TUESDAY SPORTS PREVIEW
SPORTS PREVIEW
TUESDAY 27TH JUNE 2017
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FOOTBALL
The 2017 Confederations Cup takes place in strong>Russia and runs from Saturday June 17 to Sunday July 02. Eight teams take part in the tournament, which this year are Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, Cameroon, Australia, Germany, Mexico and Chile
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship runs from June 16th to June 30th
Tuesday June 27
UEFA Champions League – Qualifying First Round – Alashkert FC v FC Santa Coloma, 5pm – Hibernians FC v FCI Tallinn, 7pm – The New Saints v Europa, 7pm – Vikingur Gota v Trepca 89, 7pm
UEFA European Under-21 Championship – England v Germany, 5pm, Sky Sports 1 – Spain v Italy, 8:00pm, Sky Sports 1
International Friendly – Angola v Tanzania, 6.30pm
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HORSERACING
The Tuesday line-up is:
Beverley, 2pm – An eight-race card, with field-sizes of 8-13-8-7-10-9-5 & 15. Top jockeys in action include Joe Fanning, Tony Hamilton, Danny Tudhope, PJ McDonald, Dougie Costello, James Sullivan, Andrew Mullen and Stevie Donohoe.
Brighton, 2:15pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 7-8-11-6-9-16 & 7. Top jockeys in action include Fran Berry, Robert Winston, Luke Morris, Liam Keniry, Adam Beschizza and David Egan.
Ballinrobe, 5:50pm – A seven-race flat card, featuring a €26,000 Fillies Handicap (8:25pm). Field sizes are 9-14-11-8-13-9 & 14 and top jockeys in action include Pat Smullen, Colin Keane, Declan McDonogh, Ronan Whelan, Chris Hayes, Colm O’Donoghue and Ana O’Brien to name just a few.
Newton Abbot, 6pm – A six-race card, with field-sizes of 10-8-6-7-11 & 8. Top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Sean Bowen, Noel Fehily, Adam Wedge, Harry Skelton and Nick Scholfield.
Leicester, 6:10pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 7-4-12-6-9-14 & 7. Top jockeys in action on the card include Silvestre De Sousa, Tom Queally, PJ McDonald, Paul Mulrennan, Jim Crowley, Oisin Murphy and Philip Makin.
They also race in France at Auteuil (11:40am), with Listed Hurdles at 1:20pm and 1:50pm (the Dawn Run Hurdle; later in shops it is Philadelphia Park, 5:55pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Fairmount Park, 7pm, Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm, Fort Erie, 9:20pm and Presque Isle Downs, 10:25pm
The South African meeting is Vaal (11am)
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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
6:38pm – SHEFFIELD
6:58pm – TRALEE
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the English Greyhound Derby Final meeting at Towcester on Saturday July 1st, with winner receiving £175,000
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 15 of the season, next games:
Friday 30 June
Melbourne v Sydney Swans, 10:50am
Saturday 1 July
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles, 4:45am –Carlton v Adelaide Crows, 5:10am – Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne, 7:35am –GWS Giants v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Port Adelaide v Richmond, 10:10am
Sunday 2 July
Essendon v Brisbane Lions,4:10am – Hawthorn v Collingwood,6:20am– Fremantle v St Kildea, 5:40am
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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 12:05am to 3:15am on Wednesday morning – i.e. late Tues night/early Wed morning
Live games:
Chicago Cubs @ Washington Nationals, midnight on Tuesday, BT Sport 1
There is live action from the NCAA Men’s College World Baseball Series on BT Sport ESPN at 1am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Weds morning
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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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
Big fights coming up
Manny Pacquaio v Jeff Horn “Battle of Brisbane” for the WBO Welterweight Championship scheduled for early Sunday morning 2nd July
On the undercard Irishman Michael Conlan has his third pro fight (World Championship gold and Olympic bronze medallist as amateur) in the Super Bantamweight division. He will face Australian Jarret Owen
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CRICKET
Tuesday June 27
County Championship Division One –Essex v Middlesex, 2pm – Hampshire v Somerset , 2pm – Warwickshire v Lancashire, 2pm – Yorkshire v Surrey 2pm – all games are four-day games (day 2 of 4)
County Championship Division Two – Durham v Worcestershire, 2pm – Glamorgan v Derbyshire , 2pm – Northamptonshire v Leicestershire , 2pm – Nottinghamshire v Kent , 2pm – Sussex v Gloucestershire , 2pm – all games are four-day games (day 2 of 4)
ICC Women’s World Cup – England Women v Pakistan Women, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports Mix
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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
The blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd
This week:
Canadian Road Championships, June 24-28
From the track calendar:
Korea Track National Championships – June 24-29
2017 Taiwan Cup Track International Classic II – June 27
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DARTS
Next up:
European Darts Open – Leverkusen, Germany, June 30 to July 2; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
Then the Shanghai Darts Masters, Pullman Hotel, Shanghai, July 6-7; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1race is the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Tuesday 27 June
Munster JFC final
Cork v Kerry, Pairc Ui Rinn, 7.30pm
Wednesday 28 June
Leinster IHC semi-final
Galway v Kilkenny, O’Connor Park, 7:30pm
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GOLF
European Tour – The Open de France, Le Golf National, France, June 29 to July 2
USPGA Tour – The Quicken Loans National, TPC Potomac, Maryland, USA
LPGA Tour – The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Olympia Fields CC, Illinois, USA
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the US Senior Open Championship, June 29 to July 2
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is Swiss Seniors Open, July 7-9, Golf Club Bad Ragaz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
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HOCKEY
The Women’s World Hockey League semi-finals take place from June 21 to July 2 and are taking place in Brussels, Belgium
Today:
Pool A, South Korea v China, 1pm – Pool B, New Zealand v Malaysia, 3pm – Pool A, Netherlands v Italy, 5pm – Pool B, Belgium v Spain, 7pm – all games on BT Sport 2
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ICE HOCKEY
No key games scheduled today
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Next up:
Thursday 29 June
Super League – Leeds Rhinos v St Helens, 8pm
NRL – Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Tuesday 27 June
Lions Tour – Hurricanes v British and Irish Lions, 8:35am, Sky Sports 1
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SAILING
The America’s Cup has been won this year by New Zealand, who defeated the USA 7-1 in the final
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SNOOKER
Next:
The World Cup, which is taking place in China – July 3-9
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
The Aegon International, Eastbourne, England – June 26 to July 2, Day two, 1pm, BBC Two, 10:45am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, Eurosport 1
The WTA Antalya Cup, Antalya, Turkey – June 26 to July 2
Wimbledon Qualifying, Day 2, 11am, Eurosport 2
Then it is:
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass
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OTHER SPORT
Speedway – Swedish Speedway – a fixture from the Elitserien, 6:10pm, eir Sport 2
Posted: 27th June 2017