WEDNESDAY 08 MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 08 MARCH 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Champions League – Barcelona (0) v PSG (4), 7:45pm, BT Sport 2 and RTE2, and Borussia Dortmund (0) v Benfica (1), 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1
Premier League – Man City v Stoke City, 8pm, Sky Sports 1
La Liga – Deportivo La Coruna v Real Betis, 5:45pm, Sky Sports 2
Scottish Championship – Raith Rovers v St Mirren, 7:45pm
Uefa Youth League, Under-19 quarter-final – Real Madrid v Ajax, 3pm
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Lingfield, 2pm – A seven-race card, with an £11,500 feature at 4pm. Top jockeys in action include Luke Morris, Adam Kirby, Pat Cosgrave, Richard Kingscote, Josephine Gordon, Silvestre De Sousa, David Probert and Kieran O’Neill to name just a few.
Fontwell, 2:10pm – A six-race card, with field sizes of 4-5-6-5-7 & 5. Top jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Tom Scudamore, Jamie Moore, Leighton Aspell, Conor Ring and Tom Cannon.
Catterick, 2:20pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 6-6-6-5-11-8 & 9. Top jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Joe Colliver, Danny Cook, Henry Brooke, Craig Nichol and Finian O’Toole.
Kempton, 5:45pm – A seven-race card, with a £19,000 feature at 5:45pm. Top jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Oisin Murphy, Tom Marquand, Joe Fanning, Luke Morris, Pat Cosgrave, Josephine Gordon, Stevie Donohoe, Richard Kingscote, Silvestre De Sousa, Robert Winston and David Probert.
They also race at Kolkata, in India at 10:30am; later in the shops, it is Valparaiso, 4:55pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:55pm and Turf Paradise, 7:55pm
The South African meeting is Scottsville (11:05am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Wednesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – HALL GREEN
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA games today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 2am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors, 3:30am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
There is a live game on BT Sport ESPN at midnight on Wednesday from the ACC second round, plus one from the same competition at 2:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Jamie Conlan v Yader Cardoza, March 10, Belfast
Declan Geraghty v James Tennyson, March 10, Belfast
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CRICKET
Wednesday March 8
Test Series – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 4:30am, day three – late Weds night/early Thurs morning
Test Series – New Zealand v South Africa, 9:30pm, day two, Sky Sports 2
Twenty20 Series in India – Afghanistan v Ireland, 8:30am
One Day Series – Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 4:30am – i.e. late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Paris – Nice – Mar 05-12, France, stage four, a 14.5km individual team-trial, live on Eurosport 1 at 2:30pm
Tirreno-Adriatico, stage one, 22.7km team-trial in Lido di Camaiore, live on Eurosport 2 at 1pm
From the track calendar:
Six Day Finale, Mallorca, March 17
Belgian International Track Meeting, March 17-18
China Track Cup, March 18-19
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week six on Thursday March 9th, from the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor
James Wade v Peter Wright
Kim Huybrechts v Michael van Gerwen
Jelle Klaasen v Raymond van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall v Gary Anderson
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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
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GAA
Next games:
Wednesday 8 March
Leinster U21FC quarter-final
Laois v Louth, O’Moore Park, 7.30pm
Munster U21FC quarter-finals
Kerry v Clare, Austin Stack Park, 7.30pm
Limerick v Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC preliminary round
Antrim v Monaghan, The Dub, 8pm
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GOLF
On the European Tour, the next tournament is the Hero Indian Open, New Delhi, India, March 9-12 – day one coverage is live on Sky Sports 4 from 5 5:30am – i.e. early on Thursday morning
On the PGA Tour, the next tournament is the Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Florida, March 9-12
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Bank Of Hope Founders Cup, Phoenix, Arizona, March 16-19
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Tuscon Conquistadores Classic, Tuscon, USA, Mar 17-19
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the Sharjah Senior Golf Masters (presented by Shurooq), Mar 16-18
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are three games scheduled in the NHL today, all starting at 1am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Boston Bruins v Detroit Red Wings, 1am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 9
Super League – Warrington v Wigan, 8pm
NRL – Roosters v Bulldogs, 7:05am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 10
Six Nations – Wales v Ireland, 8pm
Super Rugby – Chiefs v Hurricanes, 6:35am, and Brumbies v Western Force, 8:45am
Under-20 Six Nations – Italy v France, 2pm
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SNOOKER
This week:
Ladbrokes Players Championship, March 6-12 – first-round action is on ITV4 at 12:45pm, with quarter-final action at 6:45pm on the same channel
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – BNP Paribas Open, March 9-19
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 8-19 – day one action live on BT Sport 1 at 7pm
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
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OTHER SPORT
Freestyle Skiing – 1pm, Eurosport 1
Cross- Country Skiing – 6pm, Eurosport 1
X Games Norway 2017 – 6pm, BT Sport ESPN
