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Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Sky TV customers finally receive access to FOUR major sports channels including football after years of waiting
Find out how much it costs to subscribe below GOOD SPORT Sky TV customers finally receive access to FOUR major sports channels including football after years of waiting Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SPORT fans with Sky TV can finally access four major channels that have been missing for years. The broadcaster's internet-based TV platforms Sky Glass and Sky Stream usually have the best features before its traditional Sky Q satellite product. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers haven't had any Premier Sports at all Credit: Alamy But on this occasion, Sky Q has had a slight upper hand for sometime now. Sky Glass and Sky Stream - which rely on a broadband connection to beam channels into homes instead of a satellite dish - can finally access the Premier Sports channels. Although Sky Q customers have Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2, there's some extras for them too, as they can watch the dedicated LALIGA channel and the new Premier Sports Rugby channel going forward. But you won't find the channels on the usual TV guide. Instead, it's all available via the Premier Sports app which has just launched across all three platforms. Premier Sports is home to a number of competitions, including: LALIGA UEFA 2024 Qualifiers & International Friendlies 20 Scottish Premier League games The Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup Coppa Italia and DFB Pokal (live games from every round) The Investec Champions Cup United Rugby Championship game for the 2024-25 season TOP 14 (up to 4 games per round) and Playoff coverage The NHL (500 games, 15 games a week) IIHF World Championships NASCAR Monster Energy series (all 38 races) And it's just in time for some big finals. The ECPR Challenge Cup Final is today and on Saturday there's the nvestec Champions Cup Final and Scottish Cup Final. Of course, Premier Sports is a premium service so you'll have to pay extra to watch. Sky Offers Free Movie Gift and More You can pay £99 for a year upfront or commit to a 12 month contract at £11.99 a month. Alternatively, you can pay a rolling monthly contract of £15.99. It's also important to point out that you don't need a Sky Sports subscription to watch Premier Sports. The Premier Sports app should appear on the apps rail of your TV or box.
The Irish Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sky TV customers finally receive access to FOUR major sports channels including football after years of waiting
SPORT fans with Sky TV can finally access four major channels that have been missing for years. The broadcaster's internet-based TV platforms Advertisement 1 Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers haven't had any Premier Sports at all Credit: Alamy But on this occasion, Sky Q has had a slight upper hand for sometime now. Sky Glass and Although Sky Q customers have Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2, there's some extras for them too, as they can watch the dedicated LALIGA channel and the But you won't find the channels on the usual TV guide. Advertisement Read more about Sky Instead, it's all available via the Premier Sports app which has just launched across all three platforms. Premier Sports is home to a number of competitions, including: LALIGA UEFA 2024 Qualifiers & International Friendlies 20 Scottish Premier League games The Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup Coppa Italia and DFB Pokal (live games from every round) The Investec Champions Cup United Rugby Championship game for the 2024-25 season TOP 14 (up to 4 games per round) and Playoff coverage The NHL (500 games, 15 games a week) IIHF World Championships NASCAR Monster Energy series (all 38 races) And it's just in time for some big finals. Most read in Tech The ECPR Challenge Cup Final is today and on Saturday there's the nvestec Champions Cup Final and Scottish Cup Final. Advertisement Of course, Premier Sports is a premium service so you'll have to pay extra to watch. Sky Offers Free Movie Gift and More You can pay £99 for a year upfront or commit to a 12 month contract at £11.99 a month. Alternatively, you can pay a rolling monthly contract of £15.99. It's also important to point out that you don't need a Sky Sports subscription to watch Premier Sports. Advertisement The Premier Sports app should appear on the apps rail of your TV or box. Future of TV channels Analysis by Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun A number of channels could disappear from TVs in face of competition from streaming. The BBC announced in 2022 that CBBC and BBC Four would disappear as traditional linear channels in a few years and go digital only via iPlayer. However, the pair may have had a bit of a reprieve for now, after the BBC's head of children's programmes, Patricia Hildago, recently said "it's really important… that if children still need us on a linear network, we're going to be there for them". When Channel 4 announced the closure of The Box and other music channels it owned in January, the broadcaster hinted that more could come. At the time the company said it was proposing to "close small linear channels that no longer deliver revenues or public value at scale, including the Box channels in 2024 and others at the right time". So which could the "others" be? It really depends what Channel 4 considers "small" but its other channels include More4, E4, E4 Extra, Film4 and 4Seven. And more recently, ITV announced that its ITVBe channel will come off-air - though it's being
RNZ News
09-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Search for women's football teams coaches continue
Michael Mayne addresses the Football Ferns at halftime in their international friendly against Japan. Photo: photosport Recruitment for the next permanent Football Ferns head coach ends this month according to New Zealand Football. The team has been coached by Michael Mayne since the middle of last year when head coach Jitka Klimkova stepped away due to an employment matter. Mayne took control of the team for friendlies and for the Paris Olympics . New Zealand Football said interim head coach Mayne would also coach the team against Venezuela next month in Spain - suggesting he has locked in the head coach role permanently. The two games against Venezuela will be the first time at senior international level the two countries have met. The first match against the world number 51 South American side will be played on 1 June with the second on 4 June. The first game will be played at the Marbella Football Centre in San Pedro de Alcántara with the venue for the second game to be announced. The Football Ferns' last scheduled international friendlies against Chinese Taipei did not go to plan with both matches called off due to concerns about the playing surface. "After the disappointment of not being able to play in the last international window due to issues outside of our control, securing matches this window was crucial so we can continue to build on the work we have implemented so far this year," Mayne said. "Venezuela are again a great fit for this stage of the campaign and have a player in [former Wellington Phoenix player] Mariana Speckmaier that is very well known to our team. "It was important for us to find games this window that can allow us to test our squad and the way we are developing our play in competitive matches, and Venezuela will offer that perfect challenge point. "The team have been really receptive to the new playing model, new language, and new ideas for how we work, so I'm looking forward to getting to Spain and supporting the team with getting some really strong performances out on the pitch against Venezuela." Wellington Phoenix Photo: Masanori Udagawa Wellington Phoenix women's assistant coach Amy Shepherd will stay with the club next season and support a yet to be employed new head coach. Shepherd will take on on greater responsibility during the off-season, serving as the interim head coach until a permanent appointment is made in late July. Shepherd is believed to be the only full-time assistant in the women's competition and that backing from the Phoenix is a big reason why she said she has re-signed. "The Phoenix invests heavily in the women's programme and unlike all the other clubs in the A-League has seven full-time staff. "The facilities here are second to none. For the players be able to train at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) day-in, day-out is incredible. "As a learning environment and somewhere to grow, develop and push for success I wouldn't want to be anywhere else other than the Phoenix." One of Shepherd's priorities over the next couple of months will be player recruitment, in which she will be supported by academy director and former Football Fern, Emma Humphries. "I think it's a great opportunity for me to be involved in the season planning and recruitment process. "We'll aim to set us up for success so the new head coach can hit the ground running." Humphries previously served as the assistant coach at Liverpool FC in the English Women's Super League and has experience in player recruitment. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
