SUNDAY 11th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
SUNDAY 11th JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
The FIFA U-20 World Cup concludes today, with the third-place play-off match at 7:15am (7:30pm KO) – Italy v Uruguay – on Eurosport 2 and the final on the same channel at 10:45am (11am KO) – Venezuela v England
World Cup Qualifiers –
Finland v Ukraine, 5pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
Moldova v Georgia, 5pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
Rep Of Ireland v Austria, 5pm, Sky Sports 1 and RTE2
Iceland v Croatia, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
Israel v Albania, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
Italy v Liechtenstein, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports Mix
Kosovo v Turkey, 7:45pm, (Sky Sports Red Button)
Macedonia v Spain, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2 and ITV4
Serbia v Wales, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Brazilian top-flight clash – Corinthians v Sao Paulo, 8pm, BT Sport 2
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HORSERACING
The Sunday line-up is:
Nottingham, 1:50pm – field-sizes are 8-6-12-10-10-15 and 13, with the feature being a £15,000 handicap at 3:30pm; jockeys riding on the card include Tom Eaves, Stevie Donohoe, Hollie Doyle, Dougie Costello, Tony Hamilton, Robert Winston, Franny Norton, Phillip Makin, Graham Lee, Ben Curtis, Andrea Atzeni, Connor Beasley, Andrew Mullen, David Allan, James Sullivan, Kevin Stott, Sammy Jo Bell, Adam Beschizza, Royston Ffrench, Richard Kingscote, Martin Lane, David Probert and Fergus Sweeney
Goodwood, 2pm – field-sizes are 11-12-8-9-7-9 and 11, with the features being £15,000 handicaps at 3:40 and 4:45pmpm; jockeys riding on the card include Silvestre de Sousa, James Doyle, Jim Crowley, Jamie Spencer, Martin Dwyer, Josephine Gordon, Oisin Murphy, Pat Cosgrave, Pat Dobbs, Adam Kirby, Tom Marquand and Dane O’Neill
Curragh, 2:10pm – A seven-race card, including the €63,000 Group 3 TRM Ballyogan Stakes (3:55pm) – in which there are four runners from Britain: David Evans’ Buying Trouble, Robert Cowell’s Evil Spell, John Quinn’s Wowcha, David O’Meara’s Florida Times and Hughie Morrison’s Poet’s Princess – and and the Listed €47,000 TRI Equestrian Silver Stakes (4:25pm); field-sizes are 7-14-11-12-10-17 and 13; jockeys riding on the card include Pat Smullen, Seamie Heffernan, Colin Keane, Ana O’Brien, Donnacha O’Brien, Kevin Manning, Billy Lee, Chris Hayes, Shane Foley, Gary Carroll, Declan McDonogh, Ronan Whelan, Wayne Lordan, Colm O’Donoghue, Niall McCullagh, Padraig Beggy, Shane Kelly, Danny Tudhope and Danny Mullins, who rides High Haven for Willie Mullins in the maiden that closes the card
They also race in France at Auteuil (1:05pm, see below); later in shops it is TBC, **pm, in ** and TBC, *8pm, in **
At Auteuil, it is French Champion Hurdle day (2:45pm, £142,308 to the winner); last year’s winner, the Paul Nicholls-trained P’tit Zig (Sam Twiston-Davies) is back to defend his crown; also in the field are Willie Mullins’ Shaneshill (Ruby Walsh), Nicky Henderson’s L’Ami Serge (Daryl Jacob) and Warren Greatrex’s One Track Mind (Gavin Sheehan). Willie Mullins also runs Bapaume (Ruby Walsh) and Dandy Mag (Paul Townend) in the Grade 1 Prix Alan du Breuil (4:05pm)
At Auteuil, there is also a Grade 3 hurdle race at 1:35pm and a Grade 2 chase at 3:20pm
At Cologne in Germany, there is the 182nd Group Oppenheim-Union-Rennen (3yo, 1m3f) at 2:55pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Woodbine, 6pm, Gulfstream, 6:15pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, Santa Anita, 9pm and Golden Gate Fields, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:50am), where there is a Grade 3 race at 3:20pm
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GREYHOUNDS
The Sunday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – BELLE VUE
11:11am – HOVE
2:06pm – PERRY BARR
2:12pm – KINSLEY
3:18pm – MULLINGAR
6:04pm – POOLE
6:11pm – CENTRAL PARK
