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talkSPORT to exclusively broadcast Khan versus Brook

talkSPORT is to exclusively broadcast the match between Amir Khan and Kell Brook. The fight follows talkSPORT’s previous coverage of big fights including Fury versus Wilder III and regular boxing content across the schedule including talkSPORT’s Fight Night programme on Saturdays. The much-anticipated fight is taking place on February 19th in Manchester with all the build-up and undercard fights live on talkSPORT from 7.30pm in partnership with BOXXER...

talkSPORT to air exclusive England v West Indies coverage

talkSPORT has won the exclusive rights to broadcast England’s tour of the West Indies, starting this month. The tour includes three Test Matches and five T20s, with the first of England’s T20s being played on January 22. The network has also been exclusively broadcasting matches from the West Indies versus Ireland ODI series this month...

talkSPORT to mark 100 year anniversary of the ban of women’s football

talkSPORT is marking the 100 year anniversary of when the FA banned women’s football on December 5th. Women’s football was huge during World War One, drawing large crowds, with men away fighting on the front. On 5 December, 1921 the FA called on clubs belonging to the associations to refuse the use of their grounds for women’s football matches, citing strong opinions about football’s unsuitability for females...

talkSPORT to broadcast India versus New Zealand Test series

talkSPORT is expanding its international cricket coverage to exclusively air India’s Test series against New Zealand. The two Test series starts on Thursday November 25 and is the first time the two sides have met in the format since The ICC World Test Championship final at Southampton in June, with all coverage on talkSPORT 2...

talkSPORT to broadcast rugby’s Autumn Nations Series

talkSPORT will broadcast rugby’s Autumn Nations Series in the UK for the first time ever on the network. Coverage will include 50 exclusive matches to broadcast over the next three years starting on October 30th. The new audio rights follow talkSPORT’s coverage of the Lions tour this summer, as the players head back to their specific countries to compete in the internationals being held across the UK, Ireland, France and Italy...

talkSPORT expands Premier League international rights deal

talkSPORT has extended its exclusive international audio rights package with the Premier League for a further three years until the end of the 2024/25 season. The rights deal sees talkSPORT continue as the Premier League’s global audio partner – a role it has fulfilled since 2012. The agreement enables the broadcaster to distribute official live audio commentaries of Premier League matches to all countries around the world...

talkSPORT to cover Chris Eubank Jr v Anatoli Muratov through new deal with Boxxer

talkSPORT will be exclusively broadcasting commentary of Chris Eubank Jr continuing his road to major World title contention against Anatoli Muratov from The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday, after reaching a deal with Boxxer. As part of the three-fight deal, the network also has exclusive rights to broadcast one-time British champion Lewis Ritson’s homecoming from the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday 16 October...

Radio coverage of the NFL is returning to talkSPORT

The NFL is returning to talkSPORT including both London games and all the live action from the US. The live Primetime Sunday Night Football will be broadcast every week at 1am on talkSPORT 2, which kicked off with the Green Bay Packers versu the San Francisco 49ers last night, with both London games live on talkSPORT 2 on Sunday 10 and Sunday 17 October at 2pm...

Schedule shakeup at talkSPORT as Andy Goldstein joins Drive

Andy Goldstein is taking over as the lead presenter of talkSPORT Drive joining Darren Gough and Darren Bent. Meanwhile Adrian Durham takes over as talkSPORT’s main live football presenter across both Premier League and EFL coverage, as the station extends its coverage of all English clubs. In other changes, Darren Gough will join Thursday Breakfast alongside Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist. He will also...

talkSPORT looks back at Escape to Victory football film

talkSPORT is producing a special documentary marking 40 years from the release of the classic 1981 John Huston football war film – Escape to Victory. In this one hour special, talkSPORT’s Jonny Owen and Mark Webster reflect on what’s made Escape to Victory such a popular football movie, still aired every Christmas, 40 years on...