Thursday 07 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 07 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
Thursday Dec 7
Europa League – 12 games at 6pm including Apollon Limassol v Everton, eir Sport 2/BT Sport 2 Austria Vienna v AEK Athens, eir Sport 1, Atalanta v Lyon, BT Sport 3, Slavia Prague v FC Astana, BT Sport ESPN – 12 games at 8:05pm including Arsenal v Bate Borisov, eir Sport 2/BT Sport 1, Red Star Belgrade v Cologne, eir Sport 1/BT Sport 3 and Zorya Luhansk v Athletic Bilbao, BT Sport ESPN
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Market Rasen, 12:20pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 7-6-9-3-8-8 & 8, top jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Harry Bannister, Sean Bowen, Nico de Boinville, Noel Fehily, Johnny Burke, Wayne Hutchinson, Danny Cook, Andrew Tinkler and Bridget Andrews.
Clonmel, 12:25pm – A seven-race National Hunt card where the most-valuable race is the €18,000 Jim Strang and Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle, where there are five runners declared including Coquin Mans (Willie Mullins) and Taglietelle (Gordon Elliott), top jockeys in action include Paul Townend, Robbie Power, Jack Kennedy, Sean Flanagan, Phillip Enright, Rachael Blackmore, JJ Slevin, David Mullins and Danny Mullins
Wincanton, 12:30pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 5-5-7-5-13-7 & 10, the feature race on the card is the Weatherbys General Stud Book Online Silver Buck Handicap Chase (1:35pm, £15,000), top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Harry Cobden, Tom Scudamore, Aidan Coleman, Nick Scholfield, Paddy Brennan, Bryony Frost and Mitchell Bastyan to name just a few.
Leicester, 12:40pm – A six-race card, with field-sizes of 9-6-9-9-7 & 10, top jockeys in action include Adrian Heskin, Brian Hughes, Daryl Jacob, Will Kennedy, Ciaran Gethings, Gavin Sheehan, Leighton Aspell, Adam Wedge, Jonjo O’Neill, Richie McLernon, Trevore Whelan and Brodie Hampson.
Chelmsford, 5:25pm – An eight-race card on the Polytrack, with field-sizes of 7-8-14-12-8-11-10 & 13, the feature race on the card is the 1 mile Handicap (7pm, £15,000), Irish trainer Adrian Brendan Joyce sends over Mercury (Martin Harley) from his Co. Roscommon yard to contest the final race on the card, top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Fran Berry, Josephine Gordon, Graham Lee, Richard Kingscote, Dougie Costello and Rob Hornby.
They also race in Meydan in the UAE (2:30pm); later in the shops it is Hipo Chile (5:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Aqueduct, 5:50pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm and Los Alamitos Racecourse, 9pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (10:10am)
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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 live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – will be the Oaks/Laurels meeting at Belle Vue on Wednesday December 13th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 14
Thursday December 7 – New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event/Action – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday December 10 – Eight games at 6pm, three at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday December 11 – New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins , 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times from Midnight to 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Los Angeles Lakers @ Philadelphia 76’ers, 3:30am, BT Sport 1
Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz, 3:30am, BT Sport 1
College Basketball:
Iowa Hawkeyes @ Iowa State Cyclones, 1am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Saturday Dec 9
Vasyl Lomachenko V Guillermo Rigondeaux – WBO Super Featherweight Title fight from Madison Square Garden in New York. The often avoided Rigondeaux steps up two weight divisions to face Ukrainian Lomachenko. The two fighters are regarded as two of the best amateur fighters in boxing history; both are the proud holders of two Olympic gold medals from their amateur careers.
UK card from the Copper Box, London – James DeGale v Caleb Traux and Lee Selby v Eduardo Ramirez
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CRICKET
Thursday Dec 7
One Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 6am
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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, follow all of the action on Sky Sports Darts
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 9 December
All-Ireland club JFC quarter-final
Dunedin Connollys (Britain) v Naomh Colmcille (Donegal), TBC, TBC
Sunday 10 December
All-Ireland club SFC quarter-final
Fulham Irish (Britain) v Corofin (Galway), Ruislip, 1pm
Leinster club SFC final
Moorefield (Kildare) v St Loman’s (Westmeath), O’Moore Park, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – QBE Shootout, Tiburon Golf Club, USA, Dec 8-10
PGA European Tour – Joburg Open, Randpark Golf Club, South Africa, Dec 7-10, day one, 8:30am and 12:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/The Open
USLPGA Tour – Omega Dubai Ladies Classic, Emirates Gold Club, Dubai, Dec 6 -9, Day two 10:30am, Sky Sports The Open
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament is the MCB Tour Championship, Mauritius, Dec 8-10
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ICE HOCKEY
There are nine NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3:30am on Friday – late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins, midnight, eir Sport 2
Colorado Avalanche @ Tampa Bay Lightning, 00:30am eir Sport 1
Philadelphia Flyers @ Vancouver Canucks, 3am, eir Sport 2, – late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Thursday 7 December
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 2: Stade Toulouse v Olympique Lyon, 7:45pm
Friday 8 December
European Rugby Champions Cup – Pool 3: Glasgow v Montpellier, 7:45pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 1: Dragons v Enisei-STM, 7:30pm – Pool 3: SU Agen v Section Paloise, 7pm – Pool 4: Stade Francais v Krasny Yar, 7pm
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SNOOKER
The Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10 – BBC Two, 1pm, 5pm and 7pm and Eurosport 1 at 1pm and 6:45pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP & WTA, Brisbane International, Australia, Jan 1-7
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
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Mosconi Cup Pool – Fourth and Final day, 7pm, Sky Sports Mix/Main Event/Action
Men’s Hockey – Third quarter-final, 11:30am – Fourth quarter-final, 1:45pm, both live on BT Sport 1
Posted: 7th December 2017