After the recent retirement of Ken Sutcliffe, the Nine Network has made the decision to rebrand its Sunday morning sports program as Sports Sunday.
Emma Freedman to host Sports Sunday on Nine
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Matthew Pavlich signs with Fox Footy for 2017
SportFox Footy today announced that recently retired Fremantle champion, Matthew Pavlich, will swap his purple playing kit for a commentary suit in 2017 in a massive coup for Australia’s only dedicated AFL channel.
AIRDATE: League of Her Own - The Rise of Women’s Football
SportOne hundred years after women played their first game of football, the passionate, devoted and deserving female players now have a league of their own in the AFL.
AIRDATE: Nitro Athletics with Usain Bolt
SportSeven is set to broadcast the fresh take on track and field, Nitro Athletics, that will see teams from Australia, New Zealand, England, China and Japan compete against world renowned athletes in Usain Bolt’s All Stars team - a team of athletes handpicked by Bolt himself.
Fox Sports News launches 5 new shows
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Fox Sports News 500 is rolling out a brand new slate of programming for 2017. Five new shows will provide sports fans with the latest and most comprehensive news from Australia and abroad.
It all kicks off this week when renowned Australian media personality, Bill Woods, and former Socceroo and EPL-winning goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, combine for the all new Bill & Boz at 9.30pm.
The show, which runs from Sunday through to Wednesday nights, takes a fun and entertaining look at the day’s sporting issues. They will be joined each night by some of the biggest names in sport to delve deeper into what’s making headlines.
Fox Sports presenter, Louise Ransome, will take on a prime-time hosting role from February 6, when she hosts Tomorrow’s News Tonight with Louise Ransome.
A rotating panel of Fox Sports personalities will discuss the day’s big sporting stories and look ahead to tomorrow’s news at 6pm from Monday to Thursday.
Matt Suleau, Abbey Gelmi and Katherine Loughnan will team up every weekday morning from 6am to take a fast paced look at the morning’s sporting news on Fox Fix.
Two new shows commence at the beginning of March to analyse all of the action across the weekend.
Pat Stack and Tom Wilson will share hosting duties for Fulltime LIVE with Pat Stack/Tom Wilson, at 9.30pm on Friday and Saturday and 6pm on Sundays.
Neroli Meadows will host Gameday LIVE with Neroli Meadows; an in-depth, two hour preview and review of the weekend’s action, featuring guest panellists from 8am on Saturday and Sunday, beginning March 4.
Following successful seasons in 2016, AFL Tonight and NRL Tonight return to the schedule in 2017 on February 27.
Rotating hosts Sarah Jones, Neroli Meadows and Tom Chadwick, with journalists Jake Niall, Julian De Stoop, Drew Jones will again feature on AFL Tonight, while Megan Barnard, Matt Shirvington Lara Pitt, Steve Hart, Glen Lauder and James Hooper combine for NRL Tonight.
Two new shows, express from Fox Sports in the US, will complement the locally produced programs, providing a look at all the sporting news in the states.
Skip & Shannon Undisputed features journalist, author and columnist Skip Bayless and former Denver Broncos star Shannon Sharp (Tue – Thu at 10am), while Speak for Yourself is fronted by presenter Colin Cowherd and co-host Jason Whitlock, (Tue – Thu at 2pm).
Fed Express arrives Tuesday night on Seven
SportAs Federer astounds everyone on the comeback trail, the left-handed Zverev is on a dream run surpassing his previous best effort at the Australian Open when he reached the second round back in 2007.
Broadcast Schedule: Men & Women's Big Bash League Finals series on TEN
SportFollowing a dramatic final round of explosive T20 cricket over the weekend, the Perth Scorchers will take on the Melbourne Stars this Tuesday night in the first Big Bash League Semi-Final in a bid to score themselves the first spot in Saturday’s highly anticipated final.
Anthony Mundine v Danny Green 2 - This February on Foxtel
SportNow after ten long years, “The Green Machine” has an opportunity to avenge that defeat and affirm his legacy as one of Australia’s all-time greatest fighters.
The 2017 Allan Border Medal - Live on 9GEM | @Channel9
SportStarring the Who’s Who of the cricketing world, the evening celebrates Australia’s best male and female cricketers by honouring them for their high achievements over the year, with the Test Player of the Year Award
Tomic and Barty to fly Aussie flag Friday
SportLate afternoon world no. 27 Bernard Tomic faces off against Great Britain’s Daniel Evans. The pair share a win apiece in their past meetings, however it was the Australian who triumphed last time they met in the 2015 Davis Cup.