1. TVSPORTSGUIDE
Match
of the
Week
International Football:
Israel v England; Republic
of Ireland v Wales
A host of Premiership stars
will be in action for their
countries when the next
round of Euro 2008 matches
kicks off at the weekend.
Among these, for Wales, will
be Liverpool’s Craig Bellamy,
right, and for England, the
irrepressible Wayne Rooney,
far right. Both countries
need a boost, but face tough
opposition on Saturday. Both
matches are on SS1.
England expects… better
Richard Ross
As the month of March draws
to a close, it’s time for the
world’sfootballstarstoanswer
their countries’ calls. On
Saturday and Wednesday, the
decks have been cleared to
make way for a raft of interna-
tional fixtures.
For England, the games
come at an awkward time.
Followingastringofbelow-par
performances, manager Steve
McClaren needs a rousing dis-
play from his team to get the
fans off his back and back on
side. Unfortunately for him,
his squad will have had pre-
cious little preparation time
together ahead of two away
matches. Most of his likely
starting 11 will have been on
clubdutyintheFACupreplays
earlier in the week.
Ofthetwogames,Saturday’s
match in Tel Aviv against
Israel should be the sterner
test.Despiteongoingdisputes
that fill the newspapers and
news bulletins with images of
destruction and carnage,
Israel’s footballers are a com-
petent band capable of
surprising the world’s best
national sides. England will
have to be on their guard.The
match is on SS1, with cover-
age from 5.30pm for a 6.30pm
kick-off.
Wednesday’smatch,against
Andorra, is less daunting.
England put five past the
micro-nation in the reverse,
and the players will naturally
hope to fill their boots this
time around. Coverage of the
match, which is being held at
Espanyol’s Olympic Stadium
in Spain, starts at 7.00pm on
SS1, with kick-off at 7.45pm.
Wales’ trip to Croke Park in
Dublin to face the Republic of
Ireland on Saturday should be
a match to remember, as
familiar rivals from the
Premiership and lower
leagues tussle in their coun-
tries’ colours. The game kicks
off at 3.00pm, with coverage
on SS1 from 2.30pm.
Strong home support and a
mismatch in class should
mean a comfortable win for
Wales in their second match,
against San Marino on
Wednesday. Tune in to SS3
from 7.30pm for the match,
which kicks off at 8.00pm.
THIS WEEK’S TV HIGHLIGHTS
THURSDAY
1.00pm (SS1) ODI Cricket: Scotland
v Holland
Live from Warner Park, Basseterre, St
Kitts. Press “red” for Canada v New
Zealand
7.30pm (SS3) Premier League
Darts
Live coverage from the SECC, Glasgow.
Matches: Terry Jenkins v Dennis
Priestley, Adrian Lewis v Raymond van
Barneveld, Colin Lloyd v Peter Manley,
Roland Scholten v Phil Taylor
FRIDAY
1.00pm (SS1) ODI Cricket: India v
Sri Lanka
Live from the Queen’s Park Oval in Port
of Spain, Trinidad. Ireland v West Indies
also available
7.00pm (BBC2Wales) Rugby Union:
Llanelli v Dragons
Live Magners League fixture. KO 7.10pm
7.30pm (SS3) Rugby League: Hull
v Wigan
Live Super League match. KO 8.00pm
10.00pm (SS2) Boxing: Carl Froch
v Sergei Tatevoysan
Live from Nottingham. See “Top Times”
SATURDAY
12noon (SS1) International Football:
England v Italy U21
The U21s get a first look at the new
Wembley. KO 12.30pm
1.00pm (SS2) ODI Cricket: England
v Kenya
Live from Beausejour Stadium, St
Lucia. See “Top Times”. Press “red” for
Australia v South Africa
2.00pm (Ch4) Horse Racing:
Lingfield Park and Newbury
Lingfield Park: 2.10pm Digital Prints
from Bonusprint.com H’cap Stakes (7f);
