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Disaster for Keane, Cheltenham Day 4 and so much more!
Your weekend guide on St. Patricks weekend! ☘️
Welcome back to SportsDraft this Friday!!
Here’s all you need to know about sports and what to look forward to this weekend.
Todays SD Must-Knows
⚽ - Patrik Schick scored twice in stoppage time as Bayer Leverkusen dramatically beat Qarabag to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and extend their season-long unbeaten run to 37 games.
🏑 - New GAA President Jarlath Burns is yet to finalise his Hurling Development Group, but names such as Martin Fogarty, Darragh Cox and Kieran Farmer have been tipped.
🏇 - Galopin Des Champs bids to join the Prestbury Park immortals when he defends his Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup crown on Friday.
🏀 - Brown, Tatum combine for 63 points as Celtics overwhelm Suns for 2nd time in a week, 127-112, and clinch a play-off berth.
⚽ - A stunning comeback from Olympiacos saw them battle back from a 4-1 first-leg deficit to defeat Robbie Keane's Maccabi Tel Aviv 7-5 on aggregate in Thursday's Europa Conference League second leg tie.
⛳️ - Rory McIlroy insisted his conscience was clear after shrugging off a lengthy debate over a penalty drop to claim a share of the clubhouse lead on day one of the Players Championship.
🏉 - Andy Farrell has backed Conor Murray to silence his doubters ahead of tomorrow's final Guinness Six Nations meeting with Scotland at the Aviva Stadium following his decision to kick in Irelands defeat to England.
Results Round-Up
⚽ Europa League
Rangers 0 - Benfica 1
Slavia Prague 1 - AC Milan 3
Villarreal 3 - Marseille 1
West Ham 5 - Freiburg 0
Atlanta 2 - Sporting CP 1
Bayer Leverkusen 3 - Qarabag 2
Brighton 1 - Roma 0
Liverpool 6 - Sparta Prague 1
⚽ Europa Conference League
Fenerbache 0 - Union St. Gilloise
Fiorentina 1 - Maccabi Haifa
PAOK 5 - Dinamo Zagreb 1
Victoria Plezn 0 - Servette 0
Aston Villa 4 - Ajax 0
Club Brugge 3 - Molde 0
Lille 1 - Strum Graz 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 - Olympiacos 6
🏀 NBA
Suns 112 - Celtics 127
76ers 105 - Bucks 114
Wizards 119 - Rockets 135
Clippers 126 - Bulls 111
Knicks 105 - Trail Blazers 93
Mavericks 119 - Thunder 126
Where to Watch
Friday
8.30am: Cricket, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, One Day International – TNT Sports 2.
8.35am: Melbourne Rebels v Reds, Super Rugby Pacific – Sky Sports Action.
8.40am: AFL, Collingwood v Sydney Swans – TNT Sports 4.
11am: Western Force v Moana Pasifika, Super Rugby Pacific – Sky Sports Action.
11.30am: Golf, Players Championship Round 2 – Sky Sports Main Event.
1pm: Racing, Cheltenham Gold Cup day – Virgin Media One and ITV1.
1.30pm: Cycling, UCI Bredene Koksijde Classic – Eurosport 2.
4pm: Cricket, Afghanistan v Ireland, Twenty20 International – Premier Sports 1.
7pm: Chelsea v Arsenal, FA Women’s Super League – Sky Sports Main Event.
7pm: Ireland v Scotland – Six Nations U20 Rugby – Virgin Media Two.
7.45pm: Galway United v Shamrock Rovers, LOI Premier Division – RTÉ 2.
7.45pm: St Patrick’s Athletic v Shelbourne; Dundalk v Waterford; Bohemians v Derry City; LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.
7.45pm: Cork City v Bray Wanderers; Kerry v Cobh Ramblers; UCD v Athlone Town; Wexford v Finn Harps; LOI First Division – LOI TV.
7.45pm: Gloucester v Leicester Tigers, Premiership Rugby Cup – TNT Sports 1.
8.30pm: Tennis, BNP Paribas Open – Sky Sports Tennis.
Saturday
2.45am: AFL, Essendon v Hawthorn – TNT Sports 2.
3.35am: Highlanders v Brumbies, Super Rugby Pacific – Sky Sports Action.
5.35am: AFL, GWS Giants v North Melbourne – TNT Sports 2.
6.30am: Chiefs v Fijian Drua, Super Rugby Pacific – Sky Sports Action.
8.30am: Cycling, UCI Milan to San Remo – Eurosport 2.
