SPORTS PREVIEW – THURSDAY 11th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
THURSDAY 11 MAY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Thursday May 11
Europa League, semi-final, second leg – Manchester United v Celta Vigo, 8:05pm, BT Sport 2, with Man Utd leading 1-0 from the first leg, and Lyon v Ajax, 8:05pm, BT Sport 3, with Ajax leading 4-1 from the first leg
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Chester, 1:50pm – the card contains the Group 3 Huxley Stakes (2:25pm) and the Group 3 Chester Vase (3:35pm); £266,000 in prize-money is on offer on the card; runners from Ireland are Aidan O’Brien’s Deauville (2:25pm, Ryan Moore), Pat Shanahan’s Sharp Defence (3pm, Sam Hitchcott), Joseph O’Brien’s Druids Cross (3:35pm, Colm O’Donoghue), and Aidan O’Brien’s Finn McCool (Wayne Lordan), The Anvil (Donnacha O’Brien), Venice Beach (Ryan Moore) and Wings Of Eagles (Seamie Heffernan) in the 3:35pm race, which is traditionally a decent trial for the Epsom Derby
Catterick, 2:05pm – the feature is a £10,000 fillies’ handicap at 3:35pm; field-sizes are 9-6-10-8-11-9 and 7; jockeys in action on the card include PJ McDonald, Paul Mulrennan, Tom Eaves, Danny Tudhope, Phillip Makin, Andrew Mullen, Graham Lee, Dane O’Neill, Tony Hamilton, Luke Morris, Martin Dwyer, Kevin Stott, Cam Hardie, Connor Beasley and Nathan Evans
Worcester, 2:15pm – field-sizes are 8-11-5-10-4 (a conditional jockeys’ selling hurdle)-11 and 6; jockeys in action on the card include Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Aidan Coleman, Jamie Moore, David Bass, Paddy Brennan, Sean Bowen and Gavin Sheehan
Tipperary, 5:10pm – a jumping card, with field-sizes of 20 (plus 3 reserves)-18-18-12-8-9-19 and 12; jockeys in action include Jack Kennedy, Rachael Blackmore, Andrew Lynch, David Mullins, Robbie Power, Sean Flanagan, Danny Mullins, Paul Townend, Bryan Cooper, Denis O’Regan, Phillip Enright and Davy Russell
Carlisle, 5:55pm – the feature is a £12,000 handicap hurdle at 7:55pm; field-sizes on the card are 2-7-4-6-4-8 and 4; jockeys in action include Nico de Boinville, Will Kennedy, Henry Brooke, Brian Hughes, Liam Treadwell, Sam Twiston-Davies and Richie McLernon; the second race on the card is for conditional jockeys
Wincanton, – Abandoned due to firm to hard ground
They also race in France at Maisons-Laffitte (11:40am) and in Germany at Bremen, (3:15pm); later in shops it is Hipo Chile, 6:30pm, in Chile
At Maisons-Laffitte, there is the Group 3 Prix Texanita (for 3yo, 5f110y, 1:50pm) and the Prix Matchem (Listed Race, 3yo, 9f) at 12:10pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Pimlico, 6:10pm, Gulfstream, 6:15pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:50am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Thursday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – SUNDERLAND
11:11am – SHEFFIELD
2:08pm – ROMFORD
2:18pm – CRAYFORD
6:28pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – NEWCASTLE
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 11 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:10pm to 3:15am on Friday morning – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Milwaukee Brewers v Boston Red Sox, 6:10pm, BT Sport ESPN
Washington Nationals v Baltimore Orioles, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Los Angeles Angels v Detroit Tigers, 3am, BT Sport 2, – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA:
Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-final – San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets, 1am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning, BT Sport 1
San Antonio lead the series 3-2
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
The knock-out section of the IPL begins on Tuesday May 16th
Thursday May 11
Test Match – West Indies v Pakistan, 3pm, day two of five-day match, Sky Sports Mix
IPL – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 3
Royal London One-Day Cup matches – (at 11am) – Nottinghamshire v Durham, 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
Giro d’Italia – Stage six, featuring a 217km route from Reggio Calabria to Terme Luigiane, midday, Eurosport 1
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, 2pm
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, day one,
USPGA Tour – The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, May 11-14, also known as the “Fifth Major”, day one, 12:30pm and 6pm, Sky Sports 4
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, My 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 play-off games continue in the NHL today with one game, as follows:
New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators, TBD – (game 6 played on Tuesday)
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 – ** v **, 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, Sky Sports 3
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:50am, eir Sport 2
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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 three, 11am, Sky Sports 5
WTA Madrid Open – May 8-14, day five, 11am and 8:30pm, BT Sport 1
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Posted: 11th May 2017
