Betting Preview – Friday 2nd October 2015

Six race meetings from Ireland and the UK, Alfred Dunhill golf, Rugby World Cup action and five live football matches all take place on Friday.

FOOTBALL
The live games on Friday are:

FAI Cup semi-final – Dundalk v Longford (7.25pm, RTE 2)
Ligue 1 – Lille v Montpellier (7.30pm, BT Sport 2 & Setanta Ireland)
La Liga – Celta Vigo v Getafe (7.30pm, Sky Sports Xtra)
English Championship – Rotherham v Burnley (7.45pm, Sky Sports 1)
National League – Guiseley v Lincoln City (7.45pm, BT Sport 1)

In the League of Ireland Premier Division, Galway United play Sligo Rovers (7.45pm)

HORSE RACING
There are six meetings from Ireland and the UK. They are:

Gowran Park (1.55pm, National Hunt)
Hexham (2.00pm, National Hunt)
Fontwell (2.10pm, National Hunt)
Ascot (2.20pm, Flat
Dundalk (5.35pm, Flat)
Wolverhampton (5.45pm, Flat)

They also race in South Africa at Fairview (12.00pm)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL
The opening game of the latest round of in the NFL sees Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers – live from 1.25am on Sky Sports 1.

CRICKET
India play South Africa in the first encounter in a three-match series – live from 2.15pm on Sky Sports 2.

GOLF
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship continues at St Andrew’s, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
Live coverage from 1.00pm on Sky Sports 4.

GREYHOUNDS
There are seven BAGS / BEGS cards across the day:

Kinsley (10.31am)
Swindon (10.38am)
Hove (2.08pm)
Monmore (2.18pm)
Nottingham (6.28pm)
Peterborough (6.33pm)
Sheffield (6.39pm)

RUGBY LEAGUE
Leeds Rhinos play St Helens in the Super League semi-final at Headingley Carnegie – kick-off 8.00pm, live on Sky Sports 1.

RUGBY UNION
At the Rugby World Cup, the sole game is the Pool C clash between New Zealand and Georgia (8.00pm, TV3)

In the Pro12, three games are down for decision:
Edinburgh v Ospreys (6.00pm)
Munster v Glasgow Warriors (6.00pm, Sky Sports 3)
Ulster v Benetton Treviso (6.05pm, BBC Two)

TENNIS
On the ATP Tour, tournaments continue in Kuala Lumpur (live from 11.30am on Eurosport) and Shenzhen, while on the WTA Tour, the Wuhan Open (live from 6.00am on BT Sport 2) moves into day five in China.