Sports Schedule: Saturday 23rd May
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Today we have plenty of football, with fixtures from both the Bundesliga and K-League. For racing fans there are seven meetings from the US in the evening, and we’re also looking forward to two Listed races from Bordeaux.
There’s also a big Pro-Am Golf tournament, as Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning take on Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in The Match II.
The German Bundesliga continues this weekend and we have a full preview of the action for you here, complete with betting tips and odds.
On Saturday there are five games to catch, with SC Freiburg v Werder Bremen, Paderborn v Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg v Dortmund, Monchengladbach v Leverkusen and Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurst.
On Sunday, there are three further matches, with Schalke v Augsburg, Mainz v RB Leipzip and FC Koln v Dusseldorf
It’s week three of the K-League and only two teams still have a perfect record. Can they preserve their status at the top of the table this weekend? Check out our full K-League Preview for a rundown of the action.
Saturday’s games include Gangwon v Seongnam, Suwon Bluewings v Incheon and Sanju Sangmu v Gwangju FC.
On Sunday the top two are both in action, with Jeonbuk taking on Daegu, before Ulsan Hyndai face Busan.
There’s racing from around the world on Saturday, with cards from Australia, US and Japan in the early hours, before big meetings in France, including Bourdeaux Le Bouscat and more. Later on, we’re looking back Stateside, with seven evening meetings.
The French racing starts at Salon-De-Provence at 8:30, for a seven-race meet, before Bordeaux Le Bouscat at 9:45, including two Grade 1 listed races, with the 12:15 Derby Du Midi Stakes and the 1:15 Grand Prix De Bordeaux. Check out our preview of those races here.
The French racing continues in the afternoon, with cards from Laval at 12:00 and Angiers from 15:17.
It’s a massive evening for racing across the pond, with seven meetings, including Tampa Bay Downs from 16:35, Gulfstream from 16:45 and Churchill Downs at 17:00.
Finally, in the evening there’s US racing in the form of a nine-race card at Tampa Bay Downs starting at 17:00, with a 10-race card at Will Rogers Downs from 18:15.
There are 22 games in today’s Modus Icons of Darts series, starting from 10:30 with Jason Askew the 4/11 favourite v Darryl Fitton at 19/10 in the opener.
The likes of Scott Mitchell, Keelan Kay and Martin Adams will also be playing throughout the day.
The Australian ISO Challenge starts at 8:00, and we also have odds from the German Super League, which begins at 13:00.
In the evening, there’s more from the Remote Darts League, with Joe Chaney v Lorraine Winstanley at 00:00, with Jim Williams v Larry Butler at 00:30.
On Saturday, The Match II tees off, with Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning taking on Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady, in what should be a hugely entertaining Pro-Am event. Woods/Manning are currently our favourites at 1/2, with Mickelson/Brady at 7/4.
The biggest event of the weekend is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ESL One Birmingham Online tournament, running all the way through until June.
Today’s three matches see Fnatic at 1/7 to beat BOOM Esports who are 9/2 underdogs, Team Adroit at 4/9 to beat Reality Rift at 13/8. Finally, TNC Predator are 5/6 to beat Geek Fam, also priced at 5/6.
All odds and markets are correct as of date of publication.
