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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Major sporting event returns to free-to-air TV as ITV confirm coverage of week-long spectacle
ITV SPORT have confirmed the return of a major sporting event to free-to-air TV. The broadcaster will be showing Britain's biggest professional cycling race on September 2. 3 ITV will be showing coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men Credit: Getty 3 It will be Geraint Thomas' last ever race Credit: Getty 3 He won the Tour de France in 2018 Credit: AFP The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men will have all six stages shown on ITV4 and ITVX until its conclusion on September 7. The coverage will be fronted by much love broadcaster Ned Boulting. This year's edition will have added emotion for the home crowd, as it is Geraint Thomas' final outing in the pro peloton. The last stage starts outside the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport, and finishing in his home city of Cardiff. READ MORE ON SPORT CRASHING BORE Cocky cyclist celebrates too early and sparks huge pile-up yards from finish The Welshman won the Tour de France as well as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2018. Thomas, 39, will be retiring after the race and has established himself as a modern-day legend of the sport. The Lloyds Tour of Britain Men was broadcast for the first time on ITV in 2008. The upcoming race, however, looks to be one of the last times cycling fans in the UK can watch their favourite sport on free-to-air TV. Last year it was announced that TNT would absorb all the cycling coverage that was shown on Eurosport - which disappeared from UK screens in February. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN Next year, ITV will be pulling out of covering the Tour de France, bringing an end to more than 40 YEARS of free-to-air coverage. Coverage will then only be shown on TNT Sports channels and the online streaming service Discovery+. Shocking moment vigilante Cycling Mikey pushes his bicycle into a car Meanwhile, Thomas has spoken about his upcoming retirement. He told the BBC: "It's been amazing. "Looking back, I never thought I'd be doing 14 Tours and to win it was just bonkers. I can look back with fond memories. "It was something I always dreamed of doing so to have just done it and be in Paris once is special you know. To do 14 is unreal really, one hell of a journey. "I'm not one to be too sentimental and look back or whatever, you're always sort of thinking of the next thing. "But I guess when it comes to the end there's nothing else to look forward to is there?"
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Kyogo's first Birmingham goal has Celtic fans ‘jealous' – but 'embarrassing' moment sparks X-rated outburst from rival
FORMER Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi was in the thick of things as Birmingham dumped Sheffield United out of the Carabao Cup. In a frantic opening 15 minutes, the ex-Hoops favourite struck his first Blues goal before being involved in a contentions moment that sparked a FURIOUS reaction from an opponent. 7 Kyogo is off the mark as Birmingham player Credit: Getty 7 The Celtic hero was in the thick of the action Credit: X/ITV SPORT 7 NINTCHDBPICT001016166294 Credit: X/ITV SPORT 7 He was involved in an angry clash with Jack Robinson Credit: X/ITV SPORT 7 The Sheffield United defender was furious Credit: X/ITV SPORT Kyogo, 30, was a firm favourite among the Celtic fans during his glittering four-year stint between 2021 and 2025. The Japan international bagged 85 goals in 165 games for the Parkhead club after moving to Glasgow from his homeland. Kyogo's goals inspired Celtic to nine major honours, including the treble in 2023. Many Hoops fans were gutted when the striker moved to France with Rennes in January in a bumper £10million deal. His time in Ligue 1 was an absolute nightmare, however, and was restricted to just six appearances in which he failed to score. After just six months, he moved on again last month, joining newly promoted Birmingham City in the English Championship. While he couldn't score in the opening day 1-1 draw with Ipswich at the weekend - albeit had a splendid strike disallowed - he didn't take long to open his account. Teammate Demarai Gray pounced on a horror defensive error just five minutes into last night's cup clash with Sheffield United, setting up the easiest of tap-ins for Kyogo who certainly wasn't going to pass up such a golden chance. The prolific frontman's first goal for the club set them on their way to a 2-1 win as they sealed progression in the League Cup. Seeing Kyogo scoring - and smiling again - had many Celtic fans feeling a hint of jealousy! Ex-Celtic star goes wild as he does the huddle at Oasis gig with 70,000 fans Birmingham posted: "Only two games in but you just know he's going to be a fan favourite." And several Celtic fans responded. One said: "Birmingham fans getting to experience him play for the first time is making me so jealous." Another added: "Absolute baller." A third posted: "Proud of him but heartbreaking also." While another said: "We lived it, and we loved it." Another post read: "I miss him already." Another Hoops fan added: "Good to see him enjoying his football again." Kyogo himself delivered a short message to the club's social media channels afterwards, saying: "I'm really happy to score my first goal, I will keep on running and helping the team by scoring many more goals. "Keep right on." As mentioned, Kyogo was very much in the thick of the action at St Andrew's in a busy opening period. He was involved in a tussle with Sheffield United captain Jack Robinson at the corner flag - and it was an incident that left the Blades defender absolutely irate. Robinson leaned on Kyogo's back, sending the striker off balance with the ball in play. It struck Kyogo's foot and Robinson saw the ball out for a throw-in. The two players' momentum took them to the advertising hoarding and Kyogo appeared to kick the ball away - whether it was deliberate or not, only he will know - and that did NOT impress Robinson. The 31-year old remonstrated with the assistant referee before Kyogo bumped into him. That left an already angry Robinson less than impressed, and the former Liverpool trainee put his hand on the striker, who then tumbled to the ground. And it's fair to say the defender felt Kyogo had gone down all too easily. The referee arrived on the scene, brandishing a yellow card to the defender who then unleashed an X-rated outburst towards the officials. He could be heard blasting: "He f****** kicked the ball away!" As the assistant referee then tries to calm Robinson down, he's met with a rather resounding "f*** off" from the Blades skipper. Many fans reacting to the club on social media felt Kyogo himself was perhaps fortunate not to see a yellow card for his part in the incident! One said: "Should have been a yellow for the dive and holding his face." An annoyed Sheffield United fan blasted: "Embarrassing from the Birmingham player really." Another said: "That's embarrassing." While another fumed: "Should have been a yellow for kicking the ball away then another for the horrific dive." Gustavo Hamer cancelled out Kyogo's strike in the second half before Jay Stansfield struck the Blues' winner three minutes from time. 7 Robinson is shown a yellow card Credit: X/ITV SPORT 7 The decision left the Blades captain raging Credit: X/ITV SPORT Have YOU got a point for Kris Boyd? 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