Wednesday 17 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 17 January 2018
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday Jan 17
FA Cup Third Round Replays – Chelsea v Norwich City, 7:45pm, BBC One/eir Sport 1 – Swansea City v Wolves, 7:45pm – Wigan v Bournemouth, 7:45pm
EFL Trophy – Oldham Athletic v Leicester City U21, 7:30pm
Ligue 1 – seven games, all at 6pm, including Guingamp v Lyon, BT Sport 2, except for Paris Saint-Germain v Dijon, 8pm, BT Sport 2
Copa del Rey, quarter-finals, first legs – Atletico Madrid v Sevilla, 6pm, Valencia v Alaves, 6pm, andEspanyol v Barcelona, 8pm –
HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Lingfield, 12:10pm – An eight-race card that ends with two divisions of the 7f apprentice handicap; there are smaller-than-usual field-sizes for a Lingfield fixture – 7-9-5-7-5-9-10 and 10; that makes fining winners easier, right? Jockeys in action include Frankie Dettori (yes, Frankie is back in town!), Oisin Murphy, Martin Harley, PJ McDonald, Tom Marquand, Dougie Costello, Franny Norton and Fran Berry
Fairyhouse, 12:25pm – The card starts with an interesting 10-runner maiden hurdle – Alan Fleming, Gordon Elliott, Jessica Harrington and Willie Mullins all have runners – and is followed by a 16-runner mares’ maiden hurdle, in which Willie Mullins runs Redhotfillypeppers and Gordon Elliott has two runners; there are also a 2m4f handicap hurdle, a 2m7f maiden hurdle, a beginners’ chase, a 2m5f handicap chase, a hunters’ chase and a bumper on a competitive card
Market Rasen, 12:30pm – The feature races are the £20,000 Weatherbys Racing Bank Graduation Chase (2:05pm) – in which there are four runners, headed by the 147-rated Dan Skelton-trained Three Musketeers – and the £20,000 188Bet Alan Swinbank Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race, 2:40pm); jockeys riding on the card include Tom Scudamore, Harry Skelton, Brian Hughes, Wayne Hutchinson, Danny Cook, Gavin Sheehan, David Bass, Lizzie Kelly, Richie McLernon, Sean Bowen and Bryony Frost
Newbury, 1:20pm – A six-race card consisting of – in this order – a handicap hurdle, a novices’ hurdle, two handicap chases, another novices’ hurdle and a bumper, with field-sizes of 12-14-4-10-16 and 11; jockeys in action include Barry Geraghty, Sam Twiston-Davies, Nico de Boinville, Tom O’Brien, Noel Fehily, Richard Johnson, James Bowen, Aidan Coleman and Daryl Jacob; Barry’s two rides are OK Corral (the only horse to have beaten him in his career is Yorkhill, 150pm, novices’ hurdle) for Nicky Henderson and Kimberlite Candy (3pm, handicap chase) for Tom Lacey; both horses are owned by Barry’s boss, JP McManus
Newcastle, 4pm – A six-race card consisting of, in this order, an extended-two mile handicap, a one-mile apprentice handicap, a 7f handicap, a mile novice stakes race (for 3yos), a mile handicap and a 5f handicap; as with Lingfield earler in the day, field-sizes are uncharacteristically small – 9-12-4-4-8 and 3; jockeys in action include Joe Fanning, Stevie Donohoe, Paul Mulrennan, Rob Havlin, Ben Curtis, Graham Lee, Tony Hamilton, Andrew Mullen, Shane Gray and James Sullivan
They also race in India at Hyderabad (10:25am); later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:15pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA/Canada line-up is: Tampa Bay Downs, 5:25pm, Gulfstream, 5:35pm, and Turf Paradise, 7:40pm,
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:05am, 8 races)
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GREYHOUNDS
Today’s line-up:
11:01am – CENTRAL PARK
11:03am – SWINDON
11:09am – ROMFORD
11:11am – NEWCASTLE
2:06pm – MONMORE
2:08pm – HOVE
4pm – NEWCASTLE
6:22pm – SUNDERLAND
6:27pm – DONCASTER
6:37pm – HARLOW
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Sunday 21st January
Conference Championships
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots, 8:05pm
Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles, 11:40pm
College Football:
There are no games scheduled as being live today in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Los Angeles Lakers v Oklahoma City Thunder, midnight, BT Sport 1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arkansas Razorbacks @ Florida Gators, midnight on Wednesday, BT Sport 2
