Betting Preview – Sunday 3rd January

The PDC World Darts Final takes place after two Premier League games and three race meetings in the UK & Ireland on a busy Sunday of sporting action.

HORSE RACING
There are three meetings in the UK and Ireland on Sunday – they are:

Plumpton (12:40pm, National Hunt)
Naas (12:50pm, National Hunt)
Chelmsford (1:00pm, Flat)

They also race at Deauville in France from 10:45am and Scottsville in South Africa from 10:45am.

FOOTBALL
There are matches in Australian, Spain, England and Scotland on Sunday – the following games are live on TV:

Australian A-League – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory (6:00am kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
Spanish La Liga – Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad (11:00am kick-off, live on Sky Sports 5)
Scottish Premiership – St Johnstone v Aberdeen (12:30pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
English Premier League – Crystal Palace v Chelsea (1:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 1)
Spanish La Liga – Granada v Sevilla (3:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 3)
Spanish La Liga – Real Betis v Eibar (3:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)
English Premier League – Everton v Tottenham (4:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 1)
Spanish La Liga – Athletic Bilbao v Las Palmas (5:15pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Red Button)
Spanish La Liga – Deportivo La Coruna v Villarreal (5:15pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 3)
Spanish La Liga – Valencia v Real Madrid (7:30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 3)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL
It’s week 17 in the NFL season with the following matches live on TV on Sunday:

NFL – New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills (6:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 2)
NFL – Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs (9:25pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 2)

CRICKET
The second day of the Third-Test between Australia and the West Indies takes place on Sunday night (live on Sky Sports 1) from 11:25pm at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Elsewhere, the second-day of the Second-Test takes place between South Africa and England (live on Sky Sports 2) from 8:00am. Meanwhile, the Big Bash continues with the Brisbane Heat in action against Sydney Thunder (live on Sky Sports 3) from 8:00am.

DARTS
The final of the PDC World Championship in London takes centre stage on Sunday night (live on Sky Sports 2) from 6:30pm, while action continues at the BDO World Championship at the Lakeside (live on BBC2 & BT Sport 1) from 1:00pm and 6:00pm.

GAELIC GAMES
There are matches in the FBD Football League, O’Byrne Cup, McGrath Cup, Walsh Cup and McKenna Cup scheduled across the country on Sunday.

GREYHOUNDS
There are six BAGS cards on Sunday – they are:

Belle Vue (11:03am)
Hove (11:11am)
Perry Barr (2:06pm)
Kinsley (2:12pm)
Poole (6:04pm)
Sittingbourne (6:11pm)

They also race at Mullingar from 3:18pm.

RUGBY UNION
There are matches in the Top 14, Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 on Sunday from 1:30pm – the live matches on TV are:

Aviva Premiership – Worcester Warriors v Harlequins (3:00pm kick-off, live on BT Sport 1)
Top 14 – Toulon v Pau (4:45pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 5)
Top 14 – Stade Francais v Toulouse (8:00pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports 5)

TENNIS
Action continues on Sunday at events in Auckland, Brisbane and Doha.