TUESDAY 6th JUNE 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
TUESDAY 6th 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
Tuesday June 6
International – Cambodia v Indonesia, midday – Ukraine v Malta, 5pm – Israel v Moldova, 7:45pm – Denmark v Germany, 7:45pm – Japan v Syria, midnight
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Chepstow, 2pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 13-17-17-10-10-10-9 and 15; jockeys in action include David Probert, Shane Kelly, Liam Keniry, Tom Marquand, Dane O’Neill, Fran Berry, Richard Kingscote, Martin Lane , Robert Winston, Sam Hitchcott, Franny Norton, Martin Dwyer, Fergus Sweeney and Kieran Shoemark
Wetherby, 2:10pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 9-9-10-14-13-12-11 and11; jockeys in action include Tony Hamilton, Ben Curtis, Graham Lee, PJ McDonald, Paul Hanagan, Dougie Costello, Jason Hart, Cam Hardie, Paul Mulrennan, Stevie Donohoe, Tom Eaves, Danny Tudhope, Josephine Gordon, Andrew Mullen, Adam McNamara, Connor Beasley, Clifford Lee, Oisin Murphy, David Nolan and Phillip Makin
Yarmouth, 2:20pm – seven races, with field-sizes of 9-15 6-9-6-12 and 12; jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, Jamie Spencer, Tom Queally, Gavin Lerena, Pat Cosgrave, Silvestre de Sousa, Ryan Moore, Martin Harley, Joe Fanning, Robert Tart and Adam Beschizza
Fontwell, 5:50pm – seven races, with field-sizes of 7-4-7-7-7-3 and 9; jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Wayne Hutchinson, Harry Cobden, Nick Scholfield, David Bass, Josh Moore, Tom Scudamore and Leighton Aspell; the opening race on the card is for conditional jockeys
Southwell, 6:05pm – seven races, with field-sizes of 8-10-6-7-6-8 and 7; jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Robbie Dunne, Adrian Heskin, Harry Skelton, Jamie Moore, Derek Fox, Liam Treadwell, Sean Bowen, Richard Johnson, Nico de Boinville, Paddy Brennan, Aidan Coleman and Daryl Jacob
They also race in France at Philadelphia Parx, 5:55pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Fairmount Park, 7pm, Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm and Fort Erie, 9:20pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (10:40am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Tuesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – NOTTINGHAM
11:11am – PERRY BARR
2:08am – CRAYFORD
2:18am – SUNDERLAND
6:28pm – NEWCASTLE
6:38pm – SHEFFIELD
6:58pm – TRALEE
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
Thursday 08 June
Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs, 10:20am
Friday 09 June
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda, 10:20am
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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 00:05am on Wednesday to 3:10am on Wednesday morning – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
Washington Nationals @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 3am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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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 (132-113)
Game 3: Wednesday June 7th – Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 2am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morning
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
Tuesday June 6
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – England v New Zealand, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
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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 Three, a 184km route from Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins, in France
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
It will be followed by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 23-25
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Wednesday 7 June
Leinster JFC semi-finals
Louth v Wicklow, Gaelic Grounds, 7.30pm
Meath v Wexford, Pairc Tailteann, 7.30pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Lyoness Open, Austria, June 8-11
USPGA Tour – The FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, USA, June 8-11
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Manulife LPGA Classic, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Canada, June 8-11
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
Pittsburgh Penguins led 2-1 after Game 3
Game 4: Monday June 5th, Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators, 1am – i.e. late Mon night/early Tues morn
Game 5 (if required): Thursday June 8th, Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 1am – i.e. late Thurs night/early Fri morn
Game 6 (if required): 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:
Thursday 08 June
Super League – Leigh Centurions v Wigan Warriors, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
NRL – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Melbourne Storm, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
Wednesday 07 June
British & Irish Lions Tour – Blues v British & Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SNOOKER
China Championship Qualifiers – Preston, England, June 3-6
Kaspersky Riga Masters – Riga, Latvia, June 23-25
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TENNIS
Current tournament:
The French Open from Roland Garros, Paris, France, runs from Sun May 28 to Sun June 11 – today’s action is live on ITV4 and Eurosport 1 at 9:30am, at 10am and 1pm on eir Sport 1, and at 10am on Eurosport 2
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OTHER SPORT
Swedish Speedway – 4:10pm, eir Sport 2
America’s Cup: Play-offs – 6pm, BT Sport 1
NCAA Championship – Women’s College Softball, 1am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Posted: 6th June 2017
