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Five’s season of live football continues with coverage of this UEFA Cup Group F clash between Slavia Prague and Aston Villa. Colin Murray presents with commentary from Tony Jones. Kick-off is at 19.45.

Aston Villa have made a good start to the Premier League this year, earning a creditable 13 points from seven games to reach the lofty heights of fifth place. Highlights have included an impressive 4-2 victory over Manchester City on the opening day of the season and a 2-1 away win at Spurs. Leading goalscorer Gabriel Agbonlahor has netted five times so far this term, while star man Gareth Barry appears to have put his abortive move to Liverpool behind him with a series of solid performances for club and country.

Five’s season of live football continues this week with coverage of three clashes from round one of the 2008 UEFA Cup. Colin Murray presents all the action as Tottenham Hotspur head to Poland to take on Wisla Kraków, Belgian side Standard Liège host Everton and Portsmouth visit Portugal’s Vitória de Guimarães.

In the first of the featured games, Tottenham face a difficult away leg in Poland against Wisla Kraków. Spurs have made a lousy start in the Premiership this season, sitting second from bottom with one point in three games.

Mark Nicholas presents highlights from England’s one-day international series against South Africa, with commentary from Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards. This week, the teams meet for the fourth and fifth ODIs – from Lord’s and Cardiff respectively.

To say the last two weeks of English cricket have been dramatic would be something of an understatement. After losing the third Test against the Proteas and with it the series, Michael Vaughan stood down as Test captain and Paul Collingwood resigned as ODI skipper. England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen was then announced as the successor to both men and promptly went on to lead his side to a convincing win in the fourth Test.

Mark Nicholas presents highlights from England’s one-day international series against South Africa, with commentary from Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards. Tonight’s match – the third ODI – comes from the Brit Oval in London.

To say the last week of English cricket has been dramatic would be a gross understatement. At the time of writing, England have lost the third Test against the Proteas and with it the series. Michael Vaughan then stood down as Test captain while Paul Collingwood resigned as ODI skipper. England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen has been announced as the successor to both men.

Tuesday 29 July 2008

Tuesday, July 29th to Saturday, August 2nd sees Channel 4 Racing broadcast a five-day extravaganza with top class racing live from Glorious Goodwood. Coverage kicks-off daily at 2pm, presented by Alastair Down together with Mike Cattermole, John Francome, Simon Holt, John McCririck, Jim McGrath, Alice Plunkett and Tanya Stevenson.

The summer of cricket continues on Five as England take on South Africa in a four-match Test series. Join Mark Nicholas and his commentary team Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards for highlights of the fourth Test, from the Brit Oval in south London.

At the time of writing, South Africa lead the fourmatch series 1-0 after a thoroughly convincing victory in the second Test in Leeds. The defeat left England with a lot of thinking to do and highlighted problems in virtually every area of their game. The batsmen were eclipsed by the efforts of their South African counterparts, who showed patience, grit and sound techniques. England threw their wickets away, with Alistair Cook the only specialist batsman to pass 50 in either innings.

The summer of cricket continues on Five as England take on South Africa in a four-match Test series. Join Mark Nicholas and his commentary team Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards for highlights of the third Test, from Edgbaston in Birmingham.

The visit of South Africa to England’s shores represents the major challenge of the summer. With a convincing 2-0 Test series victory over New Zealand behind them, England will be eager to raise their game even further against the Proteas. Spearheaded by skipper and opener Graeme Smith, the South African side features one of the best Test batsmen in the world in Jacques Kallis.

The summer of cricket continues on Five as England take on South Africa in a four-match Test series. Join Mark Nicholas and his commentary team Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards for highlights of the second Test, from Headingley Carnegie in Leeds.

The visit of South Africa to England’s shores represents the major challenge of the summer. With a convincing 2-0 Test series victory over New Zealand behind them, England will be eager to raise their game even further against the Proteas. Spearheaded by skipper and opener Graeme Smith, the South African side features one of the best Test batsmen in the world in Jacques Kallis.

