Betting Preview – Thursday 18th September 2014

Thursday’s sport includes Europa League Group Stage fixtures, five race meeting from Ireland and the UK and more.

FOOTBALL

Europa League
There are a full list of fixtures in the Europa League, the highlights are:

Partizan Belgrade v Tottenham Hotspur (Kick-off 6.00pm TV3 & ITV4).
Red Bull Salzburg v Celtic. Coverage of the matchday one Group D fixture from the Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria. (Kick-off 6.00pm Setanta Sports Ireland & BT Sport 1)
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Villarreal. Coverage of the matchday one Group A fixture from Borussia Park in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Kick-off 6.00pm BT Sport 2)
Everton v VfL Wolfsburg. Coverage of the matchday one Group H fixture from Goodison Park. (Kick-off 8.05pm Setanta Sports Ireland)
Napoli v Sparta Prague. Coverage of the matchday one Group I fixture from the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy. (Kick-off 8.05pm BT Sport 1)
Sevilla v Feyenoord. Coverage of the matchday one Group G fixture from the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Sevilla, Spain. (Kick-off 8.05pm BT Sport 2)

HORSE RACING

There are five race meetings across Ireland and the UK:

Ayr (1.40pm)
Listowel (2.05pm)
Yarmouth (2.20pm)
Pontefract (2.30pm)
Kempton (5.40pm)

BASEBALL

MLB
Oakland Athletics v Texas Rangers. Coverage of the American League West clash from O.co Coliseum. (Start-time 8.35pm ESPN)

Pittsburgh Pirates v Boston Red Sox. Coverage of the inter-conference clash from PNC Park. (Start-time 12.05am ESPN)

CRICKET

Champions League Twenty20
Kings XI Punjab v Hobart Hurricanes. Coverage of the Group B contest at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, between the Indian and Australian teams. (3:20pm Eurosport 2)

GOLF

European Tour
The Wales Open – Coverage of the opening day at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, where Gregory Bourdy was successful last year. (10:30am Sky Sports Ryder Cup)

GREYHOUNDS

Sunderland: 11:03
Sheffield: 11:11
Romford: 2:08
Crayford: 2:18
Sittingbourne: 6:28
Monmore: 6:33
Newcastle: 6:39
Hove: 7:31
Henlow: 7:39

RUGBY LEAGUE

First Utility Super League
Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants. Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson present coverage of the opening qualifying play-off from the DW Stadium. (Kick-off 8.00pm Sky Sports 1)