Snooker-China Open (British Eurosport)
Commentators: David Hendon, Mike Smith, Mike Hallett and Joe Johnson

Was there a studio show for yesterday's website only IPL or did they just broadcast the host feed?

No studio was used (and also no adverts) but the usual blurring of the logos in the top right hand corner, itv.com/ipl covering of bottom line of screen and covering over of mid-over adverts was in place. Highlights of these games will be shown from 2.15pm to 3.15pm on ITV4, prior to the start of today's game. I think Mark Pougatch will be presenting.

Chargers v Royals

Presenters - Mark Pougatch with Simon Hughes & Andre Nel

Commentators - Pommie Mbangwa, Danny Morrison, Harsha Bhogle, Michael Kasprowicz & Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Stade Francais v. Clermont Auvergne (Sat)- Fred Cogley & Killian Keane.

Cycling-Tour of Flanders (British Eurosport)
Commentators: David Harmon and Sean Kelly

Cycling-Basque Tour (British Eurosport)
Commentators: David Harmon and Magnus Backstedt

Not really relevant enough for a new thread, but does anyone know if the TV rights for the Diamond (nee Golden) League have been awarded yet?

Super Kings v Indians

Presenters - Matt Smith with Mark Butcher & Simon Hughes

Commentators - Simon Doull, Mike Haysman, Robin Jackman, Andy Bichel & Sunil Gavaskar

Watched the BTCC highlights on ITV4 prior to the cricket, the usual ITV team of Steve Rider & Louise Goodman, with Ben Edwards & Tim Harvey commentating.

According to this article

www.world-track.org/?p=11262

the BBC have the rights to the events held in Britain as part of their contract with UK Athletics, but they are fighting it out with Sky for rights to the other 12.

IPL

Simon Hughes continued to present ITV4's coverage on Day 20 and improved his performance significantly from Day 19 before taking us his primary role as a pundit later in the week. Mark Pougatch hosted on Days 21, 22 and 25, his first work for ITV and was very impressive both with his calm style and cricketing knowledge. Jim Rosenthal did Day 23. On Day 24, coverage was available on itv.com only and thus no studio was used. Matt Smith returned yesterday. Just one pundit was used on Day 21, the first time in this competition.

Pundits:
Day 20: Mark Butcher and Dimitri Mascarenhas
Day 21: Alec Stewart
Day 22: Mark Butcher and Simon Hughes
Day 23: Matthew Hoggard and Simon Hughes
Day 25: Andre Nel and Simon Hughes
Day 26: Mark Butcher and Simon Hughes

Presenters - Jim Rosenthal with Dimitri Mascarenhas & Min Patel

Commentators

Royals v Kings XI - Dominic Cork, Ian Bishop, Russel Arnold, Ravi Shastri & Jeremy Coney

Knight Riders v Daredevils - Harsha Bhogle, Danny Morrison, Pommie Mbangwa, Michael Kasprowicz & Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Royal Challengers v Chargers

Presenters - Mark Pougatch with John Embury & Saqlain Mushtaq

Commentators - Mike Haysman, Robin Jackman, Sunil Gavaskar, Simon Doull & Andy Bichel

Yesterdays BSB highlights on ITV4 had James Haydon presenting with Jack Burnacle & James Whitham commentating

KingsXI v Indians

Presenters - Jim Rosental with John Emburey, Graeme Hick & reporter Tom Skippings

Commentators - Dominic Cork, Ravi Shastri, Ian Bishop, Russel Arnold & Jeremy Coney

BBC Aintree coverage - all 3 days

Hosted by Claire Balding

Commentators - Jim McGrath, Ian Bartlett and Darren Owen

Pundits - Mick Fitzgerald, Richard Dunwoody, Richard Pitman and Rishi Persad

Reporter - the incredibly cute Lizzie Greenwood Hughes

Betting - John Parrott and Gary Wiltshire

You've misspelt the word annoying there Darren.

Leinster V Clermont Auvergne (Heineken Cup RU Q-Final)

Simon Lazenby hosting with Dewi Morris, Will Greenwood and Paddy Wallace in the studio with Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes commentating. Can't remember who was on 'The Front Line' - Tyrone Howe maybe?

I liked the way due to the way the studio was positioned, it looked as though Simon was carrying the sun on his shoulder when sunset came

Thanks. I know it'll end up just being a World Feed affair, but it seems wrong to have Athletics on Sky Sports. Looking through Digiguide Eurosport have the Continental World Challenge thing.

Golf: The 74th Masters (Atlanta, Georgia, US)

CBS (host broadcaster) (coverage on days 3 and 4)
18th hole - Jim Nantz and Sir Nick Faldo
17th hole - Peter Oosterhuis
16th hole - Verne Lundquist
15th hole - David Feherty
14th hole - Bill Macatee
13th hole - Peter Kostis
12th and 11th holes - Ian Baker-Finch
Amen Corner Live - Ian Eagle and matt Gogel
15th and 16th Live - Bobby Clampett
General features - Grant Boone and Billy Kratzert


ESPN (days 1 and 2)
Hosts Mike Tirico and Curtis Strange
Commentators As CBS


BBCtv
Host Hazel Irvine
Commentators Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Wayne Grady and Sam Torrance
Interviewer Shane O'Donohue

Horse Racing: Grand National (Aintree)

BBCtv
Host Clare Balding
Reporters Rishi Pershad, Mick Fitzgerald, Richard Dunwoody, Richard Pitman, Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes
Betting John Parrott and Gary Wiltshire
Commentators J A (Jim) McGrath, Ian Bartlett and Darren Owen


Racing UK
Host Nick Luck
Reporters Graham Cunningham, Lydia Hislop, Jonathan Neesom and Tom O'Ryan
Commentators Richard Hoiles, Stewart Machin and Mark Johnson (course commentators)


RTE2
Host Tracy Piggott
Commentators As BBCtv

All so called `sports presenters` should be sent back to school to learn command of the English language!
Football commentators get so excited-anyone would think that it was a `life and death` situation they were talking about!
Some would say,"it`s only a game"-well,it isn`t even that,nowadays!
It`s all to do with money-human competition went out of sport many years ago!
Jennifer Kersey(miss)

I think you mean Paul Wallace and not Paddy

The studio looked really funny from the ground. It's positioned on the old terrace. It didn't look very big either- I'd say it was something of a tight squeeze.

Munster v Northampton - Heineken Cup on Sky Sports 2

Simon Lazenby presenting with Will Greenwood, Paul Wallace and Sir Ian McGeechan

Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes commentating, with Scott Quinnell on the Front Line and Melissa Platt pitchside reporter

European Rugby Sky Sports 2

Simon Lazenby presenting from Thomond Park with Paul Wallace, Will Greenwood & Sir Ian McGeechan. Scott Quinnell on 'The Front Line'

Connacht v. Bourgoin- Martin Gillingham & Tyrone Howe
Biarritz v. Ospreys- Mark Robson & Ieuan Evans. Graham Simmonds reporting.
Munster v. Northampton- Miles Harrison & Stuart Barnes. Melissa Platt reporting.

Oh dear


Yep - I'm sure there was a bit of leg/knee rubbing going on from the person sat next to each pundit.


I caught the first half of this, and in hindsight, seemed some bizarre reasoning behind putting the 2nd half on the Red Button only, with an hour or so build up to the Ospreys' game on SS2. If the game finished at around 2.30pm, then there would be a good half hour build up and reaction to both Connacht and Biarritz.

Interesting to see on BBC today that Darren Owen's spotter was Lee Mackenzie. I am guessing that John Hamner is still spotting for Jim McGrath so I wonder who the 3rd spotter was