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Jules Breach
Jules Breach is a British sports Television presenter, broadcaster. Early and personal life Breach was born in Brighton, Sussex. She moved with her family to Mauritius until she was 5 at which point she returned to the UK and attended St Mary’s RC Primary School in Portslade, Sussex. Breach lived in Jamaica between the ages of 8 and 15. In Jamaica her passion was tennis and she would practice five or six times a week. Breach returned to Sussex and completed her education at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove, Cardinal Newman School and then Sussex University, where she studied for a degree in Media. She is a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Career Breach has presented live television in the UK on BT Sport, and Channel 4 as well as CBS Sports’ ''UEFA Champions League'' coverage. Her live broadcasts have included the Premier League and live England national football team matches in the ''UEFA Nations League'', and live rolling coverage covering all the Saturday 3pm pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Sussex
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086). The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses. In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a highly fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition largely replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable quality. Adoption In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship. The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Football (association)
Fantasy Football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real life football players and score points based on those players' actual statistical performance or their perceived contribution on the field of play. Usually Fantasy Football games are based on one division in a particular country, although there are variations. Fantasy Football is now a significant industry due to websites dedicated to developing the Fantasy Football community, and betting sites hosting their own Fantasy Football games. The largest Fantasy Football game, owned and operated by the Premier League, is called Fantasy Premier League (FPL). It has over 9 million players and is free to play. There are companies with websites dedicated to Fantasy Premier League and Fantasy Football, including Fantasy Football Scout, which was founded in 2009 to cater to a growing online Fantasy Football audience. History Fantasy Football was invented in 1990 by Italian journalist Riccardo Albini. Inspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Question Of Sport
''Question of Sport'' (previously ''A Question of Sport'') is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It is the "world's longest running TV sports quiz". Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast only in the north of England, the series has run since 1970 (except 1973 and 1978) and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. It is currently presented by Paddy McGuinness, with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye. History First edition The first edition of ''A Question of Sport'' was broadcast on 5 January 1970. Presenter David Vine was joined by captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan. The teams were composed of George Best, Lillian Board, Tom Finney, and Ray Illingworth. 40th anniversary On 8 January 2010, the BBC broadcast a 40th anniversary special. Joining Sue Barker, Matt Dawson, and Phil Tufnell, were Pat Cash, David Coulthard, Laura Davies, and Michael Johnson. 2012 Summer Olympics specials Following the 2012 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Mason
Kate Mason is a British sports journalist and broadcaster. Personal life Mason grew up in the village of Oundle in North Northamptonshire. Her mother was an English teacher and Mason read English Literature at Cambridge University. She decided to pursue a career in sports journalism after being inspired by female journalists such as Clare Balding at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Jacqui Oatley on ''Match of the Day''. Her mother is a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan but like her father, Mason is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur. Career Mason started sports reporting reporting on Squash and was featured in '' The Daily Star'' and ''Metro'' newspapers, she joined a training scheme at the BBC in which roles included working on '' BBC Radio London'' and BBC Radio 5 sports comedy panel show ''Fighting Talk'', a show she would later appear on numerous times as a guest, and as presenter Colin Murray noted, the first member of staff to come back and win. Mason worked for '' ITN, TalkSPORT'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Brassell
Andy Brassell is an English writer and broadcaster. Brassell specialises in European football and works as a pundit across many forms of media for the likes of Talksport, the BBC, BT Sport, and ESPN as well as newspapers such as the Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mirror and the Daily Star and magazines such as The Blizzard (magazine), FourFourTwo, and contributing to the website for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Arsenal fan TV. On the BBC Brassell regularly contributes to BBC Radio 5 Live Monday Night Club, and the European football show. He was previously a regular on Up all night's World Football Phone-In . On talkSPORT he regularly features on Trans Europe Express with Danny Kelly , a show on every Sunday night from 9PM looking back at the weekend's European football action. For The Football Ramble Brassell contributes weekly to their ‘On The Continent’ podcast with James Horncastle. As well as appearing on Football Weekly podcast after the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Donaldson
