THURSDAY 6th JULY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day
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FOOTBALL
Thursday July 6th
UEFA European U-19 Championship (Group B):
England v Netherlands , 2:30pm, Eurosport 2
Germany v Bulgaria , 5pm, Eurosport 1
Europa League Qualifying, second legs – There are 48 games taking place with kick-off times of 3pm, 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:45pm, 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 7:45pm, 8pm and 9pm, including Trakai v St Johnstone, 5pm (2-1 from first leg) – FK Liepaja v Crusaders, 5:45pm (1-3) –Ballymena Utd v Odd Grenland, 7:45pm (0-3) –Coleraine v Haugesund, 7:45pm (0-7) –Cork City v FC Levadia Tallin, 7:45pm (2-0) –Derry City v FC Midthyland, 7:45pm (1-6) and Shamrock Rovers v UMF Stjarnan, 8pm (1-0), live on eir Sport 1
MLS –
Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union , 1:30am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
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HORSERACING
The Thursday line-up is :
Yarmouth , 1:50pm – field-sizes are 8-6-9-10-11-6 and 7; jockeys in action include Gerald Mosse, Josephine Gordon, Tom Queally, Luke Morris, Martin Harley, Andrea Atzeni and Martin Lane; the card closes with a “hands and heels” race for apprentice riders
Haydock , 2pm – the most valuable races are an £11,000 fillies’ novice stakes at 3:30pm and a £10,000 handicap at 4:30pm; the card closes with a handicap for apprentice riders; field-sizes are 8-13-14-8-11-6 and 13; jockeys in action include PJ McDonald, Pat Cosgrave, Paul Hanagan, Jamie Spencer, Richard Kingscote, Ben Curtis, Kevin Stott, Franny Norton, Graham Lee, David Allan, Sean Levey, Tom Eaves, Phillip Makin, Danny Tudhope and James Sullivan
Perth , 2:10pm – with a £14,000 feature, a handicap chase, at 4:10pm; runners from Ireland on the card are: Stuart Crawford’s Airdrigh (2:10pm, Tom O’Brien) and A Touch Of Sparkle (2:10pm, Richard Johnson), Patrick Griffin’s Aminabad (3:10pm, Adam Short), Gordon Elliott’s Urtheoneiwant (3:10pm, Richard Johnson), Gordon Elliott’s Broughtons Star (3:40pm, Richard Johnson), Stuart Crawford’s Novo Dawn (3:40pm, Tom O’Brien), Stuart Crawford’s Another Day Done (5:10pm, Tom O’Brien) and Arizona Bound (5:10pm, Richard Johnson)
Bellewstown , 5:05pm – A eight-race mixed card (five flat races, three hurdle contests), including the €20,000 Indaver Ireland Handicap (6:05pm); field-sizes are 8-15 (plus 3 reserves)-8-16 (plus 3 reserves)-10-15-8 and 16 (plus 3 reserves) as the three-day July Festival gets under way; jockeys in action include Colm O’Donoghue, Paudie Beggy, Colin Keane, Gary Carroll, Declan McDonogh, Leigh Roche, Niall McCullagh, Robbie Dunne, Paul Townend, Andrew Lynch, Robbie Power, Jonathan Moore, Davy Russell, Mark Enright and JJ Slevin
Tipperary , 5:45pm – An eight-race mixed card, including the Listed Coolmore Pride Of Dubai Tipperary Stakes (6:50pm, €47,500) and the Grade 3 Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (7:20pm, €62,500); jockeys in action include Pat Smullen, Seamie Heffernan, Wayne Lordan, Shane Foley, Kevin Manning, Billy Lee, Chris Hayes, Ruby Walsh, Sean Flanagan, David Mullins, Jody McGarvey, Mark Walsh, Johnny Burke, Rachael Blackmore and Danny Mullins
Newbury , 5:55pm – the card starts with a handicap for apprentice riders; the most-valuable race is a £15,000 handicap (7:30pm); field-sizes are 11-16-8-9-12-16 and 10; jockeys riding on the card include Ryan Moore, Jim Crowley, Oisin Murphy, Harry Bentley, Fran Berry, Stevie Donohoe, Adam Kirby, Liam Keniry, Martin Dwyer, Tom Marquand, Pat Cosgrave, John Egan, Sean Levey, Shane Kelly and Silvestre de Sousa
Epsom , 6:10pm – the most-valuable race is a 6f3y handicap at 7:15pm; field-sizes are 6-11-9-11-8 and 10; jockeys in action include Joe Fanning, Timmy Murphy, Pat Dobbs, Jason Hart, Robert Winston, Kieran Shoemark, Kieran O’Neill, Adam Beschizza, Jack Mitchell, Eddy Greatrex, Charlie Bishop, Martin Lane, Rob Hornby, Trevor Whelan, Robert Winston, Louis Steward and William Carson
Later in shops it is Finger Lakes, 5:55pm, in the USA and Hipo Chile, 7:15pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, and Gulfstream, 6:16pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:45am)
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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 16 of the season, next games:
Friday 7 July
Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs, 10:20am
Saturday 8 July
Hawthorn v GWS Giants , 4:45am – Collinwood v Essendon, 5:10am –Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, 7:35am –Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats,10:25am – St Kildea v Richmond, 10:25am
Sunday 9 July
North Melbourne v Freemantle , 4:10am – Carlton v Melbourne, 6:20am –West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, 5:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 12 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:10pm on Thursday to 3:10am on Friday morning – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Live games:
