WEDNESDAY 5th APRIL 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL 2017
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NUMBERS – 2 Daily Millions draws per day – Irish Lucky Numbers
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday April 5 –
Premier League – Arsenal v West Ham Utd, 7:45pm – Hull City v Middlesbrough, 7:45pm – Southampton v Crystal Palace, 7:45pm – Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur, 7:45pm – Chelsea v Man City, 8pm, BT Sport 1 – Liverpool v Bournemouth, 8pm
Championship – Huddersfield Town v Norwich City, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1 – Newcastle Utd v Burton Albion, 7:45pm
League One – Oxford Utd v Fleetwood Town, 7:45pm – Sheff Utd v City, 7:45pm
Scottish Premiership – Celtic v Partick Thistle, 7:45pm – Kilmarnock v Rangers, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 2 – Motherwell v Hamilton Academical, 7:45pm – St Johnstone v Hearts, 7:45pm
Ligue 1 – Metz v Lyon, 6pm
La Liga – Barcelona v Sevilla, 6:30pm, Sky Sports 3 – Alaves v Osasuna, 7:30pm, Red Button – Deportivo La Coruna v Granada, 7:30pm, Red Button – Sporting Gijon v Malaga, 7:30pm, Red Button – Leganes v Real Madrid, 8:30pm, Sky Sports 3
Bundesliga – all at 7pm, FC Augsburg v FC Inglostadt – Borussia M’Gladbach v Hertha Berlin, BT Sport ESPN – Mainz v RB Leipzig – SV Darmstadt 98 v Bayer Leverkusen – Wolfsburg v SC Freiburg
Dutch Eredivisie – Heracles Almelo v Vitesse Arnhem, 5:30pm – Groningen v NEC Nijmegen, 6:45pm – Ajax v AZ Alkmaar, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5 – Feyenoord v Go Ahead Eagles, 7:45pm, Sky Sports Mix – Willem ll v ADO Den Haag, 7:45pm
Coppa Italia (Semi-final, 2nd Leg) – Napoli v Juventus, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 5, (Juventus lead 3-1 on agg)
Coupe de France – Angers v Bordeaux, 5:30pm – Avranches v Paris Saint-Germain, 8:05pm
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Wincanton, 1:50pm – with an £11,000 feature, a handicap chase, at 2:20pm; field-sizes on the card are 10-6-5-5-7-9 and 10; jockeys in action include Sam Twiston-Davies, David Bass, Tom O’Brien, Richard Johnson, Josh Moore, Gavin Sheehan, Daryl Jacob, Wayne Hutchinson, Harry Skelton, Nick Scolfield and Noel Fehily; there is a hunters’ chase at 4:25pm (for the John Dufosee Memorial Trophy); far and away the leading trainer at the track, Paul Nicholls (who trains just a few miles from the track) has five runners (split across four races)
Carlisle, 2pm – the card starts with a handicap hurdle for conditional jockeys; field-sizes on the card are 10-12-11-6-8 and 12; jockeys riding on the card include Brian Hughes, Henry Brooke, Jake Greenall, Tom Scudamore, Will Kennedy, Leighton Aspell, Liam Treadwell, Danny Cook and Jamie Moore
Wolverhampton, 2:10pm – field-sizes are 8-5-8-5-8-13 and 12; Ireland’s Gordon Elliott runs Dembaba (3:10pm) and Captain K (4:45pm) and Barry John Murphy runs Fast Kar (5:15pm); jockeys riding on the card include Adam Kirby, Ben Curtis, Luke Morris, Paul Mulrennan, Franny Norton, Andrea Atzeni, Andrew Mullen, Richard Kingscote, Liam Keniry, Stevie Donohoe, Alistair Rawlinson, Richard Kingscote, Phillip Makin, Tom Eaves, Danny Tudhope, Dougie Costello and James Sullivan
Leopardstown, 3:30pm – featuring the €45,000 Listed Heritage Stakes (5pm); field-sizes on the card are 13-9-21-8-20 (plus three reserves)-18 (plus three reserves) and 7, in which Dermot Weld’s Group 2 and 3 winner, and Ascot Gold Cup third, Forgotten Rules is set to run; his conqueror at The Curragh in September, Twilight Payment, is also among the field; a half-brother to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Danedream, Venice Beach is likely to head the betting for the opener; many of the top jockeys and trainers in Ireland are represented on the card
Kempton Park, 5:45pm – field-sizes are 11-9-9-9-9-7-14 and 12; jockeys in action include Silvestre de Sousa, Frankie Dettori, Luke Morris, Pat Cosgrave, Oisin Murphy, David Probert, Andrea Atzeni, Luke Morris, Sean Levey, Ryan Moore, Fran Berry and Jim Crowley
They also race in India at Kolkata (10:25am); later in the shops, it is Valparaiso (6:30pm) in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is Gulfstream, 5:35pm, Tampa Bay Downs, 5:45pm, and Aqueduct, 6:20pm
The South African meeting is Fairview (midday)
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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 – SWINDON
6:33pm – YARMOUTH
6:39pm – SUNDERLAND
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Next games:
Round 3 of the season
Friday 7 April
Sydney Swans v Collingwood, 9:50am, BT Sport 3
Saturday 8 April
North Melbourne v GWS Giants, 3:45am – Richmond v West Coast Eagles, 4:10am, BT Sport 1 – Geelong Cats v Melbourne, 6:35am – Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows, 9:40am, BT Sport 1 – Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, 9:40am
Sunday 9 April
St Kilda v Brisbane Lions, 3:10am, BT Sport 3 – Carlton v Essendon, 5:20am – Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn, 6:40am, BT Sport 3
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it and runs to October 1st
