SPORTS PREVIEW MONDAY 12th JUNE 2017
TODAY’S ACTION
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 12th JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday June 12
FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying – Iran v Uzbekistan, 5:45pm
International – Belarus v New Zealand, 5pm – Latvia v Estonia, 5:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Ayr, 2pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 10-4-6-10-12-7 & 5. Top jockeys in action include Paul Hanagan, Joe Fanning, PJ McDonald, Phillip Makin, James Sullivan, Dougie Costello and Sammy Jo Bell.
Brighton, 2:15pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 9-7-16-5-5-9 & 13. Top jockeys in action include Silvestre De Sousa, Adam Kirby, Oisin Murphy, Tom Queally, Martin Lane, Stevie Donohoe and David Probert.
Roscommon, 5:50pm – A seven-race mixed card, starting with a €20,000 maiden (5:50pm) and also on the card is the €30,000 thetote.Com Connacht National Handicap Steeplechase (8:20pm)
Windsor, 6pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 10-7-8-5-8-9 & 14. Top jockeys in action include Frankie Dettori, Jamie Spencer, Silvestre De Sousa, Adam Kirby, Jamie Spencer, Oisin Murphy, James Doyle and William Buick.
Pontefract, 6:40pm – A six-race card, with field-sizes of 11-13-8-5-16 & 16. Top jockeys in action include Richard Kingscote, Graham Lee, Danny Tudhope, Ben Curtis, Franny Norton, David Allan, Tom Eaves and Tony Hamilton.
They also race in France at Compeigne (12:47pm),; later in shops it is Philadelphia at 5:55pm, in the USA and Valparaiso, 8:45pm, in Chile
At Compiegne in France, there is a Listed Race for 3yo colts and geldings at 2:55pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm and Presque Isle Downs, 10:25pm
The South African meeting is Flamingo Park (11:20am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – Perry Barr
11:11am – Swindon
2:08pm – Monmore
2:18pm – Sheffield
6:28pm – Nottingham
6:38pm – Romford
6:59pm – Youghal
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 13 of the season
Thursday 15 June
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats, 9:10am, BT Sport 1
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are nine MLB games today, with start times ranging from 00:05am on Tuesday to 3:10am on Tuesday morning – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros, 1am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
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BASKETBALL
The NBA Finals schedule is as follows:
Game 1 was played at 2am on Friday – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (91-123)
Game 2 was played at 2am on Sunday – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (113-132)
Game 3 was played at 2am on Wednesday – i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (118-113)
Game 4 was played at 2am on Friday – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning, and was won by Cleveland Cavaliers (137-116)
Game 5: Monday June 12th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 2am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
Game 6 (if required): Thursday June 15th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Game 7 (if required): Sunday June 18th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning
Live games:
As above
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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
Monday June 12
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
ODI Series 2017 – West Indies v Afghanistan, 7:30pm
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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 Tour de France runs from July 1st to July 23rd; it begins in Dusseldorf, Germany, before 1making its way through Belgium to France
From the track calendar:
2017 Irish National Track Championships Men & Women’s Omnium, Sundrive, Dublin, Saturday June 17
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DARTS
Players Championship 13/14, from Wigan, England, June 17-18
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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
Saturday 17 June
Leinster SFC semi-final
Meath v Kildare, O’Connor Park, 7pm – Sky Sports
Leinster SFC quarter-final replay
Westmeath v Offaly, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 1A
Waterford v Derry, Fraher Field, 3pm
Louth v Longford, Gaelic Grounds, 5pm
Wicklow v Laois, Aughrim, 5pm
Sligo v Antrim, Markievicz Park, 5pm
Christy Ring Cup promotion/relegation play-off
Roscommon v Derry, TBC, TBC
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GOLF
European Tour/ USPGA Tour – The US Open, Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin, USA June 15-18
LPGA Tour – The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Grand Rapids, MI, June 15-18
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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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup best-of-seven finals series began on Monday May 29th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins won the series 4-2 over Nashville Predators and are the Stanley Cup Champions of 2017
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Monday 12 June
NRL – Canterbury Bulldogs v St George-Illawarra Dragons, 7am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
Tuesday 13 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Highlanders v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
Next:
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP Mercedes Cup – from Stuttgart, Germany, Monday 12 June to Sunday 18 June, day one, 10am and 12:30pm, Eurosport 1
WTA Aegon Nottingham Open, Nottingham, England, Monday 12 June to Sunday 18 June
ATP&WTA Topshelf Open – s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Monday 12 June to Sunday 18 June, day one, 10am, BT Sport 1
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OTHER SPORT
ANZ Premiership Netball – Mystics v Magic, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix
America’s Cup Play-Offs Final – day three, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Posted: 12th June 2017