SUNDAY 26 MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
SUNDAY 26 MARCH 2017
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FOOTBALL
FIFA World Cup European
Armenia v Kazakhstan, 5pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Azerbaijan v Germany, 5pm, Sky Sports 1
England v Lithuania, 5pm, ITV, UTV
San Marino v Czech Rep, 5pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Malta v Slovakia, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 Red Button
Montenegro v Poland, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 Red Button
Northern Ireland v Norway, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2
Romania v Denmark, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Red Button
Scotland v Slovenia, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 and 5
League One – Scunthorpe Utd v Bradford City, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 1
League Two – Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle, 2:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Under -21 International – Italy U21 v Spain U21, 7pm
Hyundai A-League – Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets, 7am, BT Sport 1 – Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 9am, BT Sport 1
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HORSERACING
The Sunday line-up is:
Hereford, 2pm – field-sizes: 8-7-6-6-5 and 9; jockeys riding on the card include Paddy Brennan, David Bass, Harry Cobden, Tom O’Brien, Robbie Dunne, Daryl Jacob, Liam Treadwell, Leighton Aspell, Aidan Coleman and Gavin Sheehan
Naas, 2:10pm – a flat card on Turf, the first of the new season in Ireland, with the features being the €100,000 Tote Irish Lincolnshire (4:40pm), the €77,500 Group 3 Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes (4:10pm) and the €50,000 Palmerstown House Stud Madrid Handicap (3:40pm)
Wincanton, 2:15pm – with a £20,000 feature (a handicap chase) at 2:45pm; field-sizes are 9-7-5-4-6-8 and 9; jockeys riding on the card include Harry Skelton, Sam Twiston-Davies, Nick Scholfield, Tom Scudamore, Richie McLernon, Noel Fehily, Richard Johnson and Adrian Heskin
Downpatrick, 2:20pm – where it is Ulster National day, the big race being due off at 3:50pm; Last year’s winner (when trained by Enda, now with Donald McCain) Federici runs in the race again; field-sizes are 11-9-11-12-8-14 and 7; there is a hunters’ chase at 4:50pm
They also race in India at Mumbai (10am), in Germany at Dusseldorf (1pm) and in France at Auteuil (1:05pm). At Auteuil, there is a Listed Handicap Chase at 1:45pm and a Grade 3 hurdle at 3:30pm. At Dusseldorf, there is a Listed race at 4:10pm
The Turf TV USA line-up is Tampa Bay Downs, 5:25pm, Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Aqueduct, 6:20pm, Sunland Park, 8:30pm, Santa Anita, 8:31pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meeting is Scottsville (11:30am)
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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 live Sky greyhounds meeting is Trainers Championship meeting at Towcester on March 28th
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AUSSIE RULES
Today:
North Melbourne v West Coast Eagles, 3:10am (i.e. early on Sun morning) – Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants, 3:50am (i.e. early on Sun morning) – Fremantle v Geelong Cats, 5:40am (i.e. early on Sun morning), BT Sport 3
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BASEBALL
Spring training camp has begun ahead of the Major League Season, which will run from April 2nd to October 1st
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA games today, with start times ranging from 6pm on Sunday to 2:30am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets, 8:30pm, BT Sport 1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
The Elite Eight NCAA tournament – 7pm and 10pm, BT Sport ESPN
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Today:
Test Match – India v Australia, 4am – i.e. late Sunday night/ early Monday morning, day three – Sky Sports 2
Test Match – New Zealand v South Africa, 10pm, day three, Sky Sports 5
Twenty20 International – West Indies v Pakistan, 5:25pm, opening match in a four-match series
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour de Normandie – Mar 20-26
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) – Mar 20-26, final stage, 138.7km, which starts and ends in Barcelona, 11:30am, Eurosport 1
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali – Mar 23-26
Tour de Taiwan – Mar 26-30
From the track calendar:
To follow later
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Judgement Night on Thursday March 30th, from the Motorpoint Arena from Cardiff, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Jelle Klaasen
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis
Michael van Gerwen v Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
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FORMULA ONE
The first race of the 2017 season will be the Australian Grand Prix, March 23rd to March 26th.