Peter Donaldson (born 30 April 1981) is an English podcaster and radio presenter. He featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm, and the Alex Zane breakfast show and is currently one of the presenters on The Football Ramble, Wrestle Me and The Luke and Pete Show podcasts. Donaldson has cohosted the Abroad in Japan podcast with Chris Broad since 2018. Career Donaldson moved to London in 2003 after studying Multimedia Media Design at University. After working as a graphic designer for three years, he gained work experience, and in turn full employment, on ''The Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show'' in 2006. He later worked as co-presenter of the ''Alex Zane Breakfast Show'' - also on Xfm. As a radio producer, Donaldson produced shows for the likes of Adam and Joe and Danny Wallace. In 2009 Donaldson could be found presenting solo on Early Breakfast on Xfm from 1am-11pm Monday–Sunday. He also moved from being a producer on the Football Ramble podcast to a full-time ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Football Ramble
''The Football Ramble'' is a podcast, book and website about association football, produced in London by The Football Ramble Ltd. Originally provided fortnightly, this was increased to a weekly show at the beginning of the 09/10 football season, mainly due to repeated listener requests. In October 2015, the podcast became biweekly with a preview show of the weekend's football going out on a Friday followed by a show on Monday reflecting on the weekend's action and previewing any midweek games that may be occurring. Early episodes were recorded in the kitchen of presenter Luke Moore's rented house in Harlesden (known as the Cave of Funk) with a couple of old microphones and a MiniDisc player. It is presented by Marcus Speller, Luke Moore, Pete Donaldson and Jim Campbell. On the podcast, emphasis is placed in and around European (especially the English Premier League), and World Football and to a lesser extent the Italian, German, Spanish and Scottish leagues providing an irreve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Women's Ashes
The Women's Ashes is the perpetual trophy in women's international cricket series between England and Australia. The name derives from the historic precedent of the Ashes in male cricket and, until 2013, was similarly decided exclusively on the outcomes of Test matches. Since the Australian tour of England in 2013, the competition is decided on a points system, taking account of One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches as well as Tests. Four (previously six) points(Formerly six points were awarded for a Test victory, prior to the 2015 series.Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia schedule announced BBC News, 11 November 2014. are awarded for a Test victory (two points to each side in the event of a draw), and two points for a victory in a limited-overs game. , the trophy is held by Australia. History Heralded in 1931, the first women's Test series between England and Australia—the first women's Test series anywhere—was played in 1934–35. At that time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optus Sport
Optus Sport is an Australian group of sports channels, owned by Optus launched on 13 July 2016. The channels are available through Optus' Yes TV by Fetch IPTV platform, or through an Optus Decoder on the VAST Satellite Network, as well as through companion apps and the Optus Sport website. The network was launched after Optus outbid the incumbent Foxtel for the English Premier League television rights, and the 24/7 channel Optus Sport 1 rebroadcasts the IMG world feed. History In the beginning of Optus Television, Optus had used sports rights as a key differentiator between it and rival Foxtel. They carried C7 Sport on their subscription television network until March 2002, when Optus replaced them with Fox Sports (Australia), rebranded as 'Optus Sports' until October of that year. In 2009 Optus Television ceased to be offered to new subscribers and the service was eventually ceased. In July 2010, Malaysian backed Fetch TV launched in Australia, available through Optus. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League Productions
Premier League Productions is an IMG produced company with studio shows and commentators for worldwide viewers of Premier League association football. English-language broadcast team The company has a group of UK based commentators, pundits, and presenters. Formerly, John Dykes led the presentation team between 2010 and 2017. Currently Steve Bower, Manish Bhasin and Seema Jaswal present ''Matchday Live'' on weekends with other presenters such as Jules Breach, Ian Irving and Will Perry filling in as needed. Kelly Cates and Mark Pougatch (among others) contribute as presenters for studio shows. Different guest pundits appear on each programme including Glenn Hoddle, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Steve McManaman and Tim Sherwood. Studio show presenters (2022-2023 season): ''Fanzone (Friday edition)'' - Fridays 1530 LIVE (London Time - UTC+1 from last Sunday in March through Saturday before last Sunday in October, UTC otherwise) * Will Perry *Clinton Morrison ''Fanzone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
