Gary Lineker’s early Salah joke baffled his pundits, but corporation’s coverage looks good for the long haul• How BBC made its World Cup trailer entirely out of tapestryThe BBC started its World Cup coverage with a moody montage of Mohamed Salah and Lu…
Pre-tournament pessimism has been washed away by the hosts’ thumping 5-0 win, but some observers are urging caution“Exhale!” screamed the top line in the Russian daily Sport Express.As Russia steamrolled its way to a 5-0 thrashing of a helpless Saudi A…
Viewers using broadcaster’s streaming service missed kick-off due to a ‘technical issue’The World Cup kicked off at 4pm on Thursday afternoon – but not for some people streaming the match on ITV’s website, who missed the start of the tournament. Relate…
Viewers watching the World Cup opening game on ITV website see adverts instead of first 30 seconds of Russia v Saudi ArabiaAt times like these there are two choices available. The first is to get very cross with ITV. But that seems less fun than option…
There will be more women than ever before broadcasting to British homes from RussiaIn 2007, when Jacqui Oatley became Match of the Day’s first female commentator, one tabloid newspaper greeted the news with the headline “From Motty to Totty”, which the…
It took six months and 600 tapestries to bring to life a trailer inspired by Russian mosaics, Soviet poster art and bus stopsThe story behind the BBC’s remarkable World Cup trailer begins some time ago, with a 12-year-old on a day trip to a boat show b…
• Fever-Tree Championships screened on Amazon Prime Video • US Open, ATP Tour and Premier League will also be shownSky’s decision to walk away from tennis next summer, after several years covering everything from the salad days of Tim Henman to the ris…
US viewers have a new broadcaster in charge for Russia 2018, and it looks like Fox is not afraid of a gimmick or eightNo one likes to be condescended to – unless you’re talking about the American soccer public. That, it appears, is the core of the stra…
The former England forward-turned-broadcaster has become a strident voice on football’s relationship with race and, despite the backlash on social media, he stands by every wordStan Collymore has agreed to speak to me on the Tuesday afternoon just gone…
• Some money paid according to league position from 2019-20• Compromise voted in at Premier League meeting on ThursdayThe so-called “big six” Premier League clubs have won their persistent battle to be paid a greater share of the league’s burgeoning in…
US online retailer will exclusively livestream 20 matches per season from 2019Amazon has broken Sky and BT’s stranglehold on Premier League football by striking a groundbreaking deal to livestream exclusive coverage of 20 matches per season online.The …
• 2016-17 accounts show 17 top-flight clubs making money• First year of new TV deal and new regulations fuel boomThe first year of the Premier League’s record £8.4bn television deals, combined with financial regulations aimed at preventing the bulk of …
Eagles tight end calls Fox News footage ‘propaganda’Donald Trump cancelled Philadelphia’s White House visitFox News may have hit on a problem as it looked to report on Donald Trump’s decision to disinvite the Philadelphia Eagles from a White House visi…
• Discovery will auction coverage on individual basis from 2019• British broadcaster remains under contract until 2022Sky Sports faces a battle to retain its status as the UK’s main broadcaster of the PGA Tour after a $2bn deal was announced between th…
Brands seize chance to push products after western firms pull out over bribery scandalFootball fans heading to the World Cup this summer are going to get an education in Chinese TVs, mobile phones, electric scooters and Mongolian dairy products. As wes…
How will Optus cope with the huge responsibility of bringing the world’s biggest sporting event to Australian screens?The mellifluous ooh sound Les Murray fashioned when forming the word football is the source of vivid Proustian memories throughout Aus…
Whether its his choice of tattoo or the variation in his spending, the message to the England footballer is clear: know your placeIn a little over two weeks, the World Cup finals begin in Russia. You would expect the nation to be concentrating its effo…
England footballer says image relates to father’s fatal shooting and his favoured footThe England forward Raheem Sterling has defended his new tattoo against media criticism, saying the image of a gun has a “deeper meaning”.The Manchester City player p…
The streaming service says the series will offer an ‘unprecedented look’ at the player and chronicle his mid-80s peak where he led Argentina to World Cup glory and Napoli to its first-ever scudettoStreaming giant Amazon Prime will throw its weight behi…
