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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch Sunderland vs Coventry: TV channel and live stream for Championship play-off today
It is all to play for in the second leg of the Championship play-off between Sunderland and Coventry, with Regis Le Bris' side leading 2-1 heading into the showdown at the Stadium of Light. Frank Lampard's Coventry are chasing a long-awaited return to the top flight. They were inaugural members of the Premier League before being relegated in 2001, but face a rescue job to reach the play-off final as they trail Sunderland by one. Advertisement For the Black Cats, promotion would mark a return to the top flight since they were relegated in 2016-17, finishing rock bottom with just six wins. Fans were made to wait for the action to start in the first leg, as the deadlock went unbroken before Wilson Isidor struck in the 68th minute. Coventry responded with an instant equaliser through Jack Rudoni, before Eliezer Mayenda netted late on to give Sunderland the advantage ahead of the second leg. Speaking ahead of the tie, Lampard called for perspective: 'The players have to understand how we've got to where we have. From being around 17th at Christmas, looking a long way from the play-offs, the reason we've got to where we are is because of the way we play. Advertisement '[The players] need to keep doing what they are doing and trust themselves.' How to watch Sunderland vs Coventry TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage begins on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event at 7:30pm BST, ahead of kick-off at 8pm. Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Sciver-Brunt unlikely to bowl this summer
England head coach Charlotte Edwards has confirmed that captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is unlikely to bowl this summer. All-rounder Sciver-Brunt, 32, has been recovering from a long-standing Achilles problem which worsened during England's thrashing by Australia in the Women's Ashes at the start of the year. Advertisement She subsequently played a starring role in Mumbai Indians' Women's Premier League win but had a long period of rehabilitation afterwards, which coincided with her maternity leave. Sciver-Brunt was appointed England captain last month, shortly after her wife, former England bowler Katherine, gave birth to their son in March. "I feel these games are really big for us," Edwards told Sky Sports after England started her and Sciver-Brunt's reign with a comprehensive T20 series clean sweep against West Indies. "We've got nine games before the World Cup starts, so a lot of this is about us getting the right balance of team. Advertisement "Nat's not bowling this series and she's probably not going to bowl most of the summer. We want to make sure she's fit and firing for the World Cup. "Her workloads will start in a few weeks. It gives her an opportunity to look at other options, so we know we've got that balance if and when Nat comes back." England face West Indies in three one-day internationals starting at Derby on Friday. Batter Alice Capsey has been added to the squad as cover for former captain Heather Knight, who suffered a hamstring injury during England's win in the third T20. Knight's participation in the rest of the series will be confirmed after she has a scan on Tuesday. Advertisement Fast bowler Lauren Filer also joins the squad, having fully recovered from a knee injury. The West Indies series is followed by a T20 and an ODI series against India across June and July, but Edwards and Sciver-Brunt's first major assignment comes in the autumn, with India hosting the 50-over World Cup. Edwards also praised the new or returning faces in England's T20 squad, including seamers Em Arlott - who made her international debut in the first match at Canterbury and ended the series with six wickets - and Issy Wong, who had been out of the side for a couple of years after a dip in form. Sophie Ecclestone, the world's number one-ranked bowler, was left out of the side to regain fitness after a knee issue but her fellow left-arm spinner Linsey Smith also performed well, taking three wickets at a miserly economy of 4.83 across the three matches. Advertisement "With Em Arlott, we've all seen her in domestic cricket and how good she's been but to come here and look at ease in international cricket in her first few games is really pleasing," added Edwards. "And Linsey Smith is a proven performer and probably unlucky to be around at the same time as Sophie Ecclestone. She's taken her opportunity with both hands and that's all you can do. "And Lauren Bell was unbelievable today, you can see the competition forming. It's an exciting time. "Mahika Gaur and Kate Cross are coming back into the ODI team. We've suddenly got this battery of fast bowlers forming which is going to give me a few headaches, but good headaches."
