WEDNESDAY 22nd MARCH 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday March 22
Internationals – Cyprus v Kazakhstan, 4pm – Czech Rep v Lithuania, 6pm – Germany v England, 7:45pm, live on 3e, ITV and UTV – Scotland v Canada, 7:45pm, live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 5
National League North – Darlington 1883 v Bradford PA, 7:45pm
National League South – Whitehawk v Hampton & Richmond, 7:45pm
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Newcastle, 2pm – field-sizes: 4-9-11-8-6-8 and 13; the most-valuable races: £23,500 races at 3:30pm and 4:30pm; jockeys riding on the card include: Sean Levey, Andrew Mullen, Oisin Murphy, Silvestre de Sousa, Josephine Gordon, Ben Curtis, Stevie Donohoe, Joe Fanning and Paul Hanagan; the card closes with an apprentice race
Haydock Park, 2:10pm – field-sizes: 5-3-5-8-7 and 4; the most-valuable race: a £15,000 novices’ limited handicap chase (3:10pm); jockeys riding on card include Will Kennedy, Sean Bowen, Gavin Sheehan, Lucy Alexander, Bridget Andrews, Brian Hughes, Danny Cook, Liam Treadwell, Aidan Coleman and Sam Twiston-Davies
Warwick, 2:20pm – field-sizes: 11-8-3-8-8 and 9; the most-valuable race: £8,000 races at 3:20pm and 4:50pm; jockeys riding on the card include Wayne Hutchinson, Tom Scudamore, Richard Johnson, Harry Skelton, Tom O’Brien, Jerry McGrath, David Bass, Jamie Moore and Daryl Jacob
Kempton, 5:45pm – field-sizes: 14-14-6-8-9-11-9 and 9; the most-valuable race: £7,250 handicaps at 7:15pm and 7:45pm; jockeys in action include Adam Kirby, Luke Morris, David Probert, Fergus Sweeney, Ted Durcan, Shane Kelly, Franny Norton, Liam Keniry, Martin Dwyer, Tom Queally, Kieran O’Neill and Hollie Doyle
They also race at in India at Kolkata (10:30am); later in the shops, it is Valparaiso, 5:25pm, in Chile, and 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, 8:25pm
The South African meeting is Greyville (11:10am)
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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 – YARMOUTH
6:33pm – SUNDERLAND
6:38pm – SWINDON -the ARC meeting, live on Sky, as per the below
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is tonight’s Arc meeting at Swindon (Sky Sports 3, 7pm)
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA games today, with start times ranging from 11pm on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics, 11:30pm, BT Sport 2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
No games listed as being live in Ire/UK
EUROEAGUE BASKETBALL
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona Lassa, 8pm, Sky Sports Mix
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
Anthony Crolla v Jorge Linares, Manchester, Sat 25 March, WBA lightweight title fight; Crolla lost the title to Linares in September 2016, this is the rematch
Ireland’s Katie Taylor will fight on an undercard that includes Marcus Morrison defending his WBD International Middleweight title versus Jason Welborn
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CRICKET
Today:
One-Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am – i.e. early Wednesday morning
Thursday Mar 23
One-Day International – Afghanistan v Ireland, 4am – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday 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
The 2017 Dwars door Vlaanderen – 1:30pm, Eurosport 2
Tour de Normandie – Mar 20-26
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) – Mar 20-26, stage three, 182km from Mataro to La Molina, 2:45pm, Eurosport 1
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali – Mar 23-26
Tour de Taiwan – Mar 26-30
From the track calendar:
African Track Championships, March 20-24
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into week eight on Thursday, March 23rd, from the Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Kim Huybrechts v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Jelle Klaasen v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
NB – *Michael van Gerwen plays twice in week eight to make up for missing his fixture against James Wade in week five due to a back injury
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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:
Connacht U21FC semi-final
Roscommon v Sligo, Kiltoom, 7:30pm
Leinster U21FC semi-final
Dublin v Longford, Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, 7.30pm
Ulster U21FC quarter-final replay
Donegal v Tyrone, Ballybofey
Allianz HL Division 3A round 3
Tyrone v Donegal, Healy Park, 8pm
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GOLF
On the European and PGA Tour, the next tournament is the WGC Matchplay at the Austin Country Club, Texas, USA, sponsored by Dell Technologies, Today until March 26 – the last four winners: Jason Day (2014 & 2016), Rory McIlroy (2015) and Matt Kuchar (2013) – day one is live on Sky Sports 4 from 6pm
On the LPGA Tour, the next tournament is the Kia Classic, in Carlsbad, California, USA March 23-26 – The defending champion is Lydia Ko
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Mississippi, March 31 to April 2 – The defending champion is Miguel Angel Jiminez
On the European Seniors Tour, the next tournament is the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, Trump National, Washington DC, USA, May 25-28
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ICE HOCKEY (NHL)
There are three games scheduled in the NHL today, with start times ranging from 11pm on Wednesday to 3am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets, 11pm, eir Sport 2
Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks, 2am, eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday March 23
Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Centurions, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters, 9:05am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
FRIDAY March 24
Premiership – Bristol v Gloucester, 7:45pm
Pro 12 – Scarlets v Edinburgh, 7:05pm – Newport Gwent Dragons v Ulster, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Crusaders v Western Force, 6:35am, Sky Sports 2 and Melbourne Rebels v Waratahs, 8:45am, Sky Sports 2
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SNOOKER
Upcoming:
China Open, March 27 to April 2
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Miami Open, Mar 22 to April 2 – day one, 3pm, Sky Sports 2
WTA – Miami Open, March 21 to April 2 – day two, 5pm, BT Sport 1, and 1am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – this is the biggest tournament outside of the Grand Slams
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OTHER SPORT
Curling World Championships – Germany v Denmark, a women’s round-robin match; the tournament is being played in Beijing, China, 11am, Eurosport 1
Baseball – The final of the 2017 World Baseball Classic at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, BT Sport ESPN at 1am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Posted: 22nd March 2017