SMU Mustangs @ Wichita State Shockers, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
Iowa State Cyclones @ TCU Horned Frogs, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Fresno State Bulldogs @ San Diego State Aztecs, 2am, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include Errol Spence v Lamont Peterson – Welterweight world champion Errol Spence defends his IBF 147-pound title for the first time against former two-time champion Lamont Peterson in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday 20 January
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CRICKET
Wednesday Jan 17
TEST Series 2018 – South Africa v India, (day five, Second Test), 6am, Sky Sports Main Event/7:55am, Sky Sports Cricket
Australian Big Bash League – Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, 8:40am, BT Sport 2
One Day International – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 8:30am
One Day International – Ireland v Scotland, 5:30am – i.e. early on Thursday morning
Aussie Women’s Big Bash League – Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat, 3:50am – Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Under-19 World Cup – Bangladesh v England, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket and Namibia v Canada, 9:30pm
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CYCLING
The Tour Down Under – stage three, taking place in Adelaide, 2:30am, eir Sport 1, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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DARTS
Next:
UK Qualifying School – Jan 18-21, Wigan, England
European Qualifying School – Jan 18-21, Hildesheim, Germany
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Tuesday 16 January
Kehoe Cup round 2
Longford v DCU-St Patricks, Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, 8pm
Wednesday 17 January
McKenna Cup semi-final
Armagh v Donegal, TBC, 8pm
Connacht FBD FL round 2
Leitrim v Sligo, Ballinamore, 7pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – CareerBuilder Challenge, PGA West (TPC Stadium Course), USA, Jan 18-21
PGA European Tour – Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, UAE, Jan 18-21, day one, 3:30am, Sky Sports The Open & 5:15am, Sky Sports Main Event, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
USLPGA Tour – The next tournament will be the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, Paradise Island, Bahamas, January 25-28
USPGA Champions Tour – The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Hawaii (Saturday finish), January 15-20
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are two NHL matches scheduled today, with start times 00:30am and 3am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Montreal Canadiens @ Boston Bruins, midnight, live on eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Challenge Cup – 23 ties on the afternoon of Saturday 20 January
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday Jan 19
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Gloucester v Section Paloise, 7:45pm
Saturday Jan 20
European Rugby Champions Cup – Glasgow Warriors v Exeter Chiefs, 10pm, BT Sport 3 – Montpellier v Leinster, 1pm – Clermont v Ospreys, 3:15pm, BT Sport 2 – Saracens v Northampton, 3:15pm, BT Sport 3 – Benetton v Bath, 5:30pm, BT Sport 3 – Scarlets v Toulon, 5:30pm
European Rugby Challenge Cup – Enisei-STM v Newcastle, 10am – Dragons v Bordeaux Begles, 10am – Olympique Lyon v Cardiff Blues, 5pm – Stade Toulouse v Sale Sharks, 5pm – Zebre v SU Agen, 2pm – Krasny Yar v London Irish, 1pm – Stade Francais v Edinburgh, 8pm, BT Sport 3 – Brive v Worcester, 2:20pm – Connacht v Oyonnax, 2:30pm
Guinness PRO14 – Cheetahs v Southern Kings, 3pm
Sunday Jan 21
European Rugby Champions Cup – Leicester v Racing 92, 1pm – Munster v Castres, 1pm – Stade Rochelais v Harlequins, 3:15pm – Wasps v Ulster, 3:15pm, BT Sport 2
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Dafabet Masters, London, Alexandra Palace, 14 January – 21 January, 1pm, BBC Two – 1pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 2
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TENNIS
WTA/ATP, Australian Open, Mon Jan 15 to Sun Jan 28 – day three, 7:45am, Eurosport 1, 6am, Eurosport 2, with day four coverage on Eurosport 1 and 2 from midnight on Wednesday
Posted: 16th January 2018
