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Thursday 24 August 2017

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SPORTS PREVIEW

Thursday 24 August 2017

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FOOTBALL

The DRAW for the Group stage of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE takes place at 5pm, live on Eurosport 1

Thursday Aug 24

Europa League Play-Off’s (2nd Legs) – 22 games, two at 6pm, one at 6:30pm, three at 7pm, one at 7:45pm and 15 at 8pm, including Hajduk Split v Everton, 8pm ITV 4 (agg 0-2)

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HORSERACING

The Thursday line-up is:

Stratford, 1:40pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 7-8-8-8-5-4 & 13, Irish trainer Gavin Cromwell sends Scripturient (Jonathan Moore) over from his Co. Meath yard to run in the opening Handicap Chase (1:40pm). Top jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, Paddy Brennan, Aidan Coleman, Harry Skelton, Sean Bowen, Noel Fehily and Wayne Hutchinson.

York, 1:55pm – Day-two of the Ebor meeting on the Knavesmire, the features on the card are the Group 1Darley Yorkshire Oaks (3:35pm), in which the season’s star performer, Enable, will face five opponents; also on the card are the Group 2 Lowther Stakes for 2yo fillies over 6f and the Listed Galtres Stakes for fillies and mares over 1m 4f

Chepstow, 2:05pm – An eight-race flat card, with field-sizes of 8-12-8-12-11-10-9 & 15. There are Irish runners on the card with Johnny Murtagh sending over Passionatta (V1, David Probert, 2:35pm), Imbucato (David Probert, 3:40pm), Full Court Press (David Probert, 5:15pm) and Camiyra (David Probert, 5:45pm) from his Co. Kildare yard and Seamus Fahey sends Jock Talk (t1, David Probert, 4:10pm) from his Co. Kildare yard.

Killarney, 4:30pm – An eight-race mixed card, with the feature being the €50,000 Laurels Pub & Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (5:30pm, 1m6f)

Fontwell, 4:45pm – Seven races, with field-sizes of 6-4-4-5-9-8 and 7; in-form trainer Donald McCain sends Prince Khurram on the long journey from his northwest base for the opener; jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Noel Fehily, Tom O’Brien, Nico de Boinville, David Bass and Jamie Moore

Hamilton, 5:10pm – The card starts with an apprentice handicap and consists of six handicaps, a 2yo (Plus10 Bonus) maiden and a 3yo+ maiden; the feature is the £25,000 Sodexo Scottish Trophy Handicap (6:40pm); runners from Ireland on the card are Lee Smyth’s Penelope Pitstop (5:10pm, Ben Sanderson), John McConnell’s Sucre (5:40pm, Paddy Aspell) and Stander (8:10pm, Jason Hart) and Mark McNiff’s Miller And Cook (8:10pm, Adam McNamara)

They also race in India at Pinjarra (8:12am); later in shops it is Hipo Chile, 6:30pm, in Chile

The Turf TV USA line-up is: Saratoga, 6pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Gulfstream, 6:16pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 9:45pm

The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:55am)

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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

7:45pm – SHELBOURNE

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AUSSIE RULES

Round 23 of the season

Friday 25 August

Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, 10:50am

Saturday 26 August

Collingwood v Melbourne, 4:45am – Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne, 5:10am – Sydney Swans v Carlton, 7:35am – Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns, 10:10am – Geelong Cats v GWS Giants, 10:25am

Sunday 27 August

Essendon v Fremantle, 4:10am – West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, 5:40am – Richmond v St Kilda, 6:20am

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BASEBALL

The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st

There are 12 games taking place today, with start times ranging from 5:10pm on Thursday to 3:07am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday evening/early Friday morning

Live:

Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Mets, 5:10pm BT Sport ESPN

Washington Nationals @ Houston Astros, 01:10am BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning

Little League World Series – 8pm and 12:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – on BT Sport ESPN

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BASKETBALL

No key games scheduled

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BOXING/UFC

Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/

Big fights coming up:

Saturday August 26, 2017 – Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, billed as “The Money Fight” is an upcoming professional boxing super-fight between undefeated eleven-time five-division professional boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the current UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. It will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada

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CRICKET

Thursday August 24

One Day International Series 2017 – Sri Lanka v India, 10am

NatWest T20 Blast 2017 – Notts Outlaws v Somerset, 6:30pm Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Cricket

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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

