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ONE Winter Highlights 2004 - Sport
Rugby
– Six Nations
Rugby
– Powergen Cup
The
Boat Race
Celebrity
Boat Race
FA
Cup
Athletics
Golf
The
Grand National
Tennis
– Australian Open
Rugby
– Six Nations
The
jewel in the crown of northern hemisphere rugby, the Six Nations,
continues exclusively for the second year on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
The
competition kicks off on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE with France v Ireland and Wales
v Scotland on 14 February, and ends on 27 March.
Steve
Rider and John Inverdale front the programmes with commentary from
Eddie Butler, Nick Mullins, Brian Moore and Philip Matthews. Jonathan
Davies and Jeremy Guscott provide analysis in the studio.
There
is also full and comprehensive coverage on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TWO.
The
best international rugby competition also features on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio
Five Live and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 LW, giving rugby fans the widest choice
of games possible. (CI)
Rugby
– Powergen Cup
Coverage
of the National Cup hots up with the quarter finals on 28 February
and the semi finals on 13 March.
Rugby's
equivalent of the FA Cup showcases all the Premiership teams and
is an exciting domestic competition to complement the Six Nations'
international games. (CI)
The
Boat Race
The
year 2004 sees the 150th anniversary of the Boat Race, first contested
between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in 1829.
Steve
Rider presents live coverage of this historic race on Sunday 28
March. (JM)
Celebrity
Boat Race
In Celebrity
Boat Race, an event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Oxford
and Cambridge University Boat Race, Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent
train two teams of ex-Oxford and Cambridge University students to
compete against each other in the ultimate challenge.
In
a test of fitness, stamina and determination, Celebrity Boat Race
follows the two teams as they are put through their paces. (JM)
FA
Cup
Match Of The
Day returns with live coverage of the FA Cup – the most famous
domestic football trophy in the world – from the fiercely
contested first rounds until the eagerly anticipated final in May.
The
advent of the third round in early January sees Premiership teams
entering the equation. At this stage of the competition, there is
always the potential for one of the top teams to be knocked out
by a lower-league 'giant killer'.
Gary
Lineker presents all the action, with expert analysis and insight
from the top team of Alan Hansen, Trevor Brooking and Mark Lawrenson.
Commentators include John Motson, Barry Davies and Steve Wilson.
Football
Focus continues throughout the season with pre-match team news,
half-time summaries and goal flashes during the afternoon, before
Final Score delivers the verdicts on all the afternoon games in
England and Scotland. (LF)
Athletics
With
the indoor athletics season in full swing during the winter months,
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport has coverage of the Norwich Union International Match
(25 January), the Norwich Union Indoor Trials (8 February) and the
Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix (20 February).
Action
from Europe's indoor circuit also features, including coverage of
the European Indoor Cup (14 February), and the IAAF World Indoor
Championships and the World Cross Country in March.
World
record holders Colin Jackson and Jonathan Edwards have joined the
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's winning athletics presentation and commentary line-up of Roger
Black, Steve
Cram, Sally Gunnell, Brendan Foster, Paul Dickenson and Stuart Storey.
On
Sunday 13 April, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE has extensive live coverage of the world's
most prestigious road-running event, the Flora London Marathon.
More
than 35,000 runners can be seen pounding the 26.2 mile course through
the streets of London.
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Sport – across TV, radio and online – will be there
for every stride to capture all the fun, excitement and spectacle
that make the London Marathon unique. (CF)
Golf
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Television has full live coverage of the last 18 holes on the final
day's play of The Masters, the world's most prestigious overseas
golf tournament, from Augusta, Georgia. (CF)
The
Grand National
Sue
Barker and Clare Balding present ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport's live coverage of the
2004 Grand National on Saturday 3 April.
The
157th running of the world's most famous steeplechase is the climax
of three days of top-quality racing from the renowned Aintree racecourse.
(JM)
Tennis
– Australian Open
The
first Grand Slam event of the year is presented by Sue Barker as
the Australian Open serves up more top-class tennis from Melbourne
from 19 January-1 February.
The
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's commentary team of John Lloyd, Pat Cash and John Barrett follow
the competition and rivalries on and off the courts.
Grandstand
will show action from both weekends of the tournament. (CI)
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