Sky Sports and the BBC are to share live rights to Formula 1 as part of a six-year deal that allows Sky to broadcast every race. Sky will screen live high-definition coverage of every race in the 2012 to 2018 seasons, resulting in considerable savings for the BBC, which will broadcast half of the F1 fixtures. […]
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Liverpool game kicks off season
Setanta Sports have confirmed their first 13 Barclays Premier League fixtures starting with Liverpool’s match against Sunderland at 3pm on Saturday, August 13. In the first few weeks of the new season, Setanta will show four Manchester United and three Liverpool games, including Everton v Man United, Man United v Sunderland, Man United v Newcastle […]
Setanta to show Copa America
Setanta Sports will show 26 live and exclusive games from this summer’s Copa America tournament in Argentina and has announced a package for advertisers. Rated as one of the world’s most popular sporting events, July’s tournament is due to feature some of the best soccer talent on the planet. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Manchester United striker Javier […]
Pay sports list to remain
The list of sporting events available exclusively on pay TV to viewers in Ireland is to stay the same following the Cabinet’s approval of a decision by the Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte not to extend the current list of major national and international sports events designated for live free-to-air broadcast. Former communications minister Eamon […]
Sky and Setanta round up on Masters
Full coverage of next week’s US Masters golf from Augusta Georgia will only be available on Sky and Setanta sports channels. It is the first time that terrestrial viewers will not be able to watch all four days of the tournament. Up until now, the BBC showed all four rounds of the year’s first Major […]
Setanta starts HD broadcasts
Setanta Ireland will become the first Irish channel to broadcast in high definition when it shows the Manchester United Premier League game against Blackburn live from Old Trafford at 3pm this Saturday. It will be followed by the second round of the FA Cup, Wales versus New Zealand rugby and Juventus against Fiorentina. Setanta HD […]
Vuvuzelas banned by English clubs
The vuvuzela plastic horn which created so much debate during the World Cup in South Africa has been banned by six Barclays Premier League clubs in England. Arsenal, Birmingham City, Liverpool, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham have all said they will not allow fans bring them to games this season. The vuvuzelas were widely […]
Toure tops English pay league
Yaya Toure has become the highest paid footballer in England’s Premier League earning a reported €224,000 a week as part of a five-year transfer deal agreed with Manchester City. The Ivory Coast midfielder moved from Champions League finalists Barcelona in a €29 million deal last week. Toure’s five-year contract is said to be worth €67m […]
Man Utd face Bayern Munich and Arsenal draw Barcelona in Champions League quarter finals
Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United will play Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League. The Barclays Premier League champions have been drawn to play in Germany in the first leg at the end of March, with the return match at Old Trafford a week later. The draw is a replay of the 1999 […]
Roy Keane reacts to Henry controversy by slamming FAI
Pet issue: Roy Keane pictured at a photocall for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. The former Ireland captain condemned the FAI’s efforts to get the France-Ireland World Cup play-off match replayed. Former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has responded to the Thierry Henry handball controversy in Paris this week […]
