WEDNESDAY SPORTS PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY SPORTS PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2017
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FOOTBALL
Wednesday May 10
Champions League, semi-final, second leg – Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid, 7:45pm, RTE2/BT Sport 2, with Real leading 3-0 from the first leg
Premier League – Southampton v Arsenal, 7:45pm
MLS – Columbus Crew v Toronto FC, 00:30am
UEFA U-17’s European Championships – Germany v Rep Of Ireland, 10:45am, Eurosport 2 – England v Netherlands, 3pm, Eurosport 2
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HORSERACING
The Wednesday line-up is:
Chester, 1:50pm – day one of the May Festival, with the Cheshire Oaks at 2:25pm and the £120,000 Chester Cup at 3:35pm; £272,000 in prize-money is up for grabs on the day; jockeys in action include Ryan Moore, Oisin Murphy, Silvestre de Sousa, Frankie Dettori, Andrea Atzeni, James Doyle, Tony Hamilton, Richard Kingscote, Paul Hanagan, Jamie Spencer, William Buick and Franny Norton; Ireland has five runners on the card – Aidan O’Brien’s Alluringly (2:25pm, Ryan Moore), Pat Shanahan’s Taexali (3pm, Sam Hitchcott), Tony Martin’s Golden Spear (3:35pm, Ryan Moore), Pat Shanahan’s Unite The Clans (4:35pm, Sam Hitchcott) and Gordon Elliott’s Skeaping (5:05pm, Jamie Spencer)
Newton Abbot, 2:05pm – there is good prize-money on offer on the card, including £22,000 in the Racing Partnership Handicap Chase at 3:45pm; Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, Aidan Coleman, Noel Fehily, Sam Twiston-Davies, Harry Skelton and Daryl Jacob are all among the jockeys riding on the card
Kelso, 2:15pm – with the most-valuable race being the £11,000 Brown Shipley Handicap Chase (2:45pm); Ireland’s Gavin Cromwell runs King’s Wharf (Jack Kennedy) in the 2:45pm race and Scenic Star (Jack Kennedy) at 3:55pm; there is a hunters’ chase at 4:55pm
Bath, 5:35pm – field-sizes are 4-10-6-7-8-7 and 8; jockeys in action include Jimmy Fortune, Pat Dobbs, Liam Keniry, Josephine Gordon, Dane O’Neill, David Probert and Fergus Sweeney
Dundalk, 5:45pm – The Aidan O’Brien-trained $2.6million purchase Declarationofpeace, a son of War Front that showed promise on his Navan debut, catches the eye in the opener; field-sizes on the card are 6-6-14-9-6-14 (plus 3 reserves) and 14; jockeys in action include Seamie Heffernan, Pat Smullen, Wayne Lordan, Shane Foley, Chris Hayes, Billy Lee, Kevin Manning, Declan McDonogh, Colm O’Donoghue, Gary Carroll, Donnacha O’Brien and Ana O’Brien
Chelmsford, 5:55pm – there are two £30,000 races on the card – the Totepool Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap (7:25pm) and a Conditions Stakes race at 7:55pm – with the card also containing a £25,000 handicap at 8:25pm and a £25,000 fillies’ handicap at 6:55pm; jockeys riding on the card include Ryan Moore, Oisin Murphy, Luke Morris, Andrea Atzeni, Adam Kirby, Joe Fanning, Robert Tart, Sean Levey, Joe Fanning and Silvestre de Sousa
They also race at Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, in the USA and Valparaiso, 6:15pm, in Chile
The Turf TV USA line-up is: Finger Lakes, 6:10pm, Gulfstream, 6:15pm, Belmont Park, 6:30pm, Thistledown, 6:40pm, and Louisiana Downs, 9:15pm
The South African meeting is Kenilworth (12:05pm)
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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 – SUNDERLAND
6:39pm – DONCASTER
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is the Betfred Gymcrack meeting at Kinsley on Tuesday May 16
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 8 of the season
Friday 12 May
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs, 11:10am
Saturday 13 May
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, 4:45am – St Kilda v Carlton, 5:10am – GWS Giants v Collingwood, 7:35am – Essendon v Geelong Cats, 10:25am – Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, 10:40am
Sunday 14 May
Richmond v Fremantle, 4:10am – Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, 4:15am – North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, 7:40am
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BASEBALL
The 2017 Major League Season continues; it runs to October 1st
There are 14 MLB games today, with start times ranging from 6:05pm to 3:10am on Thursday morning – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
New York Mets v San Francisco Giants, 6:05pm, BT Sport ESPN
Miami Marlins v St Louis Cardinals, midnight, BT Sport ESPN
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BASKETBALL
In the NBA:
Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-final – Utah Jazz @ Golden State Warriors, TBD – Warriors lead the series *-* (game 4 played on Monday)
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-final – Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics, 1am – live on BT Sport 1 – series tied at 2-2, – i.e. late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning
Live games:
As above
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
This week’s fights include:
More to follow in due course
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CRICKET
The knock-out section of the IPL begins on Tuesday May 16th
Wednesday May 10
Test Match – West Indies v Pakistan, 3pm, day one of five-day match, Sky Sports 5
IPL – Gujarat Lions v Delhi Daredevils, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 3
Royal London One-Day Cup matches – five at 11am and two at 2pm – seven matches, including Essex Eagles v Sussex Sharks, 1:55pm, Sky Sports 2
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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
Giro d’Italia – Stage five, featuring a 159km route from Pedara to Messina, midday, Eurosport 1
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 15 on Thursday 11 May, from the GE Oil & Gas Arena, Aberdeen, (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm); the line-up is:
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
After this, Finals Night will take place on Thursday May 18th, from the O2, London
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
After this it is the Monaco Grand Prix, May 25-28
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GAA
Next games:
Saturday 13 May
Lory Meagher Cup round 4
Lancashire v Cavan, Old Bedians, Manchester, 2pm
Warwickshire v Leitrim, Páirc na hÉireann, 1pm
Sligo v Fermanagh, Markievicz Park, 3pm
Sunday 14 May
Leinster SHC round 3
Westmeath v Meath, TEG Cusack Park, 3pm
Kerry v Laois, Austin Stack Park, 3pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – The Open de Portugal, May 11-14
USPGA Tour – The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, May 11-14, also known as the “Fifth Major”
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 18-21
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour), the next tournament is the Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, May 18-21
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)
The Stanley Cup play-off games continue in the NHL today with one game, as follows:
Edmonton Oilers @ Anaheim Ducks, TBD – series tied at 3-3 after Game 6, eir Sport 2
Live games:
As above
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament runs from May 5-21 – 16 teams, two host cities > Cologne and Paris
Live today – Finland v Slovenia, 7:10pm, eir Sport 2, (face-off, 7:15pm)
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next:
Thursday 11 May
Challenge Cup, Round 6 – Featherstone Rovers v Halifax, 8pm
NRL – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys, 10:50am
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RUGBY UNION
Next:
The draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be made this morning at 9am
Friday 12 May
European Rugby Challenge Cup Final – Gloucester v Stade Francais, 8pm
Super Rugby – Blues v Cheetahs, 8:35am, and Brumbies v Lions, 10:45am
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SNOOKER
TBC
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TENNIS
Current tournaments:
ATP Madrid Open – May 8-14, day three, 11am, Sky Sports 1
WTA Madrid Open – May 8-14, day five, 11am, BT Sport 1
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OTHER SPORT
ANZ Premiership Netball – Magic v Mystics, 8:30am, Sky Sports Mix
Posted: 10th May 2017