Thursday 23 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 23 November 2017
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FOOTBALL
Thursday Nov 23
Europa League – 24 games, Astana v Villarreal, 4pm, live on BT Sport ESPN – then 13 games at 6pm including Cologne v Arsenal, which is live on BT Sport 2, and 10 at 8:05pm including Everton v Atalanta, live on eir Sport 2
Other live Europa League games:
Athletic Bilbao v Hertha Berlin, 6pm, eir Sport 1 and BT Sport 3
Ostersunds v Zorya Luhansk, 6pm, BT Sport ESPN
AC Milan v Austria Vienna, 8:05pm, eir Sport 1 and BT Sport 3
Braga v Hoffenhein, 8:05pm, BT Sport ESPN
There are also games scheduled to be live on eir Sport 2 at 6pm and 7:05pm
International – Vanuatu v Estonia, 8pm
A-League – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory, 8:50am, BT Sport ESPN
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Market Rasen, 12:10pm – Seven races – a novices’ hurdle, two handicap chases (one of them for novices), three handicap hurdles (one of them for mares) and a bumper – with field-sizes of 11-7-9-4-7-11 and 9; the feature race is a £25,000 handicap hurdle (1:10pm); jockeys in action include Barry Geraghty, Harry Skelton, Brian Hughes, Leighton Aspell, Aidan Coleman, Tom O’Brien, Sean Bowen, Danny Cook, Johnny Burke, Gavin Sheehan, Paddy Brennan and Liam Treadwell
Wincanton, 12:20pm – Six races – three handicap hurdles (one of them for conditional jockeys), two handicap chases (one of them for novices) and a 2m5f82y novices’ hurdle – with field-sizes of 14-8-8-7-11 and 6 (which is a “hands and heels” novices’ handicap hurdle; the main race is a the £14,000 Fortress Home Insurance Chase (a limited handicap for novices); far and away the leading trainer at what is his local track, Paul Nicholls has just three runners on the card; jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Harry Cobden, Daryl Jacob, Tom Scudamore, Nico de Boinville, Jamie Moore, Wayne Hutchinson and Bryony Frost
Thurles, 12:30pm – Seven races – a beginners’ chase, two handicap hurdles, a maiden hurdle, a novice hurdle, a bumper and the feature, the €28,500 Boomerang Animal Bedding and Boomerang Horse & Country Store Chase (a Listed race, 1pm) – with field-sizes of 13-5-7-15-17-18 (plus 2 reserves) and 9; Willie Mullins’ runners include Asthuria in the beginners’ chase, Bachasson in the Listed Race, where his opponents will be Val de Ferbet, Charmix, Lieutenant Colonel (who will race in blinkers for the first time) and Apache Stronghold, and Ainsi Va La Vie in the maiden hurdle at 2:05pm; that mare is a three-time bumper winner (including at Listed level) and was third on her hurdling debut at Galway on October 30th
Newcastle, 1:50pm – Eight races – four handicaps, a fillies’ maiden (1m2f,42y, 3yo+), a fillies’ novice auction stakes race (7f14y) and two divisions of the 6f novice stakes race that each carry the Plus10 Bonus of £10,000 – with field-sizes of 14-7-4-12-14-9-11 and 11; the feature is the £25,000 Betway-sponsored 12f handicap at 2:20pm; a runner from Ireland are Keith Watson’s British Art (1:50pm, Kevin Stott); jockeys in action on the card include Joe Fanning, Graham Lee, David Probert, Robert Tart, Tom Eaves, Danny Tudhope, Phillip Makin, Cam Hardie, Paul Mulrennan, Stevie Donohoe, Shane Gray and Tony Hamilton
Chelmsford, 5:55pm – Seven races – four handicaps (one of them a nursery, one of them, at 7:30pm, worth £20,000), a claimer, a £12,000 sire/dam restricted race for 2yos, a £15,000 2yo race that carries the Plus10 Bonus – with field-sizes of 10-11-4-12-8-16 and 16; jockeys in action include Silvestre de Sousa, Luke Morris, Josephine Gordon, Richard Kingscote, Rob Havlin, Tom Marquand, Martin Harley and Sean Levey
They also race in the UAE at Meydan (2:30pm), where jockeys riding on the card include Tadhg O’Shea, Connor Beasley, Royston Ffrench, Gerald Mosse, Pat Cosgrave, Colm O’Donoghue, Richard Mullen, Sam Hitchcott, Tom Eaves, Adrie de Vries, John Egan, Dane O’Neill, Oisin Murphy, Sean Davies and Antonio Fresu and where no race is worth less than £33,040 to the winner
They also race in India at Mysore (two races, at 10:30am and 11am); later in the shops it is Hipo Chile(5:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Laurel Park, 4:25pm, Aqueduct, 4:50pm, Del Mar, 7pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 7:15pm
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 – No meeting listed on the SIS schedule – Romford has had to close for a week to undergo some repair work
2:18pm – CRAYFORD
6:28pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – NEWCASTLE
The next live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – will be the Colossus Bets TV Trophy meeting at Towcester on Wednesday November 29th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Next:
Week 12
Thursday November 23 (Thanksgiving in the USA) – Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – Los Angeles Chargers @ Dallas Cowboys, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – New York Giants @ Washington Redskins, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday November 26 – seven games at 6pm, two at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Green Bay Packers @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday November 27 – Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Live – Ole Miss Rebels @ Mississippi State Bulldogs, 12:30am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are no NBA matches today as it is Thanksgiving Day in the USA
Live:
See note above
Live College Basketball
There is a game scheduled to be live on BT Sport 1, 5:30pm, on BT Sport 3 at 10pm and midnight, and on BT Sport ESPN at 10pm, Portland State Vikings @ Duke Blue Devils
Also, DePaul Blue Demons @ Michigan State Spartans, 4:30am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. early on Friday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Thursday Nov 23
Ashes Test Series, First Test – Australia v England, midnight on Thursday, day two (of five) – live on BT Sport 1
Second Test – India v Sri Lanka, 4:45am, day one (of five), Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket (3:50am) – i.e. early on Friday morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals’ from Minehead, Nov 24-26, World No.1 Michael van Gerwen bids to win the tournament for a third successive year.
