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 3am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BASKETBALL
The NBA Finals 2017 were won 4-1 (best-of-seven series) by Golden State Warriors who become NBA champions for the second time in the last three years – having met Cleveland in each of those finals.
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine
This week’s fights include:
TBC
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CRICKET
Wednesday June 21
ICC Women’s World Cup – England v New Zealand, 10:30am – India v Sri Lanka, 10:30am
International T20 – England v South Africa, 6:30pm
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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 blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd
This week:
Belgian Road Championships, June 22
British National Road Championships, June 22-25
French Road Championships, June 22-25
German Road Championships, June 23-25
Italian Road Championships, June 23-25
Canadian Road Championships, June 24-28
USA Cycling Professional Road Championships, June 24-25
From the track calendar:
Festival of Speed – Red Robin Finals, June 23, USA
Korea Track National Championships – June 24-29
2017 Taiwan Cup Track International Classic I – June 25-26
2017 Taiwan Cup Track International Classic II – June 27
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DARTS
Next up:
European Tour 7 – June 23-25, Vienna, Austria, with a qualifier on June 22
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
It will be followed by the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Wednesday 21 June
Leinster U21HC semi-finals
Wexford v Carlow, Innovate Wexford Park, 7.30pm
Westmeath v Kilkenny, TEG Cusack Park, 7.30pm, live on TG4
Thursday 22 June
Munster U21HC quarter-final
Limerick v Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, 7.30pm, live on TG4
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GOLF
European Tour – The BMW International Open, Munich, Germany – June 22-25 – the reigning champion is Henrik Stenson
USPGA Tour – Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, USA, June 22-25
LPGA Tour – The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G, Pinnacle Country Club, USA, June 22-25
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the American Family Insurance Championship, University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 23-25
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the European Tour Properties Senior Classic, Linna GC, Finland, June 21-23
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HOCKEY
The FIH Hockey League/World Cup Qualifier semi-finals continue this week:
Wednesday June 21
China v Italy 12:45pm, BT Sport 2 – Australia v Malaysia 3:00pm, BT Sport 2 – Netherlands v Scotland 5:00pm, BT Sport 2 – New Zealand v Spain 7:00pm, BT Sport 2
Thursday June 22
Ninth/Tenth-place match – 11am
Quarter-final – 1:15pm
Quarter-final – 3:30pm
Quarter-final – 5:45pm
Quarter-final – 8pm
Saturday June 24
Fifth to Eighth place – 9:30am
Fifth to Eighth place – 11:45am
Semi-final – 2pm
Semi-final – 4:15pm
Sunday June 25
7th/8th place – 9:30am
5th/6th place – 11:45am
3rd/4th place – 2pm
Final – 4:15pm
ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins won the best-of-seven series 4-2 over Nashville Predators and are the Stanley Cup Champions of 2017
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Wednesday 21 June
Championship – Oldham Roughyeds v Dewsbury Rams, 3pm
Thursday 22 June
Super League – Widnes Vikings v Leigh Centurions, 8pm
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RUGBY UNION
Thursday 22 June
International – Samoa v Wales, midnight
Friday 23 June
Internationals – Fiji v Scotland, midnight on Friday
Saturday 24 June
Lions Tour – First Test – British and Irish Lions v New Zealand, 8:35am
Internationals – Australia v Italy, 6am – Japan v Ireland, 6:40am – South Africa v France, 4pm – Argentina v Georgia, 8:15pm
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SNOOKER
Next:
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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America’s Cup
Saturday June 24 – Races 5 and 6
Sunday June 25 – Races 7 and 8 (if required)
Monday June 26 – Races 9 (if required) and 10 (if required)
Tuesday June 27 – Race 11 (if required), Race 12 (if required), Race 13 (if required)
TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP Aegon Queen’s Club Championships – June 19-25 (Grass), 1pm, BBC Two/11:45am, Eurosport 1
ATP Gerry Weber Open – June 19-25 (Grass), 11am, Sky Sports 3
WTA Aegon Birmingham Classic – June 19-25 (Grass), 11.30am, Eurosport 2
WTA Mallorca Open – June 19-25 (Grass), 11:30am, BT Sport 2
These will be followed by:
The Aegon International, Eastbourne, England – June 26 to July 2, and then:
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass
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OTHER SPORT
NCAA Championship – Action from game one NCAA men’s College World Baseball Series, 7pm and midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 21st June 2017