Wednesday 15 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 15 November 2017
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FOOTBALL
CONCACAF/AFC World Cup 2018 Play-off, second-leg – Australia v Honduras, 9am – it is 0-0 from the first leg
OFC/CONMEBOL World Cup 2018 Play-off, second-leg – Peru v New Zealand, 2:15am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – it is 0-0 from the first leg
Peru, who are ranked 10th in world football, haven’t qualified for the World Cup since 1982; New Zealandhave qualified for the World Cup finals on two occasions – 1982 and 2010; their squad includes Burnley striker Chris Woods, West Ham defender Winston Reid and Watford striker Tommy Smith
FA Cup, First Round Replay – Tranmere v Peterborough, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1
Brazilian Serie A – five games, Ponte Preta v Atletico Paranaense, 7pm – Gremio v Sao Paulo, 9:30pm and three at 11:45pm
Women’s Champions League – six games, two at 5pm, two at 5:30pm, one at 7:30pm and one at 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Ayr, 12:30pm – A seven-race National Hunt card with field-sizes of 9-11-9-11-7-6 and 6; Ireland is represented on the card by Stuart Crawford’s Victoria Says (1pm, Patrick Corbett) and) Our Valentina (2:10pm, Patrick Corbett), Neil McKnight’s Secret Approach (1:35pm, Adam Short) and Liam Lennon’s Maureen’s Star (2:10pm, Adam Short); in-form trainer Kim Bailey (5 winners and 2 seconds from his last 15 runners going into yesterday’s racing) has four runners on the card; the most valuable race is the £12,000 handicap chase at 3:10pm
Bangor, 12:40pm – The feature race is the £26,000 Anne, Duchess of Westminster Memorial Handicap Chase; the duchess was the owner of – by popular consent – the greatest chaser of all time, Arkle; field-sizes for the seven races are 11 (for the Sir John Hanmer Trophy)-5 (the £25,000 Yorton Stallions Mares’ Novices’ Chase, a Listed Race)-8 (for the day’s main race)-13 (for the £22,500 Rea Valley Tractors Handicap Hurdle)-9 and 8; jockeys in action include Harry Skelton, Paddy Brennan, Daryl Jacob, Tom O’Brien, Adrian Heskin, Noel Fehily, Jamie Moore, Aidan Coleman, Wayne Hutchinson, Will Kennedy and Danny Cook
Fairyhouse, 12:45pm – Eight races at the Co. Meath venue, consisting of (in this order) a two-mile Rated Novice Chase, a 2m5f beginners’ chase, a 2m7f110y handicap chase, a two-mile maiden hurdle, a 2m5f mares’ maiden hurdle a 2m4f novice hurdle and two divisions of the 2m4f handicap hurdle; field-sizes are 8-9-16 (plus 3 reserves)-16-16 (plus 3 reserves)-5-16 (plus one reserve) and 16 (plus one reserve); jockeys in action include Davy Russell, Sean Flanagan, Mark Walsh, Paul Townend, Jack Kennedy and Robbie Power; Willie Mullins has three runners on the card, Gordon Elliott has seven, Noel Meade has six
Exeter, 12:50pm – A seven-race National Hunt card that includes a £20,000 novices’ limited handicap chase (2:30pm), the £12,000 Russell Worth Solicitors 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (1:25pm), the £11,500 RGB Building Supplies Handicap Chase (2pm) and the £11,500 RGB Building Supplies Novices’ Chase (3pm), where the field includes Grade 1-winning hurdler Yanworth, who will be ridden by Barry Geraghty, who rode him when he won on his chasing debut at Exeter on October 24th; other jockeys riding on the card include Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Gavin Sheehan, Harry Cobden, Sean Bowen, James Bowen, Nick Scholfield, David Bass, Nico de Boinville and Richie McLernon
Newcastle, 3:40pm – A seven-race card with field-sizes of 14-10-14-8-7-14 and 14; there are two nurseries plus two other two-year-old races on the card, backed up by 3yo+ maiden (one mile) and two handicaps (run over two miles, 3:40pm, and seven furlongs, 6:45pm); jockeys in action include Stevie Donohoe, Josephine Gordon, Andrew Mullen, Danny Tudhope, Paul Mulrennan, Graham Lee, Jack Garritty, Luke Morris, Franny Norton, Tony Hamilton, Robert Havlin, Phillip Makin, Tom Eaves, Ben Curtis and Kevin Stott
later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:15pm) in Chile and Finger Lakes (5:15pm) in the USA
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Finger Lakes, 5:15pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Gulfstream Park West, 5:35pm, Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, and Turf Paradise, 7:40pm
The South African meeting is Kenilworth (11:25am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Wednesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – PERRY BARR
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:08pm – HOVE
2:18pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – SUNDERLAND
6:38pm – TOWCESTER – see below
The next live meeting on Sky Sports is the Puppy Derby meeting at Towcester this evening. Coverage starts at 7pm