Daily Mirror
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Nico Rosberg says 'poor Lewis Hamilton' as massive Ferrari problem strikes
Appearing as a Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit for the first time this season, Nico Rosberg seemed concerned about Lewis Hamilton as his former Mercedes team-mate struggled with his Ferrari Lewis Hamilton was left with "the worst car" on track during Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. That was the view of Nico Rosberg who, as he watched his former team-mate struggle in his Ferrari, said he felt sorry for the seven-time Formula 1 champion. The second hour-long practice run of the day was particularly tough for Hamilton. He finished it way down the timesheets in 11th place and, during the session, told race engineer Riccardo Adami over the radio that his car was "undriveable". Rosberg, in his capacity as a Sky Sports pundit, was trackside during the session and noticed how difficult the Ferrari was to drive, even in the hands of the most decorated racer in F1 history. Commenting on a replay after the session, the German said: "If we can come to the worst car – as I mentioned out on track – is the Ferrari. "Oh my goodness, poor Lewis Hamilton. That car is a handful. It has the biggest understeer, and it has the biggest snap oversteer. [Charles] Leclerc was driving through [turn five], here comes Lewis now, a lot of understeer there, then you can start to see the movement on the steering wheel. Sign up to our free weekly F1 newsletter, Pit Lane Chronicle, by entering your email address below so that every new edition lands straight in your inbox! "Turn seven, there you go, even on the entry already, I mean the rear is just so loose and snappy, so even on the entry, Lewis had to fully steer out again to avoid binning. So, I really feel for him at the moment." Hamilton's team-mate Leclerc said when previewing the Spanish GP that he was unsure if Ferrari's strong form in Monaco last weekend would carry over in Barcelona. And the Brit alluded to that as he reflected on what had been a difficult day behind the wheel. He said: "You have a weekend in Monaco where all of a sudden the car feels great, honestly I thought the car was going to be good today. It wasn't too bad in [first practice], but in FP2 it was quite a lot worse. So, naturally, that's frustrating for everyone. But he did end his media pen interview with an optimistic outlook as he revealed: "We had some problem which meant we were losing some downforce so, hopefully, with that fixed for tomorrow we'll be in a better place." Team principal Frederic Vasseur was quick to play down Hamilton's radio comments while in the car as he told Sky: "We had very good pace this morning, we struggled a bit more in the afternoon. We had, I think, a decent lap with Charles before the mistake at turn seven, he was [finding time]. "But the target is to put a lap together and not [just] do some good corners. Then, we struggled a bit more at the beginning of each stint on the long stint. I think it was true for us, but [also] true for a couple of other cars. The track was very dirty with a lot of marbles, as soon as you were out of the [racing] line and it was quite difficult to recover."
Irish Times
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Lions match highlights on free-to-air TV this summer
The British and Irish Lions' tour to Australia will be available to watch free-to-air on TV this summer – but for now, only in Welsh. The Guardian has learned that the Lions have agreed a deal for a highlights package with Welsh language channel S4C, which will be available via S4C's iPlayer service and YouTube channel. S4C is understood to have bought highlights rights for all three Test matches and the Lions' six tour games, which will be broadcast in Welsh. S4C will also broadcast full live coverage of the Lions' send-off Test against Argentina in Dublin on June 20th, available in English and Welsh. The bespoke Welsh TV offering may raise eyebrows as there are just two Welshmen in Andy Farrell's 38-man squad – flanker Jac Morgan and scrumhalf Tomos Williams – but illustrates S4C's commitment to rugby at a level that is not matched by other terrestrial broadcasters. READ MORE The Welsh contingent is their lowest ever, meaning they join Ireland in 1993, and Scotland in 2009 and 2017, as the least represented countries on a Lions tour. Sky Sports has the exclusive live rights for its eighth successive Lions tour and will also offer its own highlights show. The Lions remain hopeful of securing a free-to-air highlights deal in England, but have yet to do so three weeks before their first official tour game in Dublin. Channel 4 bought UK highlights rights for the Lions' last tour, to South Africa four years ago, but has not made an offer on this occasion, while ITV, BBC Sport and Channel 5 have also yet to