The summer of cricket continues on Five as England take on South Africa in a four-match Test series. Join Mark Nicholas and his commentary team Geoffrey Boycott, Simon Hughes and Barry Richards for highlights of the first Test from Lord’s. The visit of South Africa to England’s shores represents the major challenge of the summer.

With a convincing 2-0 Test series victory over New Zealand behind them, England will be eager to raise their game even further against the Proteas. However, the visitors will bring a solid squad which has enjoyed lots of success recently. Spearheaded by skipper and opener Graeme Smith, the South African side features one of the best Test batsmen in the world in Jacques Kallis.

Mark Nicholas and the team continue to present the action from England’s summer of cricket – and with the Test series against New Zealand concluded, it is time for the 50-over format. Geoffrey Boycott, Barry Richards and Simon Hughes join Mark in the commentary box for highlights of the third one-day international, from the County Ground in Bristol.

Paul Collingwood’s one-day side has seen its stock rise over the last year with wins over India and Sri Lanka. However, on the recent tour to New Zealand, England were soundly beaten 3-1. Now Collingwood’s men have a chance to avenge this defeat as they lock horns with the Kiwis again, this time on home soil.

Mark Nicholas and the team continue to present the action from England’s summer of cricket – and with the Test series against New Zealand concluded, it is time for the 50-over format. Geoffrey Boycott, Barry Richards and Simon Hughes join Mark in the commentary box for highlights of the first one-day international, from the Riverside in Durham.

Paul Collingwood’s one-day side has seen its stock rise over the last year with wins over India and Sri Lanka. However, on the recent tour to New Zealand, England were soundly beaten 3-1. Now Collingwood’s men have a chance to avenge this defeat as they lock horns with the Kiwis again, this time on home soil.

Mark Nicholas and the team present a brand-new summer of international cricket as England conclude their three-match Test series against New Zealand. Geoffrey Boycott, Barry Richards and Simon Hughes join Mark in the commentary box for highlights of the third Test from Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Wednesday 21 May 2008 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Steve Rider introduces live coverage of the game of all games - the 2008 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea from the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

It’s the first ever all-English European Cup final. Of course Manchester United have won the trophy twice before – in 1968 under Sir Matt Busby and in 1999 under Sir Alex Ferguson. However this is Chelsea’s first ever European Cup final. Could they become the first club from London to win the trophy?

Commentary comes from Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat with pitchside reports from Gabriel Clarke and Ned Boulting plus studio analysis from Andy Townsend and former Manchester United and Chelsea striker Mark Hughes.

Tuesday 20 May 2008 9:00pm - 10:00pm on ITV4.

Hailed as the world’s toughest race, ITV4 has exclusive access to a select group of this year’s Marathon des Sables competitors. Chosen from over 2000 entrants, 800 runners from 32 countries muster all their strength, skill and stamina to cross 150 miles of Saharan desert in less than one week.

The Marathon des Sables is renowned as the ultra multi-day marathon and this year sees the longest route yet. The equivalent of nearly a standard marathon every day, this gruelling task is not one to be entered into lightly. 255 of the entrants are flying the flag for Britain this year and while other nations have left it solely to the professionals, the British candidates consist of both male and female marathon veterans, but many are first timers, including fire fighters, airline pilots, models, army officers, barristers, veterinary surgeons, and plumbers.

Mark Nicholas and the team present the new season of international cricket as England continue their three-match Test series against New Zealand. Geoffrey Boycott, Barry Richards and Simon Hughes join Mark in the commentary box for highlights of the second Test from Old Trafford in Manchester.

England have only recently returned from New Zealand after completing a morale-boosting Test series victory. Now the fixture has been reversed as the Kiwis arrive for a three-match Test series and five ODIs. England will start as clear favourites as the Black Caps find themselves in a downward spiral, thanks to a few retirements and defections to the rogue Indian Cricket League. New Zealand’s hopes for the summer rest with their shrewd new captain Daniel Vettori, who ranks as one of the best off-spinners in the world; bludgeoning allrounder Jacob Oram; and wicket keeper Brendon McCullum, whose dazzling 158 not out lit up the start of the Indian Premier League in April.