Wednesday 24 January 2018
SPORTS PREVIEW
Wednesday 24 January 2018
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday Jan 24
*** The UEFA Nations League Draw takes place today, from 11am, Sky Sports ***
Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg – Arsenal v Chelsea, 8pm, Sky Sports Football/Main Event – It is 0-0 from the first leg
Scottish Premiership – five games, all at 7:45pm, Dundee v Hibernian – Hamilton v Hearts – Kilmarnock v St Johnstone – Motherwell v Ross County – Rangers v Aberdeen
Copa del Rey, quarter-finals, second legs – Alaves v Valencia, 6pm (Valencia lead 2-1 from the first leg) and Real Madrid v Leganes, 8:30pm (Real Madrid lead 1-0 from the first leg)
Serie A – Lazio v Udinese, 5:30pm, BT Sport 1/eir Sport 1 – Sampdoria v Roma, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1/eir Sport 1
Coupe de France, Round of 32 – seven games, all at 5:30pm, except for Monaco v Lyon, 8:05pm
Belgian First Division – four games, all at 7:30pm
Dutch Eredivisie – FC Utrecht v Feyenoord, 7pm, Sky Sports Mix
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HORSERACING
Today’s meetings:
Lingfield, 1pm – A seven-race card
Catterick, 1:20pm – A six-race card
Exeter, 1:40pm – A six-race card
Kempton, 4:40pm – A seven-race card
They also race in India at Chennai (10:15am) and Mysore (10:30am) and in France at Pau (11:27am, a mixed card); later in the shops it is Valparaiso (7pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Mahoning Valley, 5:15pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:25pm, Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Sam Houston Race Track, 5:55pm, and Turf Paradise
The South African meeting is Fairview (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 – BELLE VUE
2:12pm – HOVE
6:22pm – SUNDERLAND
6:27pm – DONCASTER
6:37pm – HARLOW
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Sunday 28th January
Pro Bowl – AFC @ NFC, 8pm
Super Bowl LII (i.e. 52) is scheduled for Sunday February 4th at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
College Football:
No games listed as live in Ire/UK
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BASKETBALL
There are nine 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:
Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30am, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Boston College Eagles @ Syracuse Orange, midnight on Wednesday, BT Sport ESPN
Louisville Cardinals @ Miami Hurricanes, 1am on Thursday, BT Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Stanford Cardinal @ USC Trojans, 2am on Thursday, BT Sport ESPN – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Nevada Wolf Pack @ Wyoming Cowboys, 4am on Thursday, 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/
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CRICKET
Wednesday Jan 24
Australian Big Bash League – Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades, 8:40am, BT Sport 2
International Test Match Series – South Africa v India, 8am, day one (of five), Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket
One Day International Series – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 8:30am
Under-19 World Cup (1/4-finals) – TBC v TBC, 9:30pm – TBC v TBC, 9:30pm – TBC v TBC, 9:30pm, Sky Sports Cricket – TBC v TBC, 9:30pm
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DARTS
Next:
Coming up:
Unibet Masters – Arena MK, Milton Keynes, January 26-28
Challenge Tour, 1 and 2 – January 27, Wigan, England
Challenge Tour, 1 and 2 – January 28, Wigan, England
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Next games:
Saturday 27 January
Allianz FL Division 1 round 1
Dublin v Kildare, Croke Park, 7pm
Allianz FL Division 2 round 1
Clare v Cavan, Cusack Park, 2pm
Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 5pm
Allianz FL Division 4 round 1
London v Carlow, Ruislip, 1pm
Laois v Limerick, O’Moore Park, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 1A round 1
Cork v Kilkenny, Páirc Ui Chaoimh, 7pm
Allianz HL Division 1B round 1
Dublin v Offaly, Croke Park, 5pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC, USA – January 25-28
PGA European Tour – Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, UAE, January 25-28, day one, 4am, Sky Sports The Open and 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 next event is the Boca Raton Championship at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, Florida, February 9-11
Seniors Tour, Europe – TBC
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ICE HOCKEY
There are two NHL matches scheduled today, with start times of 1am and 3am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Chicago Blackhawks, 1am, eir Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Los Angeles Kings @ Calgary Flames, 3am, eir Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next up:
Saturday Jan 28
Challenge Cup – 21 ties with start times ranging from 1pm to 3pm, plus, on Sunday, West Hull v Longhorns RL, 2pm
Super League returns on Thursday Feb 01, with the following matches:
Super League – Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Arena – Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants, 8pm
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday Jan 26
Anglo Welsh Cup – Gloucester v Ospreys, 7:45pm
Saturday Jan 27
Anglo Welsh Cup – seven ties, all at 3pm
English Championship – one game at 2pm and two at 3pm
Top 14 – Toulon v Bordeaux Begles, 1:45pm then three games at 5pm, followed by Castres v Racing 92, 7:45pm
Sunday Jan 28
Top 14 – Stade Francais v Section Paloise, 11:30am, and Clermont Auvergne v Montpellier, 3:50pm
English Championship – Three games at 3pm
The Six Nations Championship begins on Saturday February 3rd
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SNOOKER
Next up:
Championship League, Group 5 – Jan 23-24, Coventry, England
Championship League, Group 6 – Jan 25-26, Coventry, England
China Open Qualifiers, Jan 27-30 – Barnsley, England
German Masters (Ranking tournament) – Jan 31 to Feb 4, Berlin, Germany
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TENNIS
Australian Open, Mon Jan 15 to Sun Jan 28
Live coverage:
8am on Wednesday and midnight on Wednesday, Eurosport 1, plus 5am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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OTHER SPORT
World Indoor Bowls – Round two of open singles plus a semi-final in the ladies’ singles, BBC2, 1:10pm
PSA Squash – Women’s semi-finals, 10pm, BT Sport 1 – Men’s semi-finals, 1am, BT Sport 1, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Posted: 24th January 2018