Monthly archive: " April 2011"

davidcoleman

David Coleman documentary on BBC Two

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BBC Two are to screen a documentary on the legendary David Coleman OBE who was the face of BBC Sport ...

btcc

Live ITV4 BTCC coverage from Thruxton

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ITV’s bumper coverage of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship continues this May bank holiday weekend with round 3 ...

greatcitygames

Great Manchester City Games live on BBC Two

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BBC Two will broadcast coverage of the Powerade ION4 Great Manchester City Games live on BBC Two on Sunday 15th ...

greatsalfordswim

Great Salford Swim live on BBC Two

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The BBC will broadcast live coverage of the British Gas Great Salford Swim on Sunday 15th May.  Matt Baker will ...

gmr

Great Manchester Run live on BBC Two

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BBC Two will broadcast live coverage of the Bupa Great Manchester Run on Sunday 15th May. The race had been ...

uefachampsleague

ITV & Sky extend Champions League deal

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ITV and BSkyB will continue to show European Champions League football in the UK until 2015, after extending their deals ...

bafta_awards

BBC & ITV receive Bafta Sport award nominations

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The BBC has received 3 nominations in the Sport category for the 2011 Phillips BAFTA Television Awards. The first nomination ...

sirbobby

Sir Bobby Charlton documentary on BBC Two

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BBC Sport is to screen a documentary looking back at the remarkable career of arguably England’s most iconic and greatest ...

sky3d2

Sky 3D to screen ESPN FA Cup Final

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ESPN’s FA Cup Final coverage is to be broadcast live in 3D on Sky’s dedicated 3D TV channel.  The announcement ...

steveswiftysmith

Simpson v Smith rematch on Sky Sports

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Commonwealth featherweight boxing champion Stephen “Swifty” Smith takes on Scotland’s John Simpson in a rematch live on Sky Sports on ...

eventing

Sky Sports to screen Eventing highlights

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Sky Sports are to screen highlights from eight horse trials this season, as part of a new deal with independent ...

skysports20

Sky Sports celebrates 20th birthday

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Sky Sports celebrates 20 years of broadcasting on Wednesday, 20th April. Launching in 1991, Sky Sports is the jewel of ...

david haye

Date set for Haye v Klitschko showdown

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Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye have agreed a date for their heavyweight unification bout which will be held in Hamburg, ...

ecbcricket

England summer Tests on Sky Sports

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The England cricket team are back in action on Sky Sports on home turf this summer as they face two ...

lordsugar

Lord Sugar ‘tackles football’ for BBC Two

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Lord Sugar is set to tackle the football industry in a new programme for BBC Two. ‘Lord Sugar Tackles Football’ ...

bbctwo

‘United’ drama on BBC Two

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BBC Two are to screen a drama based on the the true story of Manchester United’s legendary Busby Babes, the ...

facup

ESPN’s 12 hour FA Cup Final marathon

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ESPN are set to screen 12 hours of coverage for the Manchester City v Stoke FA Cup Final on Saturday, ...

primetime

De La Hoya to work together with Primetime

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Amir Khan’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya has said that he intended to ‘work together’ with pay-per-view broadcaster Primetime in ...

heinekencup

Heineken Cup Semi-Finals on Sky Sports

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The 2011 Heineken Cup has reached the semi-final stage with defending champions Toulouse set to travel to Dublin to face ...

prizefighter

Prizefighter International Heavyweights on Sky

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Alexandra Palace will play host to Matchroom Sport’s Prizefighter International Heavyweight contest on Saturday 7th May, live on Sky Sports ...

rosenthal

Jim Rosenthal leads Khan v McCloskey coverage

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Primetime have announced the studio and commentary team who will cover this weekend’s boxing live from the MEN in Manchester. ...

lemans

Eurosport extend Le Mans 24 deal

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Eurosport has extended its association with the Le Mans 24 Hours and will continue to broadcast the race for the ...

f1

Chinese Grand Prix coverage on the BBC

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It’s another BBC F1 weekend as Jake Humphrey presents live coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix from Shanghai over the ...

powerplay

PowerPlay Golf coming to Sky Sports

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PowerPlay Golf have announced plans to increase golf’s appeal to a wider sporting TV audience, by introducing an innovative nine ...

The FA WSL

Women’s Super League kick-off on ESPN

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The FA Women’s Super League kicks off this week and ESPN hold the rights to the first of six live ...

Monte Carlo Masters Tennis

Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis live on Sky

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The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, the third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year on the ATP World Tour ...

Amir Khan 2

Khan fight to be shown on Primetime

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Amir Khan’s WBA light-welterweight title defence will be screened live by satellite station Primetime. The clash on Saturday 16h April ...

Khan v McCloskey

Khan v McCloskey Sky deal collapses

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Sky Sports have confirmed that Amir Khan’s upcoming defence of his WBA light-welterweight crown will not be shown on a ...

Carnegie Cup

Challenge Cup 4th round ties on the BBC

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The Rugby Football League have confirmed the Carnegie Challenge Cup 4th round ties to be broadcast live on TV.  The ...

Gary Neville

Gary Neville signs for Sky Sports team

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Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has signed up to join the Sky Sports team from the start ...

Npower Championship

Cardiff v QPR live on BBC One

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The BBC are to screen their 9th live Championship game of the season so far, as Cardiff hope to upset ...

Badminton Horse Trials

Badminton Horse Trials on BBC Sport

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The BBC will screen coverage of the 2011 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials over the Easter weekend (24-25 April) continuing ...

British Superbikes

British Superbikes back on Eurosport / ITV4

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The 2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship season is back with the opening round at Brands Hatch over the Easter ...

Rangers FC

Old firm TV clash set for Easter Sunday

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The Scottish Premier League have announced that the final Old Firm match of the season has been scheduled to kick-off ...

Darren Barker

Barker fight live on Sky Sports

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Sky Sports are to screen Darren Barker’s upcoming fight for the vacant EBU European Middleweight title on Saturday, 30th April.  ...

The Scottish Cup Semi Final

Scottish Cup semi-finals on BBC / Sky

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The SFA have announced arrangements for this season’s Scottish Cup semi-finals with both ties set to be played at Hampden ...

Rugby World Cup 2011

S4C to screen Rugby World Cup 2011

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S4C has secured the rights to broadcast selected matches from the 2011 Rugby World Cup to be held in New ...

Football League

Football League agree new TV deal

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The Football League have announced a new broadcasting agreement with Sky Sports to run for three seasons from 2012/13. The ...

Betfred World Snooker

Betfred 2011 World Snooker on TV

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The highlight of the snooker calendar, The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship returns from 16 April – 2 May 2011, with ...

Johnstones Paint Trophy Final 2011

Johnstone’s Paint Final on Sky

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League One rivals Brentford and Carlisle will battle it out for Johnstone’s Paint Trophy glory at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, ...