TUESDAY 11th APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
TUESDAY 11 APRIL 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Tuesday April 11
Champions League, quarter-finals, first legs – Borussia Dortmund v Monaco, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1, and Juventus v Barcelona, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2 and TV3
Scottish Championship – Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic, 7:45, and Greenock Morton v St Mirren, 7:45pm
National League – Lincoln v Chester, 7:45pm – Macclesfield v Maidstone, 7:45pm – Tranmere v Forest Green, 7:45pm
National League South – Stalybridge Celtic v Kidderminster Harriers, 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Lingfield Park, 2pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 12-6-7-7-11-10-10 and 9; jockeys include Frankie Dettori, Jim Crowley, Adam Kirby, Andrea Atzeni, Pat Cosgrave, Jamie Spencer, Luke Morris, Oisin Murphy, Josephine Gordon, David Probert, Tony Hamilton and John Egan; the 5pm and 5:30pm races are for apprentices
Pontefract, 2:10pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 15-7-10-12-14-11-14 and 13 (which is an apprentice handicap); there’s a £25,000 handicap at 4:10pm, with a £15,000 Plus10 Bonus maiden at 2:40pm and a £12,000 sprint handicap at 3:10pm; jockeys riding on the card include Silvestre de Sousa, William Buick, PJ McDonald, Dane O’Neill, Richard Kingscote, Phillip Makin, Paul Hanagan, Andrew Mullen, Fran Berry, David Allan, Franny Norton, Dougie Costello, Tom Marquand and Graham Lee; the final race is an apprentice race; the 3:40pm race is named after 4-time Pontefract winner Jamaican Flight (who won 20 races in total) and is run over nearly two-and-a-quarter miles
Exeter, 2:20pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 9-7-8-7-12-12-13 and 10; there are £10,000 races at 2:50pm and 3:20pm; jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Nick Scholfield, Tom Scudamore, Tom O’Brien, Aidan Coleman, Jerry McGrath, Adrian Heskin, Gavin Sheehan, Noel Fehily, Nico de Boinville, Jamie Moore, Paddy Brennan, Daryl Jacob and Sam Twiston-Davies; the final race is a hunters’ chase
Tipperary, 4:45pm – seven races, with field-sizes of 8-8-5-11-11-15 and 14; the most-valuable race is a €15,000 maiden at 5:15pm; jockeys riding on the card include Pat Smullen, Billy Lee, Chris Hayes, Shane Foley, Seamie Heffernan, Declan McDonogh, Kevin Manning, Colin Keane, Billy Lee, Wayne Lordan and Colm O’Donoghue; the penultimate race (at 7:15pm) is for apprentice riders
They also race in France at Saint-Cloud at (11:40am); later in the shops, it is Philadelphia (5:55pm) in the USA and Concepcion (8pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Will Rogers Downs, 7:05pm, Sunland Park, 8:30pm, and Turf Paradise, 9:25pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (12:10pm)
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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 meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Next games:
Round 4 of the season
Thursday 13 April
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, 11:10am
Friday 14 April
North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, 7:20am
Saturday 15 April
Melbourne v Fremantle, 4:45am – GWS Giants v Port Adelaide, 7:35am – Carlton v Gold Coast Suns, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Essendon, 10:40am
Sunday 16 April
Collingwood v St Kilda, 6:20am – Brisbane Lions v Richmond, 7:40am
Monday 17 April
Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, 6:20am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it and runs to October 1st
There are 11 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 9:10pm on Tuesday to 3:15am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians, 9pm, BT Sport ESPN
St Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals, midnight on Tuesday, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
There are five NBA games today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3:30am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Charlotte Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks, 12:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
In the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday night, among the fights taking place are Ricky Burns v Julius Indongo, a WBA and IBF World super-lightweight title fight
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CRICKET
Tuesday April 11
IPL – Rising Pune Supergiants v Delhi Daredevils, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2
One Day International Match – West Indies v Pakistan, 2:30pm, Sky Sports 1
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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 Paris-Camembert – April 11
From the track calendar:
