Thursday 26 October 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 26 October 2017
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FOOTBALL
Copa del Rey – Lleida Esportiu v Real Sociedad, 6:30pm – Deportivo La Coruna v Las Palmas, 7:30pm – Girona v Levante, 7:30pm – Fuenlabrada v Real Madrid, 8:30pm – Tenerife v Espanyol, 8:30pm
Belgian First Division – Antwerp v Standard Liege, 7:30pm – Sint-Truidense VV v Mouscron-Peruwelz, 7:30pm
MLS – There are games scheduled to be live on Sky Sports Football at midnight on Thursday and 2:05am early on Friday morning
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Ludlow, 1:55pm – Six race National Hunt card which includes a Class 3 Handicap Chase (3pm). The card finishes with a Class 4 Handicap Hurdle (4:35pm) where the improving Ian William’s runner Banditry will look to follow up from victory at Southwell last time.
Southwell, 2:05pm – Six race National Hunt card which begins with a Handicap Chase over just short of 2m. The card ends with a Maiden ‘Bumper’ over the same distance (4:45pm).
Carlisle, 2:15pm – Six race National Hunt card which includes two Class 3 Handicap Hurdles, a Class 3 Handicap Chase (4:25pm) and a Class 3 Beginners Chase (3:20pm).
Thurles, 2:20pm – Seven race National Hunt card which begins with a Mares Beginners Chase over 2m 2f. The Hurdle race at 4:30pm is worth €11,000 to the winner and features Enda Bolger’s well known Cross-Country Chaser ‘Cantlow’ – Sent over hurdles for his first run of the season. Gordon Elliot will run Lieutenant Colonel and Charmix in the race.
Chelmsford, 5:45pm – Seven race flat card on the Polytrack. Top jockeys Ryan Moore, James Doyle, Jim Crowley, Will Buick and Kieran Shoemark all have rides on the card
later in the shops it is Hipo Chile (6:30pmpm) in Chile and Finger Lakes (56:10pmpm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Belmont Park, 5:55pm, Keeneland, 6:05pm,Gulfstream, 6:15pm, and Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:50am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Thursday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – Sunderland
1:11am – Sheffield
2:08pm – Romford
2:18pm – Crayford
6:28pm – Hove
6:33pm – Monmore
6:39pm – Newcastle
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 8
Thursday October 26 – Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Ravens, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday October 29 – Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns, 1:30pm, then 7 games at 5pm, Houston Texans @ Seattle Seahawks, 8:05pm, Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins, 8:25pm, Pittsburgh Steelers @ Detroit Lions, 00:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday October 30 – Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Georgia State Panthers v South Alabama Jaguars, 12:30am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – and Stanford Cardinals v Oregon State Beavers, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
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BASEBALL
World Series game 3, Houston Astros v LA Dodgers, is set for Friday at 1:09am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning – live on BT Sport 1
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA matches today with start times ranging from 1am to 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks, 1am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – and New Orleans Pelicans @ Sacramento Kings, 3:30am, 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 October 28 – Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam, IBF World Heavyweight Title, lots of other top-class bouts on this card including Anahi Sanchez v Katie Taylor, WBA Lightweight Title, from Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 6pm, Sky Sports Box Office
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CRICKET
International T20 – South Africa v Bangladesh, 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket, and Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 5pm
Sheffield Shield – games at 4am and 7am
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
Oct 26-29 – Unibet European Championship, Ethias Arena, Hasselt, day one live on ITV 4 and eir Sport 1 at 7pm
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 Grand Prix is the Mexican Grand Prix, in Mexico City, which runs from October 27-29
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
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GOLF
World Golf Championships, WGC – HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, China, Oct 27-29 – Coverage of day two is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Open at 4:45am – i.e. early on Friday morning – (day one coverage is at 4am on these channels, i.e. early on Thursday morning)
USPGA Tour – Sanderson Farms Championship, CC of Jackson, USA, Oct 26-29, day one, live on Sky Sports The Open, 7:30pm****
USLPGA Tour – Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Oct 26-29, day one
USPGA Champions Tour – PowerShares QQQq Championship, Sherwood CC, USA, Oct 27-29
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ICE HOCKEY
There are eleven NHL matches today, with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Pittsburgh Penguins v Winnipeg Jets, midnight on Thursday, eir Sport 2
Vancouver Canucks v Washington Capitals, 3am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next game:
Friday 27 October
Rugby League World Cup – Australia v England, 10am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday 27 October
Premiership – Sale Sharks v Exeter, 7:45pm
Pro14 – Connacht v Munster, 7:35pm – Glasgow v Southern Kings, 7:35pm – Ospreys v Dragons, 7:35pm
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SNOOKER
Coming up is the International Championship in Daqing, China, running from October 29th to November 5th
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TENNIS
ATP Erste Bank Vienna Open, Oct 23-29, Day four, live from midday, Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event
ATP Swiss Indoors Basel, Oct 23-29, Day four, live from 2pm, Sky Sports Arena
WTA Finals, Singapore, Oct 23-29 , Live from 8:45am and 12:15pm, BT Sport 1 (group stage, day five)
Posted: 26th October 2017