Wednesday 22 November 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 22 November 2017
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday Nov 22
Champions League – CSKA Moscow v Benfica, 5pm, eir Sport 1 and BT Sport 3 – Qarabag FK v Chelsea, 5pm, eir Sport 2 and BT Sport 2 – Anderlecht v Bayern Munich, 7:45pm – Atletico Madrid v Roma, 7:45pm – Basel v Man Utd, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2 – Juventus v Barcelona, 7:45pm, RTE2 – Paris Saint-Germain v Celtic, 7:45pm, eir Sport 1 and BT Sport 3 – Sporting Lisbon v Olympiakos, 7:45pm
There is also a game scheduled to be live on eir Sport 2 at 7:45pm
Championship – Ipswich Town v Sheffield Weds, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football – Middlesbrough v Birmingham City, 7:45pm – Wolves v Leeds Utd, 7:45pm
UEFA Youth League, Under-19s – PSG v Celtic, 1pm, BT Sport 3
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Hexham, 12:25pm – A seven-race card, with field-sizes of 5-7-11-6-10-3 and 13; jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Danny Cook, Henry Brooke and Derek Fox; a runner from Ireland is Mark McNiff’s Corskeagh Express (2pm, Derek Fox) who travels over from his Co. Sligo yard
Warwick, 12:35pm – A seven-race card, where the feature race is the £15,000 Novices’ Chase (2:10) and has only attracted two runners, Sceau Royal (Alan King/Daryl Jacob) and San Pedro De Senam (Gary Moore/Joshua Moore), field-sizes are 12-11-7-2-8-6 and 12. Top jockeys in action include Noel Fehily, Adrian Heskin, Will Kennedy, Daryl Jacob, Harry Skelton, Leighton Aspell, Wayne Hutchinson, Tom O’Brien and James Bowen to name just a few
Chepstow, 12:45pm – A seven-race card, where the field-sizes are 15-15-12-12-13-13 and 10, top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Harry Cobden, Tom Scudamore, Jamie Moore, Nick Scholfield, Bridget Andrews, Nico de Boinville, Sean Bowen, David Bass, Niall Madden, Andrew Thornton, Gavin Sheehan and Mitchell Bastyan to name just a few; the final race on the card is a handicap hurdle for conditional jockeys
Kempton, 4:10pm – An eight-race card consisting of, in this order, a 10f handicap, a nursery, two divisions of the Novice Stakes race, a Novice Median Auction Stakes race, a £40,000 Listed Race (a Fast-Track Qualifier), a £19,000 two-mile handicap and a 12f handicap; the Listed Race is due off at 6:40pm; jockeys in action on the card include Silvestre de Sousa, Fran Berry, Jim Crowley, Oisin Murphy, Adam Kirby, Luke Morris, Stevie Donohoe, Josephine Gordon, Rob Havlin, Sean Levey, Dougie Costello, Richard Kingscote, Jamie Spencer, Joe Fanning, Tony Piccone, Tony Hamilton and Kieran Shoemark
They also race in Germany at Dresden (10:30am) and in France at Auteuil (11:57am); later in the shops it is Valparaiso (6pm) in Chile
At Auteuil, there is a Listed Hurdle at 1:05pm (2m2f, for 4yos only)
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 5:15pm, Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Mahoning Valley, 5:45pm, and Delta Downs, 7:35pm
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 – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
The next live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – will be the Colossus Bets TV Trophy meeting at Towcester on Wednesday November 29th
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Next:
Week 12
Thursday November 23 (Thanksgiving in the USA) – Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event – Los Angeles Chargers @ Dallas Cowboys, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event – New York Giants @ Washington Redskins, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday November 26 – seven games at 6pm, two at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Green Bay Packers @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday November 27 – Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
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BASKETBALL
There are 14 NBA matches today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 1am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live College Basketball
5pm, Tennessee Volunteers v Purdue Boilermakers, BT Sport ESPN