San Francisco Giants @ Detroit Tigers , 6:10pm, BT Sport ESPN
Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays , midnight on Thursday, BT Sport 1
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – h ttp://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Big fights coming up
Saturday July 8
Two unbeaten UK prospects Josh Taylor v Ohara Davies go head to head in the Braehead Arena in Glasgow
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CRICKET
Thursday July 6
ICC Women’s World Cup – New Zealand v West Indies, 10:30am
International Test Match – England v South Africa; coverage of the opening day’s play from 10am on Sky Sports 2
One-Day International Series – West Indies v India live Sky Sports 3 from 2:55pm
International Test Match – England v South Africa, 11am, Sky Sports 2, day one
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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
The blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd; stage six, a flat 216km journey from Vesoul to Troyes
Live coverage:
Coverage of stage six: 11am, ITV4; 11am, Eurosport 1 and 1:10pm on TG4
From the track calendar:
Russian National Track Championships Junior & U23 – July 4-9
6 Giorni delle Rose – Fiorenzuola 2017 – July 6-11
Japan Track Cup I – July 7
Iranian National Championships – July 8-17
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DARTS
Next up:
The Shanghai Darts Masters, Pullman Hotel, Shanghai, July 6-7; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 race is the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 8 July
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2B
Westmeath v Armagh , TEG Cusack Park, 7pm
Wexford v Monaghan , Innovate Wexford Park, 3pm
Carlow v Leitrim , Netwatch Dr Cullen Park, 3pm
Cavan v Tipperary , Kingspan Breffni Park, 2pm
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 3A
Meath v Donegal , Pairc Tailteann, 6pm
Clare v Mayo , Cusack Park, 5pm – live on RTE
All-Ireland SHC Qualifier Round 2
Tipperary v Dublin , Semple Stadium, 5pm
Waterford v Kilkenny , Semple Stadium, 7pm – live on Sky Sports
Sunday 9 July
Munster SHC final
Clare v Cork , Semple Stadium, 4pm – live on RTE
Connacht SFC final
Galway v Roscommon , Pearse Stadium, 2pm – live on RTE
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (Hosted by the Rory Foundation), Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland, July 6-9 – Coverage of day one 10:30am RTE2/Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 4
USPGA Tour – The Greenbrier Classic, The Old White Course, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA, July 6-9 – live coverage of day one 8:00pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, Thornberry Creek, USA, July 6-9
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), is the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, Caves Valley Golf Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, July 13-16
On the European Seniors Tour, it is the Swiss Seniors Open , at Golf Club Bad Ragaz, July 7-9, in which Nick Faldo is set to play
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HOCKEY
No key games scheduled today
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ICE HOCKEY
No key games scheduled today
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RUGBY LEAGUE :
Thursday 6 July
Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Castleford Tigers, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
Friday 7 July
Super League – Huddersfield Giants v Widnes Vikings, 8pm –St Helens v Hull FC, 8pm – Warrington Wolves v Leigh Centurions, 8pm
NRL – Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 7 July
Super Rugby – Reds v Brumbies, 10:45am, and Western Force v Melbourne Rebels, 12:55pm
Saturday 8 July
Lions Tour – Third and final Test – New Zealand v The Lions, 8:35am
Super Rugby – Waratahs v Los Jaguares, 10:45am,Bulls v Southern Kings, 4:15pm, and Stormers v Sunwolves, 6:30pm
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SNOOKER
Next:
The World Cup taking place in China – July 3-9
Coverage of Day four, 6am and 12:30pm Eurosport 2
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TENNIS
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass; coverage of day four on BBC2 from 11:30pm, BBC1 from 1:45pm. Eir Sport 1- 11:30am
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OTHER SPORT
Netball Super Club – coverage of a tournament featuring teams around the world is live on Sky Sports Mix from 6am
Athletics: Diamond League – The Athletissima, from the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland7pm, Eurosport 2
Canadian Football League – BC Lions @ Montreal Alouettes, 12:30am, BT Sport ESPN – I.E. LATE Thursday night/early Friday morning
Posted: 6th July 2017