Wednesday 15th March
SPORTS PREVIEW
IT’S DAY TWO OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2017!!
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday March 15
Champions League, Round of 16, second leg – Atletico Madrid (4) v Bayer Leverkusen (2), 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1, and Monaco (3) v Man City (5), 7:45pm, BT Sport 2 and RTE2
League Two – Barnet v Yeovil Town, 8pm
Scottish Championship – St Mirren v Dundee Utd, 7:45pm
Scottish League Two – Edinburgh City v Berwick Rangers, 7:45
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Southwell, 1:20pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 7-11-3-10-8-8 & 8. Top jockeys in action include Silvestre De Sousa, Joe Fanning, Luke Morris, Daniel Tudhope, Oisin Murphy, Martin Dwyer, Graham Lee and Stevie Donohoe
Cheltenham, 1:30pm – Day two of the fantastic four-day Festival; the seven-race card on day two is made up of the Grade 1 Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle, the Grade 1 RSA Novices’ Chase, the Grade 3 Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle, the Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, the Glenfarclas Cross-Country Chase, the Grade 3 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle and the Grade 1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper – The meeting will be broadcast live into shops, on Racing UK, on ITV, UTV and on TV3 (and there will be a highlights show on 3e at 7pm)
Huntingdon, 1:45pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 16-8-9-11-9-4 & 9. Irish trainer Noel Glynn sends over Flatfoot Boogie (4:25pm, Gary Noonan) from his Co. Clare yard;
other jockeys in action on the card include Jamie Moore, Leighton Aspell, Bridget Andrews, Sean Corby, David Noonan, Richie McLernon and Robbie Dunne; there’s a lady riders’ race at 3:45pm
Newcastle, 5:50pm – A seven-race card, with field sizes of 11-6-5-9-7-8 & 10. Top jockeys in action include Josephine Gordon, Tom Eaves, Graham Lee, Tom Marquand, Paul Hanagan, Phillip Makin and PJ McDonald
They also race at Kolkata, 10:30am, in India and at Compiegne, 11:27am, in France; later in the shops, it is Valparaiso, 5:25pm, in Chile and at Will Rogers Downs, 6:05pm, in the USA
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream, 4:35pm, Mahoning Valley, 4:45pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 4:55pm, Will Rogers Downs, 6:05pm and Turf Paradise, 6:05pm
The South African meeting is Scottsville (10:55am)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Wednesday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – HALL GREEN
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:22pm – HOVE
2:28pm – BELLE VUE
6:28pm – SWINDON
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby on Thursday March 16th at Monmore
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA games today, with start times ranging from 11:30pm on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Portland Trail Blazers @ San Antonio Spurs, midnight on Wednesday, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
There is live action scheduled (the “First Four” stage) for 10:30pm on BT Sport ESPN and at 1am on the same channel – 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:
Friday March 17 (York Hall, Bethnal Green, 10pm, Sky Sports 1/Mix) – Reece Bellotti v Dai Davies, 10 Rounds Featherweight and Craig Richards v Alan Higgins, 10 Rounds Super-Middleweight
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CRICKET
North v South warm-up matches 2017 – United Arab Emirates v South, 6am – Afghanistan v North, 6am
TEST Series 2017 – New Zealand v South Africa, 10pm, day one, Sky Sports 3
Sheffield Shield 2016/2017 – Tasmania v South Australia, 11:30pm – Queensland v Victoria, midnight – Western Australia v New South Wales, 2:30am, i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning
Plunket Shield 2016/2017 – Auckland v Northern Districts, 9:30pm – Central Districts v Wellington, 9:30pm – Canterbury v Otago Volts, 9:30pm
TEST Series 2017 – India v Australia, 4am, i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning, day one – Sky Sports 2
TEST Series 2017 – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 4:30am, i.e. late Weds night/early Thurs morning, day two
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
The next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
Tour du Cameroun – March 11-19
Live coverage of the Nokere Koerse, a one-day race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, is live on Eurosport 2 at 2pm
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 seven on Thursday March 16th, from Rotterdam, Netherlands, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
James Wade v Jelle Klaasen
Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall
Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
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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, 2016
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GAA
Next games:
Today
Leinster U21FC semi-final
Offaly v Laois, Dr Cullen Park, 7:30pm
Munster U21FC semi-finals
Waterford v Kerry, Fraher Field, 7.30pm
Cork v Limerick, Pairc Ui Rinn, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC quarter-finals
Tyrone v Donegal, Healy Park, 8pm
Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park, 8pm
Armagh v Down, Athletic Grounds, 8pm
Monaghan v Derry, Inniskeen, 8pm
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GOLF
On the PGA Tour, the next tournament is the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Presented by Mastercard), Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida, March 16-19
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 four games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 12:30am to 3am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers, 11:30pm, eir Sport 2
St Louis Blues @ Anaheim Ducks, 2:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE
There is live coverage of a match at 6pm on eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 16
Super League – Leigh Centurions v Warrington Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Roar, 9:05am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 17
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Blues, 6:35pm, Sky Sports 3 – Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 3 – Bulls v Sunwolves, 5pm, Sky Sports 2
Six Nations Under-20 Championship – Ireland U20 v England U20, 6pm – France U20 v Wales, 8pm – Scotland U20 v Italy U20, 8:30pm
Women’s Six Nations – Scotland Women v Italy Women, 6:20pm – Ireland Women v England Women, 8pm
Championship – Bedford v London Welsh, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 9-19 – live coverage on Sky Sports 1 from 6pm
ATP – Miami Open, March 22 to April 2
WTA – BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, March 8-19 – live action on BT Sport 1 at 8pm, the opening quarter-final, and at 2am on BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – the second quarter-final
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2
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OTHER SPORT
Snowboarding – 8am and midday, Eurosport 1
Alpine Skiing – 3:15pm and 4:45pm, Eurosport 1
Ski Jumping – 4:30pm, Eurosport 2
Posted: 14th March 2017