Wednesday 29 November 2017
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday Nov 29
Premier League – Arsenal v Huddersfield, 7:45pm – Bournemouth v Burnley, 7:45pm – Chelsea v Swansea, 7:45pm – Everton v West Ham United, 8pm, BT Sport 1 – Manchester City v Southampton, 8pm – Stoke v Liverpool, 8pm
Scottish Premiership – Motherwell v Celtic, 7:45pm, and Rangers v Aberdeen, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Football
EFL Trophy – Chesterfield v Manchester City U21, 7pm, and Crawley Town v Fulham U21, 7:45pm
Copa del Rey – three ties at 6:30pm, including Barcelona v Real Murcia, and three at 8:30pm, including Atletico Madrid v Elche
Coppa Italia – Sassuolo v Bari, 2pm, Chievo v Hellas Verona, 5pm, and Torino v Carpi, 8pm
Ligue 1 – six games at 6pm, including Nantes v Monaco, eir Sport 1/BT Sport 3 and then PSG v Troyes, 8pm, eir Sport 1/BT Sport 3
MLS – Toronto FC v Columbus Crew SC, 12:30am, Sky Sports Football – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Wolverhampton, 12:15pm – An eight-race card on the Tapeta surface, where the Fillies’ Novice Stakes has been split into two divisions; the feature is the Betway Handicap (2:20pm, £25,000); top jockeys in action include Jim Crowley, PJ McDonald, Tom Eaves, Joe Fanning, Paul Mulrennan, Stevie Donohoe and Martin Dwyer.
Punchestown, 12:20pm – A seven-race card, where the feature race is the BETDAQ Rated Novice Chase (2:25pm, €20,000); field-sizes are 22-12-12-7-5-17 & 6. Top jockeys in action include Davy Russell, Jack Kennedy, Barry Geraghty, Robbie Power, Andrew Lynch, Phillip Enright, JJ Slevin, Mark Walsh and Luke Dempsey, to name just a few.
Wetherby, 12:25pm – A seven-race card, where the feature is the Handicap Chase (2pm, £10,000), field-sizes are 11-4-11-4-14-10 & 9; top jockeys in action include Brian Hughes, Aidan Coleman, Harry Skelton, Leighton Aspell, Wayne Hutchinson, Gavin Sheehan, Will Kennedy, Jamie Moore and Danny Cook.
Hereford, 12:35pm – A seven-race card, where the feature is the ABF The Soldiers Charity Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (2:40pm, £12,000); top jockeys in action include Richard Johnson, Tom O’Brien, Sean Bowen, Daryl Jacob, Noel Fehily, Tom Scudamore, Harry Cobden and Adam Wedge.
Kempton, 4:10pm – An eight-race card on the Polytrack surface, including the Listed Wild Flower Stakes (6:40pm, £40,000); top jockeys in action include William Buick, Josephine Gordon, Adam Kirby, Luke Morris, Fran Berry, Dougie Costello, Martin Harley, Richard Kingscote, David Probert and PJ McDonald, to name just a few.
They also race in India at Mysore (10:15am), later in the shops it is Valparaiso (5:30pm) in Chile
At Auteuil in France, the nine-race card includes a Listed Race at 2:05pm, the Lyphard Stakes (9.5f, 3yo+), although the meeting is not on the shop service.
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Aqueduct, 5:20pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:28pm, and Mahoning Valley
The South African meeting is Vaal (11:05am)
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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 – TOWCESTER
The next live meeting on Sky Sports – Sky Sports Arena HD from 7pm – is tonight’s Colossus Bets TV Trophy meeting at Towcester
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Week 13
Thursday November 30 – Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys, 1:25am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Thursday night/early Friday morning
Sunday December 3 – ten games at 6pm, Cleveland Browns @ Los Angeles Chargers at 9:05pm, two at 9:25pm and Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event, i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Monday December 4 – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals, 1:30am, Sky Sports Main Event – i.e. late Monday night/early Tuesday morning
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No games listed as live in Ireland or the UK
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BASKETBALL
There are ten NBA matches scheduled for today, with start times ranging from midnight to 3:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers, 3:30am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Michigan Wolverines @ North Carolina Tar Heels, 00:30am, BT Sport ESPN, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Duke Blue Devils @ Indiana Hoosiers, 1am, 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 Nov 29
South Africa Twenty20 – Cape Cobras v Warriors, 4pm – Highveld Lions v Titans, 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket
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DARTS
Coming up on the PDC calendar:
The 2017/2018 William Hill World Darts Championship takes place from Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) in London from Thursday December 14 to Monday January 01, follow all of the action on Sky Sports Darts
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures – see www.hoganstand.com
Saturday 2 December
All-Ireland club IHC quarter-final
Kilburn Gaels (Britain) v Kanturk (Cork), Ruislip, 1:30pm
Leinster club IHC final
Ballyragget (Kilkenny) v Glenealy (Wicklow), Nowlan Park, 2pm
Sunday 3 December
Leinster club SHC final
Cuala (Dublin) v Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly), O’Moore Park, 2pm
Galway SHC final
Gort v Liam Mellows, Pearse Stadium, 2pm
Waterford SFC final
The Nire v Stradbally, Fraher Field, TBC
Munster club JFC final
Dromid Pearses (Kerry) v Knocknagree (Cork), Mallow, 3.15pm
Munster club JHC final
Ardmore (Waterford) v Ballybacon-Grange (Tipperary), Mallow, 1.30pm
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GOLF
USPGA Tour – Hero World Challenge, Albany, New Providence – Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rdDecember
PGA European Tour – AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Heritage Golf Course, Domaine de Bel Ombre– Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rd December
PGA European Tour – Australian PGA Championship, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia – Thurs 30th Nov – Sunday 03rd December
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 four NHL matches taking place today, with start times ranging from 00:30am to 2:30am – late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens, 00:30am eir Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Boston Bruins, 00:30am eir Sport 2 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Saturday 2 December
Rugby League World Cup final – Australia v England, 9am
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RUGBY UNION
Next games:
Friday 1 December
Aviva Premiership – Northampton v Newcastle Falcons, 7:45pm – Worcester v Sale Sharks, 7:45pm
Pro14 – Southern Kings v Edinburgh, 5:15pm – Dragons v Ulster, 7:35pm – Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues, 7:35pm
Championship – Nottingham v Jersey, 7:45pm
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SNOOKER
The Betway UK Championships, York, November 28 to December 10
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP, Qatar Open, Doha, Jan 1-7
ATP, Maharashtra Open, Pune, India, Jan 1-7
ATP & WTA, Brisbane International, Australia, Jan 1-7
WTA, Shenzhen Open, Jan 1-7
WTA, ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 1-7
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Other Sport –
International Netball – England v Malawi, Third Test in a three-match series, 7:30pm (Centre-pass 7:45pm), Sky Sports Mix/Action
Posted: 29th November 2017