SPORTS PREVIEW MONDAY 8th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
MONDAY 8th MAY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Monday May 8
Premier League – Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
La Liga – Leganes v Real Betis, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5
Airtricity League Premier Division – Galway Utd v Derry City, 7:45pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Estoril v GD Chaves, 8pm
Bundesliga 2 – Eintracht Braunschweig v FC Union Berlin, 7:15pm, BT Sport 3
Russian Super League – FC Ural v Krylia Sovetov Samara, 12:30pm, and Anzhi Makhachkala v Lokomotiv Moscow, 3pm
UEFA Women’s U-17’s European Championships – Germany v Czech Rep, 12:45pm, Eurosport 1
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HORSERACING
The Monday line-up is:
Stratford, 1:50pm –
Ayr, 2pm –
Southwell, 2:10pm –
Roscommon, 4:55pm – An eight-race mixed card
Chelmsford, 5:40pm –
Windsor, 5:50pm –
They also race in France at Saint-Cloud (12:35pm); Later in shops it is Philadelphia, 5:55pm, in the USA and Club Hipico, 6:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Sam Houston Race Park, 6:05pm, Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, Will Rogers Downs, 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
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – 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 8 of the season
Friday 12 May
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, 11:10am
Saturday 13 May
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, 4:45am – St Kilda v Carlton, 5:10am – GWS Giants v Collingwood, 7:35am – Essendon v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, 10:40am
Sunday 14 May
Richmond v Fremantle, 4:10am – Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, 4:15am – North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, 7:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 10 MLB games today, with start times ranging from midnight on Monday to 3:10am on Tuesday morning – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
Live games:
New York Mets v San Francisco Giants, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA:
Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-final – Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz, 2am – live on BT Sport 1 – Warriors led 3-0 after Game 3, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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
Monday May 8
The knock-out section of the IPL begins on Tuesday May 16th
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2 from 3pm
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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
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 15 on Thursday 11 May, from the GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen, (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm); the line-up is:
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
After this, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
After this it is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 13 May
Lory Meagher Cup round 4
Lancashire v Cavan, Old Bedians, Manchester, TBC
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Páirc na hÉireann, 1pm
Sligo v Fermanagh, Markievicz Park, 3pm
Sunday 14 May
Leinster SHC round 3
Westmeath v Meath, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Kerry v Laois, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The Open de Portugal, May 11-14
USPGA Tour – The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, May 11-14, also known as the “Fifth Major”
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
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 play-off games continue in the NHL today with one game, as follows:
Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 00:30am – Pittsburgh led the best-of-seven series 3-2 after Game 5, eir Sport 2
Live games:
As above
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live today – USA v Sweden, 7:10pm, eir Sport 2, (face-off, 7:15pm)
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next:
Thursday 11 May
Challenge Cup , Round 6 – Featherstone Rovers v Halifax, 8pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
Friday 12 May
European Rugby Challenge Cup Final – Gloucester v Stade Francais, 8pm
Super Rugby – Blues v Cheetahs, 8;35am, and Brumbies v Lions, 10:45am
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP Madrid Open – May 8-14, day one, 11am, Sky Sports 3
WTA Madrid Open – May 8-14, day three, 11am, BT Sport 1
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OTHER SPORT
Live ANZ Premiership Netball – Pulse v Stars, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix
Live Netball Superleague – Team Bath v Wasps, 7:30pm, Sky Sports Mix
Posted: 8th May 2017