There is also live action scheduled on BT Sport ESPN at 10pm, 1am and 3:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Wednesday Nov 22
Ashes Test Series, First Day – Australia v England, midnight on Wednesday, day one (of five) – live on BT Sport 1
Sheffield Shield – South Australia v Tasmania, midnight – Western Australia v Queensland, 2:30am
Ram Slam T20 Challenge – Dolphins v Warriors, 4pm, and Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals’ from Minehead, Nov 24-26, World No.1 Michael van Gerwen bids to win the tournament for a third successive year
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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 25 November
Leinster club IFC final
Killanerin (Wexford) v Ballyboughal (Dublin), Innovate Wexford Park, 2pm
Ulster club JFC final
Belnaleck (Fermanagh) v Naomh Colmcille (Donegal), Healy Park, 7pm
All-Ireland club JHC quarter-final
Brother Pearses (Britain) v Fethard (Wexford), Ruislip, 2pm
Sunday 26 November
Ulster club SFC final
Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cavan Gaels (Cavan), Athletic Grounds, 3pm
Connacht club SFC final
Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) v Corofin (Galway), Tuam Stadium, 2pm
Munster club SFC final
Nemo Rangers (Cork) v Dr Crokes (Kerry), Pairc Ui Rinn, 2pm
Leinster club SFC semi-finals
Rathnew (Wicklow) v Moorefield (Kildare), Aughrim, 2pm
St Loman’s (Westmeath) v Simonstown Gaels (Meath), Mullingar, 2pm
Munster club IFC final
An Ghaeltacht (Kerry) v St Senan’s (Limerick), Mallow, 2pm
Ulster club IFC final
Moy (Tyrone) v Rostrevor (Down), Athletic Grounds, 1pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Hero World Challenge, Albany, New Providence – Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rdDecember
PGA European Tour – UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong, Thurs 23rd Nov – Sunday 26th – day one’s play is live on Sky Sports The Open at 4am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
USLPGA Tour – the next tournament will take place in 2018
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 15 NHL matches today – with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
New Jersey Devils v Boston Bruins, midnight on Wednesday, eir Sport 2
Los Angeles Kings v Winnipeg Jets, 3:30am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Friday 24 November
Rugby League World Cup – Australia v Fiji, 9am
Saturday 25 November
Rugby League World Cup, semi-final – Tonga v England, 5am
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RUGBY UNION
Coming up…
Friday 24 November
Aviva Premiership – Newcastle v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro14 – Cheetahs v Edinburgh, 5:30pm – Ulster v Benetton, 705pm – Cardiff Blues v Connacht, 7:35pm – Leinster v Dragons, 7:35pm
Saturday 25 November
Aviva Premiership – Bath v Harlequins, 12:15pm – Leicester v Worcester, 3pm – Sale Sharks v Northampton, 5:30pm
Internationals – Italy v South Africa, 2pm – Scotland v Australia, 2:30pm – England v Samoa, 3pm – Wales v New Zealand, 5:15pm – Ireland v Argentina, 5:30pm – France v Japan, 7:45pm
Top 14 – Castres v Toulon, 1:45pm – SU Agen v Stade Francais, 5pm – Bordeaux-Begles v Brive, 5pm – Stade Rochelais v Section Paloise, 5pm – Oyonnax v Clermont Auvergne, 5pm
Sunday 26 November
Aviva Premiership – London Irish v Wasps, 3pm – Saracens v Exeter, 3pm
Pro14 – Ospreys v Glasgow, 1pm – Southern Kings v Scarlets, 1pm – Zebre v Munster, 1:30pm
Top 14 – Racing 92 v Montpellier, 11:30am – Olympique Lyon v Stade Toulouse, 3:50pm
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SNOOKER
Next up:
The Northern Ireland Open, Belfast, November 20-26, day two, 12:45pm and 6:45pm, Eurosport 1
Then it is the:
Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10
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TENNIS
Next up:
Davis Cup World Group Final, November 24-26
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OTHER SPORT
Women’s Hockey World League Final – second quarter-final, 7am, BT Sport 2, with the third quarter-final on the same channel at 4:30am – i.e. early on Thursday morning
Posted: 22nd November 2017