TUESDAY 14TH MARCH
TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2017
IT’S DAY ONE OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2017!!
————————————————————–
NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
————————————————————–
FOOTBALL
Tuesday March 14
Champions League, Round of 16, second leg – Juventus (2) v FC Porto (0), 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1, and Leicester City (1) v Sevilla (2), 7:45pm, BT Sport 2and TV3
German Cup, quarter-final – Sportfreunde Lotte v Borussia Dortmund, 5:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Championship – Brentford v Wolves, 7:45pm and Fulham v Blackburn, 7:45pm
League One – 11 games, all at 7:45pm
League Two – 11 games, all at 7:45pm
FA Trophy semi-final – York City v Lincoln, 7:45pm
Scottish League One – Brechin City v Airdrieonians, 7:45pm
Scottish League Two – Cowdenbeath v Elgin City, 7:45pm
National League – four games, all at 7:45pm
National League North – Stalybridge v Bradford PA, 7:45pm
National League South – Weston-S-Mare v Bath City, 7:45pm
FA Youth Cup semi-final, first leg – Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea, 7:15pm, ITV4
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final, first leg – Chelsea U18 v Tottenham Hotspur U18, 7:15pm, ITV4
————————————————————–
HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Southwell, 1:10pm – a flat card on the all-weather track; field-sizes are 6-7-9-10-10-8 and 8; jockeys in action include Paul Mulrennan, Joe Fanning, Luke Morris, Phillip Makin, Josephine Gordon, Jamie Spencer, Rossa Ryan, Tony Hamilton, Danny Tudhope, Tom Queally, John Egan, Hollie Doyle, Silvestre de Sousa, James Sulivan, Kieran O’Neill and Franny Norton; the final race on the card is one for apprentices
Sedgefield, 1:20pm – field-sizes are 8-7-5-7-5-5 and 10; runners from Ireland are: Newstart (1:20pm) and Who’s For Tea (5:10pm) for Shark Hanlon, Indy Island (2:35pm) and M Seven Seven Gus (5:10pm) for Stuart Crawford, and Highland Fling for Gavin Cromwell (3:55pm); jockeys in action on the card include Brian Hayes, Bridget Andrews, Jonathan England, Craig Nichol, Will Kennedy, Jake Greenall, Shane Shortall, Breen Kane, Jan Faltejsek, Finian O’Toole, Ryan Day and Kieron Edgar
Cheltenham, 1:30pm – Day one of the fantastic four-day Festival; the seven-race card on day one is made up of the Grade 1 Sky Bet Supreme Novice Hurdle, the Grade 1 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, the Grade 3 Ultima Handicap Chase, the Grade 1 Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy, the Grade 1 OLBG Mares’ Hurdle, the Grade 2 JT McNamara National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders Novice Chase and the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap – The meeting will be broadcast live into shops, on Racing UK, on ITV, UTV and on TV3 (and there will be a highlights show on 3e at 7pm)
Wolverhampton, 5:45pm – field-sizes are 8-7-12-9-9-6 and 7; the card starts with an apprentice race; jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Timmy Murphy, Nicky Mackay, Jamie Spencer, Joe Fanning, Stevie Donohoe, Jamie Spencer, Richard Kingscote, Josephine Gordon, Oisin Murphy, Ted Durcan, Tom Marquand, Adam Kirby, Shane Gray, David Probert and Andrew Mullen
They also race Germany at Dortmund (4pm) and at Concepcion, 9pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Mahoning Valley, 4:45pm, Sam Houston Race Park, 5:05pm, Louisiana Downs, 6pm, Will Rogers Downs, 6:05pm, Sunland Park, 7:30pm, and Turf Paradise, 8:25pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (10:25am)
————————————————————–
GREYHOUNDS
The Tuesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – NOTTINGHAM
11:11am – PERRY BARR
2:22pm – CRAYFORD
2:28pm – SUNDERLAND
6:28pm – NEWCASTLE
6:33pm – KINSLEY
6:39pm – SHEFFIELD
6:58pm – TRALEE
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby on Thursday March 16th at Monmore
————————————————————–
BASKETBALL
There are five NBA games today, with start times ranging from 11:30pm on Tuesday to 3:30am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks, 11:30pm, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
There is live action scheduled (the “First Four” stage) for 10:30pm on BT Sport ESPN and at 1am on the same channel – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
