THURSDAY 13TH APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day –
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FOOTBALL
Thursday April 13
Europa League, quarter-finals, first legs, all at 8:05pm –
Ajax v Schalke, BT Sport 3
Celta Vigo v Genk, BT Sport Extra 3
Lyon v Besiktas, BT Sport Extra 2 and eir Sport 1
Anderlecht v Manchester United, BT Sport 2 and eir Sport 2
Championship – Wigan v Barnsley, 7:45pm
League One – Bury v Rochdale, 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Wetherby, 2pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 8-9-6-6-11-4 & 15. Top jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Danny Cook, Harry Skelton, Brian Hughes, Aidan Coleman and Henry Brooke.
Chelmsford City, 2:10pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 8-11-5-9-13-12 & 8. Top jockeys in action include Silvestre De Sousa, Luke Morris, Richard Kingscote, Josephine Gordon, Joe Fanning, William Buick, Adam Kirby, Andrea Atzeni, Ryan Moore and Oisin Murphy to name just a few.
Towcester, 2:20pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 8-3-7-5-4-4 & 6. Top jockeys in action include Noel Fehily, Nico de Boinville, Will Kennedy, Tom Scudamore, Richie McLernon, Gavin Sheehan, Leighton Aspell and Harry Cobden.
Later in the shops, it is Club Hipico (6:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Gulfstream, 5:55pm – Keeneland, 6:05pm – Aqueduct, 6:20pm and Hawthorne, 10:10pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (12:10pm)
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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 meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 4 of the season
Thursday 13 April
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, 11:10am, BT Sport 2
Friday 14 April
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, 7:20am
Saturday 15 April
Melbourne v Fremantle, 4:45am – GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, 7:35am – Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Essendon, 10:40am
Sunday 16 April
Collingwood v St Kilda, 6:20am – Brisbane Lions v Richmond, 7:40am
Monday 17 April
Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, 6:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 11 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:10pm on Thursday to 3:15am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays, 12:07am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BASKETBALL
The regular NBA seasons ended on April 12th. The play-offs begin on April 15th
Live games:
N/A
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
In the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday night, among the fights taking place are Ricky Burns v Julius Indongo, a WBA and IBF World super-lightweight title fight
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CRICKET
Thursday April 13
IPL – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2
Friday April 14
IPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians, 11:30am, and Gujarat Lions v Rising Pune Supergiants, 3:30pm
County Cricket Division One – (all at 11am; 4-day games) – Hampshire v Middlesex – Somerset v Essex – Surrey v Lancashire – Warwickshire v Yorkshire
County Cricket Division Two – (all at 11am; 4-day games) – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire – Durham v Nottinghamshire – Glamorgan v Worcestershire – Gloucestershire v Leicestershire – Sussex v Kent
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
Some of the next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
GP Denain – a French Road Cycling Cup event, live on Eurosport 2 at 1:30pm
From the track calendar:
UCI Track World Championships (in Hong Kong) – April 12-16 – BBC2, midday, and Eurosport 1, midday
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 11 tonight, from the Echo Arena, Liverpool, with the line-up (live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Mix from 7pm) being:
Gary Anderson v Dave Chisnall
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Peter Wright v Gary Anderson
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Bahrain Grand Prix, in Sakhir, which is set to take place on Sunday April 14-16
After this it is the Russian Grand Prix, in Sochi, April 28-30
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 15 April
All-Ireland U21FC semi-finals
Galway v Kerry, Cusack Park, Ennis, 4:30pm – Live on TG4
Dublin v Donegal, Breffni Park, 2:30pm – Live on TG4
Sunday 16 April
Allianz HL Division 1 semi-finals
Tipperary v Wexford, Nowlan Park, 4pm – TG4
Limerick v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm – TG4
Ulster SHC final
Armagh v Antrim, Owenbeg, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC Shield final
Tyrone v Derry, Athletic Grounds, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC relegation play-off
Down v Donegal, Owenbeg, 12:30pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – It is day one of the Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Morocco, April 13-16 – live on Sky Sports 4 from 11:30am and 3:30pm
USPGA Tour – It is day one of the RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, USA, April 13-16 – live on Sky Sports 4 at 8pm
LPGA Tour – It is day two of the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12th to 15th; the defending champion is Minjee Lee
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia, April 14th to 16th
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 three Stanley Cup play-off games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
There is live coverage of a play-off game at midnight on eir Sport 2
There is live coverage of a play-off game at 3am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Thursday April 13
Super League – Widnes Vikings v Warrington Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
Friday April 14
Super League – Wigan Warriors v St Helens, 12:15pm – Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity, 2:30pm – Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos, 3pm – Salford Red Devils v Leigh Centurions, 3pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7am – Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters, 9am – Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans, 10:50am
Championship – six games between 12:30pm and 8pm
Saturday April 15
NRL – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm, 6am – Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors, 8:30am – St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:30am
Sunday April 16
NRL – Penrith Panthers v Corulla Sutherland Sharks, 7am
Monday April 17
There are six games in Super League
NRL – Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers, 7am
The next round of Challenge Cup matches in England are scheduled for April 21-23
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY April 14
Premiership – Harlequins v Exeter, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Pro12 – Glasgow v Zebre, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Sunwolves, 8:35am
SATURDAY April 15
Premiership – Gloucester v Sale Sharks, 3pm – Leicester v Newcastle, 3pm, BT Sport 2 – Worcester v Bath, 3pm, BT Sport 2
Pro 12 – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, 2:45pm – Munster v Ulster, 3pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets, 5:15pm – Benetton Treviso v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Connacht v Leinster, 7:35pm
Top 14 – (all at 5:30pm), seven matches
Super Rugby – Red v Southern Kings, 6:05am – Blues v Hurricanes, 8:35am – Melbourne Rebels v Brumbies, 10:45am – Cheetahs v Chiefs, 2:05pm – Stormers v Lions, 4:15pm – Bulls v Los Jaguares, 6:30pm
Championship (England) – five games (all at 3pm)
SUNDAY April 16
Premiership – Bristol v Wasps, 3pm, and Northampton v Saracens, 3pm, BT Sport 1
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SNOOKER
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, Texas, April 10th to 16th
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 16th to 23rd
ATP – Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain, April 24th to 30th
WTA – Claro Open Solsanitas – Bogota, Colombia, April 10th to 15th, quarter-finals, 4:30pm, BT Sport 1
WTA – Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Biel, Switzerland, April 10th to 16th, day four, 10am, BT Sport 1, and 5:30pm, BT Sport 3
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OTHER SPORT
PSA Squash – semi-finals of the PSA Women’s World Championship in El Gouna, Egypt
Posted: 13th April 2017