THURSDAY 16 MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
THURSDAY 16 MARCH 2017
IT’S DAY THREE OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2017!!
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day
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FOOTBALL
Thursday March 16
Europa League, Round of 16, Second leg –
Besiktas (1) v Olympiakos FC (1), 6pm, BT Sport 3
Genk (5) v AA Gent (2), 6pm
Krasnodar (1) v Celta Vigo (2), 6pm
Ajax (1) v FC Copenhagen (2), 8:05pm
Anderlecht (1) v Apoel Nicosia (0), 8:05pm
Borussia M’Gladbach (1) v Schalke (1), 8:05pm, BT Sport ESPN
Man Utd (1) v FK Rostov (1), 8:05pm, BT Sport 2
Roma (2) v Lyon (4), 8:05pm, BT Sport 3
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Towcester, – 1:20pm – A seven-race card; the opener is a conditional jockeys’ race; the last race is a hunters’ chase; Ireland’s Paul Stafford runs Dubai Devils in the 4:35pm race; jockeys in action include Tom Bellamy, David Noonan, Bridget Andrews, Andrew Tinkler, Robbie Dunne, Conor Shoemark, Stan Sheppard, Ian Popham and a recent recruit to the conditional jockeys’ ranks, Mitchell Bastyan; field-sizes are 8-10-9-6-3-7 and 6
Cheltenham, 1:30pm – Day three of the fantastic four-day Festival; the seven-race card on day three is made up of the Grade 1 JLT Novices’ Chase, the Listed Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle, the Grade 1 Ryanair Chase, the Grade 1 Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle, the Grade 3 Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase, the Grade 2 Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle and the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase – The meeting will be broadcast live into shops, on Racing UK, on ITV, UTV and on TV3 (and there will be a highlights show on 3e at 7pm)
Hexham, – 1:45pm – A seven-race card; field-sizes are 6-6-9-8-6-6 and 7; Ireland’s Noel Kelly runs Sun Odyssey (1:45pm), Milan Dancer (3:05pm) and Loughview Laddie (5:05pm) on the card, Keith Watson runs Rosshill Way (2:25pm) and Paul Stafford runs Rock Solid (5:05pm); jockeys in action include Henry Brooke, Jake Greenall, Brian Hughes, Blair Campbell, Craig Nichol, Joe Colliver, Sam Coltherd, Ciaran Gethings, Stephen Mulqueen and Adrian Lane; the opening race is a conditional jockeys’ race for mares
Dundalk, – 5:25pm – An eight-race card, with field-sizes (including reserves) of 5-11-16-6-17-9-7 and 13; jockeys in action include Donnacha O’Brien, Kevin Manning, Shane Foley, Niall McCullagh, Ana O’Brien, Billy Lee, Declan McDonogh, Wayne Lordan, Connor King, Gary Halpin, Colin Keane and Josephine Gordon, who rides Pearl Spectre for Newmarket-based trainer Phil McEntee in the 8:30pm race; Try Again is bidding to win his fourth-successive race (7:30pm, the Happy St Patrick’s Day Handicap); the most-valuable race is the €15,000 Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Median Auction race at 7pm
Chelmsford, – 5:45pm – A seven-race card, with a £15,000 feature (a 5f handicap) at 7:15pm; there are also two £10,000 races on the card; field-sizes are 9-10-10-11-8-10-9 and 5; the opening race on the card is for amateur riders; jockeys in action on the card include Luke Morris, Tony Hamilton, Silvestre de Sousa, Frank Berry, Timmy Murphy, John Egan, Shane Kelly, Martin Harley, Martin Dwyer, Martin Lane, Joe Fanning, Stevie Donohoe, Ted Durcan, Cam Hardie and Nicky Mackay
They also race at Mumbai, 10:45am, in India; later in the shops, it is Hipo Chile, 5:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream Park, 4:35pm, Golden Gate Fields, 7:45pm, and Santa Anita, 8pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (10:10am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Thursday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – SUNDERLAND
11:11am – SHEFFIELD
2:22pm – ROMFORD
2:28pm – CRAYFORD
6:28pm – HOVE
6:33pm – NEWCASTLE
6:38pm – MONMORE – see below
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is today’s Ladbrokes Puppy Derby at Monmore, 7pm, Sky Sports 5
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BASKETBALL
There are six NBA games today, with start times ranging from 11pm on Thursday to 2:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 11pm on Thursday, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
