Betting Preview – Saturday 30th May

Saturday’s sport includes eight race meetings from Ireland and the UK, FA Cup Final action, the Irish Open continues and lots more.

FOOTBALL
The FA Cup Final sees Arsenal play Aston Villa at Wembley – kick-off 5.30pm; live from 5.30pm on TV3 & BT Sport 1.

The Scottish Cup Final sees Falkirk play Inverness – kick-off 3.30pm; live on Sky Sports 3.
In the Copa Del Rey Final, Athletic Bilbao play Barcelona at the Nou Camp – kick-off 8.30pm; live on Sky Sports 5.
In the German Cup Final, Borussia Dortmund play Wolfsburg at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin – kick-off 7.00pm; live on BT Sport 2.
In the French Cup Final, Auxerre play Paris St Germain – kick-off 8.00pm.

China play Morocco in a Group B game at the Toulon Tournament – live from 4.00pm on ESPN.
In America’s Major League, Toronto FC play San Jose Earthquakes – live from 10.00pm on Sky Sports 1.

HORSERACING
There are eight meetings from Ireland and the UK. They are:
Haydock (1.25pm, Flat)
York (1.45pm, Flat)
Chester (1.50pm, Flat)
Navan (1.55pm, Flat)
Newmarket (2.10pm, Flat)
Tramore (5.00pm, National Hunt)
Chepstow (5.45pm, Flat)
Stratford (5.55pm, National Hunt)

They also race in South Africa at Turffontein (10.45am, Flat) and Greyville (11.10am, Flat), while in France they race at Longchamp (1.00pm, Flat)

AUSTRALIAN RULES
Richmond play Essendon in an AFL clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – live coverage from 10.20am on ESPN.

CRICKET
England play New Zealand in the second day of the Second Test of the two-match series.
Live coverage from 10.30am on Sky Sports 2.

GAELIC GAMES
Christy Ring Cup semi-finals are staged, along with round 5 games in the Lory Meagher Cup.

GOLF
On the European Tour, the Irish Open (live from 1.30pm on RTE 2 & 1.30pm on Sky Sports 4) continues at Royal County Down, while on the PGA Tour, the Byron Nelson Championship (live from 6.00pm on Sky Sports 4) moves into day three in Texas.

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

The English Greyhound Derby first round continues at Wimbledon with Heats 36-48 from 7.25pm.

RUGBY LEAGUE
Rugby League’s Magic Weekend is staged at St Jame’s Park in Newcastle with the opening line-up:
Salford Red Devils v Widnes Vikings (2.30pm, Sky Sports 1)
Hull FC v Hull KR (4.45pm, Sky Sports 1)
Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors (7.00pm, Sky Sports 1)

RUGBY UNION
The Aviva Premiership Grand Final sees Bath play Saracens at Twickenham.
Live coverage from 2.30pm on BT Sport 1.

The Pro 12 Final sees Glasgow Warriors play Munster at Ravenhill.
Live coverage from 6.30pm on TG4 & Sky Sports 3.

The live games in Super Rugby are:
Highlanders v Chiefs (8.35am, Sky Sports 3)
Force v Reds (10.40am, Sky Sports 3)

The live games in France’s Top 14 is Toulouse v Oyonnax (3.30pm, Sky Sports 5)

TENNIS
Day seven from the French Open at Roland Garros with more third round games in the Men’s and Ladies singles draws.
Live coverage from 9.30am on ITV4 & Eurosport.