talkSPORT 2
Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st August
Tennis: Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters)
Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio - commentary on the ATP men's singles event
The daily commentary teams on ATP World Tour Masters Tennis Live were:
Thursday (Round of 16) - Catherine Whitaker, Luke Milligan and Joe Shennan
Friday (Quarter-Finals) - Gigi Salmon, Catherine Whitaker and Rupert Bell
Saturday (Semi-Finals: Murray v Raonic & Cilic v Dimitrov) - Gigi Salmon, Catherine Whitaker and Luke Milligan
Sunday (Final: Andy Murray v Marin Cilic) - Rupert Bell and Naomi Cavaday
As per the Rogers Cup in Toronto a few weeks ago, there wasn't set presenters anchoring talkSPORT 2's Cincinnati Masters coverage, just the commentators handling the links around play. Also like the Rogers Cup, they only covered play from the final four days of action despite the event beginning the previous Saturday. Thursday's coverage went out between 4-7.10pm & 12-2am, Friday's between 4-6pm and 8-10pm, Saturday's semi-finals got underway at midnight and ran to the conclusion, with the final coverage beginning at 9.10pm immediately after their Sunday night La Liga commentary - which handily concluded just as the players were finishing their warm-up.
Thursday 18th August
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KCOM Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Hull FC v Catalans Dragons - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm KO, second half commentary from 9.15pm)
There was only second half commentary on this Super League match as talkSPORT 2 were broadcasting the whole of the Astra Giurgiu v West Ham United UEFA Europa League Play-Off match between 7.15pm-9.15pm.
Saturday 20th August
Jon Norman presented T20 Blast Live from Edgbaston
Cricket: T20 Blast Finals Day
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (first semi-final) & Durham v Northamptonshire (final) - Andrew McKenna, Alex Tudor and Tymal Mills (11am & 7pm commentaries)
Norman and McKenna updated talkSPORT 2's Matchday Live 2 on the second semi-final - Durham v Yorkshire - during their live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace from the Premier League and Full Time Phone-In between 2.45-6.30pm. I think Macca may have commentated on the final over(s) of that game, but am not sure.
Their coverage of the first semi-final ran between 10am-2.45pm, the match starting at 11am, with it overrunning into the Matchday Live 2 timeslot due to a few spells of rain. Coverage of the final began around 6.30pm with the match itself starting at 7pm. They took the whole of both matches uninterrupted and stayed on-air for the trophy presentation before finishing at 10.30pm. While it was a shame that other commitments meant they couldn't cover the second semi-final in full, they did a strong job when they were on-air so well done to all involved at Edgbaston on Saturday and throughout the course of the summer. Hopefully the listening figures for their T20 Blast coverage have been favourable as it has been enjoyable listen and deserves to return next summer.
Sunday 21st July
Will Gavin presented MotoGP Live
MotoGP: Czech Republic Grand Prix
Automotodrom Brno - Nick Harris, Steve Day and Matthew Birt (commentary on the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races, as the TV international feed)
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Select Security Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Widnes Vikings v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - Mark Wilson and Paul Rowley (3pm commentary)
I should probably point out that this Paul Rowley is the head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack and an ex-Leigh Centurions player and coach, rather than BBC Radio Manchester's Wigan Athletic and politics correspondent.
Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st August
Tennis: Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters)
Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio - commentary on the ATP men's singles event
The daily commentary teams on ATP World Tour Masters Tennis Live were:
Thursday (Round of 16) - Catherine Whitaker, Luke Milligan and Joe Shennan
Friday (Quarter-Finals) - Gigi Salmon, Catherine Whitaker and Rupert Bell
Saturday (Semi-Finals: Murray v Raonic & Cilic v Dimitrov) - Gigi Salmon, Catherine Whitaker and Luke Milligan
Sunday (Final: Andy Murray v Marin Cilic) - Rupert Bell and Naomi Cavaday
As per the Rogers Cup in Toronto a few weeks ago, there wasn't set presenters anchoring talkSPORT 2's Cincinnati Masters coverage, just the commentators handling the links around play. Also like the Rogers Cup, they only covered play from the final four days of action despite the event beginning the previous Saturday. Thursday's coverage went out between 4-7.10pm & 12-2am, Friday's between 4-6pm and 8-10pm, Saturday's semi-finals got underway at midnight and ran to the conclusion, with the final coverage beginning at 9.10pm immediately after their Sunday night La Liga commentary - which handily concluded just as the players were finishing their warm-up.
Thursday 18th August
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KCOM Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Hull FC v Catalans Dragons - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm KO, second half commentary from 9.15pm)
There was only second half commentary on this Super League match as talkSPORT 2 were broadcasting the whole of the Astra Giurgiu v West Ham United UEFA Europa League Play-Off match between 7.15pm-9.15pm.
Saturday 20th August
Jon Norman presented T20 Blast Live from Edgbaston
Cricket: T20 Blast Finals Day
Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (first semi-final) & Durham v Northamptonshire (final) - Andrew McKenna, Alex Tudor and Tymal Mills (11am & 7pm commentaries)
Norman and McKenna updated talkSPORT 2's Matchday Live 2 on the second semi-final - Durham v Yorkshire - during their live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace from the Premier League and Full Time Phone-In between 2.45-6.30pm. I think Macca may have commentated on the final over(s) of that game, but am not sure.
Their coverage of the first semi-final ran between 10am-2.45pm, the match starting at 11am, with it overrunning into the Matchday Live 2 timeslot due to a few spells of rain. Coverage of the final began around 6.30pm with the match itself starting at 7pm. They took the whole of both matches uninterrupted and stayed on-air for the trophy presentation before finishing at 10.30pm. While it was a shame that other commitments meant they couldn't cover the second semi-final in full, they did a strong job when they were on-air so well done to all involved at Edgbaston on Saturday and throughout the course of the summer. Hopefully the listening figures for their T20 Blast coverage have been favourable as it has been enjoyable listen and deserves to return next summer.
Sunday 21st July
Will Gavin presented MotoGP Live
MotoGP: Czech Republic Grand Prix
Automotodrom Brno - Nick Harris, Steve Day and Matthew Birt (commentary on the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races, as the TV international feed)
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Select Security Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Widnes Vikings v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - Mark Wilson and Paul Rowley (3pm commentary)
I should probably point out that this Paul Rowley is the head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack and an ex-Leigh Centurions player and coach, rather than BBC Radio Manchester's Wigan Athletic and politics correspondent.