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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 25 November
Leinster club IFC final
Killanerin (Wexford) v Ballyboughal (Dublin), Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
Ulster club JFC final
Belnaleck (Fermanagh) v Naomh Colmcille (Donegal), Healy Park, 7pm
All-Ireland club JHC quarter-final
Brother Pearses (Britain) v Fethard (Wexford), Ruislip, 2pm
Sunday 26 November
Ulster club SFC final
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Athletic Grounds, 3pm
Connacht club SFC final
Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) v Corofin (Galway), Tuam Stadium, 2pm
Munster club SFC final
Nemo Rangers (Cork) v Dr Crokes (Kerry), Pairc Ui Rinn, 2pm
Leinster club SFC semi-finals
Rathnew (Wicklow) v Moorefield (Kildare), Aughrim, 2pm
St Loman’s (Westmeath) v Simonstown Gaels (Meath), Mullingar, 2pm
Munster club IFC final
An Ghaeltacht (Kerry) v St Senan’s (Limerick), Mallow, 2pm
Ulster club IFC final
Moy (Tyrone) v Rostrevor (Down), Athletic Grounds, 1pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Hero World Challenge, Albany, New Providence – Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rdDecember
PGA European Tour – UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong, Thurs 23rd Nov – Sunday 26th – day one’s play is live on Sky Sports The Open and Sky Sports Cricket at 4am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – with day two live on the same channels at 4am – i.e. early on Friday morning
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
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 no NHL matches today as it is Thanksgiving Day in the USA
Live:
See note above
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Friday 24 November
Rugby League World Cup, semi-final – Australia v Fiji, 9am
Saturday 25 November
Rugby League World Cup, semi-final – Tonga v England, 5am
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RUGBY UNION
Coming up…
Friday 24 November
Aviva Premiership – Newcastle v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro14 – Cheetahs v Edinburgh, 5:30pm – Ulster v Benetton, 705pm – Cardiff Blues v Connacht, 7:35pm – Leinster v Dragons, 7:35pm
Saturday 25 November
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Harlequins, 12:15pm – Leicester v Worcester, 3pm – Sale Sharks v Northampton, 5:30pm
Internationals – Italy v South Africa, 2pm – Scotland v Australia, 2:30pm – England v Samoa, 3pm – Wales v New Zealand, 5:15pm – Ireland v Argentina, 5:30pm – France v Japan, 7:45pm
Top 14 – Castres v Toulon, 1:45pm – SU Agen v Stade Francais, 5pm – Bordeaux-Begles v Brive, 5pm – Stade Rochelais v Section Paloise, 5pm – Oyonnax v Clermont Auvergne, 5pm
Sunday 26 November
Aviva Premiership – London Irish v Wasps, 3pm – Saracens v Exeter, 3pm
Pro14 – Ospreys v Glasgow, 1pm – Southern Kings v Scarlets, 1pm – Zebre v Munster, 1:30pm
Top 14 – Racing 92 v Montpellier, 11:30am – Olympique Lyon v Stade Toulouse, 3:50pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
The Northern Ireland Open, Belfast, November 20-26, day four, 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
Then it is the:
Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10
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TENNIS
Next up:
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
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OTHER SPORT
Women’s Hockey World League Final – fourth quarter-final, 7am, BT Sport 2, with the losing quarter-finalists match live on BT Sport 3 at 4:30am – i.e. early on Friday morning
Posted: 23rd November 2017