5 Live - The London Marathon

Host John Inverdale
Commentators Mike Costello (mens race), Ed Harry (womens race) and Charlie Spedding
Reporters Alison Curbishley, George Riley, Sonja McLaughlin and Helen Skelton.

Also

World Snooker Philip Studd
Fed Cup Tennis Sweden v GB Jonathan Overend

Rugby Union producer Ed Marriage has tweeted that the Premiership semi finals and final will be on 5 Live.

Thursday 26th April - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

5 Live Baseball with Nat Coombs (in London) and Josh Chetwynd (in Tucson, Arizona)

Baseball: American League
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Tampa Bay Rays - Dave Wills and Andy Freed (commentary provided by WDAE 620AM - "The Rays Radio Network")

Wills and Freed switched between play-by-play and colour commentary roles every two innings. 5LSE had planned to join the game in-running at 6.30pm our time due to their county cricket coverage, but with the day's play at Taunton ending early they were able to pick up the game at first pitch. Next Thursday, Simon Brotherton will be presenting 5 Live Baseball alongside JC for coverage of the Miami Marlins @ San Francisco Giants game at the later time of 9.15pm.

Later tonight, 5LSE will be broadcasting a 5 Live NFL special from Radio City Music Hall in New York, where Darren Fletcher and Greg Brady will be commentating on the 2012 NFL Draft. Coverage is due to begin at midnight our time.

Army V Royal Navy (Babcock Trophy RU) - John Anderson for BFBS (of which there was commentary of on BFBS Raido One)

Heineken Cup Semi Final: Ulster v Edinburgh (Live from Dublin)

Presenter: Nikki Gregg
With: Maurice Field & Tony McWhirter
Commentators: Jim Neilly & Ryan Constable
Reporter: Thomas Niblock

This was the last day of the season in the Irish Premiership and that was on Sportsound from 2:00pm-5:15pm before going to Dublin for the Rugby.

RTE Radio One
R/U: Clermont v Leinster Michael Corcoran and Donal Lenihan (commentary)

talkSPORT

Saturday 24th March

Rugby Union: Premiership
Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs - Simon Ward

Sunday 25th March

Rugby Union: Premiership
London Irish v Leicester Tigers - Russell Hargreaves

Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur - Graham Courtney

Monday 26th to Thursday 29th March

Cricket: First Test Match
Sri Lanka v England - Jack Bannister

Saturday 31st March

Rugby Union: Premiership
Saracens v Harlequins - Russell Hargreaves

Sunday 1st April

Rugby Union: Premiership
London Wasps v Gloucester - Nick Heath

Tuesday 3rd April to Easter Saturday

Cricket: Second Test Match
Sri Lanka v England - Jack Bannister

Good Friday to Easter Sunday

Golf: The Masters
Augusta National Golf Club - Bob Bubka

Easter Saturday

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals
Edinburgh v Toulouse - Stuart Cameron
Leinster v Cardiff Blues - David Brady

Rugby Union: Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final
London Wasps v Biarritz - Russell Hargreaves

Easter Sunday

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Quarter-Finals
Munster v Ulster - Simon Ward
Saracens v Clermont Auvergne - Russell Hargreaves

Saturday 14th April

Rugby Union: Premiership
Gloucester v Newcastle Falcons - Laurence Mora

Horse Racing: The Grand National
Aintree Racecourse - Rupert Bell

Sunday 15th April

Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit - Graham Courtney

Monday 16th April

Poker: UKIPT Nottingham
Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club - Ian Danter

Saturday 21st April

Rugby Union: Premiership
Harlequins v Leicester Tigers - Laurence Mora

Sunday 22nd April

Rugby Union: Premiership
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints - Russell Hargreaves

Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit - Graham Courtney

Thursday 26th April

American Football: NFL Draft 2012
Radio City Music Hall, New York - Jeff Ellis and Steven Miranda

Saturday 28th April

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Semi-Final
Ulster v Edinburgh - David Brady

Sunday 29th April

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Semi-Final
Clermont Auvergne v Leinster - Simon Ward

Despite having been the host broadcaster of the draw for the 2012 World Snooker Championship, talkSPORT aren't taking reports from the Crucible in Sheffield.

Saturday 28th April - Newstalk 106-108FM

Ger Gilroy presented Newstalk Sport Saturday alongside Joe Molloy

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Semi-Final
Ulster v Edinburgh - Dave McIntyre, Keith Wood and Liam Toland (5.45pm commentary), with Simon Hick at pitchside

On Newstalk Sport Sunday the following day, Ger and Joe updated listeners on the Clermont Auvergne v Leinster Heineken Cup Semi-Final from their studio monitors. They didn't have a reporter in France, although I assume this was due to cost reasons rather than a reporting access issue.