Vuelta a Espana – Stage six a 204.4km route from Vilareal to Aagunt 2:00pm, Eurosport 1

Sea Games – Kuala Lumpur, 2017, Aug 2-24

Tour du Poitou Charentes, Charente, Charente Maritime, deuz sevres, Vienne, Aug 22-25

Criterium de Montreux, Aug 25

Baltic Chain Tour, Aug 23-27

National Road Championships – Brazil, Aug 24-27

Commonwealth Cycling Classic (Virginia), Aug 24-27

From the track calendar:

GP Prostejov – memorial of Otmar Malecek, Aug 24-25

Irish National Track Championships, Aug 26-27

Track Sea Games Kuala Lumpur 2017, Aug 27-29

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DARTS

Next up:

Perth Darts Masters – Friday Aug 25 to Sunday Aug 27

ET9 – Dutch Dart Masters – Sept 01-03, Maastricht, Netherlands

Unibet Champions League of Darts, Sept 16-17

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FORMULA ONE

The next F1 race is the Belgium Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, Aug 25-27

The next race after this will be the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, September 1-3

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GAA

Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com

Saturday 26 August

All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay
Kerry v Mayo, Croke Park, 3pm – RTE/Sky

All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final
Dublin v Kerry, Semple Stadium, 6.30pm – TG4

All-Ireland Ladies IFC semi-final
Meath v Tipperary, Semple Stadium, 4.45pm – TG4

Sunday 27 August

All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Dublin v Tyrone, Croke Park, 4pm – RTE/Sky

All-Ireland MFC semi-final
Dublin v Derry, Croke Park, 2pm – TG4

All-Ireland U17FC final
Tyrone v Roscommon, Croke Park, 12noon

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GOLF

PGA Tour – The Northern Trust, Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, NY, Thurs Aug 24 to Sun Aug 27 – Coverage of Day One from 4pm and 7pm on Sky Sports The Open

European Tour – Made In Denmark, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Farsa, Denmark, Thurs Aug 24 to Sun Aug 27 –  Coverage of Day one, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open, 10am & 2pm

LPGA Tour – Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Thursday Aug 24 to Sunday August 27

On the (Seniors Tour), The Willow Senior Golf Classic, Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & CC, Ware, Hertfordshire, England, August 25-27

On the (Champions Tour), Boeing Classic, The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Washington

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HOCKEY

Women’s EuroHockey Championships

Quarter Finalist 3 v Quarter Finalist 4, 11:15am BT Sport 3 – Quarter Finalist 5 v Quarter Finalist 6, 1:30pm BT Sport 3 – Semi Finalist 1 v Semi Finalist 2, 3:45pm BT Sport 3 – Semi Finalist 3 v Semi Finalist 4, 6:45pm BT Sport 3

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ICE HOCKEY

The new NHL season begins on Wednesday, October 4

Today:

Champions Hockey League – HC Davos v Cardiff Devils, 6:45pm, eir Sport 2

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RUGBY LEAGUE:

Thursday 24 August

NRL  Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels, 10:50am eir Sport 2

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RUGBY UNION

Thursday 24 August

Mitre 10 Cup – Southland v North Harbour, 8:35am, Sky Sports Action

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SNOOKER

Next:

The Paul Hunter Classic begins on Wednesday August 23rd and runs to August 27th. The tournament is named in honour and memory of the late Paul Hunter, a huge talent in the snooker world whose life was tragically cut short by cancer. It takes place in Fürth in Germany

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TENNIS

Upcoming tournaments:

ATP Winston-Salem Open, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA, Mon Aug 21 to Sun Aug 27 – coverage of the quarter-finals, 9pm, Eurosport 2

WTA Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Mon Aug 21 to Sun Aug 27 – quarter-finals from 6pm, BT Sport 1

WTA Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, Mon Aug 21 to Sun Aug 27

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OTHER SPORT

Sports: Universiade in Taiwan – Men’s 3m synchronised diving, 7:45am,  Women’s 3m synchronised diving 9:45am, fifth day of swimming 12pm, all on Eurosport 1 – Also archery 8:45am and Athletics 10:30am on Eurosport 2

Athletics Diamond League  – Coverage from Zurich in the Diamond League series, 7pm Eurosport 2

Canadian Football League – Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Montreal Alouettes, 12:30am BT Sport 3 – i.e. early Friday morning

Posted: 24th August 2017
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