WEDNESDAY 5th JULY 2017
SPORTS PREVIEW
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday July 5th
UEFA European U-19 Championship (Group A):
Georgia v Sweden, 2:30pm, Eurosport 2 and Czech Rep v Portugal, 5pm, Eurosport 1
Airtricity League Premier Division – Bohemians v Dundalk, 7:45pm
MLS – New England Revolution, 00:30am – Orlando City SC v Toronto FC, 00:30am – Houston Dynamo v Montreal Impact, 1:30am – Vancouver Whitecaps v New York City FC, 3am – Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire, 3:30am – i.e. late Wed night/early Thurs morning
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Thirsk, 2pm – eight races, with field-sizes of 13-12-8-11-14-7-8 and 20; the feature is the £20,000 Pay And Watch Racing UK Via Mobile Handicap (4:30pm); jockeys riding on the card include Silvestre de Sousa, Tom Eaves, Kevin Stott, Danny Tudhope, Paul Mulrennan, James Sullivan, David Allan, Jason Hart, PJ McDonald, Shane Gray, Cam Hardie, Tony Hamilton, Connor Beasley, Rachel Richardson, Ben Curtis, Phillip Makin, Martin Lane, Adam Beschizza and Jack Garritty
Perth, 2:10pm – the feature is a £15,000 handicap chase at 3:40pm; there are ten runners from Ireland on the card, including Penny Jane, Russian Regent, Fagan and Dawerann for Gordon Elliott, all of which will be ridden by Davy Russell, who’ll be paying his first visit to the track for over five years
Worcester, 2:20pm – A seven-race card beginning with a class five handicap chase. Field sizes for the seven races are; 9-8-11-8-6-16-10. Top jockeys in attendance include Aidan Coleman, Nico de Boinville, David Bass and Tom Scudamore
Fairyhouse, 5:50pm – A seven-race flat card, featuring the €75,000 Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes (fillies and mares, 3yo+, 6:50pm), with a €20,000 fillies maiden (2yo) at 7:20pm
Bath, 6pm – with a £14,000 feature, the Blaythwyt Plate Handicap at 7:30pm; field-sizes on the card are 7-8-5-6-8-10 and 12; jockeys in action include Fran Berry, Martin Dwyer, Liam Keniry, Dougie Costello, John Egan, Stevie Donohoe, Robert Winston, Adam Kirby, Jim Crowley, Sam Hitchcott, Pat Cosgrave (one ride, Seiority for William Haggas at 7:30pm), Sean Levey, Andrea Atzeni (one ride, Fujaira Bridge for Roger Varian at 7:30pm), Joe Fanning and Timmy Murphy
Kempton, 6:10pm – the card starts with a handicap for apprentices; there are £12,000 handicaps at 7:40pm and 8:10pm; field-sizes are 12-13-14-8-9-11 and 12; jockeys in action include Ryan Moore, Luke Morris, Kieran Shoemark, Steve Drowne, Franny Norton, Martin Harley, Harry Bentley, Oisin Murphy, Pat Dobbs, Jamie Spencer, Josephine Gordon, Tom Queally, Fergus Sweeney and Tom Marquand
They also race in France at Deauville (11:25am) and in Germany at Hamburg (4:55pm); later in shops it is Valparaiso, 7:15pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Delaware Park, 6:15pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Scottsville (11:30am)
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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 – SUNDERLAND
6:39pm – DONCASTER
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 16 of the season, next games:
Friday 7 July
Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs, 10:20am
Saturday 8 July
Hawthorn v GWS Giants, 4:45am – Collinwood v Essendon, 5:10am – Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, 7:35am – Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats,10:25am – St Kildea v Richmond, 10:25am
Sunday 9 July
North Melbourne v Freemantle, 4:10am – Carlton v Melbourne, 6:20am – West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide, 5:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 15 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 4:05pm on Tuesday to 2:10am on Wednesday morning – i.e. late Tues night/early Weds morning
Live games:
Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees, 6:05pm, BT Sport ESPN
New York Mets @ Washington Nationals, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
No key games scheduled
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Big fights coming up
Saturday July 8
Two unbeaten UK prospects Josh Taylor v Ohara Davies go head to head in the Braehead Arena in Glasgow
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CRICKET
Wednesday July 5
ICC Women’s World Cup – England v South Africa, 10:30am, Sky Sports 1/Mix – Pakistan v Australia, 10:30am – Sri Lanka v India, 10:30am, Sky Sports 2
County Championship Division Two – Sussex v Leicestershire, 11am (a four-day game)
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CYCLING
Check out this website – http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/
Some of the next main events…
From the UCI road calendar
The blue riband event of cycling, the Tour de France, runs from July 1st to July 23rd; stage five, a hilly 160.5km journey from Vittel to La Planche des Belles Filles
Live coverage:
Coverage of stage five 1:10am, TG4 – 1:10pm, ITV4 – midday, Eurosport 1 – midday
From the track calendar:
Russian National Track Championships Junior & U23 – July 4-9
6 Giorni delle Rose – Fiorenzuola 2017 – July 6-11
Japan Track Cup I – July 7
Iranian National Championships – July 8-17
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DARTS
Next up:
Then the Shanghai Darts Masters, Pullman Hotel, Shanghai, July 6-7; reigning champion: Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The next F1 race is the Austria Grand Prix, July 07-09
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GAA
Upcoming fixtures, as per www.hoganstand.com
Wednesday 5 July
Leinster U21HC final
Wexford v Kilkenny, Nowlan Park, 7.30pm, TG4
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (Hosted by the Rory Foundation), Portstewart Golf Club, Northern Ireland, July 6-9 there is a ‘Live On The Range’ programme on Sky Sports 4 today as part of the build-up to the tournament
USPGA Tour – The Greenbrier Classic, The Old White Course, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA, July 6-9
LPGA Tour – Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, Thornberry Creek, USA, July 6-9
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), is the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, Caves Valley Golf Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, July 13-16
On the European Seniors Tour, it is the Swiss Seniors Open, at Golf Club Bad Ragaz, July 7-9, in which Nick Faldo is set to play
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HOCKEY
No key games scheduled today
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ICE HOCKEY
No key games scheduled today
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RUGBY LEAGUE:
Thursday 6 July
Super League – Wakefield Trinity v Castleford Tigers, 8pm
Friday 7 July
Super League – Huddersfield Giants v Widnes Vikings, 8pm – St Helens v Hull FC, 8pm – Warrington Wolves v Leigh Centurions, 8pm
NRL – Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Friday 7 July
Super Rugby – Reds v Brumbies, 10:45am, and Western Force v Melbourne Rebels, 12:55pm
Saturday 8 July
Lions Tour – Third and final Test – New Zealand v The Lions, 8:35am
Super Rugby – Waratahs v Los Jaguares, 10:45am, Bulls v Southern Kings, 4:15pm, and Stormers v Sunwolves, 6:30pm
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SNOOKER
Next:
The World Cup taking place in China – July 3-9
Coverage of Day Three, 6am and 12:30pm, Eurosport 2
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TENNIS
Then it is:
Wimbledon – July 3 to July 16 – the latest Grand Slam event and the only one played on grass, coverage of day three on BBC2 from 1pm and BBC1 from 11:30am and 1:45pm; eir Sport 1- 11:30am
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OTHER SPORT
Netball Super Club – day 3 of a tournament that features teas from across the world, 4am, Sky Sports Mix, with day four coming up at 4am early on Thursday morning on the same channel
Posted: 5th July 2017