THURSDAY 30th MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2017
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FOOTBALL
Thursday March 30
UEFA Women’s Champions League – Manchester City v Fortuna Hjorring, 7pm
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is:
Limerick, 1:45pm – featuring the €42,500 Grade 3 Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (3:50pm); there are also two €25,000 races on the card (2:45pm and 4:25pm); jockeys riding on the card include Ruby Walsh, Bryan Cooper, Danny Mullins, Rachael Blackmore, Sean Flanagan, David Mullins, Jack Kennedy and Paul Townend
Taunton, 2pm – there is a conditional jockeys’ race at 4:10pm; race-sizes are 9-16-10-9-11 and 4; jockeys riding on the card include Tom O’Brien, Noel Fehily, Nick Scholfield, Richie Mclernon, Nico de Boinville, Daryl Jacob, jamie Moore and Sam Twiston-Davies,
Wolverhampton, 2:10pm – field-sizes are 11-7-11-5-11-9 and 10; the most-valuable race is an £11,500 handicap at 3:10pm; jockeys in action include Josephine Gordon, Adam Kirby, Phillip Makin, Oisin Murphy, Ben Curtis, Paul Hanagan, Jamie Spencer, Franny Norton, Tom Eaves, Stevie Donohoe and Robert Winston
Warwick, 2:20pm – there is a £30,000 4yo fillies’ handicap hurdle at 2:50pm and a £12,000 handicap chase at 3:25pm; field-sizes are 15-5-6-7-15-10 and 10; jockeys riding on the card include Richard Johnson, Wayne Hutchinso, Adrian Heskin, Liam Treadwell, Harry Skelton, Wayne Hutchinson, Aidan Coleman, Leighton Aspell, Danny Cook, Tom Scudamore, Sean Bowen, Brian Hughes and Gavin Sheehan
Chelmsford, 5:45pm – the meeting kicks off with an apprentice handicap, with the most-valuable contest being a £19,000 handicap at 6:15pm; field-sizes are 9-6-6-5-11-10 and 9; jockeys in action include Joe Fanning, Oisin Murphy, Luke Morris, Richard Kingscote, Pat Cosgrave, Martin Lane, William Buick, Josephine Gordon, Tom Queally, John Egan, Liam Keniry and Robert Winston
They also race at Hipo Chile (6:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Golden Gate Fields, 8:45pm, and Santa Anita, 9pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:20am)
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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
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 2 of the season
Thursday 30 March
Richmond v Collingwood, 8:20am, BT Sport 1
Friday 31 March
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans, 8:50am – Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, 2:45am – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Saturday 1 April
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, 5:35am – West Coast Eagles v Essendon, 5:40am – Brisbane Lions v Essendon, 7:25am – Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, 2:10am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – Melbourne v Carlton, 4:20am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning – Port Adelaide v Fremantle, 5:10am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Sunday 2 April
See Saturday’s late games
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BASEBALL
The Major League Season, which will run from April 2nd to October 1st
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA games today, with start times ranging from 00:30am on Friday to 3:30am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers, 1am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – on BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
NIT Championship – 1am and 3am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
The Indian Premier League (IPL) season begins on April 5th
The County Cricket seasons (Divisions 1 and 2) begin on April 7th
Thursday Mar 30
International T20 Match – West Indies v Pakistan, 5:30pm, Sky Sports 5
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
3 Days of de Panne – stage three, 118.5km starting and finishing in De Panne, in Belgium, 9am and 1pm, Eurosport 2
Tour de Taiwan – March 26-30
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde – March 28-30
Joe Martin Stage Race – March 30 to April 2
The Tour Of Thailand – April 1 to April 6
Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tour des Flandres – April 2nd
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco – April 3rd to 8th
From the track calendar:
Canadian Track Championships – March 31 to April 2
South African National Track Cycling Championships – April 3 to April 7
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Judgement Night on Thursday March 30th, from the Motorpoint Arena from Cardiff, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Jelle Klaasen
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis
Michael van Gerwen v Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
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FORMULA ONE
The second race of the 2017 Formula One season will be the Chinese Grand Prix, which is set to take place on Sunday April 9th
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 1 April
Allianz FL Division 4 round 7
Leitrim v Waterford, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 4.30pm
Connacht U21FC final
Sligo v Galway, Markievicz Park, 6pm
Allianz HL Division 1B relegation play-off
Laois v Kerry, O’Moore Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 2A final
Antrim v Carlow, Pairc Esler, 3pm
Allianz HL Division 2B final
Meath v Wicklow, Parnell Park, 5pm
Allianz HL Division 2B relegation play-off
Mayo v Roscommon, MacHale Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 3A final
Donegal v Tyrone, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, 2pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The next tournament is The Masters, the first Major of the season, played at the Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, April 6th to 9th
PGA Tour – Shell Houston Open, March 30th to April 2nd, at the GC of Houston, Humble, Texas, day one, 9pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – ANA Inspiration, at Rancho Mirage, California, March 30th to April 2nd, day one, 5pm and midnight, Sky Sports 4
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are nine games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from midnight to 2am on Friday – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
Montreal Canadiens v Florida Panthers, 12:30am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning – eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 30
Super League – Salford Red Devils v St Helens, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos, 10:05am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
The next Premiership fixtures are scheduled for April 7-9
The next Top 14 fixtures are scheduled for April 8-9
FRIDAY March 31
European Challenge Cup, quarter-final – Edinburgh v Atlantique Stade Rochelais, 8pm
British and Irish Cup, semi-final – Munster A v Ealing Trailfinders, 7:30pm
Super Rugby – Highlanders v Melbourne Rebels, 6:35am – (NB the Blues v Western Force and Chiefs v Bulls games are scheduled for 4:15am and 6:35am early on Saturday morning)
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SNOOKER
China Open, March 27 to April 2 – day four, Eurosport 1, 7am and 12:30pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2 – 6pm, Sky Sports 1, day nine, and at 2am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – on Sky Sports 1
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2 – 6pm, BT Sport 1, opening semi-final, and 2am on BT Sport 1, second semi-final, I.E. – late Thursday night/early Friday morning
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OTHER SPORT
Figure Skating World Championships – 5:30pm, Eurosport 1
Posted: 30th March 2017