Weekend Preview
SPORTS PREVIEW
SUNDAY 23 APRIL 2017
FOOTBALL
Sunday April 23
Premier League – Burnley v Man Utd, 2:15pm, Sky Sports 1, and Liverpool v Crystal Palace, 4:30pm, Sky Sports 1
FA Cup (Semi-final) – Arsenal v Man City, 3pm, BT Sport 1
Championship – Aston Villa v Birmingham, midday
Scottish Cup (semi-final) – Celtic v Rangers, midday, Sky Sports 2
Eredivisie – FC Utrecht v Roda JC Kerk, 11:30am – Sparta Rotterdam v ADO Den Haag, 1:30pm – Vitesse Arnhem v Feyenoord, 1:30pm, Sky Sports 4 – PSV Eindhoven v Ajax, 3:45pm, Sky Sports Mix
Serie A – Sassuolo v Napoli, 11:30am, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1, five games at 2pm, including AC Milan v Empoli, BT Sport ESPN, Juventus v Genoa, 7:45pm, BT Sport 3 and eir Sport 1, and Chievo v Torino, eir Sport 1
Ligue 1 – Toulouse v Nice, 2pm – St Etienne v Rennes, 4pm, BT Sport ESPN and eir Sport 1 – Lyon v Monaco, 8:15pm, BT Sport 1
Bundesliga – SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen, 2:30pm,BT Sport 3 – Schalke v RB Leipzig, 4:30pm, BT Sport 3
La Liga – Real Sociedad v Deportivo La Coruna, 11am – Celta Vigo v Real Betis, 3:15pm, Red Button – Las Palmas v Alaves, 5:30pm, Red Button – Real Madrid v Barcelona, 7:45pm, Sky Sports 1
Portuguese Primeira Liga – Pacos Ferreira v Braga, 4pm – Vitoria de Guimaraes v Boavista, 6pm – FC Porto v Feirense, 8:15pm
MLS – New York City FC v Orlando City SC, 6:30pm, Sky Sports 3 – Los Angeles Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC, 9pm, Sky Sports 3 – Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids, 11pm
Chinese Super League – Changchun Yatai v Henan Jianye, 8:30am – Shandong Luneng v Chongqing Lifan, 12:35pm
A-League – The Elimination Final, 8:30am, BT Sport 1
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HORSERACING
The Sunday line-up is:
Wincanton, 1:50pm – where there’s a £20,000 handicap chase (2:20pm) as the feature; he’s far and away the leading trainer at the track so watch out for Paul Nicholls’ runners on the day; he operates just a few miles from the track
Stratford, 2pm – where there’s a £12,000 handicap chase (3:35pm) as the feature
Wetherby, 2:10pm – where there’s a £10,000 handicap chase (3:45pm) as the feature
Navan, 2:15pm – A seven-race flat card, including the Listed Coolmore Stud Power Stakes (2:15pm, €47,500), the Listed Coolmore Stud E.B.F. Salsabil Stakes (4:25pm, €57,500) and the Group 3 Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes (4:55pm, €65,000)
The Turf TV USA line-up is:
The South African meeting is (pm)
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GREYHOUNDS
The Sunday line-up is as follows:
11:03am – BELLE VUE
11:11am – HOVE
2:06pm – PERRY BARR
2:12pm – KINSLEY
3:18pm – MULLINGAR
6:04pm – POOLE
6:11pm – CENTRAL PARK
The next meeting live on Sky Sports is Northern Sprint night at Sheffield on Tuesday April 25th
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AUSSIE RULES
Round 5 of the season
Sunday 23 April
St Kilda v Geelong Cats, 6:20am – Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, 7:40am, BT Sport 3
Monday 24 April
Richmond v Melbourne, 10:25am
Tuesday 25 April
Essendon v Collingwood, 10:25am
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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 6:10pm on Sunday to 1:08am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Washington Nationals @ New York Mets, 1am, BT Sport ESPN –
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BASKETBALL
The regular NBA seasons ended on April 12th. The play-offs continue tonight with four games, with start times ranging from 6pm on Sunday to 2am on Monday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
Live games:
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers, 6pm on Sunday – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
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BOXING/UFC
Check out this website – http://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/
Upcoming fights include:
On Saturday April 29, Wembley Stadium, London, UK, (Sky Box Office) –
Anthony Joshua v Vladimir Klitschko, IBF & WBA Heavyweight Titles
Scott Quigg v Viorel Simion, WBA International Featherweight Title
Luke Campbell v Darleys Perez
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CRICKET
County Cricket Division One – (all at 11am, day 3) – Lancashire v Somerset – Hampshire v Yorkshire – Middlesex v Essex – Warwickshire v Surrey
County Cricket Division Two – (all at 11am, day 3) – Gloucestershire v Durham – Nottinghamshire v Sussex – Kent v Derbyshire – Leicestershire v Glamorgan – Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
TEST Series 2017 – West Indies v Pakistan, 4pm, live coverage on Sky Sports 5 from 3pm, day 3 (of 5)
IPL – Gujarat Lions v Kings Xl Punjab, 11:30am, and Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3:30pm, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports Mix
