Thursday 28 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Thursday 28 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
Premier League – Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League ROI
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Lingfield, 12:10pm – Eight race flat card which begins with an Apprentice Selling Stakes. The feature is the Class 4 Stayers Handicap (1:45pm)
Leopardstown, 12:15pm – The feature races are the €85,000 Grade 1 Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle (1:50pm, three miles) and the €150,000 Grade 1 Leopardstown Christmas ‘Chase (3pm, three miles)
Catterick, 12:30pm – Inspection due at 8am – Six race National Hunt card in which the feature is the Class 4 Novices’ Handicap Chase (2:05pm). Jockeys on the card include Brian Hughes, Will Kennedy, David Bass and James Bowen.
Limerick, 12:35 – The €34,000 Grade 3 Irish Independent Hurdle (2:50pm, three miles)
Leicester, Meeting abandoned due to frost and snow
They also race at Chennai (10:30am) and at Mumbai in India (11:20am); later in the shops it is Hipo Chile (5:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Aquaduct, 5:20pm and Gulfstream, 5:35pm
The South African meeting is The Vaal (10:10am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:03am – SUNDERLAND
11:11am – SHEFFIELD
2:08pm – ROMFORD
2:18pm – CRAYFORD
6:28pm – HOVE
6:33pm – MONMORE
6:39pm – NEWCASTLE
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 17
Sunday December 31 – Sixteen games from 6pm to 9:25pm – it is the final week of the Regular season in the NFL
Sunday, 6pm – Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons – plus 11 other games at this time
Sunday, 9:25pm – four games
College Football
Military Bowl – Navy Midshipmen v Virginia Cavaliers, 6:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Camping World Bowl – Oklahoma State Cowboys v Virginia Tech Hokies, 10:!5pm, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight on to 3:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
No games are scheduled as being live in UK/Ire today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Temple Owls v Tulane Green Wave, midnight on Thursday, BT Sport 3
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Test Match (Ashes Series) – Australia v England, 11:30pm, day four (of five), BT Sport 1
Test Match – South Africa v Zimbabwe, 11:30am, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Cricket
Australian Big Bash League – Sydney Sixer v Adelaide Strikers, 8:10am, BT Sport 2
International T20 – New Zealand v West Indies, 2am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship takes place from Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London from Thursday December 14 to Monday January 01 – Play resumes after a three-day Christmas break – live coverage is on Sky Sports Main Event at 12:30pm and 10pm and Sky Sports Darts at 12:30pm and 7pm
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
The next set of games are scheduled for Saturday December 30th – Round One of the O’Byrne Cup, McGrath Cup, Walsh Cup, Kehoe Cup and Munster SHL
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui, Hawaii, Jan 4-7, 2018
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
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 will take place in 2018
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ICE HOCKEY
There are seven NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Thursday to 3:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live:
Washington Capitals v Boston Bruins, TBA, approx 12:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Tampa Bay Lightning v Montreal Canadiens, 12:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 29 December
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Wasps, 7:45pm
The Championship – Doncaster v Yorkshire Carnegie, 7:45 – Nottinham v London Scottish, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
Today – Tennis World Championships – a six-man event in Abu Dhabi, 11:30am, Eurosport 2
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP & WTA, Brisbane International, Australia, Jan 1-7
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
Posted: 28th December 2017