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 12 of the season
Sunday 11 June
Carlton v GWS Giants, 6:20am, BT Sport 3
Monday 12 June
Melbourne v Collingwood, 6:20am
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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 6:05pm on Sunday to 1:08am on Monday morning – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees, 6pm, BT Sport ESPN
Texas Rangers @ Washington Nationals, 9pm, BT Sport 1
Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox, 1am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon 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 at 2am – 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
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – India v South Africa, 10:30am, live on Sky Sports 2
One-Day International – 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
Criterium du Dauphine, Stage eight (final stage), a 115km journey from Albertville to Plateau de Solaison in France, 2pm, Eurosport 2
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:
National Track Championship – Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, June 7-11
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DARTS
European Tour 6, from Frankfurt, Germany, June 09-11
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Canadian Grand Prix, June 9-11
Coverage is live on Sky Sports 2 from 6:30pm, with the race being due off at 7pm, and on eir Sport 1 from 6:55pm
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Sunday 11 June
Connacht SFC semi-final
Galway v Mayo, Pearse Stadium, 4pm – RTE1
Leinster SFC quarter-final
Offaly v Westmeath, O’Connor Park, 3pm
Munster SFC semi-final
Kerry v Clare, Cusack Park, 3:30pm
Ulster SFC quarter-final
Cavan v Monaghan, Breffni Park, 2pm – RTE1
Munster JFC semi-final
Kerry v Limerick, Cusack Park, 1:30pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Lyoness Open, Austria, June 8-11, final day, 10:30am, Sky Sports 4
USPGA Tour – The FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, USA, June 8-11, final day, 6pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – The Manulife LPGA Classic, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Canada, June 8-11, final day, 11pm, Sky Sports 4
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), it’s the final day of the Principal Charity Classic, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, IA, USA (June 09-11)
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
Penguins lead the series 3-2
Game 6: Sunday June 11th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morn – Live on eir Sport 2
Game 7 (if required): Wednesday June 14th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morn
Live:
As above
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Sunday 11 June
Super League – Castleford Tigers v Warrington Wolves, 3:30pm
Kingstone Press Championship – four games, all at 3pm
NRL – Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters, 7am, eir Sport 2
Monday 12 June
NRL – Canterbury Bulldogs v St George-Illawarra Dragons, 7am
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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:
The French Open from Roland Garros, Paris, France – Men’s final
Live on:
UTV/ITV, 1:30pm
eir Sport 1 at 2pm
Eurosport 1, 1:30pm
Women’s Doubles final – Eurosport 1 at 11am
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OTHER SPORT
Formula E – The second (and last) Berlin ePrix race, 2:50pm, 3e, and 2:30pm on Channel 5
Netball Superleague – The Grand Final – 5pm, Sky Sport Mix
Hockey – England v Netherland, 1:30pm, BT Sport 1
America’s Cup Play-offs Final – Day two, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1
Euroformula Championship – midday, BT Sport 3
International GT Open Championship – 1pm, BT Sport 3
MotoGP Catalunya – (all on BT Sport 2) – Warm-ups, 7:30am; Moto3, 9:30am; Moto2, 11:15am; MotoGP, 12:45pm
WRC Rally Italy – Stage two, 8am and 11am, BT Sport 1
British Touring Car Championship – 11:15am, ITV4
NASCAR – Pocono 400, 7:30pm, eir Sport 2
Posted: 11th June 2017