Barry Hearn : The People’s Promoter on BBC Two
BBC Two will broadcast a revealing and intimate insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful ...
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BBC One documentary explores sporting retirements
2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will examine the issues and emotions involved in retiring from a successful career in sport ...
Liverpool FC to star in FOX Soccer documentary
Liverpool FC have announced a partnership with American broadcaster FOX Soccer to bring viewers a six-episode documentary entitled ‘Our Liverpool: ...
Trans World Sport celebrates 25 years on air
Trans World Sport, the world’s longest running weekly television sports programme celebrates 25 years of continuous weekly broadcasts in May ...
Frank Bruno to face Piers Morgan on Life Stories
Boxing legend Frank Bruno will be the subject of an episode of Piers Morgan’s Life Stories on ITV1 on Friday ...
ITV4 to screen ‘From The Ashes’ documentary
ITV4 will broadcast the fascinating cricket documentary, “From the Ashes” which tells the incredible story of English cricket‘s greatest ever ...
A League of Their Own returns to Sky 1 HD
Comedy panel show ‘A League of Their Own’ returns to Sky 1 HD on Friday 20 April for its fifth ...
Gabby Logan to examine sexism in football for the BBC
BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan will explore sexisim in football in a new one off documentary to be screened on ...
Robbie Williams ‘Soccer Aid’ returns to ITV1
Soccer Aid returns in 2012 as England take on the Rest of The World at Manchester’s Old Trafford on Sunday, 27th May – ...
QPR : The Four Year Plan on BBC Two
In 2007 Queens Park Rangers Football Club, facing relegation and bankruptcy, was rescued by four high-profile billionaires – Flavio Briatore, ...
Sport Relief Weekend 2012 on the BBC
Sport Relief Weekend 2012 kicks off on Friday 23 March at 7pm on BBC One with a top class night ...
Stand Up for Sport Relief on BBC Three
Five of Britain’s top sporting personalities are teaming up with five of the country’s top comedians to try their hand ...
Jose Mourinho – The Best Coach in the World on ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic will broadcast the network premiere of documentary, ‘Jose Mourinho – The Best Coach in the World’ on Monday ...
David Walliams’ Big Swim: A Sport Relief Special on BBC One
David Walliams’ Big Swim: A Sport Relief Special on BBC One looks back on the eight day swim which the ...
Craig Bellamy’s African Dream on ITV4
Liverpool and Wales striker Craig Bellamy will speak for the first time of his pioneering charity work in Sierra Leone in a ...
BBC Three to explore homophobia in football
BBC Three are to screen a documentary presented by Amal Fashanu, niece of Justin Fashanu, the only ever openly gay ...
ITV1 to mark Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday with documentary
ITV1 are to screen a one hour documentary marking the 70th birthday of the world’s most famous living sportsman – ...
ESPN to launch new weekly panel show ‘Off the Ball’
ESPN are introducing a new weekly studio discussion and comedy programme to the schedules in early January, Off The Ball. ...
Freddie Flintoff investigates mental health in sport for BBC One
Cricket star Andrew (Freddie) Flintoff will talk to a range of sporting professionals about the serious effects of depression for ...
Sky Sports News line up Fabregas interview for Christmas Day
Sky Sports News are serving up a Christmas Day treat for football fans with an exclusive interview with Barcelona ace ...
ESPN Classic’s Christmas programming line-up
ESPN Classic will broadcast a selection of special programming over the festive period including days devoted to the Best Ever ...
Festive editions of Soccer AM & Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports
Sky Sports will broadcast special editions of their popular TV shows, Soccer AM, Soccer Saturday & Goals on Sunday on ...
Mark Cavendish wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011
World road race champion and Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish has won the coveted BBC Sports Personality ...
BBC Young Sports Personality 2011 top three announced
The BBC have announced the three contenders for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2011 as Lucy Garner, ...
BBC Wales reveal nominees for Welsh Sports Personality
The 2011 BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year will be revealed on BBC Radio Wales on Monday 12 ...
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011 shortlist announced
The BBC have announced a shortlist of 10 of the UK’s top sports stars who have been nominated for this ...
Paul Gascoigne to feature on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Legendary footballer Paul Gascoigne reveals the truth behind the headlines in one of his most candid interviews in ITV1′s Piers ...
25 Years United : Sir Alex Ferguson on ESPN Classic
It’s the debate that’s raged between football fans up and down the country for years, but the statistics make it ...
Salford to host Sports Personality of the Year 2011
The 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will be broadcast live from BBC Sport’s new home at MediaCityUK ...
20 Goals That Shook the World on ITV4
ITV4 are to screen a series of four football specials looking back at some of the greatest, most extraordinary and ...
Sir Ian Botham : Legend of 81 Ashes on BBC Two
BBC Two are to broadcast a documentary marking the 30th anniversary of arguably the most remarkable comeback in English sporting ...
BBC One to air tribute to ‘Seve – The Legend’
The BBC are to broadcast a documentary profiling the life of Severiano Ballesteros, one of golf’s most gifted and charismatic ...
BBC documentary celebrates 125 years of Wimbledon
The BBC will celebrate 125 years of incredible Wimbledon history in a special documentary to be screened on BBC Two ...
Sir Henry Cooper tribute on BBC Two
BBC Two are to screen a celebration of the life and career of British sporting hero Sir Henry Cooper, whose ...
