Sunday 7 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Sunday 7 January 2018
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FOOTBALL
FA Cup – Newport County v Leeds Utd, midday, BBC One Wales – Shrewsbury Town v West Ham Utd, 2pm, BBC One and eir Sport 1 – Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon, 3pm and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, 4pm, BT Sport 2
La Liga – Leganes v Real Sociedad, 11am, Sky Sports Football – Barcelona v Levante, 3:15pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football – Athletic Bilbao v Alaves, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Football – Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna, 5:30pm – Celta Vigo v Real Madrid, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Football
Coupe de France – 14 games, with start times ranging from 1:15pm to 8pm
Portuguese Primeira Liga – GD Chaves v Desportivo Aves, 11:45am – Moreirense v Benfica, 4pm – Sporting Lisbon v Maritimo, 6pm – FC Porto v Vitoria de Guimaraes, 8:15pm
National League North – FC United of Manchester v Southport, 3pm
WSL – Chelsea v Arsenal, 1:30pm, BT Sport 2
HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Newcastle – This meeting has been called off owing to heavy rain
Plumpton, 12:30pm – A seven-race National Hunt card that features the £30,000 At The Races Sussex National (2:35pm); field-sizes are 14-4-10-14-13-6 and 9 and jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Aidan Coleman, Tom Scudamore, Harry Skelton, Tom O’Brien, Nico de Boinville, Noel Fehily, Leighton Aspell, Josh and Jamie Moore, Gavin Sheehan, Harry Cobden, Wayne Hutchinson and Sean Bowen
Naas, 12:40pm – A seven-race card that features the €90,000 Grade 1 Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle (1:45pm), in which the impressive Next Destination will look to continue his winning run (two runs, two easy wins so far this season); his opponents are Gordon Elliott’s Blow By Blow and Cracking Smart (both of which will race in first-time headgear), Jessica Harrington’s Jetz, Noel Meade’s Moyross and Athenean, Willie Mullins’ Duc de Genievres and Joseph O’Brien’s unbeaten Speak Easy; Willie Mullins’ Listed hurdle winner Asthuria will be a warm order for the mares’ beginners’ chase (2:50pm), while Patrick Mullins spoke glowingly about Demi Sang (1:15pm, novice chase) in his Irish Independent column on Saturday, and Dermot Weld has a runner in the bumper, Aztec Eagle, who is related to a number of good flat winners including Group 2 winner Trans Island; it’s a very good card of racing
They also race in India at Kolkata at 10:30am in France at Cagnes-Sur-Mer at 12:20pm; later in the shops it is Monterrico in Peru (7pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:23pm, Laurel Park, 5:30pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (10:15am), with the feature races being the Grade 3 London News Stakes (1:45pm) and the Listed Sea Cottage Stakes (1:10pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:01am – DONCASTER
11:03am – BELLE VUE
11:09am – HARLOW
11:11am – SUNDERLAND
2:06pm – KINSLEY
2:08pm – HENLOW
2:12pm – PERRY BARR
3:17pm – MULLINGAR
6:04pm – POOLE
6:11pm – TOWCESTER
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Wild-Card Weekend continues with:
Sun 7 Jan
6:05pm – Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars, live on Sky Sports Mix, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
9:40pm – Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
College Football:
No games are listed as live in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 8:30pm on Sunday to 2:30am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live:
Utah Jazz @ Miami Heat, 8:30pm, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Loyola Ramblers @ Northern Iowa Panthers, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
SMU Mustangs @ Cincinnati Bearcats, 11pm, BT Sport 2
Florida State Seminoles @ Miami Hurricanes, 11pm, BT Sport ESPN
Arizona State Sun Devils @ Utah Utes, 1ampm, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. 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
TEST Series 2018 – South Africa v India, day three, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket
TEST Series 2017/2018 – Australia v England, coverage of the final day’s play in the Fifth Test, 11pm, BT Sport 1
KFC T20 Big Bash League – Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, 8:10am, BT Sport 2
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DARTS
Next-up:
The BDO World Darts Championship runs from Saturday Jan 06 to Sunday Jan 14 from the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green; Day two action is live on Channel 4 at 12:30pm and BT Sport 3, 6:45pm
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Sunday 7 January
Connacht FBD FL round 2
Mayo v Galway, MacHale Park, 2pm
Leitrim v Sligo, Ballinamore, 2pm
O’Byrne Cup round 3
Wexford v Dublin, Enniscorthy 2pm
Longford v Kildare, Glennon Bros Pearse Park, 2pm
Meath v Wicklow, Pairc Tailteann, 2pm
O’Byrne Cup round 2
Laois v Westmeath, Stradbally, 2pm
McGrath Cup round 2
Waterford v Cork, Fraher Field, 2pm
McKenna Cup round 2
Antrim v Cavan, Glenavy, 2pm
Tyrone v St Mary’s, Healy Park, 2pm
Armagh v Derry, Athletic Grounds, 2pm
Down v UUJ, Downpatrick, 2pm
Fermanagh v Queen’s, Brewster Park, 2pm
Monaghan v Donegal, Clones, 2pm
Walsh Cup round 3
Wicklow A v Wexford, Bray, 2pm
Kilkenny v Kildare, Freshford, 2pm
Dublin v Antrim, Parnell Park, 2pm
Walsh Cup round 2
Westmeath v Offaly, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Munster SHL round 2
Limerick v Kerry, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Clare v Cork, Cusack Park, 2pm
Kehoe Cup round 2
Louth v Wicklow B, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Longford v DCU-St Patricks, Glennon Bros Pearse Park, 12pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 4-7, 2018 – final day (day four), live on Sky Sports The Open at 11pm
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will be the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Jan 25-28
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament TBC
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are ten NHL matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 6pm on Sunday to 2:30am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Washington Capitals v St Louis Blues, 8pm, eir Sport 1
New York Islanders v New Jersey Devils, 6pm, eir Sport 2
Columbus Blue Jackets v Florida Panthers, 10pm, eir Sport 2
Pittsburgh Penguins v Boston Bruins, 1am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Vegas Golden Knights v New York Rangers, 3:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Aviva Premiership – Newcastle Falcons v Exeter, 3pm – Wasps v Saracens, 3pm, live on BT Sport 1
Top 14 – Pau v Toulouse, 3:50pm, Sky Sports Darts – Racing 92 v Clermont Auvergne, 8pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
WTA, Sydney International, Jan 7-14, day two
ATP, Sydney International – day one, live on Eurosport 2 from 6am
ATP, Brisbane International – the final, live on Eurosport 2 from 9am
Posted: 7th January 2018