SPORTS PREVIEW MONDAY 15th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 15 MAY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday May 15
Premier League – Chelsea v Watford, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Vitoria Setubul v Boavista, 8pm
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Wetherby, 1:50pm – an eight-race flat card; field-sizes are 11-9-9-16-16-7-11 and 11; jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, Dane O’Neill, James Sullivan, Kevin Stott, Phillip makin, Danny Tudhope, Paul Mulrennan, Joe Fanning, Paul Hanagan, PJ McDonald, Richard Kingscote, Ben Curtis, Martin Dwyer, Cam Hardie, Graham Lee, Tom Eaves and David Allan; the last two races on the card are for apprentice riders
Kempton, 2pm – a National Hunt card; six races, with field-sizes of 8-6-8-7-8 and 11; jockeys in action include Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Jerry McGrath, Wayne Hutchinson, Noel Fehily, Jamie Moore, Nico de Boinville, Richie McLernon, Leighton Aspell and Harry Skelton
Brighton, 2:10pm – seven races; field-sizes are 5-8-6-7-6-15 and 5; jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Silvestre de Sousa, Robert Winston, Timmy Murphy, David Probert, Fran Berry, Haarry Bentley, Martin Lane, Shane Gray and William Carson
Killarney, 5:10pm – An eight-race NH card, including the €40,000 Grade 3 Laurels Pub and Restaurant An Riocht ‘Chase (7:10pm), among the runners for which are Jessica Harrington’s Punchestown Festival winner Woodland Opera, Willie Mullins’ Ballycasey and Gordon Elliott’s Diamond King, and the €40,000 McSweeney Arms Hotel Killarney National ‘Chase at 7:40pm; field-sizes are 18 (plus 3 reserves)-11-17-18 (plus 1 reserve)-6-15 (plus 2 reserves)-9 and 14; the 8:10pm race is a hunters chase; most of the big-name jockeys from Ireland are set to ride on the card
Windsor, 5:20pm – the feature is the £37,000 Sky Bet Royal Windsor Stakes (Listed Race) at 7:20pm; seven races in total, with field-sizes of 16-13-8-9-7-14 and 11; jockeys in action include Oisin Murphy, Ryan Moore, William Buick, Fran Berry, Jamie Spencer, Pat Cosgrave, Frankie Dettori, Andrea Atzeni, Adam Kirby, James Doyle, David Probert and Sean Levey
Towcester, 5:30pm – field-sizes are 8-5-6-5-11-7 and 6; jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Tom O’Brien, Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, Daryl Jacob, Harry Skelton, Gavin Sheehan and Nico de Boinville; the 7:30pm is a handicap hurdle for amateur riders and the 8:20pm is a hunters’ chase
They also race in France at Saint-Cloud (12:47pm, although it is not on the shop service); later in shops it is Philadelphia, 5:55pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Sam Houston Race Park, 6:05pm, Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, Will Rogers Down, 7:05pm and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Flamingo Park (11:20am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Monday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – HALL GREEN
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 Betfred Gymcrack meeting at Kinsley on Tuesday May 16
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 9 of the season
Friday 19 May
Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, 11:10am
Saturday 20 May
St Kilda v Sydney Swans, 4:45am – GWS Giants v Richmond, 5:10am – Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows, 7:35am – Collingwood v Hawthorn, 10:25am
Sunday 21 May
Essendon v West Coast Eagles, 4:10am – Melbourne v North Melbourne, 4:15am – Fremantle v Carlton, 7:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are eight MLB games today, with start times ranging from 11:10pm on Monday to 3:15am on Tuesday morning – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
Houston Astros @ Miami Marlins, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA:
We are into the play-offs part of the season, the next games to take place are:
Western Conference Semi-Final (Game 7, if required) – Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics, 8:30pm, BT Sport 2 – Boston led the series 3-2 after Game 5
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include:
More to follow in due course
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CRICKET
No games scheduled for today.
Next:
Tuesday May 16
IPL – TBC
Royal London One-Day Cup – Derbyshire Falcons v Worcestershire Rapids – Yorkshire Vikings v Leicestershire Foxes – Durham v Lancashire Lightning – Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Notts Outlaws, (all at 2pm)
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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
Giro d’Italia – Rest day
Tour Of California – Coverage of the stage two, a 144.5km route starting in Modesto and finishing in San Jose
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
Premier League darts, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London, 7pm, Sky Sports 1
Semi-final line-up (best-of-19 legs):
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
The final will then be played after the semis, best-of-21 legs
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
Followed by the Canada Grand Prix, June 9-11
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 20 May
Ulster SFC preliminary round
Monaghan v Fermanagh, Clones, 7pm
Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
Antrim v Down, TBC, TBC
Carlow v Wicklow, TBC, TBC
Christy Ring Cup relegation play-off
Mayo v Roscommon, TBC, TBC
Nicky Rackard Cup semi-finals
Tyrone v Armagh, TBC, TBC
Monaghan v Derry, TBC, TBC
Lory Meagher Cup round 5
Lancashire v Warwickshire, Old Bedians, Manchester, 3pm
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 3pm
Leitrim v Sligo, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 3pm
Sunday 21 May
Connacht SFC quarter-final
Mayo v Sligo, MacHale Park, TBC
Leinster SFC first round
Louth v Wicklow, Parnell Park, 3pm
Laois v Longford, O’Moore Park, 3pm
Carlow v Wexford, Netwatch Cullen Park, 3pm
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Donegal v Antrim, Ballybofey, 4pm
Munster SHC quarter-final
Tipperary v Cork, Semple Stadium, 4pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The Rocco Forte Open, Verdura, Italy, May 18-21
USPGA Tour – The AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colina, USA, May 18-21
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 18-21
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, May 18-21
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup Conference semi-finals ended on May 11.
Next games:
GAME 2 – Eastern Conference Finals – Pittsburgh Penguins v Ottawa Senators, 1am, eir Sport 2, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live:
Russia v Latvia, 7:10pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next:
Thursday 18 May
NRL – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:50am
Friday 19 May
NRL – New Zealand Warriors v St George Illawarra Dragons, 9am, and Brisbane Broncos v Wests Tigers, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
Wednesday 17 May
Championship final – Yorkshire Carnegie v London Irish, 7:45pm, with the second leg set for May 24 at 7:45pm
Friday 19 May
Pro12, semi-final – Leinster v Scarlets, 7:45pm
Champions Cup semi-final play-off – Stade Francais v Cardiff Blues, 7pm – the play-off final will be played on Friday 26 May at 7:45pm
Top 14, semi-final – Toulon v Castres, 8pm
Super Rugby – Chiefs v Crusaders, 8:35am, and Stormers v Blues, 6pm
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy, May 15-21, day one, 10am, Sky Sports 2
WTA Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy, May 15-21, day one, 10am, BT Sport 1
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OTHER SPORT
ANZ Netball – Tactix v Pulse, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix
Netball Superleague – Loughborough Lightning v Hertfordshire Mavericks, 7:15pm, Sky Sports Mix
Posted: 15th May 2017