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Friday 23rd JUNE 2017

NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers

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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

Friday June 23

UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipMacedonia v Portugal, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5 – Serbia v Spain, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1

Airtricity League Premier DivisionGalway United v Bray Wanderers, 7:45pm –Derry City v Cork City, 7:45pm –Bohemians v Sligo Rovers, 7:45pm –Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United, 8pm – Dundalk v Finn Harps, 7:45pm, which is live on eir Sport 2

Airtricity League First DivisionUCD v Waterford FC, 7:45pm –Cabinteely FC v Wexford FC, 7:45pm – Athlone Town v Longford Town, 7:45pm

MLSToronto FC v New England Revolution, 1am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning – Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas, 2am

Saturday June 24

Confederations CupNew Zealand v Portugal, 4pm, ITV and RTE2 and Mexico v Russia, 4pm, ITV and RTE2

UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipCzech Republic v Denmark, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2 – Italy v Germany, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Mix

Airtricity League Premier DivisionLimerick FC v St Patrick’s Athletic, 6:30pm

Airtricity League First DivisionCobh Ramblers v Shelbourne, 7:15pm

MLSNew York Red Bulls v New York City FC, 6:30pm, Sky Sports 5 – plus seven games between midnight on Sat and 3:30am early on Sun morning

Chinese Super League – five games – two at 8:30am and three at 12:35pm – the live game is Tianjin Teda v Guangzhou R&F, 12:35pm, Sky Sports 5

Brazilian Serie ASantos v Sport, 11pm

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HORSERACING

The Friday line-up is :

Market Rasen 1:40pm – Seven race card over the jumps featuring top jockeys Aidan Coleman, Harry Skelton and Richard Johnson

Redcar 1:50pm – Seven race card on the flat

Ascot , 2:30pm – Today’s line-up for day four of the Royal meeting: 2.30pm Albany Stakes (Group 3 Fillies) 6f ; 3.05pm King Edward VII Stakes (Group2) 1m 4F 3yo; 3.40pm Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) 6f 3yo; 4.20pm Coronation Stakes (Fillies Group 1) 1m 3yo 5pm Queens Vase (Group 2) 1m6f 3yo and 5.35pm Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (class2) 1m 4f 4yo+

Limerick , 5:30pm – National Hunt card featuring the €20,000 Croom House Stud Rated Race

Bath, 5:40pm- Seven race card on the flat

Down Royal , 5:45pm – National Hunt card featuring the €25,000 thetote.com Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase

Newmarket 5:50pm – Seven card on the flat

Ayr 6:30pm – Six race card on the flat

They also race in France at Chantilly(12:00pm),; later in shops it is Woodbine, 6:00pm, in the USA and Club Hipico, 7:15pm, in Chile

The Turf TV USA line-up is: Monmouth Park, 5:51pm, Gulfstream, 7:15pm, Belmont Park, 8:05pm, and Santa Anita, 9:00pm

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GREYHOUNDS

The Friday line-up is as follows:

10:31am – Kinsley

10:38am – Swindon

2:08pm – Hove

2:18pm – Monmore

6:28pm – Nottingham

6:33pm – Crayford

6:39pm – Sheffield

The next meeting live on Sky Sports is theEnglish Greyhound Derby Semi-finals meeting at Towcesteron Saturday night, live on Sky

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AUSSIE RULES

Round 14 of the season

Friday 23 June

Sydney Swans v Essendon , 10:50am, BT Sport 3

Saturday 24 June

Collingwood v Port Adelaide , 4:45am, BT Sport 1 – Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants, 7:35am – Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne, 10:25am, BT Sport ESPN – West Coast Eagles v Melbourne, 10:40am

Sunday 25 June

Geelong Cats v Fremantle , 4:10am – Richmond v Carlton, 6:20am, BT Sport 1 – St Kilda v Gold Coast Suns, 7:40am

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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 00:05am on Friday morning to 3:10am on Friday morning

Live games:

Los Angeles Angels @ Boston Red Sox , midnight on Friday, BT Sport 1

Game 11 from the NCAA Men’s College World Baseball Series Championship is live on BT Sport ESPN at 8pm, with Game 12 on the same channel at 1am – i.e. late Friday night/early Sat 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 – h ttp://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/

The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine

This week’s fights include:

Heavyweight contest – former two-weight world champion Tomasz Adamek v Solomon Haumono, a former Rugby League player; the fight takes place in Gdansk, Poland

Tonight on Sky Sports 2 it is Nxtgen Boxing, Josh Kelly v Tom Whitfield, a middleweight bout from Newcastle, England

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CRICKET

Friday June 23

One-Day International Series West Indies v India, 2pm, Sky Sports Mix

International T20England v South Africa, 5pm, Sky Sports 2

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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:

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

Practice 1 is live on Channel 4 and eir Sport 1 at 9:55am and on Sky Sports 1 at 9:45am, with Practice 2 at 1:55pm on Channel 4 and eir Sport 1 and 1:45pm on Sky Sports 1

The action is, of course, live on Sky Sports F1 channel

It will be followed by the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09

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GAA

Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com

Saturday 24 June

Ulster SFC semi-final
Down v Monaghan , Athletic Grounds, 7pm – RTE2 ad BBC Ulster

All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 1B
Limerick v Wexford , Gaelic Grounds, 3pm

Ulster MFC semi-final
Down v Cavan , Athletic Grounds, 5pm

Sunday 25 June

Leinster SFC semi-final
Dublin v Westmeath , Croke Park, 4pm – RTE1

All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 1B
Offaly v Cavan , Tullamore, 6.30pm

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GOLF

European Tour – The BMW International Open, Munich, Germany – June 22-25 – the reigning champion is Henrik Stenson – day two (of four), live on Sky Sports 4 at 10:30am and 2:30pm

USPGA Tour – Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, USA, June 22-25 – day two (of four), live on Sky Sports 4 at 8:30pm

LPGA Tour – The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G, Pinnacle Country Club, USA, June 22-25, day two (of four)

On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the American Family Insurance Championship, University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 23-25, fay one (of three)

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:

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

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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)

The NHL Entry Draft Round One is live on eir Sport 2 at midnight (from Chicago, Illinois)

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RUGBY LEAGUE :

Next up:

Friday 23 June

Super LeagueHuddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors, 8pm –Hull FC v Wakefield Trinity, 8pm –Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers, 8pm, Sky Sports 3 – St Helens v Salford Red Devils, 8pm

NRLNew Zealand Warriors v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 9am, eir Sport 2 – Wests Tigers v Gold Coast Titans, 10:50am, eir Sport 2

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RUGBY UNION

Friday 23 June

InternationalsFiji v Scotland, midnight on Friday

Saturday 24 June

Lions TourFirst TestBritish and Irish Lions v New Zealand, 8:35am

InternationalsAustralia v Italy, 6am –Japan v Ireland, 6:40am, live on Sky Sports 2 –South Africa v France, 4pm – Argentina v Georgia, 8:15pm

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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)

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Next:

Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25; today’s play is live on Eurosport 1 at 9am

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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 and 4pm, BT Sport 1, quarter-finals

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

MotoGP Assen : (all on BT Sport 2) – 8am, First Practice 1; midday, First Practice 2

Canadian Football LeagueOttawa Redblacks v Calgary Stampeders, 12:30am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning

Posted: 23rd June 2017
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