After this, the next live meeting on Sky Sports is the Betfred Eclipse Stakes meeting at Nottingham on Tuesday November 21st
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 11
Thursday November 16 – Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday November 19 – seven games at 6pm, Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Chargers, 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday November 20 – Atalanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are eleven NBA matches today, with start times ranging from 12:30am on Wednesday to 3:30am– i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
San Antonio Spurs @ Minnesota Timberwolves, 1am BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Coming up:
Saturday November 18 – in Belfast, the SSE Arena, Carl Frampton v Horacio Garcia, a ten-round featherweight contest
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CRICKET
Twenty20 Tour Match – Governor-General Xl v England Women, 7:30am
South Africa Twenty20 – Knights v Titans, 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Cricket
Domestic First Class Multi-Day Match (Day two) – Cricket Australia Xl v England, midnight
TEST Series (First Test) – India v Sri Lanka, 4am ,Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Cricket i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
PDC Grand Slam of Darts, Civic Hall Wolverhampton, November 11-19: day five, 7pm on Sky Sports Action and 7:30pm on Sky Sports Main Event. 10pm Sky Sports Arena
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 race is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, the final race on the 2017 F1 Grand Prix season, November 24-26
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 18 November
International Rules Series second test
Australia v Ireland, Domain Stadium, Perth, 8.45am
Leinster club JFC final
Multyfarnham (Westmeath) v Erin Rovers (Offaly), TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Sunday 19 November
Leinster club SHC semi-finals
Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) v Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow), O’Connor Park, 2pm
Cuala (Dublin) v St Martin’s (Wexford), Parnell Park, 2pm
Munster club SHC final
Ballygunner (Waterford) v Na Piarsaigh (Limerick), Semple Stadium, 2pm
Ulster club SFC semi-final replay
Derrygonnelly (Fermanagh) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Clones, 1:45pm
Connacht club IFC final
Michael Glavey’s (Roscommon) v Claregalway (Galway), Hyde Park, 2pm
Connacht club JFC final
Lahardane (Mayo) v Ballymote (Sligo), MacHale Park, 2pm
Munster club IHC final
Kilmaley (Clare) v Kanturk (Cork), Gaelic Grounds, 2pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – The RSM CLASSIC, Sea Island Resort, Seaside Course – Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19thNovember
PGA European Tour – DP World Tour Championship Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19th
USLPGA Tour – CME Group Tour Championship, Tiburon Golf Club, US, Thurs 16th Nov – Sunday 19th
USPGA Champions Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
Seniors Tour, Europe – the next tournament is the MCB Tour Championship, Mauritius, Dec 8-10
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ICE HOCKEY
There are three NHL matches today – with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Detroit Red Wings v Calgary Flames, 12:30am, eir Sport 2
Chicago Blackhawks v New York Rangers, 4am, eir Sport 2, Late Wednesday night/ early Thursday Morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Friday 17 November
Rugby League World Cup – Australia v Samoa, 9:30am
Saturday 18 November
Rugby League World Cup – Tonga v Lebanon, 4am – New Zealand v Fiji, 6:30am
Sunday 19 November
Rugby League World Cup – England v Papua New Guinea, 5am
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RUGBY UNION
Next game:
Friday 17 November
Aviva Premiership – Gloucester v Saracens, 7:45pm
Anglo-Welsh Cup – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, 7:15pm – Dragons v Scarlets, 7:30pm
Saturday 18 November
Aviva Premiership – Worcester v Northampton, 1pm – Wasps v Newcastle Falcons, 5:15pm
Internationals – Italy v Argentina, 2pm – Wales v Georgia, 2:30pm – England v Australia, 3pm, Sky Sports Action – Scotland v New Zealand, 5:15pm – Ireland v Fiji,5:30pm, Sky Sports Action – France v South Africa, 7:45pm
Top 14 – Clermont Auvergne v Lyon, 1:45pm – and four matches at 5pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Shanghai Masters, China, November 13-18 – day three live on Eurosport 1 from 6:30am and 11:30am
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TENNIS
Next up:
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London, England, November 12-19, day four, live on Sky Sports Main Event from midday, Sky Sports Arena HD from midday and 6pm, and BBC2 from 2pm
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
Posted: 15th November 2017