Monthly archive: " July 2011"

crystalpalace

London Grand Prix Athletics live on the BBC

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The BBC will broadcast two thrilling days of world-class athletics on 5 – 6 August as Crystal Palace plays host ...

btcc

British Touring Car season resumes on ITV4

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The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship bursts back into action after a 7 week summer break with the start ...

f1

BBC / Sky F1 deal : The reaction

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Today’s controversial BBC/Sky Sports F1 television deal announcement has outraged many fans, here’s how some of F1′s leading figures and ...

f1a

BBC & Sky to share Formula 1 rights from 2012

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The BBC and Sky Sports will broadcast Formula 1 in the UK between 2012 and 2018 under a new rights ...

rugbyworldcup

Rugby World Cup 2011 live on ITV

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ITV Sport have announced plans for coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup from New Zealand, with every match broadcast ...

celticpark

Celtic v Man Utd Legends on ITV4

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Celtic Football Club have announced a Battle of The Legends match – Celtic Legends v Manchester United Legends on Tuesday ...

commshield

FA Community Shield live on Sky Sports

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The FA Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser for the new Premier League season will be screened live on Sky ...

londonolympics

London 2012 : BBC to cover every sport

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The BBC have unveiled ambitious plans to cover every sport from every venue of the London 2012 Olympics on the ...

englandbadge

England v Holland friendly live on ITV1

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England get the new season underway with an International Friendly match against Holland at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday 10 August ...

goodwood

Glorious Goodwood live on Channel 4

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Glorious Goodwood, one of the highlights of the UK flat racing calendar takes place over 26 – 30 July with ...

channel5

Tyson Fury proves a big hit for Channel 5

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The British and Commonwealth heavyweight title fight between Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury  performed well for Channel 5 on Saturday ...

Carnegie Cup

Challenge Cup Semi-Finals on BBC Two

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The Rugby Football League have confirmed details of the two 2011 Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-finals as Wigan Warriors, St.Helens, Castleford ...

triathlon

Triathlon World Championship live on BBC Sport

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Hyde Park will host the London leg of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series for the third consecutive ...

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Heineken Cup 2011/12 live on Sky Sports

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Heineken Cup tournament organisers, ERC have announced the fixtures, dates, kick-off times and host broadcasters for the opening rounds of ...

eurosportnew

Eurosport signs new athletics deal

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The IAAF has announced a new Pan-European TV Agreement with Eurosport for 2011-2013.  The agreement begins with live coverage of ...

botham

Sir Ian Botham : Legend of 81 Ashes on BBC Two

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BBC Two are to broadcast a documentary marking the 30th anniversary of arguably the most remarkable comeback in English sporting ...

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Premier Sports confirm Blue Square Premier TV games

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Broadcaster Premier Sports have confirmed the details for the first batch of televised Blue Square Bet Premier fixtures. The opening ...

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Europa League Qualifiers live on Premier Sports

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The UEFA Europa League second qualifying round takes place on Thursday 14 July with Premier Sports screening ties live involving ...

Yani Tseng

Women’s Open Golf 2011 live on the BBC

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The 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open will be staged at Carnoustie from 28-31 July as the world’s top 15 women ...

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Burns v Cook headlines big night of boxing on Sky

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Ricky Burns will defend his WBO Super-Featherweight Title against former champion Nicky Cook on Saturday 16 July in a big ...

premierleague

Sky & ESPN announce Premier League 2011/12 TV games

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Sky Sports and ESPN have announced the first round of 2011/12 Premier League matches to receive live TV coverage with ...

worldmatchplaydarts

World Matchplay Darts 2011 live on Sky Sports

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The Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay Darts tournament 2011 will take place from July 16-24, and be broadcast live from ...

wwc2011

England Women’s World Cup Quarter Final on BBC Two

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The BBC have confirmed that England’s World Cup quarter final against France will be broadcast live on BBC2. Initially scheduled ...

london2012a

London 2012: One Year to Go on the BBC

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The BBC are to broadcast a number of special programmes covering a day of celebrations across London on Wednesday 27 ...

theopen2

The 140th Open Championship live on the BBC

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BBC Sport will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the 140th Open Championship from Royal St George’s, Sandwich from 14 ...

celticfc

Celtic pre-season friendly live on Premier Sports

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Celtic’s pre-season fixture against Australia A-League side, Perth Glory will be screened live on Premier Sports on Saturday 9 July ...

bullseye

ESPN acquire rights to Winmau World Masters darts

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ESPN has secured an agreement to televise its first live darts programming in the UK, and will provide live coverage ...

primetimesports

Primetime offer Bute v Mendy free to air

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Primetime, the pay-per-view sports channel are offering this weekend’s IBF Super Middleweight World Title fight between Lucien Bute and John Paul ...

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BBC apologises for Wimbledon ‘over-talking’

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The BBC has responded to viewer complaints in relation to ‘over-talking’ by it’s commentary team during Wimbledon 2011.  In a ...

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Sky Sports News unveil new look studio

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Sky Sports News unveiled a brand new state of the art studio this morning, the first channel to go on-air ...

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Sky apologises for Haye-Klitschko booking problems

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Sky has apologised to customers after technical problems meant that some boxing fans were unable to order the £14.95 Haye-Klitschko ...

avivarugby

ESPN & Sky announce 2011 Aviva Premiership games

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ESPN and Sky Sports have confirmed their first set of live TV games from the 2011-2012 season of the Aviva ...

copa_a

ESPN to broadcast Copa America 2011

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ESPN will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the Copa America 2011 for the first time starting with the opening ...