The Sport Thread

[Tom]

Gary has just said that the football will move to BBC2 at 10pm.

[bkman1990]

Gary Lineker has just confirmed Middlesborough v Spurs will switch over BBC Two just before 10pm.

[RhysJR]

And scorebar back in full for start of extra time

[bkman1990]

The clock has disappeared for the Middlesborough v Spurs game once again.

EDIT: Ah now. It's back again.

[Steve Williams]

I suspect we'll be doing some channel switching if MIDTOT goes to ET. There's no way the Ten should be delayed tonight. Quite where it'll go is interesting. Newsnight shouldn't be delayed either imo. I think I'd pull Drag Race off Air for the football to go on BBC THREE.

Abandoning a new, flagship programme, hugely popular with an underserved audience, and also dropping the new drama that follows which is one of the channel's major new commissions, as opposed to simply dropping the repeat at 10pm on BBC2, is an, er, interesting suggestion.

[scottishtv]

That was as smooth a switch to BBC Two as I've seen. Well done everyone!

[TIGHazard]

Apparently the international feed has turned into the BBC one.

[bkman1990]

It's look like the game between Middlesborough and Spurs will allow Newsnight on BBC2 to air on time at 10:30pm. Middlesborough are up 1-0 against Spurs at ET.

[Ste]

BBC logo / scoreboard on the international feed.

[Ste]

FA Cup branded breakdown slide also on the world feed.
(plus Sky breakdown music used by BeIN?)

https://vimeo.com/683521512

[harshy]

Gary Lineker acknowledging the mega problems with the truck today but managed to get the coverage out.

[bkman1990]

There's no sound coming from the post match interview with Josh Coburn because of the technical issues.

[Newshound47]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/60586037

We now wait for the Response from Team GB because the IPC said yesterday that they know that other countries could withdraw as result of this decision. I can’t see GB withdrawing but who knows.

[RR]

Must be some sort of record, haven't the BBC got four live soccer matches simultaneously at peak time tonight?
BBC One - Luton v Chelsea
BBC Red Button - Southampton v West Ham
BBC Three - Women's - Arsenal v Reading
BBC Alba - Scottish Challenge Cup - Kilmarnock v Raith Rovers

[Newshound47]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/60586037

Nadine Dories has criticised the IPC decision. I think it’s now more than likely that GB will withdraw from the Games. I presume if that happens Channel 4 would heavily scale back coverage. I can’t see the IPC u turning as it’s clear they have had legal advice that CAS would overturn any ban anyway.


There must also now be a reasonable chance therefore the entire games gets cancelled because of mass boycott.