FRIDAY 9th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
FRIDAY 9th JUNE 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
The FIFA U-20 World Cup runs from 20 May to 11 June, with the majority of the games live on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2
Friday June 9
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying – Andorra v Hungary, 7:45pm (Sky Sports Red Button) – Belarus v Bulgaria, 7:45pm (Sky Sports Red Button) – Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece, 7:45pm (Sky Sports Red Button) – Estonia v Belgium, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 3 – Faroe Islands v Switzerland, 7:45pm (Sky Sports 5) – Gibraltar v Cyprus, 7:45pm (Sky Sports Red Button) – Latvia v Portugal, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5 – Netherlands v Luxembourg, 7:45pm (Sky Sports Red Button) – Sweden v France, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Internationals – Brazil v Argentina, 11:05am – Russia v Chile, 5pm
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HORSERACING
The Friday line-up is:
Wolverhampton, 2pm –
Carlisle, 2:10pm –
Brighton, 2:20pm –
Clonmel, 5:15pm – A seven-race jumps card
Stratford, 5:30pm – a hunter chase card that features the £25,000 Foxhunter Chaampion Hunters’ Chase (the 59th running of the race)
Goodwood, 5:55pm –
Haydock, 6:15pm – with a £37,000 Listed Race on the card
They also race in France at (:pm),; later in shops it is **, 5:55pm, in the USA and **, 6:30pm, in Chile
At Belmont Park in the USA, there are the Grade 3 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational Stakes (10:46pm, in which Hugo Palmer runs Wall Of Fire and Willie Mullins runs Clondaw Warrior and Wicklow Brave) and the Grade 3 Bed O’Roses Invitational Stakes (11:18pm)
The Turf TV USA line-up is: **, 6:05pm, **, 6:10pm, **, 6:40pm, **, 7:05pm and **, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is **** (**:**am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Friday line-up is as follows:
10:31am – KINSLEY
10:38am – SWINDON
2:08am – HOVE
2:18am – MONMORE
6:28pm –
6:33pm –
6:39pm –
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Third Round meeting at Towcester on June 17th; the second round takes place on Fri/Sat, June 9/10
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 12 of the season
Friday 09 June
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, 10:20am, BT Sport 1
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 7:20pm on Friday to 3:15am on Saturday morning – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Live games:
Colorado Rockies v Chicago Cubs, 7:15pm, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
The NBA Finals schedule is as follows:
Game 1 was played at 2am on Friday – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (91-123)
Game 2 was played at 2am on Sunday – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning – and was won by Golden State Warriors (113-132)
Game 3 was played at 2am on Wednesday – i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning – and was won by ****
Game 4: Friday June 9th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Fri night/early Sat morning
Game 5 (if required): Monday June 12th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 2am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morning
Game 6 (if required): Thursday June 15th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morning
Game 7 (if required): Sunday June 18th – Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morning
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
The 2017 European Championships run from June 14-26, from Kharkiv in the Ukraine
This week’s fights include:
Lee Haskins (the holder) v Ryan Burnett for the IBF bantamweight title (in Belfast)
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CRICKET
Friday June 9
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – New Zealand v Bangladesh, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
One-Day International – West Indies v Afghanistan, 7:30pm
County Championship Division 1 – three games, all at 11am (4-day games)
County Championship Division 2 – four games, all at 11am (4-day games)
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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
Criterium du Dauphine, Stage six (of eight), a 147.5km route from Parc des Oiseaux to La Motte-Servolex, in France, Eurosport 2
The Tour de France runs from July 1st to July 23rd; it begins in Dusseldorf, Germany, before 1making its way through Belgium to France
From the track calendar:
National Track Championship – Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, June 7-11
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DARTS
Next up:
European Tour 6, from Frankfurt, Germany, June 09-11
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FORMULA ONE
The next race in the 2017 Formula One season is the Canadian Grand Prix, June 9-11
First practice – 2:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Second practice – 6:55pm, eir Sport 1
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 10 June
Leinster SHC semi-final
Wexford v Kilkenny, Wexford Park, 7pm – Sky Sports
Munster SFC semi-final
Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Rinn, 5pm – RTE
Christy Ring Cup final
Carlow v Antrim, Croke Park, 5pm
Nicky Rackard Cup final
Armagh v Derry, Croke Park, 3pm
Lory Meagher Cup final
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Croke Park, 1pm
Munster JFC semi-final
Kerry v Limerick, Fitzgerald Stadium/Cusack Park, 5pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Lyoness Open, Austria, June 8-11, day two, 10am and 2pm, Sky Sports 4
USPGA Tour – The FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, USA, June 8-11, day two, 9pm, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Manulife LPGA Classic, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Canada, June 8-11, day two
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Principal Charity Classic, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, IA, USA, June 09-11
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the European Tour Properties Senior Classic, Linna GC, Finland, June 21-23
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
The Stanley Cup best-of-seven finals series began on Monday May 29th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins
The series was tied 2-2 after four games
Game 5: Thursday June 8th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morn
Game 6: Sunday June 11th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Sun night/early Mon morn
Game 7 (if required): Wednesday June 14th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morn
Live:
As above
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Friday 09 June
Super League – Salford Red Devils v Hull FC, 8pm, Sky Sports 2/Mix – St Helens v Widnes Vikings, 8pm
NRL – Manly Sea Eagles v Newcastle, 9am, eir Sport 2 – Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Roosters, 10:50am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
Friday 09 June
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Chiefs, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
Saturday 10 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Crusaders v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
Internationals – Australia v Fiji, 6am, Sky Sports 1 – Japan v Romania, 6:40am – Italy v Scotland, midday – South Africa v France, 4pm, Sky Sports 3 – Argentina v England, 8:15pm – Canada v Georgia, 10pm – USA v Ireland, 10pm
Tuesday 13 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Highlanders v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
Next:
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
The French Open from Roland Garros, Paris, France, runs from Sun May 28 to Sun June 11 – today’s action is live on ITV4, 11:30am, Eurosport 1 at 11:30am and 3pm, 11:45am on eir Sport 1, and at 1pm on Eurosport 2
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OTHER SPORT
PSA Squash – Women’s and men’s semi-finals from Dubai World Series, 7pm, BT Sport 1
MotoGP Catalunya – FP1, 8am, BT Sport 2 – FP2, midday, BT Sport 2
NCAA Championship – Women’s College Softball, 1:30am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Friday night/early Saturday morning
Posted: 8th June 2017