bid. The BBC has also failed to secure live radio rights this year, with the Lions partnering with TalkSport for the fourth successive tour. The BBC's priority this summer is the women's European Championship, as well as saving resources for next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, which will be an expensive undertaking. ITV also has live rights for the European Championship, Channel 4 is covering the men's Under-21 European Championship and Channel 5 has agreed to sublicence 23 Club World Cup matches from DAZN, so the terrestrial channels are committed elsewhere. The BBC has reduced its rugby coverage in recent years, with ITV securing the rights to all of England's Six Nations matches until 2030 in a joint deal signed earlier this year. As part of the new contract ITV will show 10 matches from each year's Six Nations to the BBC's five, which will feature Wales and Scotland's home fixtures, provided England are not involved. The Lions and S4C declined to comment. – Guardian
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Luke Humphries makes Luke Littler claim ahead of World Cup of Darts
Luke Humphries is used to being enemies with Luke Littler on the darts circuit but soon they will put their rivalry aside for the World Cup of Darts - and he is excited by the prospect of them teaming up Luke Humphries can't wait to be Luke Littler 's team-mate at the World Cup of Darts next month - because they meet so often as rivals. Cool Hand Luke won the pair's NINTH shoot-out in 105 days to reaffirm his credentials as world No.1 with a clinical 11-8 triumph in the BetMGM Premier League play-offs final at London's O2 arena on Thursday night. Humphries became only the fourth man to complete the Triple Crown of darts - world title, World Matchplay and Premier League champion - after Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. And his £305,000 prize money, including three £10k bonuses on the Thursday night circus tour, underlined him as 18-year-old sensation Littler's biggest threat to dominating the sport. Can I play you every week? Humphries would have no complaints if that's how it unfolds - even if it risks diluting their box-office rivalry through sheer repetition. He said: 'If it's me and Luke in the final of every tournament, you will see us playing each other 40 or 50 times a year. If we play in every Players Championship on the floor and European Tour event, plus every TV major and every Premier League, that's what could happen. 'But the only reason we play each other so much is because we end up making the finals - I don't know how you stop it. People talk about changing the Premier League format, but why would I want to change it when I reached the final one year and won it the next? 'The magnitude of darts now is such that we could meet three or four times a week if we made every final. But if you are the two best players in the world, performing so well, and making the final every week, that's how it works. "I would not even dream of suggesting they change the Premier League format - it's up to the PDC, they know what they are doing. The fans still come in their thousands, it still gets good numbers on Sky Sports. It's up to people like me to work hard and win titles. Let's not change it.' Littler, who ran out of gas at the O2 after topping the Premier League table for almost four months, and Humphries will fly the flag for defending champions England at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt. Luke the Nuke said: 'I can't wait for the World Cup. He won it last year, so now he can lead me to victory.' Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis, the pairing who won it four times in five years between 2012-16, say the Two Lukes will take some stopping - and Humphries agrees. He said: 'It will take good darts to beat us. They will have to play well. We have got a lot of pressure on our shoulders, but we will thrive on it. I love Luke, I think he's a good kid and a close friend of mine in darts. When I am around him, we always speak, we always chat. He's a great kid. 'It's always nice to share the stage with him. Of course, he will probably win more than I will ever win in my career because he's so young and he's a great talent. I am happy when I nab one here and there, but I am sure he will get me back many times in the future. 'It's another final in the Luke and Luke saga. The next big one is the World Cup, between all the big nations, and I really want to win that again. I will hopefully guide Luke to World Cup glory, and I hope our rivalry continues. But there is always someone else that comes around the corner. In five years' time there could be 10 players as good as me and Luke. 'I'd love to say over the next 10 years we will battle it out over many finals. We probably will. But there will probably be a lot of other names in and around and involved with us."
