The Sport Thread

[Brekkie]

All 7 now confirmed:

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace - live on Sky Sports Main Event from 3.50pm

Leicester vs Tottenham - live on Sky Sports Football from 3.50pm

Aston Villa vs Chelsea - live on Sky Sports Action from 3.50pm

West Ham vs Southampton - live on Sky One from 3pm

Arsenal vs Brighton - live on Sky Sports Arena from 3.50pm

Fulham vs Newcastle - live on Sky Sports Mix from 3.50pm

[valley]

All 7 now confirmed:

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace - live on Sky Sports Main Event from 3.50pm

Leicester vs Tottenham - live on Sky Sports Football from 3.50pm

Aston Villa vs Chelsea - live on Sky Sports Action from 3.50pm

West Ham vs Southampton - live on Sky One from 3pm

Arsenal vs Brighton - live on Sky Sports Arena from 3.50pm

Fulham vs Newcastle - live on Sky Sports Mix from 3.50pm

And the three BT games:

Wolves v Man Utd - BT Sport 1 HD & Ultimate from 3pm (KO 4pm)

Leeds v West Brom - BT Sport 2 HD from 3.30pm (KO 4pm)

Sheffield Utd v Burnley - BT Sport 3 HD from 3.45pm (KO 4pm)

[Brekkie]

I really hope they continue this on the final day moving forward. Even with only some European places at stake, and even though all games have been broadcast this season, I think this roadblock of all games on the final day makes it more of an event.

P.S. Am I right in thinking no games have been on Pick this season?

[Jackwhufc16]

P.S. Am I right in thinking no games have been on Pick this season?

Yes, they only used pick during project restart, just like how Amazon Prime only showed their games for free at the back-end of last season.

[thebigdog2020]

BBC Sport & Sky Sports team up for a new campaign 'Hate Won't Win' targeting a reduction in online hate and abuse.

https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1395620375124402180

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/57185970

[Brekkie]

BBC and ITV in "exclusive discussions" to retain Six Nations for 4 more years, but the BBC will lose the French based games to ITV. The BBC will have exclusive rights to the Womens and U20 tournaments.

https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/05/...uk-market/

Essentially means the BBC get one game per week with ITV having two, including a guaranteed 4 England games each season. Will mean they have no need to replace John Inverdale, and looking at next years fixtures as ITV always have the last game of the weekend I imagine the BBC may have highlights of every round.

[Robertclark125]

What it also means is, quite rightly, the womens 6 nations getting the exposure that it deserves. On that point, BT Sport is, this weekend, showing the womens Premier 15s semi finals.

[thebigdog2020]

BBC and ITV in "exclusive discussions" to retain Six Nations for 4 more years, but the BBC will lose the French based games to ITV. The BBC will have exclusive rights to the Womens and U20 tournaments.

https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/05/...uk-market/

Essentially means the BBC get one game per week with ITV having two, including a guaranteed 4 England games each season. Will mean they have no need to replace John Inverdale, and looking at next years fixtures as ITV always have the last game of the weekend I imagine the BBC may have highlights of every round.

Bit of a shame the BBC is losing the French Home Matches but will have the Women's & U20 exclusively to compensate that. I expect Gabby Logan to be the main host next year and may use Jason Mohammed or someone else for the highlights should Inverdale not return.

[Brekkie]

With one game a week hopefully they make Andrew Cotter their main commentator on all 5 games, with Sam Warburton or Chris Paterson co-commentating. And with just one game a week for the other nations they can finally get rid of some of their long standing but tired pundits and contributors like Guscott and Moore in favour of a more current guest pundit each year.

[bkman1990]

Will the Women's 6N & Under 20's 6N matches be shown exclusively on BBC iPlayer or can be they shown live on iPlayer alongside BBC One, BBC Two or maybe BBC Three once it gets it's linear channel relaunched from next January?

[thebigdog2020]

Will the Women's 6N & Under 20's 6N matches be shown exclusively on BBC iPlayer or can be they shown live on iPlayer alongside BBC One, BBC Two or maybe BBC Three once it gets it's linear channel relaunched from next January?

It could be a case all the games shown on the BBC iplayer with a game on the Red Button or live on BBC Scotland/Alba, BBC Wales & BBC NI for the Under 20s as usually on Friday Nights and hopefully most of the Women's Matches live on BBC One or Two but I would consider moving it later or ensuring it avoids clashes with the men's matches.

[Michael]

BBC Sport & Sky Sports team up for a new campaign 'Hate Won't Win' targeting a reduction in online hate and abuse.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/57185970

I wonder why BT didn't want to be part of this.

[Jon]

BBC Sport & Sky Sports team up for a new campaign 'Hate Won't Win' targeting a reduction in online hate and abuse.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/57185970

I wonder why BT didn't want to be part of this.

Maybe they don’t want to alienate potential investors who are pro-hate?

[scottishtv]

Saturday's Football Focus (Dan Walker's last show) was a bit of a treat for pres fans:

Video

Show open:

https://up.metropol247.co.uk/scottishtv/..._intro.mp4

Dan's closing words:

https://up.metropol247.co.uk/scottishtv/...ves_ff.mp4
(Credit: MOTD Twitter account)

Still captures













Full programme on BBC iPlayer.

[Brekkie]

They do love digging out the Grandstand theme on Football Focus - though then again it's never had a definitive theme of it's own as they change it quite frequently.