Betting Preview – Friday 18th September 2015

Friday’s sport includes five race meetings in the UK and Ireland, the Rugby World Cup commences, golf’s BMW Championship continues and a whole lot more.

HORSE RACING
13:30 ‐ Ayr, Flat
13:50 ‐ Newton Abbot, Jumps
14:05 ‐ Listowel, Mixed
14:10 ‐ Newbury, Flat
16:30 – Hexham, Jumps

FOOTBALL
In the League of Ireland, there are three games (one live).

Dundalk v Drogheda United (Kick-off 7.45pm, RTE 2).
Bohemians v Longford (7.45pm)
Derry v Shamrock Rovers (7.45pm)

La Liga: Getafe v Malaga (Kick-off 7.30pm on Sky Sports 3).
English: Championship Ipswich Town v Birmingham City (Kick-off 7.45pm).
Football League: Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers (Kick-off 7.45pm, BT Sport 1).
Ligue 1: Rennes v Lille (Kick-off 7.30pm, Setanta Ireland).
Belgian Pro League: Genk v Mouscron-Peruwelz (Kick-off 7.30pm, Setanta).

AFL
Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows (Bounce-up 10.50am, BT Sport 1)

BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs v St Louis Cardinals (Start-time 7.20pm, ESPN).

GREYHOUNDS
Kinsley – First Race 10.31am
Swindon – First Race 10.38am
Hove – First Race 2.08pm
Monmore – First Race 2.18pm
Nottingham – First Race 6.28pm
Peterborough – First Race 6.33pm
Sheffield – First Race 6.39pm

GOLF
Coverage of the first day’s play at St Leon-Rot Golf Club in Germany, where the 14th staging of the biennial women’s tournament between Europe and the United States gets under way with the opening foursomes and fourballs. (6.30am on Sky Sports 1)

The BMW Championship. Coverage of day two at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, is live from 8pm on Sky Sports 4.

RUGBY
The Rugby World Cup commences with England taking on Fiji at 8.00pm on ITV1.

First Utility: St Helens v Wigan Warriors (Kick-off 8.00pm, Sky Sports 1).
ITM Cup: Taranaki v Waikato (Kick-off 8.35am on Sky Sports Ashes).
Currie Cup: Western Province v Blue Bulls (Kick-off 6.00pm).

SNOOKER
Coverage of the fifth day of the second ranking tournament of the season at the Shanghai Grand Stage in China, featuring the concluding two quarter-finals is live from 12.30pm on Eurosport 2.

TENNIS
Davis Cup Tennis: Great Britain v Australia. 1pm on BBC 2 and Eurosport.

Coverage of day five of the Japan Women’s Open from the Tokyo Ariake Tennis Forest Park Court is live from 5am on BT Sport 2..