UCI Track World Championships – April 12-16
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 11 on Thursday 13 April, from the Echo Arena, Liverpool, with the line-up (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm) being:
Gary Anderson v Dave Chisnall
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Peter Wright v Gary Anderson
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Bahrain Grand Prix, in Sakhir, which is set to take place on Sunday April 14-16
After this it is the Russian Grand Prix, in Sochi, April 28-30
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 15 April
All-Ireland U21FC semi-finals
Galway v Kerry, Cusack Park, Ennis, 4:30pm – Live on TG4
Dublin v Derry or Donegal, Athletic Grounds or Breffni Park, 2:30pm – Live on TG4
Sunday 16 April
Allianz HL Division 1 semi-finals
Tipperary v Wexford, Nowlan Park, 4pm – TG4
Limerick v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 2pm – TG4
Ulster SHC final
Armagh v Antrim, Owenbeg, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC Shield final
Tyrone v Derry, Athletic Grounds, 2:30pm
Ulster SHC relegation play-off
Down v Donegal, Owenbeg, 12:30pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The next tournament is Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Morocco, April 13-16
USPGA Tour – The next tournament is the RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, USA, April 13-16
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12th to 15th; the defending champion is Minjee Lee
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia, April 14th to 16th
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 five play-off games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3:30am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
There is live coverage of a play-off game at midnight on eir Sport 2
There is live coverage of a play-off game at 3am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE
There is a game live on eir Sport 2 at 6pm
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Wednesday April 12
Super League – Huddersfield Giants v Catalans Dragons, 8pm
Thursday April 13
Super League – Widnes Vikings v Warrington Wolves, 8pm
Friday April 14
Super League – Wigan Warriors v St Helens, 12:15pm – Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity, 2:30pm – Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos, 3pm – Salford Red Devils v Leigh Centurions, 3pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7am – Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters, 9am – Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans, 10:50am
Championship – six games between 12:30pm and 8pm
Saturday April 15
NRL – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm, 6am – Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors, 8:30am – St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:30am
Sunday April 16
NRL – Penrith Panthers v Corulla Sutherland Sharks, 7am
Monday April 17
There are six games in Super League
NRL – Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers, 7am
The next round of Challenge Cup matches in England are scheduled for April 21-23
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY April 14
Premiership – Harlequins v Exeter, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Pro12 – Glasgow v Zebre, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Sunwolves, 8:35am
SATURDAY April 15
Premiership – Gloucester v Sale Sharks, 3pm – Leicester v Newcastle, 3pm, BT Sport 2 – Worcester v Bath, 3pm, BT Sport 2
Pro 12 – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, 2:45pm – Munster v Ulster, 3pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets, 5:15pm – Benetton Treviso v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Connacht v Leinster, 7:35pm
Top 14 – (all at 5:30pm), seven matches
Super Rugby – Red v Southern Kings, 6:05am – Blues v Hurricanes, 8:35am – Melbourne Rebels v Brumbies, 10:45am – Cheetahs v Chiefs, 2:05pm – Stormers v Lions, 4:15pm – Bulls v Los Jaguares, 6:30pm
Championship (England) – five games (all at 3pm)
SUNDAY April 16
Premiership – Bristol v Wasps, 3pm, and Northampton v Saracens, 3pm, BT Sport 1
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SNOOKER
April 5th to 12th – Betfred World Championship Qualifiers, Sheffield, England
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, Texas, April 10th to 16th
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 16th to 23rd
ATP – Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain, April 24th to 30th
WTA – Claro Open Solsanitas – Bogota, Colombia, April 10th to 15th, day two, 4:30pm, BT Sport 1
WTA – Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Biel, Switzerland, April 10th to 16th, day two, 10am, BT Sport 2
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OTHER SPORT
Posted: 11th April 2017