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ContentDungannon Swifts v Ballymena UnitedTennisAthleticsAmerican football The new look gave more prominence to live sports, programmes and events as well as news on the individual teams. The BBC then lost the TV rights to the event to Channel 4 after they made a £10 million bid.citation needed BBC have had live coverage of all Formula…

The new look gave more prominence to live sports, programmes and events as well as news on the individual teams. The BBC then lost the TV rights to the event to Channel 4 after they made a £10 million bid.citation needed BBC have had live coverage of all Formula E races since the beginning of the 2018–19 Formula E season. The BBC gave up the rights to the British Touring Car Championship at the end of 2001, with the rights eventually being picked up by ITV.citation needed

• Reports every 15 minutes plus wicket flashes on England Test, ODI and T20 matches
• On 30 August 2020, the BBC broadcast the second England vs Pakistan Twenty20 International, its first live cricket broadcast for 21 years.
• Sonja McLaughlan and Lee McKenzie are the reporters.citation needed
• The BBC also shows highlights of two other European Tour events held in Britain – the BMW PGA Championship and the Scottish Open.

Dungannon Swifts v Ballymena United

In May 2007, the BBC Trust approved plans for several BBC departments, including BBC Sport, to be moved to a new development in Salford. Results, analysis and coverage is also added to the BBC Sport website and through the BBC Red Button interactive television service. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as Match of the Day, Test Match Special, Ski Sunday and Today at Wimbledon. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. All the latest from Thursday’s Premier League news conferences including Chelsea boss Alonso and Newcastle’s Jaissle. MK Dons remain without a win in seven League One games this season after being held to a 0-0 draw by AFC Wimbledon at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

Tennis

While television coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games was held by Channel 4, the BBC retained the radio rights to the event and plans to broadcast events on radio stations BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra. Commentary on Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open, ATP World Tour Finals, Queens Club Championships plus Davis Cup and selected ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Former commentators were Harry Carpenter and after his retirement, Barry Davies who described the action until the BBC lost the rights after the 2004 event.citation needed The BBC provided live coverage of all races from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2009 to 2011, but from 2012 to 2015 the BBC showed 10 races live each season and highlights of all the races including the ones shown live. BBC Sport had monopolised the sports commentary market on British radio since the BBC’s conception but since 2000, has lost coverage of some sporting events to competitors including Talksport.

The BBC had only shown very limited coverage of the event, often only showing the finals and then sometimes only as highlights. The BBC also covered the BDO Winmau World Masters from 2001 to 2010 but this coverage was lost to ESPN.citation needed The BBC had shown coverage of the Paralympics since the 1980s with the amount of coverage increasing in the 2000s to include some live coverage of the 2008 Paralympic Games. And in May 2026 it was announced that Channel 5 will air highlights of the event. The BBC had shown coverage of the Commonwealth Games since 1954, and aired extensive live coverage since 1970 which was when technology had developed sufficiently to make this possible. The BBC showed all MotoGP races, with all qualifying sessions live via the BBC Red Button.

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Murray Walker contributed to coverage across the BBC for over sixty years and triple world champion and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has a blog on BBC’s website.citation needed The main commentators were Jonathan Legard in 2009 and 2010, Martin Brundle in 2011 and Ben Edwards from 2012 to 2015. Coverage was presented by Jake Humphrey from 2009 to 2012 and Suzi Perry from 2013 to 2015, with David Coulthard, Eddie Jordan and Allan McNish providing analysis during the races. However, 21 years after last showing live cricket, the BBC returned to live coverage of the sport in 2020. Clare Balding took over presenting duties following Wilson’s retirement.citation needed The most famous BBC TV racing broadcaster was Peter O’Sullevan, who became one of the first ever TV sports commentators in the immediate post-war years and stayed with the BBC until 1997.