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Chairman Sir John Madejski says promotion will be tackled in 'the Reading way'
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Reading chairman Sir John Madejski insists the club will tackle their return to the Barclays Premier League in "the Reading way".
Andy Murray cruises through against Viktor Troicki at the Monte Carlo Masters
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Andy Murray made a flying start to his clay-court season with a straight-sets dismissal of Serbia's Viktor Troicki at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Jack Pitt-Brooke: That sinking feeling as Beeb are out of their depth covering the Boat Race
Monday 09 April 2012
View From The Sofa: The Boat Race, BBC 1
Donald urges BBC not to turn its back on 'tradition'
Wednesday 04 April 2012
Lee Westwood and Luke Donald have expressed their "extreme disappointment" at the news that the BBC is pulling out of showing any live European Tour action and pleaded with the corporation to increase its coverage as British golf goes through a boom.
Jack Pitt-Brooke: Old, familiar hands on the wheel keep Sky from veering off the road
Monday 19 March 2012
Australian Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1
Gary Neville tips Man United to absorb lessons from Bilbao
Friday 09 March 2012
Gary Neville believes Manchester United have been forced to take one step back to start getting some forward momentum again in Europe.
Manchester United block Gary Neville hotel plans
Friday 17 February 2012
Manchester United have defended their decision to oppose a planning application for a hotel and leisure complex at Old Trafford that has been submitted by Gary Neville.
Luiz vows to lift Chelsea up the table
Thursday 09 February 2012
David Luiz has said that he will take both criticism and praise in his stride as he concentrates on just doing an "honest" day's work at the heart of the Chelsea defence.
From Radio 1 to your high street: how Bruno took the shops by storm
Friday 06 January 2012
That Immedia plc should have lost the Lloyds Pharmacy radio services contract is not the sort of thing that sends shockwaves through the stock market. But the forlorn words of the firm's chief executive raised one or two eyebrows among market watchers of a certain demographic. "Naturally we are disappointed to stop broadcasting Lloyds Pharmacy Live after nine years," said Bruno Brookes.
Want to know who's to blame for all those shop radio stations? Try Bruno Brookes
Friday 06 January 2012
Tom Peck on the ex-chart show DJ, his music firm – and its fall down the FTSE chart
Robin Scott-Elliot: Cavendish may be Rain Man but he's the perfect spokesman to light up Sky
Monday 19 December 2011
Special Report, Sky Sports News / John Arlott, BBC4
Ferguson to escape more punishment for bad day
Monday 28 November 2011
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SPL extends broadcasting deal
Monday 21 November 2011
The Scottish Premier League have extended their broadcasting deal with Sky and ESPN until 2017.
Sport on TV: Aussies are left looking for a hero in virtual world
Sunday 13 November 2011
Cricket is facing a test of credibility – but not because some players cheat. It's also because of the number of nurdlers and sloggers masquerading as Test cricketers. Last summer's series against India was billed as the battle for the world No 1 slot but they sent over a pub team – though admittedly one with a rather good ringer in Sachin Tendulkar. Now South Africa and Australia are contesting the main series of the winter as if it was an Under-9s house match. It's becoming difficult to tellif a player is deliberately underperforming or if he's just rubbish.
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