With both stations having shared rights to the Heineken Cup and both doing commentary on a semi-final each this weekend, will both Newstalk and RTE Radio be providing a commentary on the Heineken Cup Final next month?

BBC WM

Monday 16th April

Richard Wilford presented WM Sport from Monmore Green

Speedway: Elite League
Wolverhampton Wolves v Eastbourne Eagles - Richard Wilford (commentary), with Rob Gurney in the pit lane

Monday 23rd April

Richard Wilford presented WM Sport from Monmore Green

Speedway: Elite League
Wolverhampton Wolves v King's Lynn Stars - Richard Wilford (commentary), with Rob Gurney in the pit lane

Tuesday 24th April

Rob Gurney presented WM Sport from Villa Park (for Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers commentary)

Speedway: British Under-21 Final
Monmore Green - Mike Taylor (BBC Sport website commentary)

I believe Rob Gurney and Richard Wilford were due to be at Winborne Road for Poole Pirates v Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League on Wednesday 25th before that was postponed.

Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th April

Cricket: County Championship Division One
Sussex v Warwickshire - Mike Taylor, Phil Britt, Brian Halford and Tony Cottey (BBC Sport website commentary)

Monday 30th April

Mike Taylor presenting WM Sport from Monmore Green

Speedway: Elite League
Wolverhampton Wolves v Poole Pirates - Mike Taylor (commentary), with Rob Gurney in the pit lane


Turns out Phil was only there for the first two days before going back to Birmingham. I believe only Taylor, Read and Howells handled the weekend's play from Liverpool, with Saturday's play and much of Sunday's only going out on the BBC Sport website with Radio 5 Live Sports Extra committed elsewhere.

As I understand it, talkSPORT will broadcast live AM, digital and online commentary of the SECOND Premiership Rugby Semi Final on Saturday 12th May (17:30 kick-off).

I'm not sure how they'll cover the first game as they're broadcasting Matchday Live: The Story of the Season with Sam Matterface, Stan Collymore, Alvin Martin and Ray Houghton between 12:00-17:00. I would imagine it'll be an online-only commentary.

Georgie Bingham presents Full Contact: Premiership Live between 17:00-20:00 that evening.

I've gotta admit - slightly disappointing to see they're not doing both games on AM. Do they really need to have FIVE hours of football talk?

I agree - while I think having a Premier League review/final day preview show on that Saturday is a good idea, I'd have limited it to 12noon-2pm with coverage of both Premiership semi-finals starting at 2pm.

Thursday 3rd May - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

5 Live Baseball with Simon Brotherton (in London) and Josh Chetwynd (in Tucson, Arizona)

Baseball: National League
Miami Marlins @ San Francisco Giants - Jon Miller and Dave Flemming (commentary provided by KNBR - "The San Francisco Giants Radio Network")

5LSE picked up the game towards the end of a lengthy top of the first inning, joining it just before 9pm after their coverage of an Olympic water polo testing event had concluded. Like the radio announcers from last week, Jon and Dave are switching between the play-by-play and colour roles every two innings.

A lot of love from "the board bangers" for Jon Miller, who of course was the voice of ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball during the years when Channel 5 used to take it. Nice to hear a classy commentator like Simon Brotherton sharing some warm words for another. I very much agree with his sentiments, Miller is a joy to listen to.

Friday 4th May - BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra

5 live Water Polo
Visa Water Polo International
Great Britain vs Hungary - Commentary by Nigel Adderley and Lisa Knights.

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website

Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th April

Cricket: County Championship Division One
Somerset v Lancashire - Kevin Howells, Charles Dagnall, Pete Simson, Scott Read, Vic Marks and Iain O'Brien (commentary)

Charles Dagnall is a former county cricketer who regularly presents BBC Radio Leicester's sports coverage. He was involved in their commentary throughout the four days including anchoring the weekend coverage in the absence of 5 Live's Howells. Scott Read covered the three days of play we had (Sunday was washed out) for BBC Radio Lancashire, while Simson (just the Friday) and Marks (all four days) were there for BBC Somerset. O'Brien was involved on the Saturday and Sunday.


Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th May

Cricket: County Championship Division One
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire - Kevin Howells, Scott Read and Dave Bracegirdle (commentary)
Warwickshire v Durham - Clive Eakin, Dan Wheeler and Phil Britt (commentary)

5LSE carried two different commentaries this week, cutting between the two matches with the weather often dictating where they were. Their coverage was based at Old Trafford, anchored by Radio 5 Live's Howells who has been joined by Read of BBC Radio Lancashire and Bracegirdle from BBC Radio Nottingham throughout the game. There was no Durham representative at Edgbaston, with their team of Eakin (Wednesday and Friday), Wheeler (Thursday) and Britt (all three days) covering the game for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and BBC WM. Both four day games began on Wednesday with the Warwickshire v Durham game ending a day early. There is no cricket coverage on 5LSE today with various other sporting events taking priority.

Forthcoming cricket on 5LSE includes coverage of Nottinghamshire v Middlesex from Wednesday and England Lions v West Indies from Thursday.

BBC Radio Leicester

Charles Dagnall presents BBC Radio Leicester Sport.

Premiership Rugby
Leicester Tigers v Bath - Bleddyn Jones and Steve Johnson (14:00 commentary)
Northampton v Worcester - Phil Blacker

FA Cup Final, Wembley
Chelsea v Liverpool - Christopher Jones

Mike Bovill confirmed on Twitter that talkSPORT will broadcast "full commentary online with extended commentary on air" of Harlequins v Northampton at 14:45 next Saturday.

After that, former Tigers and England captain Lewis Moody is part of the commentary team for Leicester v Saracens at 17:30 on all frequencies.

Former Saracens, England and British Lions flanker Richard Hill will also be part of talkSPORT's coverage this weekend.

There's still no word on commentators yet for either game but it wouldn't surprise me if two of the following are used:

Andrew McKenna
John Taylor
Rupert Bell
Russell Hargreaves

...depending on their availability.

Further to this, I think I heard it mentioned on Keys & Gray that Wasps and former Tigers wing Tom Varndell is involved with talkSPORT's coverage on Saturday as well.

BBC Five Live Sports Extra
Cricket: Notts v Middlesex (Wed 09 and Thu 10 May)
Kevin Howells, David Bracegirdle, Kevin Hand and Iain O'Brien (commentary)

Cornish Pirates V Bristol (RFU Championship Final 1st Leg) (Monday 7th May)

BBC Bristol - Ed Hadwin (hosting from Lord's) Andy Champion and Mark Hoskins (1548MW / DAB / Online)

Thanks to A.N Insider from the BS3 area for the Information.

Varndell has confirmed as much on Twitter this evening:

Ospreys V Munster (RaboDirect Pro12 RU Semi Final)

BBC Radio Wales - Steffan Garrero (hosting) Nick Webb and Phil Bennett (All frequencies)
BBC Radio Cymru - Cennydd Davies (also host) and Emyr Lewis (commentary)

Why can't Welsh sides play like that during the regular season eh?

This was also the commentary team for 5 Live Sports Extra on Friday 11th May and the quartet are also working on final day coverage on the stream available on the BBC Sport website (5LSE has various other commitments today preventing them from taking any of Saturday's play). Since Thursday, Steve May has been reporting into their coverage on the England Lions v West Indies game from Northampton.

This week's County Championship Division One commentary has had a slightly different set-up to previous ones - Kevin Howells and Iain O'Brien have been doing bits of presentation and short spells of commentary to open and close each session/period on-air specifically for 5LSE either side of opting into the BBC Sport website commentary which has been lead by Dave Bracegirdle and Kevin Hand. Howells and May are also reporting for BBC Radio 5 Live, Bracegirdle is there for BBC Radio Nottingham while Hand and O'Brien are covering the game for BBC London.

talkSPORT

Saturday 5th May

Rugby Union: Premiership
London Wasps v Newcastle Falcons - Russell Hargreaves
Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors - Phil Blacker

Monday 7th May

World Snooker Championship Final 2012
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter - Phil Yates (final session only, with Andy Goldstein presenting that night's The Sports Bar from The Crucible Theatre)

Will anyone be able to grab Talking Rugby's reporters from today's Premiership Semi-Finals? I guess their post-match interviews will be heard on tonight's Full Contact Special and they might even be used as reporters on talkSPORT's live coverage but it'd be appreciated just in case they are not.

Talking Rugby have Nick Heath at Harlequins v Northampton and Elliot Cook at Leicester v Saracens.

BBC Radio Leicester

Charles Dagnall with BBC Radio Leicester Sport from Welford Road.

Premiership Rugby: Semi Final
Leicester Tigers v Saracens - Bleddyn Jones and Steve Johnson (17:30 commentary)
Harlequins v Northampton - Nick Heath

British Basketball League: Play-Off Final
Leicester Riders v Newcastle - John Sinclair and Nigel Lloyd (16:00 commentary)