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Sporting fixtures
Sunday May 1, 1.30pm – Sky Sports 1 HD Barclays Premier League: Manchester United v Leicester City History is beckoning for Claudio Ranieri and his Leicester City team as they close in on the title and they will not want to slip up in the final weeks of the season. Their previous game against United finished in a 1- all stalemate, with Jamie Vardy scoring for the Foxes and Bastian Schweinsteiger equalising in first-half stoppage time. This time around they will be desperate for a winning score.
Saturday May 9, 5.45pm – BT Sport Football: The FA Cup Final Few occasions occupy such a key position in British sporting culture and this season’s showpiece domestic event should be no exception. Many big names have bitten the dust on the way to Wembley Stadium, not least 2015 winners Arsenal, who crashed out at the quarter-final stage with a very disappointing 2-1 defeat to Watford. Whichever two teams run out on the hallowed turf on May 9, the game is sure to conjure up plenty of moments of drama and top-class action as the players vye for the fabled FA Cup trophy.
Saturday May 28, 7.45pm – BT Sport HD UEFA Champions League: Final One of the world’s most majestic sporting cathedrals, the San Siro in Milan, is the fitting venue for this epic European event. This is the fourth European Cup/Champions League Final hosted at the stadium following previous finals in 1965, 1970 and 2001 and the atmosphere at the 80,000 capacity stadium is sure to be electric. Last year’s Final took place in Berlin and saw a superb Barcelona side outwit Juventus to win by 3-1 but neutrals will be hoping that the 2016 Final goes all the way to the wire. If scores are level after 90 minutes, the game will go to 30 minutes of extra time and then a penalty shoot-out if the scores remain even.
Sports4Bars.com looks ahead to the key live sporting fixtures coming up soon, including some top European football and rugby ties. The best of
Sunday May 1 1pm Sky Sports F1 HD F1: Russian Grand Prix High-octane action from Sochi. Lewis Hamilton has won this race on the last two occasions. Taking the other two podium positions in 2015 were Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez.
Sunday May 1 1.30pm Sky Sports 1 HD Barclays Premier League: Manchester United v Leicester City Leicester City are in touching distance of making history and will be desperate to maintain their tilt at the title right up until the moment when the Premier League trophy is safely in their hands.
Sunday May 1 4pm Sky Sports 1 HD Barclays Premier League: Southampton v Manchester City The final weeks of the season always throws up plenty of surprises and there are sure to be several twists and turns before the teams head off on their summer break.
Monday May 2 8pm Sky Sports 1 HD Cricket: County Championship - Division One: Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire Yorkshire have made no secret of their aim to win the County Championship title for the third time in a row. A key man in helping them do that will be leading batsman Adam Lyth.
Monday May 2 8pm Sky Sports 1 HD Barclays Premier League: Chelsea v Tottenham The Blues may be out of contention for both the title and a place in next season’s Champions League but they will still not give an inch against their fellow Londoners on their home turf, particularly with Spurs aiming for a top-four finish.
Tuesday May 3 7.45pm BT Sport UEFA Champions League: SemiFinal - 2nd Leg The teams must jump this penultimate hurdle before they can claim a place in the prestigious final to be staged at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
Wednesday May 4 7.45pm BT Sport UEFA Champions League: SemiFinal - 2nd Leg The world will be watching as two of European football’s best teams battle it out for a place in the showpiece Final. There is sure to be plenty of drama throughout.
Wednesday May 11 8pm Sky Sports 1 HD Barclays Premier League: Liverpool v Chelsea This should be a highly competitive encounter with little to separate the teams in the table for much of the season. Manager Jurgen Klopp will be aiming to finish his first term in charge at Anfield with a string of positive performances.
May’s
UEFA Champions League Final: BT Sport, Saturday May 28
Saturday May 14 5.45pm BT Sport European Rugby Champions Cup: Final Action from the Grand Stade de Lyon in France as two European rugby heavyweights go head-tohead for the title. Toulon won their third title in a row in last year’s epic encounter.
Sunday May 15 1pm Sky Sports F1 HD F1: Spanish Grand Prix Nico Rosberg nicked a close result against his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the 2015 edition of this race.
Wednesday May 18 7.45pm BT Sport UEFA Europa League: Final The winners of this game will qualify for next season’s Champions League but will also claim a major piece of silverware. The current Europa League holders are Sevilla who beat FK Dnipro 3-2 in last year’s Final at the National Stadium, Warsaw.
Live Sport on TV
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Thursday May 5 7pm Sky Sports 1 HD Premier League Darts
Thursday May 12 7pm Sky Sports 1 HD Premier League Darts
Saturday May 14 9am Sky Sports 2 HD Rugby Sevens: Paris
Saturday May 21 TBC BT Sport FA Cup Final One of the highlights of the English sporting calendar as two teams run out at Wembley to compete for the fabled trophy. Arsenal won 4-0 last year against Aston Villa. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals this time around.
Saturday May 21 TBC Sky Sports Scottish FA Cup Final Action from Hampden Park. Last season saw 10-man Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Falkirk 2-1 thanks to a late goal from James Vincent.
Thursday May 26 10am Sky Sports 4 HD Golf: BMW PGA Championship The flagship European Tour event continues at Wentworth in Surrey. Taking place on the iconic West Course, the event invariably attracts a world-class field. Last year the event was won by An Byeong-hun of South Korea.
Saturday May 28 3pm BT Sport Rugby: Aviva Premiership Final A long, gruelling season comes to an end in the Aviva Premiership. Saracens are the reigning champions, having despatched Bath in comprehensive fashion in last year’s Final.
Saturday May 28 5pm Sky Sports Championship Play-Off Final Renowned as one of the most valuable matches in world football, the winner of this game will get a golden ticket into the hugely lucrative Barclays Premier League. Tensions are sure to be running high amongst players, fans and the management alike.
Saturday May 28 7.45pm BT Sport UEFA Champions League: Final The San Siro Stadium in Milan hosts this showpiece event featuring the two best teams in Europe. Barcelona are the holders, having beaten Juventus 3-1 in Berlin.
Thursday May 19 7pm Sky Sports 1 HD Premier League Darts
Saturday May 21 9.20 Sky Sports 1 HD Rugby Sevens: London - Day 1
Sunday May 29 2.45pm Sky Sports 3 HD International Rugby: England v Wales
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