Thursday 16 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 16 November 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day –
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FOOTBALL
Thursday Nov 16
FA Cup, First Round Replay – Billericay Town v Leatherhead, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Women’s Champions League – Slavia Prague v Women v Stjarnan Women, 5:30pm – Man City Women v Lillestrom Women, 7pm
A-League – Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United, 8:50am, BT Sport 2
Brazilian Serie A – five games, three at 10pm and two at 11pm
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Southwell, 12:40pm – Seven races on the all-weather track, with field-sizes of 14-8-14-8-9-13 and 14; the final race is a “hands and heels” apprentice handicap; the card consists of five handicaps (one of them a nursery), a seven-furlong 2yo race and a seven-furlong maiden race for 3yo+; jockeys in action include Fran Berry, Andrew Mullen, Tony Hamilton, Graham Lee, Tom Eaves, Joe Fanning, Franny Norton, Cam Hardie, Paul Mulrennan, Josephine Gordon, Ben Curtis, Dougie Costello and Stevie Donohoe (who has one ride, Lady Carduros, 2:45pm, for Neil Mulholland)
Clonmel, 12:50pm – a card that features the €50,000 Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase (2:20pm, 2m4f) and the €32,500 T.A. Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares ‘Chase (2:50pm, Listed Race, 2m4f), but also contains the €25,000 Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle (1:50pm); trainer Gordon Elliott has four of the six runners in the Clonmel Oil Chase – A Toi Phil, Tiger Roll and Realt Mor – with Jack Kennedy riding A Toi Phil; the other runners are Henry de Bromhead’s Balko des Flos and Champagne West and Mouse Morris’s Alpha des Obeaux
Taunton, 1:05pm – a card that features the £12,000 SetSquare Recruitment Novices’ Chase and the £12,000 Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase (3:40pm) but starts with a two-runner novice chase; from there on, field-sizes are 12-14-16-10-7 and 9; jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Harry Cobden, Wayne Hutchinson, Gavin Sheehan and James Bowen
Ludlow, 1:25pm – A six-race card that features the £15,000 Heath Farms Meats Handicap Chase (3:30pm); jockeys in action include Noel Fehily, Harry Skelton, Tom O’Brien, Paddy Brennan, Johnny Burke, Leighton Aspell, Nick Scholfield, Richie McLernon, Danny Cook, David Bas, Nico de Boinville, Aidan Coleman and Sean Bowen; the 3pm race is a handicap hurdle for amateur riders
Chelmsford, 5:25pm – An eight-race card withe most-valuable being the £11,000 Bet Toteexacta Fillies’ Novice Stakes (6:55pm), which carries the Plus10 Bonus of £10,000; the card contains six handicaps (two of them nurseries, at 5:25pm and 6:25pm) plus two 2yo novice stakes races, which includes the 6:55pm race; closely related to big money-spinner and Group 2 and 3 winner Irian, Jahaafel makes his racecourse debut at 5:55pm for trainer William Haggas; out of the Group 1 winner Magical Romance, Diablery makes her racecourse debut for John Gosden, who has four runners in the race; she is a half-sister to seven winners and closely related to the Epsom and Irish Oaks winner Alexandrova; one of John’s other runners is the Cheveley Park Stud-owned Perfection, while Charlie Appleby runs Flora Sandes, who is a by War Front out of a mare by Galileo called Aloof, who won at Group 3 level
Later in the shops, it is Hipo Chile (5:20pm) in Chile
At Fontainebleau in France, there is a Listed Race for 3yo fillies (7f) at 1:20pm (although it is not on the shop service)
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 5:15pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Del Mar, 8:30pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Hawthorne, 9:10pm
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 is the Betfred Eclipse Stakes meeting at Nottingham on TuesdayNovember 21st
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 11
Thursday November 16 – Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday November 19 – seven games at 6pm, Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Chargers, 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday November 20 – Atalanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Virginia Tech Hokies v Saint Louis Billikens, midnight on BT Sport 3 – opening semi-final of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden
South Florida Bulls v Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 12:30am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Providence Friars v Washington Huskies, 2:30am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – second semi-final of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden
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BASKETBALL
There are 2 NBA matches today, with start times ranging from 12:30am on Thursday to 3:30am– i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Golden State Warriors @ Boston Celtics, 1am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Saturday November 18 – in Belfast, the SSE Arena, Carl Frampton v Horacio Garcia, a ten-round featherweight contest
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CRICKET
Domestic First Class Multi-Day Match (Day three) – Cricket Australia Xl v England, midnight
TEST Series (First Test, day two) – India v Sri Lanka, 4am, Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Cricket – i.e. late Thurs night/early Friday morning – and then day two’s play is live on Sky Sports Cricket from 3:50am, early on Friday morning, and Sky Sports Main Event from 4:45am, early on Friday morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
PDC Grand Slam of Darts, Civic Hall Wolverhampton, November 11-19: day six, 7pm on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 race is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, the final race on the 2017 F1 Grand Prix season, November 24-26
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 18 November
International Rules Series second test
Australia v Ireland, Domain Stadium, Perth, 8.45am
Leinster club JFC final
Multyfarnham (Westmeath) v Erin Rovers (Offaly), TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Sunday 19 November
Leinster club SHC semi-finals
Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) v Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow), O’Connor Park, 2pm
Cuala (Dublin) v St Martin’s (Wexford), Parnell Park, 2pm
Munster club SHC final
Ballygunner (Waterford) v Na Piarsaigh (Limerick), Semple Stadium, 2pm
Ulster club SFC semi-final replay
Derrygonnelly (Fermanagh) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Clones, 1:45pm
Connacht club IFC final
Michael Glavey’s (Roscommon) v Claregalway (Galway), Hyde Park, 2pm
Connacht club JFC final
Lahardane (Mayo) v Ballymote (Sligo), MacHale Park, 2pm
Munster club IHC final
Kilmaley (Clare) v Kanturk (Cork), Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – The RSM CLASSIC, Sea Island Resort, Seaside Course – Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19thNovember – day one is live on Sky Sports The Open at 6:30pm
PGA European Tour – DP World Tour Championship Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19th – day one, live on Sky Sports The Open at 8am and Sky Sports Main Event at 11:15am
USLPGA Tour – CME Group Tour Championship, Tiburon Golf Club, US, Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19th – day one, live on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports The Open from 9:30pm
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 12 NHL matches today – with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Montreal Canadiens v Arizona Coyotes, 12:30am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Friday 17 November
Rugby League World Cup – Australia v Samoa, 9:30am
Saturday 18 November
Rugby League World Cup – Tonga v Lebanon, 4am – New Zealand v Fiji, 6:30am
Sunday 19 November
Rugby League World Cup – England v Papua New Guinea, 5am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday 17 November
Aviva Premiership – Gloucester v Saracens, 7:45pm
Anglo-Welsh Cup – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, 7:15pm – Dragons v Scarlets, 7:30pm
Saturday 18 November
Aviva Premiership – Worcester v Northampton, 1pm – Wasps v Newcastle Falcons, 5:15pm
Internationals – Italy v Argentina, 2pm – Wales v Georgia, 2:30pm – England v Australia, 3pm, Sky Sports Action – Scotland v New Zealand, 5:15pm – Ireland v Fiji,5:30pm, Sky Sports Action – France v South Africa, 7:45pm
Top 14 – Clermont Auvergne v Lyon, 1:45pm – and four matches at 5pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Shanghai Masters, China, November 13-18 – day four is live on Eurosport 1 from 11:30am and **11:30am
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TENNIS
Next up:
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London, England, November 12-19, day five, live on Sky Sports Main Event from 1pm, Sky Sports Arena HD from midday and 6pm, and BBC2 from 2pm
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
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OTHER SPORTS – HOCKEY
FIH Hockey World League, Pool A – USA v Korea, 5am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Posted: 16th November 2017