THURSDAY 15th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
THURSDAY 15th JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
Thursday June 15
No key games taking place today
Friday June 16
European U-21 Championship – Sweden U21 v England U21, 5pm, Sky Sports 1 – Poland U21 v Slovakia U21, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Mix
Airtricity League Premier Division – Bray Wanderers v Derry City 7:45pm – Drogheda v Dundalk, 7:45pm – St Patricks Athletic v Bohemians, 7:45pm – Cork City v Limerick, 8pm – Finn Harps v Shamrock Rovers, 8pm
Airtricity League First Division – U.C.D. v Shelbourne, 7:45pm – Waterford Utd v Cabinteely, 7:45pm – Wexford Youths v Athlone, 8pm
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Newbury, 1:30pm – An eight-race card, including the £50,000 Lord Weinstock Memorial (Listed Race for 3yo fillies, 1m2f, 3:05pm); jockeys riding on the card include Ryan Moore, Will Buick, James Doyle, Jim Crowley, Fran Berry, Sean Levey, Harry Bentley, Adam Kirby, Jamie Spencer, Richard Kingscote, Pat Cosgrave, David Probert and Silvestre De Sousa; Frankie Dettori was due to ride on the card but he had a fall at Yarmouth on Tuesday and will sit things out until Saturday); the final race on the card is for amateur riders
Nottingham, 1:40pm – An eight-race card, with field-sizes of 12-16-17-10-15-8-12 and 12; there’s a £15,000 handicap at 3:20pm; jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Paul Hanagan, Josephine Gordon, Tony Hamilton, Tom Marquand, Andrea Atzeni, Franny Norton, Dane O’Neill, Ben Curtis, Tom Eaves, Dougie Costello, Martin Harley, Graham Lee, Andrew Mullen, Robert Winston and Tom Marquand
Fontwell Park, 1:50pm – A seven-race jumping card, with field-sizes of 12-4-8-7-5-9 and 8; jockeys riding on the card include Leighton Aspell, Sam Twiston-Davies, Richie McLernon, Jamie Moore, Tom O’Brien, Paddy Brennan, Nick Scholfield, Gavin Sheehan, Sam Twiston-Davies, Noel Fehily and Daryl Jacob
Leopardstown, 5:45pm – A seven-race card, including the Group 3 Oliver Brady Memorial Shabra Ballycorus Stakes of €63,000 (7:20pm); the evergreen Gordon Lord Byron is among the seven-runner field, as are two runners from Britain – Richard Fahey’s Don’t Touch and David O’Meara’s Firmament; field-sizes on the card are 9-12-7-7-9-15 and 17; the final race on the card is a maiden for amateur riders, with riders taking part including Patrick Mullins, Richard Harding, Lisa O’Neill, Kate Harrington, Derek O’Connor, Katie Walsh, Jamie Codd and Finny Maguire
Uttoxeter, 5:55pm – A seven-race card over the jumps, with field-sizes of 12-7-12-6-13-11 and 10; jockeys in action include Paddy Brennan, Tom Scudamore, Richard Johnson, Harry Skelton, Sean Bowen, Tom O’Brien, Aidan Coleman, Sam Twiston-Davies, Brian Hughes, Richie McLernon, Daryl Jacob, Gavin Sheehan and Derek Fox; runners from Ireland on the card are Gavin Cromwell’s Scenic Star (6:25pm, Richard Johnson), Noel Kelly’s Mash Potato (8pm, Derek Fox), Noel Kelly’s Global Fert (8:30pm, Derek Fox) and Gavin Cromwell’s Emigrated (8:30pm, Richard Johnson)
Haydock Park, 6:05pm – A six-race card, with field-sizes of 10-11-10-12-12 and 13; there’s a £14,000 handicap at 7:40pm; jockeys in action include Martin Harley, Franny Norton, Luke Morris, Paul Mulrennan, PJ McDonald, Richard Kingscote, Andrew Mullen, William Buick, Stevie Donohoe, David Allan, James Sullivan and Phillip Makin; the card opens with a race for apprentices
They also race in India at Ooty (10:15am) and in Germany at Mulheim (1pm); later in shops it is Delaware Park, 6:15pm, in the USA and Hipo Chile, 7:15pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Gulfstream, 6:15pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:25am)
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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 the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 13 of the season
Thursday 15 June
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats, 11:10am, BT Sport 3
Friday 16 June
North Melbourne v St Kilda, 10:50am
Saturday 17 June
Richmond v Sydney Swans, 4:45am – Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, 7:05am – Gold Coast Suns v Carlton, 10:25am
Sunday 18 June
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne, 6:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 10 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 5:10pm on Thursday to 3:07am on Friday morning – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Baltimore Orioles @ Chicago White Sox, 7pm, BT Sport ESPN
Washington Nationals @ New York Mets, 12:10ampm, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
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The NBA Finals were won 4-1 by Golden State Warriors, which meant that they became NBA champions for the second time in the last three years – having met Cleveland in each of those finals.
