TUESDAY 21ST MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Euro Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Tuesday March 21
League One – Coventry City v Port Vale, 7:45pm – Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 – Rochdale v Millwall, 7:45pm
League Two – Morecambe v Accrington Stanley, 7:45pm – Newport County v Luton Town, 7:45pm
Scottish League One – Albion Rovers v East Fife, 7:45pm – Brechin City v Alloa Athletic, 7:45pm – Livingston v Stenhousemuir, 7:45pm
Scottish League Two – Clyde v Cowdenbeath, 7:45pm
National League – 11 games, all at 7:45pm
National League North – eight games, all at 7:45pm
National League South – seven games, all at 7:45pm
Northern Irish Premiership – Ballymena United v Coleraine, 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Clonmel, 1:55pm – field-sizes: 9-7-9-9-5-13-8; most-valuable race: 4:05pm, €17,500 Suir Valley Chase; jockeys in action on the card include: Ruby Walsh, Paul Townend, Robbie Power, Jack Kennedy, Jody McGarvey,Andrew Lynch, David Mullins, Phillip Enright, Denis O’Regan and Jamie Codd
Exeter, 2pm – field-sizes: 8-9-14-3-8-13-14; most-valuable race: 3:40pm, £11,000 Higos Insurance Novices’ Chase; jockeys riding on the card include Richard Johnson, Sam Twiston-Davies, Tom Scudamore, Tom O’Brien, Daryl Jacob, Noel Fehily, Adrian Heskin, David Bass, Nick Scholfield and Nico de Boinville
Southwell, 2:10pm – field-sizes: 5-8-6-5-8-10-11; most-valuable race: 4:25pm, £20,000 7f handicap; jockeys riding on the card include: Silvestre de Sousa, Ted Durcan, Joe Fanning, Tom Eaves, Paul Mulrennan, Phillip Makin, Danny Tudhope, Joe Fanning, Luke Morris, Connor Beasley, Timmy Murphy, Andrew Mullen, Kieran O’Neill and Oisin Murphy; the final race on the card is for apprentices
Wetherby, 2:20pm – field-sizes: 8-4-13-12-11-10-14; most-valuable races: £10,000 novices’ chase, 2:50pm, and £10,000 handicap chase at 4pm; jockeys riding on the card include: Danny Cook, Henry Brooke, Josh Moore, Aidan Coleman, Brian Hughes, Brian Harding, Sean Bowen and Will Kennedy
They also race at Chantilly in France (11:40am); later in the shops, it is Philadelphia Park, 4:55pm, in the USA, and Concepcion, 8:30pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Mahoning Valley, 4:45pm, Louisiana Downs, 6pm, Will Rogers Down, 6:05pm, Sunland Park, 7:30pm, and Turf Paradise, 8:25pm
The South African meeting is Turffontein (11:05am)
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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 the Arc meeting at Swindon on March 22nd
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA games today, with start times ranging from 11pm on Tuesday to 3:30am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Chicago Bulls @Toronto Raptors, 11pm, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
No games listed as being live in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Anthony Crolla v Jorge Linares, Manchester, Sat 25 March, WBA lightweight title fight; Crolla lost the title to Linares in September 2016, this is the rematch
Ireland’s Katie Taylor will fight on an undercard that includes Marcus Morrison defending his WBD International Middleweight title versus Jason Welborn
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CRICKET
Wednesday Mar 22
One-Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am – i.e. early Wednesday morning (as above)
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour de Normandie – Mar 20-26
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) – Mar 20-26, day two, 41.3km time-trial around Banyoles, 2:45pm, Eurosport 1
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali – Mar 23-26
Tour de Taiwan – Mar 26-30
From the track calendar:
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week eight on Thursday, March 23rd, from the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Kim Huybrechts v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Jelle Klaasen v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
NB – *Michael van Gerwen plays twice in week eight to make up for missing his fixture against James Wade in week five due to a back injury
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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
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GAA
Next games:
Wednesday 22 March
Connacht U21FC semi-final
Roscommon v Sligo, Kiltoom, 7:30pm
Leinster U21FC semi-final
Dublin v Longford, Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC quarter-final replay
Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey
Allianz HL Division 3A round 3
Tyrone v Donegal, Healy Park, 8pm
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GOLF
On the European and PGA Tour, the next tournament is the WGC Matchplay at the Austin Country Club, Texas, USA, sponsored by Dell Technologies, March 22-26 – the last four winners: Jason Day (2014 & 2016), Rory McIlroy (2015) and Matt Kuchar (2013)
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Kia Classic, in Carlsbad, California, USA March 23-26 – The defending champion is Lydia Ko
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
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 eleven games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 11pm on Tuesday to 2am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Ottawa Senators @ Boston Bruins, 11pm, eir Sport 2
Live games:
SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE
Frolunda HC v Skelleftea AIK, 6pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 23
Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters, 9:05am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 24
Premiership – Bristol v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro 12 – Scarlets v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Ulster, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Western Force, 6:35am, Sky Sports 2 and Melbourne Rebels v Waratahs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 2
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, Mar 22 to April 2
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2 – day one, 4pm, BT Sport 1 – this is the biggest tournament outside of the Grand Slams
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OTHER SPORT
Curling World Championships – Canada v Scotland, a women’s round-robin match; the tournament is being played in Beijing, China, 11am, Eurosport 1
Baseball – The second semi-final of the 2017 World Baseball Classic at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, BT Sport ESPN at 1am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Posted: 21st March 2017
