Thursday 11 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 11 January 2018
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FOOTBALL
Copa del Rey – Levante v Espanyol, 6:30pm – Sevilla v Cadiz, 6:30pm – Barcelona v Celta Vigo, 8:30pm
HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Catterick, 12:30pm – The feature on a seven-race race is the £26,155 Watt Fences North Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase (for the Denys Smith Memorial Trophy), backed up by the £13,800 Black Horse Inn Dine Drink Win Handicap Chase; trainers in form Donald McCain and Dan Skelton have eight and three runners, respectively, on the card; jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Wayne Hutchinson, Will Kennedy, Henry Brooke, Aidan Coleman, Derek Fox and Harry Skelton
Clonmel, 12:35pm – Seven-race National Hunt card featuring the €15,000 Munster Hurdle (1:35pm) and the €12,000 Jossesstown Handicap Chase for those rated up to 109 (3:15pm); a hunters’ chase closes the card so spring can’t be far away! Field-sizes are 16-14-7-13-10-7 and 11; jockeys in action include Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, David Mullins, Keith Donoghue, Robbie Power, Andrew Lynch and Rachael Blackmore
Leicester, 12:45pm – The feature race on a six-race card is the £14,221 Leicester Annual Badge Holders Chase (a novices’ limited handicap chase, 1:45pm), with the four stables represented in the race being Harry Fry, the in-form Nicky Henderson (8 winners from his last 21 runners going into Wednesday’s racing), Charlie Longsdon and Nigel Twiston-Davies (7 winners from his last 28 runners going into Wednesday’s racing); jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Nico de Boinville, Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, Sean Bowen, James Bowen, Tom O’Brien and Daryl Jacob
Newcastle, 1:55pm – The feature races on a seven-race card are the £17,500 32Red.com Handicap (7f, 4:05pm) and the £17,500 Betway Sprint Handicap (4:35pm); the card consists of five handicaps (with the 2:25pm being for amateur riders) and two novice stakes races for 3yo’s; field-sizes are 7-8-9-5-5-7 and 4; jockeys in action include Paul Mulrennan, PJ McDonald, Danny Tudhope, Jason Hart, Graham Lee, Joe Fanning, Andrew Mullen, Franny Norton, Tom Marquand, Tony Hamilton and Marc Monaghan
Chelmsford, 5:55pm – A seven-race card that consists entirely of handicaps, with the opening race being for apprentice riders; the most-valuable race is the £10,000 10f handicap at 7pm; field-sizes are 7-8-9-8-8-11 and 9; jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Tom Eaves, Dougie Costello, Rob Havlin, Shane Kelly, Ben Curtis, Sean Levey, Stevie Donohoe, Martin Dwyer, Robert Winston, and the in-form Edward Greatrex (5 winners from his last 8 rides going into Wednesday’s racing)
They also race at Meydan in the UAE (3:05pm), where there is a Group 2 race at 4:50pm and a Group 3 at 4:15pm, and at Mumbai in India (11pm); later in the shops it is Concepcion (8:30pm) in Chile
Jockeys riding on the Meydan card include Andrea Atzeni, Mikael Barzalona, James Doyle, Jim Crowley, Silvestre de Sousa, Oisin Murphy, Colm O’Donoghue, William Buick, Christophe Soumillon, Pat Cosgrave, Pat Dobbs and Richard Mullen
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (10:10am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:01am – CENTRAL PARK
11:03am – SUNDERLAND
11:09am – HENLOW
11:11am – PERRY BARR
2:06pm – CRAYFORD
2:08am – SHEFFIELD
2:12pm – ROMFORD
6:22pm – NEWCASTLE
6:27pm – HOVE
6:28pm – YARMOUTH
6:37pm – MONMORE
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Divisional Play-Offs
Sat 13 January
Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles, 9:35pm
Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots, 1:15am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Sun 14 January
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 6:05pm
New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings, 9:40pm
College Football:
There are no games scheduled as being live today in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are four NBA matches scheduled for today, including Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers (8pm) at the O2 Arena in London, which will be shown live on BT Sport 2
There is a game scheduled to be live on BT Sport 2 at 3:30pm
The other games are:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors, 1am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
LA Clippers @ Sacramento Kings, 3am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers, 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
As above
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Maryland Terrapins @ Ohio State Buckeyes, midnight on Thursday, BT Sport ESPN
Wichita State Shockers @ East Carolina Pirates, 2am, BT Sport ESPN, on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Utah Utes @ UCLA Bruins, 4am, 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/
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CRICKET
Tour Match – Cricket Australia XI v England, day two, 3:20am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
KFC T20 Big Bash League – Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers, 8:40am, BT Sport 2
Tri Series in UAE – United Arab Emirates v Ireland, 6am
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DARTS
The BDO World Darts Championship runs from Saturday Jan 06 to Sunday Jan 14 from the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. Day six action is live on Channel 4 at 12:05pm and BT Sport 1, 6:45pm
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Friday 12 January
Connacht FBD FL round 2
Mayo v Galway, MacHale Park, 7.30pm
Saturday 13 January
McGrath Cup final
Cork v Clare, Mallow, 7pm
Walsh Cup semi-final
Offaly v Kilkenny, O’Connor Park, 2pm
Sunday 14 January
Connacht FBD FL round 4
Galway v Leitrim, Clonbur, 2pm
Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 2pm
O’Byrne Cup semi-finals
Meath v Longford, Pairc Tailteann, 2pm
Offaly v Westmeath, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
McKenna Cup round 2
Armagh v Derry, Athletic Grounds, 2pm
Down v UUJ, Burren, 2pm
Monaghan v Donegal, Clones, 2pm
Walsh Cup semi-final
Dublin v Wexford, Parnell Park, 2pm
Munster SHL final
Clare v Limerick, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
Kehoe Cup round 3
Wicklow B v Longford, Wicklow venue, 2pm
Louth v DCU-St Patricks, Louth venue, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae CC, Honolulu, Jan 11-14, 2018 – Day one, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open at midnight on Thursday
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018 – Day one, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open at 8am and midday
EurAsia Cup Golf (a biennial event) at the Glenmarie Golf And Country Club in Shah Alam, Malaysia, a tournament that features 10-man teams representing Europe and Asia – Day one action is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open at 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
USLPGA Tour – The next tournament will be the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Jan 25-28
USPGA Champions Tour – The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hawaii (Saturday finish), Jan 15-20
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are three NHL matches scheduled today, which are:
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres, midnight on Thursday
Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals, midnight on Thursday, live on eir Sport 2
Calgary Flames @ Tampa Bay Lightning, 12:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – live on eir Sport 1
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday Jan 12
European Rugby Champions Cup – Bath v Scarlets, 7:45pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Agen v Gloucester, 6:30pm – Edinburgh v Stade Francais, 7:35pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
The DRAW for the Australian Open will be live on Eurosport 1 at 6am
WTA, Sydney International, quarter-finals, 9:30am, BT Sport 1, and, also, at 3am (opening semi-final) on BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
ATP, Sydney International – quarter-finals, live on Eurosport 1 at 8:30am and 5am (semi-finals) – i.e. early on Friday morning
WTA, Hobart International – fourth quarter-final, 8am, BT Sport 3, and the opening semi-final, BT Sport 2 at 3am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Posted: 11th January 2018
