Sunday 31 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Sunday 31 December 2017
**WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE NEW YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR!**
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – Crystal Palace v Manchester City, midday, BT Sport 1, and West Brom v Arsenal, 4:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI
A-League – Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix, 8am, BT Sport 3
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Lingfield Park, 11:40am – The feature race is a Sunbets-sponsored £22,000 mile handicap at 1:45pm, backed up by a £16,000 12-furlong handicap (1:15pm) and a £10,000 nursery (12:40pm); Ireland’s John Feane runs Groundfrost (Stevie Donohoe) in the opening race; trainer Richard Fahey has three runners on the card; he needs one more winner to reach 200 winners for the calendar year
Uttoxeter, 12:20pm – Seven races to look forward to on New Year’s Eve, with the most-valuable of them being the £10,000 Robert Baskerville 2017-2018 Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (2:25pm), in which Nigel Twiston-Davies’s Arctic Gold, who was travelling well when falling at Aintree last time, heads the weights in the five-runner field; jockeys riding on the card include Adam Wedge, Robbie Dunne, Paddy Brennan, David Bass, James Bowen, Jamie Moore, Leighton Aspell, Tom O’Brien, Jonathan Burke, James Best, Aidan Coleman, David Noonan, Andrew Tinkler and Tom Scudamore, who has one ride – point-to-point winner Queens Cave for David Pipe in the finale (3:30pm, the mares’ bumper); he also rides at Warwick today (one ride, Le Rocher, 1:35pm, for Nick Williams)
Warwick, 12:30pm – Seven races, with the most-valuable of them being the £10,000 Local Parking Security Handicap Chase (1pm); field-sizes on the card are 9-8-3-8-7-11 and 8; jockeys in action include Nico de Boinville, Brian Hughes, Harry Skelton, Harry Cobden, Wayne Hutchinson, Nick Scholfield, Daryl Jacob, Adrian Heskin, Gavin Sheehan, Noel Fehily, Tom O’Brien and Tom Scudamore (who has one ride, Le Rocher for Nick Williams at 1:35pm before travelling on to ride in the bumper at Warwick); the Warwick 2:05pm race is a handicap hurdle for conditional riders
Punchestown, 12:35pm – A seven-race card with which to end The most-valuable races are the €20,000 Free Festival Upgrade Ticket Offer Hurdle (1:40pm, 2m4f) – a race that sees Ex Patriot, Tigris River, Diamond King, Ivanovich Gorbatov, and the returning Killultagh Vic (a Grade 1 winner who has been absent for 714 days), among the nine runners – and the €19,000 Buy Your Tickets Online At punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle (2:40pm, 2m4f); jockeys riding on the card include Paul Townend, Sean Flanagan, Davy Russell, David Mullins, Andrew Lynch, Danny Mullins, Mark Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Rachael Blackmore, Phillip Enright, Mark Enright, Danny Mullins and Patrick Mullins
They also race at Hyderabad (10:15am) and Mumbai (10:30am) in India
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:25pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Santa Anita, 8:30pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meeting is Greyville (10:35am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:03am – BELLE VUE
11:11am – HOVE
2:06pm – PERRY BARR
2:12pm – KINSLEY
3:18pm – MULLINGAR
6:04pm – POOLE
6:11pm – CENTRAL PARK
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 17
Sunday December 31 – Sixteen games from 6pm, including New York Jets @ New York Patriots, live on Sky Sports Action (from 7pm on Sky Sports Main Event) to 9:25pm, including Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons, 9:25pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – it is the final week of the Regular season in the NFL
Sunday, 6pm – Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons – plus 11 other games at this time
College Football:
No games listed as live in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 8:30pm on Sunday to 1am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live:
Chicago Bulls @ Washington Wizards, 8:30pm, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Memphis Tigers @ Cincinnati Bearcats, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
Georgia Bulldogs @ Kentucky Wildcats, 11pm, BT Sport ESPN
Washington State Cougars @ USC Trojans, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – late Sunday night/early Monday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Saturday Dec 30
Australian Big Bash League – Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat, 8:10am, BT Sport 2
New Zealand Super Smash – Canterbury v Auckland, 2:10am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
International T20 Cricket – New Zealand v West Indies, 6am, early on Monday morning, Sky Sports Cricket
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship takes place from Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London from Thursday December 14 to Monday January 01 – The semi-finals were played yesterday; the final will be played tomorrow – New Year’s Day. Today is a rest day
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Sunday 31 January
Kehoe Cup round 1
Wicklow B v DCU-St Patricks, Kilcoole, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 4-7, 2018
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament will take place in 2018
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ICE HOCKEY
There are eight NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from 8:30pm on Sunday to 2am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Vegas Golden Knights v Toronto Maple Leafs, 8:30pm, eir Sport 2
Columbus Blue Jackets v Tampa Bay Lightning, 11:30pm, eir Sport 2
Calgary Flames v Chicago Blackhawks, 2am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Spengler Cup final (from Switzerland):
11am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Aviva Premiership – Exeter v Leicester Tigers, 3pm, BT Sport 1
Top 14 – Lyon v Pau, 1pm – Clermont v Castres, 3pm
Pro 14 – Cardiff Blues v Scarlets, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Action – Dragons v Ospreys, 5:35pm
The Championship –Cornish Pirates v Jersey, 2pm
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SNOOKER
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
Hopman Cup – 30 December, 2017 to Jan 6, 2018, a team competition
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP, Brisbane International, Jan 1-7, day one, with live coverage at 7am and 9am on Eurosport 2
WTA, Brisbane International, Jan 1-7, day two, with live coverage at 1am on BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
WTA, Auckland International, Australia, Jan 1-7, day one, 11:30pm, BT Sport 2
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7, day two, 3am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
Posted: 31st December 2017