TUESDAY 9th MAY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
TUESDAY 9 MAY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Tuesday May 09
Champions League, semi-final, second – Juventus v Monaco, 7:45pm, TV3/BT Sport 2, with Juventus leading 2-0 from the first leg
UEFA European U-17’s Championships – Spain v Croatia, 10:45am, Eurosport 2 – France v Scotland, 3pm, Eurosport 2
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Ayr, 2pm – jockeys in action include Kevin Stott, Joe Fanning, Danny Tudhope, Phillip Makin, Shane Gray, Paul Mulrennan, Graham Lee and Paul Hanagan; an apprentice race opens the card
Fakenham, 2:10pm – where the feature is the £25,000 Norfolk National (3:40pm); jockeys in action on the card includeWayne Hutchinson, Nico de Boinville, Harry Cobden, Josh Moore, Leighton Aspell and Nick Scholfield; the card ends with a hunters’ chase
Ffos Las, 2:20pm – jockeys in action include Jamie Moore, Harry Skelton, Sean Bowen, Noel Fehily, Tom Scudamore, Aidan Coleman, David Bass and Jonathan Moore; the final race is for conditional jockeys and amateurs
Exeter, 5:45pm – jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, Daryl Jacob, Tom Scudamore, Richard Johnson and Harry Skelton; there’s a £12,000 handicap chase at 7:15pm and a hunters’ chase at 7:45pm
Leicester, 6pm – field-sizes are 15-11-6-5-11 and 18; jockeys in action include Silvestre de Sousa, Jamie Spencer, Luke Morris, Sean Levey, Jim Crowley, Franny Norton, Richard Kingscote, Adam Kirby, Tom Marquand, Tony Hamilton and Ben Curtis
They also race at Philadelphia, 5:55pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Fairmount Park, 7pm, Will Rogers Downs, 7:05pm and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:45am)
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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 Betfred Gymcrack meeting at Kinsley on Tuesday May 16
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 8 of the season
Friday 12 May
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, 11:10am
Saturday 13 May
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, 4:45am – St Kilda v Carlton, 5:10am – GWS Giants v Collingwood, 7:35am – Essendon v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, 10:40am
Sunday 14 May
Richmond v Fremantle, 4:10am – Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, 4:15am – North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, 7:40am
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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 8:40pm to 3:10am on Wednesday morning – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
San Diego Padres v Texas Rangers, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Baltimore Orioles v Washington Nationals, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA:
Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-final – Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs, 1am – live on BT Sport 1 – series tied at 2-2, – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include:
More to follow in due course
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CRICKET
Monday May 8
The knock-out section of the IPL begins on Tuesday May 16th
Tuesday May 9
IPL – Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, 3:30pm, 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
Giro d’Italia – Stage four, featuring a 181km route from Cefalu to Etna, midday, Eurosport 1
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 15 on Thursday 11 May, from the GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen, (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm); the line-up is:
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
After this, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
After this it is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 13 May
Lory Meagher Cup round 4
Lancashire v Cavan, Old Bedians, Manchester, TBC
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Páirc na hÉireann, 1pm
Sligo v Fermanagh, Markievicz Park, 3pm
Sunday 14 May
Leinster SHC round 3
Westmeath v Meath, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Kerry v Laois, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The Open de Portugal, May 11-14
USPGA Tour – The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, May 11-14, also known as the “Fifth Major”
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 18-21
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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)
The Stanley Cup play-off games continue in the NHL today with one game, as follows:
Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers, 00:30am – Ottawa lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 after Game 5, eir Sport 2
Live games:
As above
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live today – ** v *, 7:10pm, eir Sport 2, (face-off, 7:15pm)
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next:
Thursday 11 May
Challenge Cup , Round 6 – Featherstone Rovers v Halifax, 8pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
Friday 12 May
European Rugby Challenge Cup Final – Gloucester v Stade Francais, 8pm
Super Rugby – Blues v Cheetahs, 8:35am, and Brumbies v Lions, 10:45am
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP Madrid Open – May 8-14, day two, 11am, Sky Sports 1
WTA Madrid Open – May 8-14, day four, 11am, BT Sport 1
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OTHER SPORT
Swedish Speedway – 6:10pm, eir Sport 2
Posted: 9th May 2017