—————————————————————
BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Friday March 17 (York Hall, Bethnal Green, 10pm, Sky Sports 1/Mix) – Reece Bellotti v Dai Davies, 10 Rounds Featherweight and Craig Richards v Alan Higgins, 10 Rounds Super-Middleweight
————————————————————–
CRICKET
Tuesday March 14
Plunket Shield 2016/2017 – Auckland v Northern Districts, 9:30pm – Central Districts v Wellington, 9:30pm – Canterbury v Otago Volts, 9:30pm
ODI Series in India 2017 – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am, i.e. late Tues night/early Weds morning
TEST Series 2017 – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 4:30am, i.e. late Tues night/early Weds morning
————————————————————–
CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tirreno-Adriatico, stage seven, a 10.1km journey individual time-trial starting and finishing in San Benedetto in Italy, 1:15pm, Eurosport 1
Tour du Cameroun – March 11-19
From the track calendar:
Six Day Finale, Mallorca, March 17
Belgian International Track Meeting, March 17-18
China Track Cup, March 18-19
African Track Championships, March 20-24
————————————————————–
DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week seven on Thursday March 16th, from Rotterdam, Netherlands, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
James Wade v Jelle Klaasen
Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall
Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
————————————————————–
FORMULA ONE
The first race of the 2017 season will be the Australian Grand Prix, March 23rd to March 26th, The F1 Champion of 2016 was Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who retired from the sport on Friday Dec 02, 2016
—————————————————————
GAA
Next games:
Wednesday 15 March
Leinster U21FC semi-final
Offaly v Laois, Dr Cullen Park, 7:30pm
Munster U21FC semi-finals
Waterford v Kerry, Fraher Field, 7.30pm
Cork v Limerick, Pairc Ui Rinn, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC quarter-finals
Tyrone v Donegal, Healy Park, 8pm
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 8pm
Armagh v Down, Athletic Grounds, 8pm
Monaghan v Derry, Inniskeen, 8pm
————————————————————–
GOLF
On the PGA Tour, the next tournament is the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Presented by Mastercard), Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida, March 16-19
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Bank Of Hope Founders Cup, Phoenix, Arizona, March 16-19
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Tuscon Conquistadores Classic, Tuscon, USA, Mar 17-19
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters (presented by Shurooq), Mar 16-18
————————————————————–
ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are nine games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 11:30pm on Tuesday to 3:30am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadiens, 11:30pm, eir Sport 2
Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose Sharks, 2:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Weds morning
—————————————————————–
RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 16
Super League – Leigh Centurions v Warrington Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Roar, 9:05am
————————————————————–
RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 17
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Blues, 6:35pm, Sky Sports 3 – Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 3 – Bulls v Sunwolves, 5pm, Sky Sports 2
Six Nations Under-20 Championship – Ireland U20 v England U20, 6pm – France U20 v Wales, 8pm – Scotland U20 v Italy U20, 8:30pm
Women’s Six Nations – Scotland Women v Italy Women, 6:20pm – Ireland Women v England Women, 8pm
Championship – Bedford v London Welsh, 7:45pm
————————————————————–
SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
————————————————————–
TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 9-19 – live coverage on Sky Sports 3 from 6pm
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 8-19 – live action on BT Sport 1 at 6pm
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
————————————————————–
OTHER SPORT
Snowboarding – midday, Eurosport 2
Ski Jumping – 3:30pm, Eurosport 2