2.40pm lingfieldpark.co.uk Spring Cup
(7f); 3.15pm lingfieldpark.co.uk Winter
Derby (1m 2f); 3.45pm Hever Sprint
Stakes (5f). Newbury: 2.25pm Newbury
H’cap Chase (3m); 2.55pm EBF/
Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association
Mares’ Only Novices’ Chase Final
(H’cap) (2m 61/2f); 3.30pm EBF Mares’
Only ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle
Race Final (Ltd H’cap) (2m 5f)
2.15pm (BBC1) Rugby Union:
Leicester v Sale
Live coverage of the first Anglo-Welsh
Cup semi-final. KO 2.30pm
2.30pm (SS1) International
Football: Republic of Ireland v
Wales
Live Euro 2008 qualifier from Croke
Park, Dublin. See “Top Times”. KO
3.00pm
2.30pm (SS3) International
Football: Scotland v Georgia
Live from Hampden. KO 3.00pm
5.00pm (BBC2) Rugby Union:
Cardiff Blues v Neath Swansea
Ospreys
Action from second Anglo-Welsh Cup
semi-final. KO 5.15pm
5.30pm (SS1) International
Football: Israel v England
Live Euro 2008 qualifier from Tel Aviv.
See “Top Times”. KO 6.30pm
7.00pm (BBC2 Northern Ireland)
International Football: Liechtenstein
v Northern Ireland
Live Euro 2008 qualifier. KO 7.15pm
8.00pm (SSX) Motor Racing:
Mexico A1 Grand Prix
Live qualifying at the Hermanos
Rodriguez Autodrome, Mexico City
SUNDAY
1.00pm (SS1) Football League:
Lincoln City v Swindon Town
Live coverage from Sincil Bank. KO
1.30pm
2.00pm (SS3) ODI Cricket:
Bangladesh v Bermuda
Live coverage of the final game before
the Super Eights.
2.30pm (SS2) Rugby Union: Bristol
v Northampton
Live from the Memorial Stadium. KO
3.00pm
3.30pm (SS1) Football: MK Dons v
Walsall
Top of the table League Two clash at the
National Hockey Stadium. KO 4.00pm
4.00pm (SSX) ATP Masters Tennis:
Miami
Day one at Key Biscayne. Roger Federer
goes for a hat-trick of titles
6.00pm (SS1) Rugby League:
Wakefield v Warrington
The action comes live from the Belle
Vue Stadium. KO 6.05pm
9.00pm (SS2) A1 Grand Prix:
Mexico
Live race-day coverage. How will the
drivers fare on the bumpy surface at
high altitude?
MONDAY
4.00pm (SSX) ATP Masters Tennis:
Miami
Day two – live.
6.00pm (SS2) Golf: Tavistock Cup
Famous members of two neighbouring
Orlando golf clubs, Isleworth and Lake
Nona, battle on day one
7.30pm (SS1) Conference Football:
Oxford v Dagenham
Dagenham & Redbridge look well
placed to play League football next
season, but they’ll have to fend off
opposition from Oxford United, who
also have their sights set on automatic
promotion. The live match comes from
Victoria Road. KO 7.45pm
TUESDAY
2.00pm (SS1) ODI Cricket: Super
Eights TBA
With the make-weights eliminated, the
World Cup really begins to sizzle. Live
match from the Sir Vivian Richards
Stadium, Antigua
4.00pm (SSX) ATP Masters Tennis:
Miami
Day three of the tournament at Key
Biscayne. Before Roger Federer’s first
win in 2005, the title here had gone to a
US player for five consecutive years
6.00pm (SS2) Golf: Tavistock Cup
Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Nick Faldo
are among those representing Lake
Nona, while Tiger Woods tops the bill
for the undefeated Isleworth
7.30pm (SS3) Greyhound Racing:
The Prestige
Live coverage of the high-profile race at
Hall Green, first run in 2003
WEDNESDAY
2.00pm (SS1); 7.00pm (SSX) ODI
Cricket: Super Eights TBA
From the Providence Stadium, Guyana
7.00pm (SS1) International
Football: Andorra v England
Live Euro 2008 qualifier from
Espanyol’s Olympic Stadium. See “Top
Times”. KO 7.45pm
7.30pm (SS2) International
Football: Republic of Ireland v
Slovakia
Live Euro 2008 group D qualifier.