There are 15 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:10pm on Wednesday to 3:10am on Thursday – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live:
Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals, midnight on Wednesday, BT Sport 2
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BASKETBALL
There are eight NBA games today, with start times ranging from midnight on Wednesday to 3:30am on Thursday
Live games:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics, 1am, BT Sport 1 – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Live games:
No games scheduled as live on TV in Ire/UK
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
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CRICKET
Next games:
Wednesday April 5
IPL – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports Mix
(The Indian Premier League (IPL) season begins today)
The County Cricket seasons (Divisions 1 and 2) begin on April 7th
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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 Tour Of Thailand – April 1 to April 6
The Basque Tour – stage three, 160km from Gasteiz to Donostia, 2:30pm, Eurosport 1
Scheldeprijs – an event that starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten (Belgium); Eurosport 2, 2:30pm
From the track calendar:
South African National Track Cycling Championships – April 3 to April 7
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 10 on Thursday April 6th, from the 3Arena in Dublin, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm. The games are:
Dave Chisnall v Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis v Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade v Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The second race of the 2017 Formula One season will be the Chinese Grand Prix, which is set to take place on Sunday April 9th
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GAA
Next games:
Wednesday 5 April
Ulster U21FC semi-finals
Derry v Armagh, Celtic Park, 8pm
Cavan v Donegal, Brewster Park, 8pm
Saturday 8 April
Allianz FL Division 3 final
Louth v Tipperary, Croke Park, 5pm – Live on TG4
Allianz FL Division 4 final
Westmeath v Wexford, Croke Park, 3pm – Live on TG4
Ulster SHC semi-finals
Armagh v Down, Inniskeen, 3pm
Antrim v Donegal, Celtic Park, 3pm
Ulster SHC Shield semi-finals
Fermanagh v Tyrone, Clones, 3pm
Derry v Monaghan, Healy Park, 3pm
Leinster MHC round 1
Westmeath v Kilkenny, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Laois v Offaly, O’Moore Park, 3pm
Kildare v Carlow, Newbridge, 3pm
Meath v Wicklow, Pairc Taillteann, 3pm
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GOLF
On Sky Sports 4 today at 2pm, there is live coverage from the practice range ahead of The Masters
The Masters Par Three Tournament is live on Sky Sports 4 at 7:30pm, the traditional curtain-raiser to the first Major of the year
European Tour/PGA Tour – The next tournament is The Masters, the first Major of the season, played at the Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, April 6th to 9th
PGA Tour – As above
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12th to 15th; the defending champion is Minjee Lee
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia, April 14th to 16th
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 two games scheduled in the NHL today, as follows:
Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres, 12:30am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning – live on eir Sport 2
NY Rangers @ Washington Capitals, 1am – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
As above
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next games:
Thursday April 6
Super League – Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers, 8pm, Sky Sports 2
NRL – Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
FRIDAY April 7
Premiership – Sale Sharks v Worcester, 7:45pm, BT Sport 1, and Newcastle v Gloucester, 8pm
Pro12 – Edinburgh v Connacht, 7:35pm, and Ulster v Cardiff Blues, 7:35pm
Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Waratahs, 8:35am
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SNOOKER
April 5th to 12th – Betfred World Championship Qualifiers, Sheffield, England
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, Texas, April 10th to 16th
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco, April 16th to 23rd
ATP – Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain, April 24th to 30th
WTA – Volvo Cars Open, Charleston, USA, April 3rd to 9th – live on BT Sport 2 at 3pm and midnight
WTA – Abierto Monterrey – Monterrey, Mexico, April 3rd to 9th – live on BT Sport 3 at 9pm
WTA – Claro Open Solsanitas – Bogota, Colombia, April 10th to 15th
WTA – Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Biel, Switzerland, April 10th to 16th
Davis Cup – Quarter-finals, various locations, April 7th to 9th
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OTHER SPORT
Weightlifting: European Championships – 4:30pm and 7pm, Eurosport 2
ANZ Premiership Netball – Magic v Pulse, 8:40am, Sky Sports Mix
Posted: 5th April 2017