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine
This week’s fights include:
TBC
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CRICKET
Tour Match – Sussex v South Africa A, 11am, day two (of four)
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – Bangladesh v India, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2, the second semi-final of the tournament
ODI Series 2017 – Scotland v Zimbabwe, 10:45am
ODI Series 2017 – West Indies v Afghanistan, 7:30pm
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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
Tour of Slovenia – stage one, a 159.4km journey from Koper to Kocevje, live on Eurosport 1 at 12:30pm
Tour du Sud – stage one of the race which takes place in southern France, live on Eurosport 1 at 2pm
The Tour de France runs from July 1st to July 23rd; it begins in Dusseldorf, Germany, before 1making its way through Belgium to France
From the track calendar:
2017 Irish National Track Championships Men & Women’s Omnium, Sundrive, Dublin, Saturday June 17
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DARTS
Players Championship 13/14, from Wigan, England, June 17-18
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
It will be followed by the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 17 June
Leinster SFC semi-final
Meath v Kildare, O’Connor Park, 7pm – Sky Sports
Leinster SFC quarter-final replay
Westmeath v Offaly, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 1A
Waterford v Derry, Fraher Field, 3pm
Louth v Longford, Gaelic Grounds, 5pm
Wicklow v Laois, Aughrim, 5pm
Sligo v Antrim, Markievicz Park, 5pm
Christy Ring Cup promotion/relegation play-off
Roscommon v Derry, TBC, TBC
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GOLF
European Tour/ USPGA Tour – The US Open, Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin, USA June 15-18 – day one coverage is on Sky Sports 4 from 6pm
LPGA Tour – It is day two of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Grand Rapids, MI, June 15-18
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the American Family Insurance Championship, University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 23-25
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the European Tour Properties Senior Classic, Linna GC, Finland, June 21-23
RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Today
Challenge Cup – Salford Red Devils v Wakefield Trinity, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
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RUGBY UNION
Coming up:
Friday 16 June
Internationals – Tonga v Wales, 6:30am, Sky Sports 1 – New Zealand v Samoa, 9am, Sky Sports 1 – Fiji v Italy, midnight
Saturday 17 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – New Zealand Maori v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
Internationals – Australia v Scotland, 6am, Sky Sports 1 – Japan v Ireland, 6am – USA v Georgia, 3pm – South Africa v France, 4pm, Sky Sports 3 – Argentina v England, 8:15pm – Canada v Romania, 10pm
Tuesday 20 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Chiefs v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
Next:
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP Mercedes Cup – from Stuttgart, Germany, (ends Sunday 18 June), day three, live on Eurosport 2 at 10am
WTA Aegon Nottingham Open, Nottingham, England (ends Sunday 18 June), day four, live on Eurosport 2 at 1pm
ATP&WTA Topshelf Open – s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, (ends Sunday 18 June), day four
WTA Ricoh Open – Rosmalen, Netherlands,a grass-court tournament, day four, live on BT Sport 1 at 1:30pm
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OTHER SPORT
World Cup Of Pool – Day three, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 1, and 6:30pm on Sky Sports 3
Motor Racing – live coverage of the second qualifying session for the Le Mans 24-hour race is on Eurosport 1 at 6pm, with the third qualifying session on the same channel at 9pm
Athletics – Diamond League, The Bislett Games from Oslo, Norway, live on Eurosport 2 at 7pm
Hockey – South Korea v Argentina, midday, Men’s Hockey World League semi-finals, live on BT Sport 2, followed on the same channel by India v Scotland at 2pm, Netherlands v Pakistan (6pm) and England v China (8pm)
Posted: 14th June 2017