8.30am: AFL, Geelong Cats v St Kilda – TNT Sports 4.
8.35am: Waratahs v Blues, Super Rugby Pacific – Sky Sports Action.
9.10am: AFL, Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows – TNT Sports 1.
12.15pm: Wolves v Coventry City, FA Cup quarter-final – Premier Sports 2 and ITV1.
12.30pm: Swansea City v Cardiff City, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.
1pm: GAA Croke Cup final, St Kieran’s Kilkenny v St Raphael’s Loughrea – TG4.
1.15pm: Galway v Limerick, GAA Hurl('').
3.15pm: Galway v Dublin, GAA Football League – RTÉ 1.
3.15pm: Real Madrid v Osasuna, La Liga – Premier Sports 2.
4.45pm: Ireland v Scotland, Six Nations Rugby – Virgin Media One and ITV1.
5.30pm: Manchester CIty v Newcastle United, FA Cup quarter-final – BBC One and Premier Sports 1.
5.30pm: Fulham v Tottenham, Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event.
6pm: Tennis, BNP Paribas Open – Sky Sports Tennis.
7pm: Boxing, Nathan Heaney v Brad Pauls – TNT Sports 1.
7.30pm: Tyrone v Monaghan, GAA Football League – TG4.
7.30pm: Longford Town v Treaty Utd, LOI First Division – LOI TV.
7.45pm: Sligo Rovers v Drogheda Utd, LOI Premier Division – LOI TV.
8pm: England v France, Six Nations Rugby – RTÉ 2 and ITV1.
8pm: Golf, Players Championship Round 3 – Sky Sports Main Event.
9pm: UFC Fight Night, Tai Tuivasa v Marcin Tybura – TNT Sports 3.
9pm: NBA, Houston Rockets v Cleveland Cavaliers – TNT Sports 4.
Sunday
1am: Boxing, William Zepeda v Maxi Hughes – DAZN YouTube.
2am: AFL, Melbourne v Western Bulldogs – TNT Sports 2.
5am: AFL, Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles – TNT Sports 2.
7.50am: AFL, Fremantle v Brisbane Lions, – TNT Sports 1.
11.30am: Juventus v Genoa, Serie A – TNT Sports 2.
12pm: Dundee v Rangers, Scottish Premiership – Sky Sports Main Event.
12.30pm: Brighton v Manchester City, FA Women’s Super League – BBC Two.
12.45pm: Chelsea v Leicester City, FA Cup quarter-final – Premier Sports 2.
1pm: Leinster Senior Schools Cup final, Blackrock College v St Michael’s College – Premier Sports 1.
1.30pm: Cycling, UCI Alfredo Binda Trophy – Eurosport 2.
1.45pm: Roscommon v Kerry, GAA Football League – TG4.
2pm: Golf, Players Championship Round 4 – Sky Sports Golf.
2pm: Verona v AC Milan, Serie A – TNT Sports 2.
2.30pm: SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Football YouTube.
3pm: Leeds United v Millwall, Championship – Sky Sports Main Event.
3pm: Westmeath v Down, GAA Football League – TG4 app (Deferred TV 5.35pm).
3.30pm: Manchester United v Liverpool FA Cup quarter-final – Premier Sports 1 and ITV1.
3.45pm: Mayo v Derry, GAA Football League – TG4.
4pm: Cricket, Afghanistan v Ireland, Twenty20 International – Premier Sports 2.
4.30pm: Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga – Sky Sports Football YouTube.
5pm: NBA, Milwaukee Bucks v Phoenix Suns – TNT Sports 3.
5pm: Roma v Sassuolo, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.
5.30pm: Tennis, BNP Paribas Open Men’s and Women’s Singles Finals – Sky Sports Tennis.
7pm: Golf, Players Championship Round 4 – Sky Sports Main Event.
7.30pm: NBA, Dallas Mavericks v Denver Nuggets – TNT Sports 3.
7.45pm: Montpellier v Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1 – TNT Sports 2.
7.45pm: Inter Milan v Napoli, Serie A – TNT Sports 1.
8pm: Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, La Liga – Premier Sports 1.
9.30pm: GAA Allianz League Sunday – RTÉ 2.
Monday
11.30am: Snooker World Open, China – Eurosport 1.
2pm: Cycling, Tour of Catalunya Stage 1 – Eurosport 2.
4pm: Cricket, Afghanistan v Ireland, Twenty20 International – Premier Sports 1.
8pm: GAA 2024 Highlights – TG4.
11.30pm: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat – TNT Sports 3.
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