Tuesday 05 December 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Tuesday 05 December 2017
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FOOTBALL
Tuesday Dec 5
Champions League – Eight games at 7:45pm including Celtic v Anderlecht, live on eir Sport 1 and BT Sport ESPN, Chelsea v Atletico Madrid, live on eir Sport 2 and BT Sport 3, and Manchester United v CSKA Moscow, live on TV3 and BT Sport 2
EFL Trophy – Two games at 7pm – Two games at 7:30pm and six games at 7:45pm
National League North – Nantwich Town v Stourbridge, 7:45pm
National League South – Oxford City v Truro City, 7:45pm
UEFA Youth League – Chelsea U19s v Atletico Madrid U19s, 3pm, BT Sport 3
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Southwell, 12:20pm – A National Hunt card that has field-sizes of 6-7-5-13-14-12 and 9; the final race is a bumper for conditional jockeys and amateur riders; the 12:50pm race (a novices limited handicap chase) is worth £17,000; jockeys in action on the card include Richard Johnson, Brian Hughes, Danny Cook, Jamie Moore, Johnny Burke, Nico de Boinville, David Bass, Adrian Heskin, Aidan Coleman, Noel Fehily, Harry Skelton, Richie McLernon, Robbie Dunne and Wayne Hutchinson
Wolverhampton, 12:40pm – An eight-race card consisting of four handicaps (one of them for apprentices), two divisions of the 2yo 7f fillies’ novice stakes race, a claimer and a 3-5yo maiden; field-sizes are 8-10-11-11-10-10-13 and 8; jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Richard Kingscote, Joe Fanning, Tom Eaves, PJ McDonald, Luke Morris, David Probert, Martin Harley, Rob Havlin, Shane Kelly, Dougie Costello, Timmy Murphy, Martin Dwyer (and more)
Lingfield, 1pm –A six-race card that starts with a bumper on the all-weather surface and is then followed by five races on turf – a 2-mile novices’ hurdle, a 2m7.5f handicap chase, a 2-mile handicap hurdle, a 2m4f Veterans’ Chase (which is worth £12,000) and a 2m3.5f handicap hurdle; jockeys in action include Tom Scudamore, Tom O’Brien, Josh Moore, Leighton Aspell, Gavin Sheehan, Andrew Thornton, Daryl Jacob, James Bowen, Paddy Brennan, Tom Cannon, Harry Cobden and Liam Treadwell
They also race in France at Deauville (10:55am); later in the shops it is Philadelphia (5:25pm) in the USA and Concepcion in Chile (8pm)
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Zia Park, 7:10pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm, and Portland Meadows, 8pm
The South African meetings are Kenilworth (10:15am) and Turffontein (2:55pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Tuesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – NOTTINGHAM
11:11am – PERRY BARR
2:08pm – CRAYFORD
2:18pm – SUNDERLAND
6:28pm – NEWCASTLE
6:33pm – KINSLEY
6:39pm – SHEFFIELD
6:58pm – TRALEE
The next live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – will be the Coral Essex Vase meeting at Romford on Wednesday December 06th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 14
Thursday December 7 – New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday December 10 – Eight games at 6pm, three at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday December 11 – New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins , 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are three NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times of 12:30am, 1am and 3am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live:
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 1am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gonzaga Bulldogs v Villanova Wildcats, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Connecticut Huskies v Syracuse Orange, 2:30am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Saturday Dec 9
Vasyl Lomachenko V Guillermo Rigondeaux – WBO Super Featherweight Title fight from Madison Square Gardens in New York. The often avoided Rigondeaux steps up two weight divisions to face Ukrainian Lomachenko. The two fighters are regarded as two of the best amateur fighters in boxing history; both are the proud holders of two Olympic gold medals from their amateur careers.
UK card from the Copper Box, London – James DeGale v Caleb Traux and Lee Selby v Eduardo Ramirez
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CRICKET
TEST Series (Day 5, final day) – Australia v England, 3:30am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, BT Sport 1 (it is a day/night game)
TEST Series (Day 5, final day) – India v Sri Lanka, 4am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
One Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 6am
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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, follow all of the action on Sky Sports Darts
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 9 December
All-Ireland club JFC quarter-final
Dunedin Connollys (Britain) v Naomh Colmcille (Donegal), Granton Road, Edinburgh, 1pm
Sunday 10 December
All-Ireland club SFC quarter-final
Fulham Irish (Britain) v Corofin (Galway), Ruislip, 1pm
Leinster club SFC final
Moorefield (Kildare) v St Loman’s (Westmeath), O’Moore Park, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – QBE Shootout, Tiburon Golf Club, USA, Dec 8-10
PGA European Tour – Joburg Open, Randpark Golf Club, South Africa, Dec 7-10
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 is the MCB Tour Championship, Mauritius, Dec 8-10
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ICE HOCKEY
There are 10 NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from midnight on Tuesday to 3am – late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live:
New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 12:30am, eir Sport 2 – late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Thursday 7 December
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 2: Stade Toulouse v Olympique Lyon, 7:45pm
Friday 8 December
European Rugby Champions Cup – Pool 3: Glasgow v Montpellier, 7:45pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Pool 1: Dragons v Enisei-STM, 7:30pm – Pool 3: SU Agen v Section Paloise, 7pm – Pool 4: Stade Francais v Krasny Yar, 7pm
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SNOOKER
The Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10 – BBC Two, 1pm, and Eurosport 1 at 1pm and 6:45pm
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TENNIS
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
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OTHER SPORT
Mosconi Cup Pool – the second opening day of pool’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup, 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action
Men’s Hockey World League Final – Argentina v Spain, midday, and Belgium v Netherlands, 2pm, both games on BT Sport 2
Posted: 5th December 2017