Sky Sport Update: May 11 – 18

Sky Sport has released its highlights for the week starting May 11 — ahead of the Government announcing the country will head into level two lockdown on Thursday.

“This means Sky can get planning for delivering live sport safely in Aotearoa,” a spokeswoman says.

Here’s the line-up:

SPORT GETS BACK UP – FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

Monday 18 May, from 6 am, Sky Sport 4: The TaylorMade Driving Relief event at the Seminole Golf Club will feature a ‘skins’ game between a team of Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson going against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.

UFC FIGHT NIGHTS

There’s no denying they do things differently in Florida! And Sunday’s bout was HUGE! UFC rolls out two Fight Nights and these match ups will be live on ESPN and available to Sky Sport customers.

Catch Smith v Teixeira: Thu, May 14 / 1:00 PM NZST / Main Card

And Overeem v Harris: Sun, May 17 / 1:00 PM NZST / Main Card

NASCAR IS BACK

So, you can save the dates, we’re confirming today that NASCAR is back in action, on the track, Monday 18 May 7:30am, followed by Thursday 21 at 11:30am. It’s a double-header at Darlington Raceway.

WARRIORS TV

Warriors TV is with the Vodafone Warriors in Tamworth as they prepare for the re-start of the NRL season! Sky Sport 4 and streaming on Sky Sport Now, Thursday, 7pm.  Extra content and highlights also available on Sky Sport Now.

 THE BREAKDOWN AND RUGBY

This week on the Breakdown we are joined by NZR Chairman Brent Impey after major changes hit New Zealand Rugby. Ex-England international Stuart Barnes dials in from the UK and we hear from Portia Woodman as she tells us about her journey back from injury. As we head to Level 2 there’s going to be a fair bit of chat about what Super Rugby Aotearoa looks like. Sky Sport 1, Tue, 8.30 pm

FOOTBALL!

Football is also on its way back – and we’ll be covering the first Bundesliga tournaments live from Germany.

RUGBY HIGHLIGHTS ON SKY SPORT 1

• Mon 11 8pm: Bledisloe Cup 2003 game 2 All Blacks v Australia
• Wed 13 5.30pm: Women’s Super-Series 2019 Black Ferns v England
• Wed 13 7.30pm: Investec SR Isolation Nation
• Wed 13 8.00pm: 2013 Rugby Championship South Africa v All Blacks
• Fri and Sat 7pm: Super Rugby Flashbacks
  • Friday: Blues v Chiefs 2002
  • Saturday: Hurricanes v Highlanders 2015 Super Rugby

THE CRICKET CHANNEL, SKY SPORT 2

• Mon – Fri, 12.30pm: 2010/11 Ashes 1st Test
• Mon – Fri, 7pm: 1985 Tri Series Classic between Australia, West Indies & Sri Lanka
• Sat 16, midday: 2007 ICC CWC: BLACKCAPS v England
• Sun 17, midday: 2007 ICC CWC: West Indies v BLACKCAPS

THE POD AND NETBALL / SKY SPORT 3

This week’s fantastic hour-long episode features Jeff Wilson catching up with one of Aotearoa’s greatest exports, Sean Marks. Apparently, Wilson used to sneak out of the All Blacks camp to play with the Tall Blacks. Is there any sport at which he did not excel?! Thu, 14 May, 8.30pm.

• Weeknights, Primetime: 2019 Netball World Cup recap including Semi-final v England (6.30pm) & Final v Australia (8pm) on Sunday 17th
• Wed 13, 8.30pm: Netball Zone

RUGBY LEAGUE / SKY SPORT 4

This week it’s the Best of Grand Finals and we catch up with the Vodafone Warriors in camp in Tamworth on Warriors TV – Thu 7 pm.

• Mon 6.45pm: 1989 – Balmain v Canberra
• Tue 6.30pm: 1991 Penrith v Canberra
• Wed 6.30pm: 1997 ARL Grand Final: Newcastle v Manly
• Thu 5pm: 2013 Roosters v Sea Eagles
• Fri 6pm: 2015 Broncos v Cowboys
• Sat 17, 3pm: Vodafone Warriors Game Day Saturday v Gold Coast Titans

MOTORSPORT / SKY SPORT 5

• From Mon 18 we’ll be featuring NASCAR LIVE
• Wed 8pm: Supercars All Star Eseries roars around a virtual track.  Round 6 sees F1 star Lando Norris & three-time Bathurst winner Garth Tander compete. Next week sees a celebrity competition take place including two notable Kiwis; Angus Ta’avo and Codie Taylor.

GOLF / SKY SPORT 6

8.30pm Every Night: Golf Central

Mon 18, 6am: TaylorMade Driving Relief LIVE

BEIN / SKY SPORT 7

• Football is also on its way back – and we’ll be covering the first Bundesliga tournaments live from Germany.
• There’s a little uncertainty right now, given Dynamo Dresden’s quarantine notification, so keep an eye on the Sky Sport TV Guide as we head closer to kick off on Sunday 17 May.

MULTIPLE SPORTS AND CROWD GOES WILD / SKY SPORT 9

• All Week, 6.30am: PDC Home Tour Darts LIVE
• Mon 11, 7.30pm: This Week in Sport’s History
• Tue 12, 7.30pm: Sky Sport Next – Canoe Slalom NZ Open
• Wed 13, 9am: Crankworx Rotorua
• Thu 14, 7.30pm: Combat Block – Bellator 238

OLYMPIC CHANNEL / SKY SPORT 8: 24/7 – Relive the Games

ESPN/ESPN 2:

UFC rolls out two Fight Nights: These match ups will be live on ESPN and available to Sky Sport customers

Catch Smith v Teixeira Thu, May 14 / 1:00 PM NZST / Main Card

And Overeem v Harris Sun, May 17 / 1:00 PM NZST / Main Card

TAB TRACKSIDE 1 & 2: Racing, racing and more racing

SKY SPORT QUIZ

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