Tuesday 9 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Tuesday 9 January 2018
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FOOTBALL
EFL/Carabao Cup, semi-final, first leg – Man City v Bristol City, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football
EFL Trophy – seven games, two at 7:30pm and five at 7:45pm
Scottish Championship – Inverness CT v Falkirk, 7:45pm
Irish Premiership – Carrick Rangers v Linfield, 7:45pm
National Trophy – FC Halifax v Macclesfield Town, 7:45pm
Copa del Rey – Atletico Madrid v Lleida Esportiu, 6:30pm – Valencia v Las Palmas, 8:30pm
French League Cup, quarter-final – Nice v Monaco, 8pm, BT Sport 2
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Tondela v Vitoria Futebol Clube Setubal, 7pm – Belenenses v Boavista, 9pm
National League – four games, all at 7:45pm
National League North – Chorley v Kidderminster Harriers, 7:45pm – Nuneaton v Harrogate Town, 7:45pm
National League South – Havant and Waterloovile v Oxford City, 7:45pm
A-League – Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners, 8:50am, BT Sport ESPN, and Perth Glory v Melbourne City, 11am, BT Sport ESPN
HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Southwell, 12:15pm – A seven-race card on the Fibresand, which consists of (in this order) a 12f handicap, a 6f seller, a 7f handicap, a £12,000 mile handicap (the card’s most-valuable race), two 6f handicaps and a 5f “Hands and Heels” Handicap for apprentices; field-sizes are 5-6-5-9-8-9 and 12; jockeys in action include Luke Morris, PJ McDonald, Oisin Murphy, Tom Eaves, Joe Fanning, Andrew Mullen, Ben Curtis and Dougie Costello
Doncaster, 11:55pm – An eight-race card; the feature race is the £30,000 Sky Bet Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares’ Chase (Listed Race) at 2pm, in which smart chasers Casablanca Mix (Nicky Henderson/Nico de Boinville) and Rene’s Girl (Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton) are among the six runners; unbeaten in four career starts, the Brian Ellison-trained Ravenhill Road has to give weight to the field in what looks an interesting maiden hurdle at 1:25pm; among his opponents is French Crusader (Nicky Henderson), who won nicely on his bumper debut at Huntingdon
Taunton, 12:35pm – A seven-race card, where the feature race is the £15,800 Hawksmoor Investment Handicap Chase (2:10pm), backed up by the £13,800 Greenslade Taylor Hunt Handicap Hurdle (2:45pm); field-sizes are 17-14-14-11-8-10 and 14; jockeys in action include Tom Scudamore, Aidan Coleman, Sam Twiston-Davies, Richard Johnson, Harry Cobden, Wayne Hutchinson and Sean Bowen; the penultimate race on the card is a hunters’ chase
They also race later in the shops at Philadelphia (5:25pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Louisiana Downs, 7pm, Sunland Park, 7:30pm, Turf Paradise, 7:40pm and Portland Meadows, 8:30pm
The South African meeting is Durbanville (11:30am)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:01am – CRAYFORD
11:03am – NOTTINGHAM
11:09am – CENTRAL PARK
11:11am – KINSLEY
2:06pm – MONMORE
2:08pm – SUNDERLAND
2:12pm – HOVE
6:22pm – SHEFFIELD
6:27pm – HENLOW
6:28pm – POOLE
6:33pm – CRAYFORD
6:56pm – TRALEE
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Divisional Play-Offs
Sat 13 January
Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles, 9:35pm
Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots, 1:15am – i.e. late Sat night/early Sun morning
Sun 14 January
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 6:05pm
New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings, 9:40pm
College Football:
There are no games scheduled as being live today in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are four NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3:30am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live:
Portland Trail Blazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 1am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Texas A&M Aggies @ Kentucky Wildcats, midnight on Tuesday, BT Sport ESPN
Purdue Boilermakers @ Michigan Wolverines, 2am on Wednesday, 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/
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CRICKET
Test Match – South Africa v India, the final day in the First Test of three-match series, 8:30am, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket
One Day International – New Zealand v Pakistan, 10pm
KFC T20 Big Bash League – Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, 8:40am, BT Sport 2
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DARTS
The BDO World Darts Championship runs from Saturday Jan 06 to Sunday Jan 14 from the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green; Day four action is live on Channel 4 at 12:05pm and BT Sport 1, 6:45pm
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Wednesday 10 January
Connacht FBD FL round 3
Roscommon v Sligo, Kiltoom, 7pm
Mayo v Leitrim, MacHale Park, 7pm
McKenna Cup round 3
Cavan v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni, 8pm
Antrim v St Mary’s, Woodlands, Belfast, 8pm
Derry v Down, Owenbeg, 8pm
Armagh v UUJ, Athletic Grounds, 8pm
Monaghan v Queen’s, Castleblayney, 8pm
Donegal v Fermanagh, Ballybofey, 8pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae CC, Honolulu, Jan 11-14, 2018
PGA European Tour – BMW SA Open, Gauteng, South Africa, Jan 11-14, 2018
USLPGA Tour – The next tournament will be the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Jan 25-28
USPGA Champions Tour – The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hawaii (Saturday finish), Jan 15-20
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There is seven NHL matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight on Tuesday to 1am on Wednesday – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
No games are scheduled as live in Ire/UK
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday Jan 12
European Rugby Champions Cup – Bath v Scarlets, 7:45pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Agen v Gloucester, 6:30pm – Edinburgh v Stade Francais, 7:35pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January
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TENNIS
WTA, Sydney International, Jan 7-14, day four, 2am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
ATP, Sydney International – day three, live on Eurosport 2 from 10am and, also, 2am on Eurosport 1 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
WTA, Hobart International – Day four, 1am, BT Sport 3 – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Posted: 9th January 2018