At 6am – i.e. late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – it is the big race itself, live on Sky’s F1 Channel, Sky Sports 1 (the drivers are presented at 4:30am) and eir Sport 1
Coverage is, of course, also on Sky’s F1 Channel
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GAA
Next games:
Today:
There is live and deferred coverage of Allianz Football and Hurling games on TG4 from 2pm
Allianz FL Division 1 round 6
Cavan v Kerry, Breffni Park, 2pm
Tyrone v Mayo, Healy Park, 3pm – live on TG4
Donegal v Monaghan, Ballyshannon, 3pm
Allianz FL Division 2 round 6
Derry v Cork, Celtic Park, 3pm
Meath v Fermanagh, Pairc Tailteann, 3pm
Down v Galway, Pairc Esler, 3pm
Kildare v Clare, Newbridge, 3.15pm
Allianz FL Division 3 round 6
Sligo v Offaly, Markievicz Park, 3pm
Tipperary v Louth, Semple Stadium, 3pm
Allianz FL Division 4 round 6
Leitrim v London, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 1pm
Wexford v Westmeath, Innovate Wexford Park, 1pm
Wicklow v Carlow, Aughrim, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 1A round 5
Clare v Waterford, Cusack Park, 3pm
Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Rinn, 3pm
Dublin v Kilkenny, Parnell Park, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 1B round 5
Kerry v Offaly, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
Limerick v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 3pm
Wexford v Laois, Innovate Wexford Park, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 2A round 5
Kildare v London, Clane, 1pm
Antrim v Westmeath, Ballycastle, 1pm
Carlow v Armagh, Netwatch Cullen Park, 1pm
Allianz HL Division 2B round 5
Roscommon v Mayo, Athleague, 3pm
Down v Derry, Ballycran, 3pm
Meath v Wicklow, Trim, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 3A round 6
Louth v Donegal, Darver, 3pm
Monaghan v Tyrone, Clones, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 3B round 5
Fermanagh v Leitrim, Brewster Park, 1pm
Sligo v Longford, Markievicz Park, 1pm
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GOLF
On the European and PGA Tour, it is the final day of the WGC Matchplay at the Austin Country Club, Texas, USA, sponsored by Dell Technologies – live on Sky Sports 4 from 2pm
On the LPGA Tour, it is the final day of the Kia Classic, in Carlsbad, California, USA – The defending champion is Lydia Ko
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
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)
There are five games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 5:30pm on Sunday to 2am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets, midnight on Sunday, eir Sport 2
NCAA Ice Hockey
North-east regional final, 11pm, BT Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Today:
Super League – Castleford Tigers v Catalans Dragons, 3:30pm
NRL – Wests Tigers v Melbourne Storm, 6am, eir Sport 2, and St George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors, 8:30am, eir Sport 2
Championship – five games, all at 3pm
There is a live game from League One – Keighley Cougars v Toronto Wolfpack, 3pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Today:
Premiership – Wasps v Worcester, 2:30pm, and Saracens v Bath, 3pm, BT Sport 1
Top 14 – Brive v Montpellier, 4pm, Sky Sports 2, and Stade Francais v Toulon, 8pm
Championship – two games (both at 3pm)
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, Mar 22 to April 2 – day five, 4pm, Sky Sports 3 and 2am, Sky Sports 3 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2 – day six, 4pm, BT Sport 3
The Miami Open is the biggest tournament outside of the Grand Slams
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OTHER SPORT
Ski Jumping – 7:45am and 8:45am, Eurosport 1
MotoGP Qatar – (all on BT Sport 2) – Warm-ups, 1:45pm; Moto3, 1:30pm; Moto2, 5:15pm; MotoGP, 6:45pm
Snowboarding – 11am, Eurosport 2
Motorcycling: Asia Talent Cup – race 4, 11:30am, BT Sport 2
PSA Squash – 3pm, ESPN, men’s and women’s finals
NASCAR – The Auto Club 400, 7pm, eir Sport 2
Curling World Championships – coverage of the final of the women’s championship, held in Beijing, China, 8:30am, Eurosport 2
Posted: 26th March 2017