The Christmas and New Year period is extremely busy with sporting events, so our experts at the Daily Star have put together a list of key dates and times of the major sporting events to help you keep track!.
Football
Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day):
- Man City vs Everton (12.30pm)
- Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (15.00pm)
- Chelsea vs Fulham (15.00pm)
- Newcastle vs Aston Villa (15.00pm)
- Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham (15.00pm)
- Southampton vs West Ham (15.00pm)
- Wolves vs Man Utd (17.30pm)
- Liverpool vs Leicester (20.00pm)
Friday 27th December
- Brighton vs Brentford (19.30pm)
- Arsenal vs Ipswich (20.15pm)
Sunday 29th December
- Leicester vs Man City (14.30pm) On Sky Sports
- Crystal Palace vs Southampton (15.00pm)
- Everton vs Nottingham Forest (15.00pm)
- Fulham vs Bournemouth (15.00pm)
- Tottenham vs Wolves (15.00pm)
- West Ham vs Liverpool (17.15pm) On Sky Sports
Monday 30th December
- Aston Villa vs Brighton (19.45pm)
- Ipswich vs Chelsea (19.45pm)
- Man United vs Newcastle (20.00pm) On Sky Sports
Wednesday 1st January (New Years Day)
- Brentford vs Arsenal (17.30pm)
Horse Racing
Thursday 26th December (Boxing Day)
- Aintree William Hill Formby Novice Hurdle Grade 1 (13.05pm)
- Kempton Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novice Chase Grade 1 (13.20pm)
- Kempton Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle Grade 1 (13.55pm)
- Leopardstown Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase Grade 1 (14.20pm)
- Kempton Ladbrokes King George Grade 1 (14.30pm)
Friday 27th December
- Leopardstown Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase Grade 1 (13.10pm)
- Leopardstown Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (13.45pm)
- Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (14.50pm)
Saturday 28th December
- Leopardstown Christmas Hurdle Grade 1 (14.00pm)
- Leopardstown Savills Chase Grade 1 (14.35pm)
- Newbury Coral Challow Novice Hurdle Grade 1 (14.55pm)
Sunday 29th December
- Leopardstown December Hurdle Grade 1 (14.30pm)
Boxing
Saturday 21st December
- Dennis McCann vs Peter McGrail
- Johnny Fisher vs David Allen
- Moses Itauma vs Demsey McKean
- Serhii Bohachuk vs Israil Madrimov
- Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury
Darts
15th December 2024 to the 3rd January 2025 Alexander Palace
- The Paddy Power World Darts Championships
Rugby Union Premiership
Friday 20th December
- Gloucester vs Harlequins (19.45pm) Live on TNT Sports
Saturday 21st December
- Leicester vs Bristol (15.05pm) Live on TNT Sports
- Newcastle vs Bath (17.30pm) Live on Discovery +
- Sale vs Exeter (17.30pm) Live on TNT Sports
Sunday 22nd December
- Saracens vs Northampton (15.00pm) Live on TNT Sports
Friday 27th December
- Bristol vs Sale (19.45pm) Live on TNT Sports
Saturday 28th December
- Bath vs Saracens (12.45pm) Live on TNT Sports
- Northampton vs Newcastle (15.00pm) Live on Discovery +
- Harlequins vs Leicester (18.00pm) Live on TNT Sports
Sunday 29th December
- Exeter vs Gloucester (15.00pm) Live on TNT Sports
Interesting Betting Highlights
With various Betting opportunities throughout the Festive Period we have picked out a couple which look interesting markets. The King George on Boxing Day is a race where trainers are keeping their cards close to their chests with Fact to File heading the betting but will need to be supplemented for the race by Willie Mullins. Grey Dawning is second favourite after his encouraging second in the Betfair Chase at Haydock looking like the winner before making a tired mistake at the last fence. Kemptons more flatter surface will play to his strengths if he turns up on Boxing Day and you can get odds of 11/2, ante post with the leading American betting sites for UK players.
