Betting Preview – Friday 4th July 2014

Friday’s sport includes seven race meetings from Ireland and the UK, the Men’s Wimbledon semi-finals get underway and more.

FOOTBALL
The World Cup quarter-finals begin with the line-ups:
France v Germany (5.00pm, RTE Two & BBC One)
Brazil v Columbia (9.00pm, RTE Two & ITV)

In the League of Ireland Premier Division, two games take place along with two games in the First Division.

HORSE RACING
There are seven meetings from Ireland and the UK. They are:
Sandown (2.00pm, Flat)
Warwick (2.10pm, Flat)
Doncaster (2.20pm, Flat)
Bellewstown (5.20pm, Flat)
Wexford (5.40pm, Flat)
Beverley (6.30pm, Flat)
Haydock (6.45pm, Flat)

They also race in South Africa at Fairview (11.40am, Flat)

AUSTRALIAN RULES
North Melbourne play Hawthorn in a round 16 encounter.
Live coverage from 10.30am on ESPN.

BASEBALL
The live games in the Major League are:
Washington Nationals v Chicago Cubs (4.05pm, BT Sport 1)
Minnesota Twins v New York Yankees (8.00pm, ESPN)

CRICKET
Gloucestershire play Sussex in a T20 Blast clash in Bristol.
Live coverage from 5.00pm on Sky Sports 2.

GOLF
On the European Tour, the Open de France (live from 9.30am & 2.30pm on Sky Sports 4) moves into day two in Paris, while on the PGA Tour, the Greenbrier Classic (live from 8.00pm on Sky Sports 4) continues in West Virginia.

GREYHOUNDS
There are six BAGS cards across the course of the day.
Kinsley (11.03am)
Hove (11.11am)
Swindon (2.08pm)
Monmore (2.18pm)
Nottingham (6.28pm)
Sheffield (6.38pm)

Racing Post Greyhound TV pictures come from Sunderland (7.25pm) and Romford (7.31pm)

MOTORSPORT
The first and second practise sessions take place for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Live coverage from 9.55am on Setanta Ireland.

RUGBY LEAGUE
Two games are scheduled to take place in Super League:
Hull FC v Warrington Wolves
Wakefield Wildcats v Leeds Rhinos (8.00pm, Sky Sports 1)

RUGBY UNION
The live games in Super Rugby involve:
Texas Rangers v Baltimore Orioles (12.05am, BT Sport 1)
Chiefs and Hurricanes (8.35am, Sky Sports 2)
Lions v Rebels (6.10pm, Sky Sports 3)

SNOOKER
Day four of the Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo.
Live coverage from 10.00am on Eurosport.

TENNIS
It’s men’s semi-finals day at Wimbeldon, where the line-ups are:
Novak Djokovic v Grigor Dimitrov
Roger Federer v Milos Raonic
Live coverage from 1.00pm on BBC One and TG4.