David Coleman documentary on BBC Two
BBC Two are to screen a documentary on the legendary David Coleman OBE who was the face of BBC Sport ...
Sir Bobby Charlton documentary on BBC Two
BBC Sport is to screen a documentary looking back at the remarkable career of arguably England’s most iconic and greatest ...
Lord Sugar ‘tackles football’ for BBC Two
Lord Sugar is set to tackle the football industry in a new programme for BBC Two. ‘Lord Sugar Tackles Football’ ...
‘United’ drama on BBC Two
BBC Two are to screen a drama based on the the true story of Manchester United’s legendary Busby Babes, the ...
McCloksey v Corley live on Sky Sports 1 HD
Paul McCloskey will face DeMarcus Corley on Saturday 5 May at the King’s Hall in Belfast live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Corley won his world title in 2001 with a first round stoppage of Felix Flores and made two successful defences against Ener Julio and Randall Bailey before dropping a split ...
Premier League put UK broadcast rights out to tender
The Premier League have invited broadcasters to bid for domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013/14-2015/16 football seasons. The Premier League say that 154 matches will be shown live on TV each season from 2013/14-2015/16 more than currently broadcast and more than 40% of all top-level matches. The extra 16 live games ...
BBC announce details of Euro 2012 coverage
The BBC have announced the details of their Euro 2012 coverage which will include 16 live games, including a potential England quarter final, both semi finals and the final. Coverage kicks off on Friday 8 June and will be fronted by Gary Lineker who will be joined by Harry Redknapp, Jurgen Klinsmann, ...
Hatton Promotions split from Sky Sports
Ricky Hatton has vowed to give his stable of boxers a new television home after Hatton Promotions split from Sky Sports. The broadcaster has decided not to give the promoter any further dates after the Manchester Velodrome bill on Saturday 16 June. Former two-weight world champion Hatton has played a huge part ...
Sky Sports agree 4-year ICC deal
England’s men and women’s cricket teams will defend their ICC crowns exclusively live on Sky Sports under a new 4-year deal with ESPN STAR Sports. The agreement awards Sky Sports exclusive rights to the next two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments from Sri Lanka in September 2012 and South Asia in February 2014. ...
That Paralympic Show returns to Channel 4
With the London 2012 Paralympic games now just around the corner, Rick Edwards, Ade Adepitan MBE and Iwan Thomas MBE return with a fourth series of Channel 4’s Road to London 2012: That Paralympic Show. Starting on Saturday 5 May at 1.20pm, the first episode is dedicated to swimming, as Rick, Ade ...
2012 Giro d’Italia live on British Eurosport
British Eurosport will broadcast live coverage of the 2012 edition of the Giro d’Italia which starts in the Danish town of Herning on Saturday 5 May and culminates in Milan on Sunday 27 May. The Giro is one of three Grand Tours in cycling (the others being the Tour de France and ...
Barry Hearn : The People’s Promoter on BBC Two
BBC Two will broadcast a revealing and intimate insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful and colourful characters in sport. Narrated by Sir David Jason, Barry Hearn : The People’s Promoter tells the story of the self-made millionaire, who has wheeled and dealed, charmed and chanced his ...
Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs live on Premier Sports TV
The Football Conference have confirmed the dates and kick-off times for the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off semi-finals with all ties to be broadcast live on Premier Sports TV. The first leg of both the play-off ties will take place over 2/3 May with York City v Mansfield Town on Wednesday 2 ...
Samsung World Rowing Cup on the BBC
The BBC will broadcast live coverage of the final day of the 1st 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup regatta in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday 6 May with highlights to be broadcast on BBC Two the following day. It’s the first of three World Cup events that Great Britain will use to fine-tune ...
FA Cup Final : Chelsea v Liverpool live on ITV1
ITV1 will broadcast live coverage of the 131st FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May from 3.15pm – 7.45pm (k/o 5.15pm). Some of the biggest names in English football will take centre stage as Chelsea stars John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres ...
2012 Samsung Diamond League live on the BBC
The third season of the Samsung Diamond League gets underway on 11 May 2012 in Doha, Qatar, commencing 5 months of top flight athletics action live on the BBC. The Samsung Diamond League is composed of 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread ...
2012 Badminton Horse Trials live on the BBC
UPDATE : HEAVY RAIN & FLOOD WARNING FORCE CANCELLATION OF 2012 BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS Hugh Thomas, event director for the horse trials, said: “The recent exceptional rainfall has left the ground at Badminton totally waterlogged and partially flooded. “Further rain is due this week, leaving no chance of the ground drying out. ...
BBC One documentary explores sporting retirements
2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will examine the issues and emotions involved in retiring from a successful career in sport for a BBC One documentary. ‘Sporting Heroes: After The Final Whistle’ sees the former England cricket captain talks to top sports people about the inevitable moment when they have to leave their ...
Liverpool FC to star in FOX Soccer documentary
Liverpool FC have announced a partnership with American broadcaster FOX Soccer to bring viewers a six-episode documentary entitled ‘Our Liverpool: Never Walk Alone’. FOX Soccer will produce this original series, which provides a groundbreaking look at one of the sport’s most historic clubs. Working directly with Liverpool’s ownership and management, FOX Soccer ...