Betting Preview – Saturday 17th October

A busy day of sporting action includes the return of Premier League football, 7 race meetings across UK & Ireland and 2 Rugby World Cup quarter finals.

FOOTBALL
Eight games are scheduled to take place in the Premier League. The live games are:
Tottenham v Liverpool (12.45pm, BT Sport 1)
Everton v Manchester United (3.00pm, Setanta Sports 1)
Watford v Arsenal (5.30pm, Sky Sports 1)

Other live games are:
SPL – Motherwell v Celtic (12.00pm, BT Sport Europe)
English Championship – Sheffield Wednesday v Hull (12.30pm)
Ligue 1 – Bastia v PSG (4.00pm, Setanta Ireland)
Serie A – Roma v Empoli (5.00pm, BT Sport 2)
Bundesliga – Frankfurt v Monchengladbach (5.30pm, BT Sport Europe)
La Liga – Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano (7.30pm, Sky Sports 2)
Serie A – Torino v AC Milan (7.45pm, BT Sport Europe)
La Liga – Valencia v Malaga (9.00, Sky Sports 2)

In the League of Ireland Premier Division, three games take place:
Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers (5.45pm)
Limerick FC v Derry City (6.30pm)
Sligo Rovers v Bohemians (7.45pm)

The U-17 World Cup begins in Chile with the following games live on Eurosport:
England v Guinea (8.00pm, Eurosport 2)
Brazil v South Korea (11.00pm, Eurosport)

HORSERACING
There are seven meetings from Ireland and the UK. They are:
Ascot (12.45pm, Flat)
Catterick (1.40pm, Flat)
Stratford (1.45pm, National Hunt)
Cork (1.50pm, Flat)
Ffos Las (2.00pm, National Hunt)
Market Rasen (2.05pm, National Hunt)
Wolverhampton (6.15pm, Flat)

They also race in South Africa at Turffontein (11.25am) and Durbanville (12.55pm)

CRICKET
Pakistan play England in the fifth and final day of the First Test in Abu Dhabi – live from 6.30am on Sky Sports 2.

GAELIC GAMES
County hurling and football finals are down for decision in Roscommon and Wexford:
Roscommon SHC Final : Four Roads v Padraig Pearses (4.00pm)
Wexford SFC Final : St Martins v St James (4.00pm)

GOLF
On the European Tour, the Portugal Masters (live from 2.45pm on Sky Sports 4) moves into day three in Vilamoura, while on the PGA Tour, the Frys.com Open also moves onto round three in California.

GREYHOUNDS
There are six BAGS / BEGS cards across the day:
Romford (10.31am)
Crayford (10.38am)
Newcastle (2.24pm)
Wimbledon (6.28pm)
Monmore (6.33pm)
Towcester (6.39pm)

RUGBY UNION
The opening two quarter-finals take place at the Rugby World Cup:
South Africa v Wales – Twickenham (4.00pm, TV3)
New Zealand v France – Cardiff (8.00pm, TV3)

Two games take place in the Pro 12:
Munster v Cardiff Blues (1.30pm, TG4)
Benetton Treviso v Ospreys (2.30pm)

Two games take place in the Aviva Premiership:
Bath v Exeter (2.00pm, BT Sport 2)
Saracens v Sale Sharks (2.00pm)

In France’s Top 14, Brive play Toulon – live from 1.45pm on Sky Sports 5)

TENNIS
On the ATP Tour, the World Tour Masters (live from 9.30am on Sky Sports 3) continues in Shanghai, featuring semi-finals, while on the WTA Tour, the Generali Ladies in Linz (live from 1.00pm on Eurosport) and Tianjin Open in China both continue.