Ireland failed to make it to Euro 2004.
Robbie Keane and his team look to set
things straight here. Kick-off 7.45pm
7.30pm (SS3) International
Football: Wales v San Marino
Live Euro 2008 qualifier. See “Top
Times”. Kick-off 8.00pm
7.30pm (BBC2 Northern Ireland)
International Football: Northern
Ireland v Sweden
Live from Windsor Park. Kick-off
7.45pm
7.45pm (BBC2) International
Football: Italy v Scotland
Live from Bari. Kick-off 7.50pm
Watch
out for
MARCH
UNTIL 28 APRIL
WORLD CUP CRICKET:
From the West Indies
31 FOOTBALL:
Liverpool v Arsenal;
Watford v Chelsea
APRIL
1 FOOTBALL:
Tottenham Hotspur v
Reading
2 FOOTBALL:
Aston Villa v Everton
3 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
FOOTBALL:
PSV v Liverpool
4 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
FOOTBALL:
Chelsea v Valencia; Roma
v Manchester United
5 UEFA Cup Football:
Sevilla v Tottenham
Hotspur
6 FOOTBALL:
Everton v Fulham;
Manchester City v
Charlton
6-8 DAVIS CUP TENNIS:
Great Britain v Holland
7 FOOTBALL:
Chelsea v Tottenham
Hotspur; Middlesbrough
v Watford; Portsmouth v
Manchester United,
8 F1 MOTOR RACING:
Malaysian Grand Prix
from Sepang
9 FOOTBALL:
Aston Villa v Wigan;
Bolton Wanderers v
Everton; Charlton v
Reading; Fulham v
Manchester City;
Liverpool v
Middlesbrough
Newcastle v Arsenal;
Tottenham Hotspur v
Blackburn; Watford v
Portsmouth
10 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
FOOTBALL:
Manchester United v
Roma; Valencia v Chelsea
12 UEFA CUP
FOOTBALL:
Tottenham Hotspur v
Sevilla
12-14 HORSE RACING:
Grand National
meeting from Aintree,
Liverpool
Top Times
FRIDAY
1000pm
SATURDAY
100pm
230pm
230pm
WEDNESDAY
700pm
10.00pm (SS2) Boxing:
Carl Froch v Sergei
Tatevoysan
Live from Nottingham’s
Ice Arena. The
undefeated “Cobra” has
16 KOs from 20 bouts.
He won’t give away his
Super Middleweight belt
readily
ODI Cricket: England v
Kenya (SS2)
This is a must-win game
for Michael Vaughan’s
side if they are to
progress to the Super
Eight stage of the World
Cup. The tie of the
round, Australia v South
Africa, is also available if
you go interactive
International Football:
Republic of Ireland v
Wales (SS1)
Live Euro 2008
qualifier. A Wales win
will be a surprise. Kick-
off 3.00pm
5.30pm International
Football: Israel v
England (SS1)
Live coverage of the
crucial Euro 2008
qualifier in Tel Aviv.
Lose here and the Three
Lions can pretty much
kiss goodbye to making
it to next summer’s
competition. Kick-off
6.30pm
International Football:
Andorra v England
(SS1); Wales v San
Marino (SS3)
Steve McClaren will be
hoping for an easy win
over group minnows
Andorra. Kick-off
7.45pm. For Wales,
captain Ryan Giggs
is on the verge of
entering the top 10
cap winners and the top
10 goalscorers
lists. Kick-off 8.00pm
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