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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
Tour Of Croatia – 18-23 April 2017 – live on Eurosport 2, 2:30pm, stage five
Tour of the Gila – 19-23 April 2017
The Liege-Bastogne-Liege – The oldest Spring Classic in the calendar, live on Eurosport 2, 1:15pm
From the track calendar:
TBC
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DARTS
The Premier League darts moves into Week 13 on April 27, from the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, with the line-up (live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm) being:
James Wade v Adrian Lewis
Dave Chisnall v Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor v Peter Wright
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Michael van Gerwen
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FORMULA ONE
The next race of the 2017 Formula One season is the Russian Grand Prix, in Sochi, which is set to take place on Sunday April 30
After this it is the Spain Grand Prix, at the Circuit de Catalunya, May 12-14
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GAA
Sunday 23 April
Allianz HL Division 1 final
Tipperary v Galway, Gaelic Grounds, 3.30pm – live on TG4
Leinster SHC round 1
Meath v Kerry, Pairc Tailteann, 3pm
Laois v Westmeath, O’Moore Park, 3pm
Christy Ring Cup round 1
Wicklow v London, Arklow, 1pm
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GOLF
PGA European Tour – Shenzhen International, Genzon GC, Shenzhen, China, April 20-23 – Live coverage of the final day is on Sky Sports 4 at 5:30am, early on Sunday morning
USPGA Tour –Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio, AT&T Oaks Course, San Antonio, TX, April 20-23 – live on Sky Sports 4 from 6pm (final day)
Live action from the Ladies European Tour, The Mediterranean Ladies Open, Club de Golf Terramar in Sitges, Spain, 10am, Sky Sports 4
LPGA Tour – The next tournament is the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC, at Irving, TX, April 27-30; the defending champion is Jenny Shin
On the Seniors Tour (Champions Tour) – the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top Of The Rock, Ridgedale, MO, April 21-23 – final day
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 four Stanley Cup play-off games scheduled in the NHL today, start times TBD
Live games:
A game will be live at 11pm on eir Sport 2 at 11pm and, also, at 2am – i.e. late Sunday night/early Monday morning
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Britain v Croatia, 4pm, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Next up:
Sunday April 23
Betfred Super League – Hull FC v Castleford Tigers, 3pm – Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons, 3pm
Challenge Cup – Salford Red Devils v Toronto Wolfpack, 12:15pm – Huddersfield Giants v Swinton, 12:30pm – Dewsbury Rams v Batley Bulldogs, 3pm – Featherstone Rovers v Oldham, 3pm – Whitehaven RLFC v Halifax RLFC, 3pm – York v Barrow, 3pm
NRL – Wests Tigers v Canterbury Bulldogs, 7am, eir Sport 2
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RUGBY UNION
Next up:
SUNDAY April 23
European Challenge Cup – Stade Francais v Bath, 12:30pm, Sky Sports 3
European Champions Cup – Clermont Auvergne v Leinster, 3pm, Sky Sports 3
HSBC Women’s World Rugby Sevens – The Kitakyushu Sevens, day two, Japan, live on Sky Sports 3 at 9am
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SNOOKER
April 15th to May 1st – Betfred World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield – the biggest tournament in snooker continues today, with live coverage today as follows:
BBC2, 10am, 1pm and 7pm
Eurosport 1, 10am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Eurosport 2, 10am and 7pm
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TENNIS
Upcoming tournaments:
ATP – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, singles final, 1:30pm, Sky Sports 4, with tournament coverage also on Sky Sports 5 at 10:30am
WTA – Zhengzhou Women’s Tennis Open, Zhengzhou, China, Mon April 17 to Sun April 23
Fed Cup World Group Semi-Final: Belarus v Switzerland, Chizhovka Arena, Minsk, Belarus, Sat April 22 to Sunday April 23
Fed Cup World Group Semi-Final: USA v Czech Rep, TPC, Sat April 22 to Sunday April 23
Fed Cup World Group Play-off: Great Britain v Romania, Constanta, 8:45am, BT Sport 2
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OTHER SPORT
The London Marathon will be shown live on BBC1 from 8:30am
Athletics – The IAAF World Relays, from Nassau, Bahamas, 9am, Eurosport 2
NASCAR – The Food City 500, 6:30pm, eir Sport 2
MotoGP – Warm-ups, 3pm, BT Sport 2; The Grand Prix of the Americas Moto3, 5pm, BT Sport 2; Moto2, 6:20pm, BT Sport 2; MotoGP, 7:45pm, BT Sport 2
Verizon IndyCar Series – The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, 8:30pm, BT Sport ESPN
Posted: 22nd April 2017