There is live action scheduled (second round of NCAA tournament known as “March Madness”) for 4pm – 6pm – 10pm on BT Sport ESPN and at 1:30am on the same channel – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Euroleague:
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens v Real Madrid, 7pm, Sky Sports Mix
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Friday March 17 (York Hall, Bethnal Green, 10pm, Sky Sports 1/Mix) – Reece Bellotti v Dai Davies, 10 Rounds Featherweight and Craig Richards v Alan Higgins, 10 Rounds Super-Middleweight
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CRICKET
TEST Series 2017 – New Zealand v South Africa, 10pm, day two, Sky Sports 5
Sheffield Shield 2016/2017 – Tasmania v South Australia, 11:30pm – Queensland v Victoria, midnight – Western Australia v New South Wales, 2:30am, i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Plunket Shield 2016/2017 – Auckland v Northern Districts, 9:30pm – Central Districts v Wellington, 9:30pm – Canterbury v Otago Volts, 9:30pm
TEST Series 2017 – India v Australia, 4am, i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning, day two – Sky Sports 2
TEST Series 2017 – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 4:30am, i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning, day three
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour du Cameroun – March 11-19
From the track calendar:
Six Day Finale, Mallorca, March 17
Belgian International Track Meeting, March 17-18
China Track Cup, March 18-19
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week seven tonight, from Rotterdam, Netherlands, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
James Wade v Jelle Klaasen
Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall
Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
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FORMULA ONE
The first race of the 2017 season will be the Australian Grand Prix, March 23rd to March 26th, The F1 Champion of 2016 was Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who retired from the sport on Friday Dec 02, 2016
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GAA
Next games:
Friday 17 March
All-Ireland club SHC final
Ballyea (Clare) v Cuala (Dublin), Croke Park, 3pm
All-Ireland club SFC final
Dr Crokes (Kerry) v Slaughtneil (Derry), Croke Park, 5pm
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GOLF
On the PGA Tour, the next tournament is the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Presented by Mastercard), Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida, March 16-19, Day one, 6pm, Sky Sports 4
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Bank Of Hope Founders Cup, Phoenix, Arizona, March 16-19
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Tuscon Conquistadores Classic, Tuscon, USA, Mar 17-19
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters (presented by Shurooq), Mar 16-18
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are 12 games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight to 3:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Nashville Predators @ Washington Capitals, 11pm, eir Sport 2
St Louis Blues @ San Jose Sharks, 2:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Today:
Super League – Leigh Centurions v Warrington Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Roar, 9:05am, eir Sport 1
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 17
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Blues, 6:35pm, Sky Sports 3 – Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 3 – Bulls v Sunwolves, 5pm, Sky Sports 2
Six Nations Under-20 Championship – Ireland U20 v England U20, 6pm – France U20 v Wales, 8pm – Scotland U20 v Italy U20, 8:30pm
Women’s Six Nations – Scotland Women v Italy Women, 6:20pm – Ireland Women v England Women, 8pm
Championship – Bedford v London Welsh, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 9-19 – live coverage on Sky Sports 3 from 8pm, with day eight from 2am, Sky Sports 3, – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 8-19 – live action on BT Sport 1 at 6pm, the third quarter-final, and at midnight on BT Sport 1 – the fourth quarter-final
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
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OTHER SPORT
Snowboarding – 8am and midday, Eurosport 1
Alpine Skiing – 3:15pm and 4:45pm, Eurosport 2
Ski Jumping – 3:45pm, Eurosport 1
Posted: 15th March 2017