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Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund (Champions League)

05/11/25 20:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side won their one and only home game of the competition so far back in September when they beat Napoli 2-0. Giovanni di Lorenzo was sent off in the first half for Napoli before second-half goals from Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku gave City all three points.

Newcastle United v Athletic Bilbao (Champions League)

05/11/25 20:00

Coverage of the league phase match from St. James' Park, as the hosts play their second home game of this year's competition. These teams have only ever met twice in their history, with both games coming in the 1994-95 season. They met in the UEFA Cup with Newcastle winning 3-2 at home before Bilbao got their revenge two weeks later thanks to a 1-0 home victory.

Sturm Graz v Nottingham Forest (Europa League)

06/11/25 17:45

Coverage of the league phase match from Merkur Arena. The visitors threw away a 2-1 lead late on in their previous away game in this competiton so far to gain a point at Real Betis. Igor Jesus' first-half double had given Ange Postecoglou a dream start in his first European match as Forest's boss, but former Manchester United forward Anthony scored in the 85th-minute to spoil the evening for the visitors.

AEK Athens v Shamrock Rovers (Europa League)

06/11/25 17:45

Coverage of the AEK Athens v Shamrock Rovers league phase match from OPAP Arena.

Crystal Palace v AZ Alkmaar (Europa League)

06/11/25 20:00

Coverage of the Crystal Palace v AZ Alkmaar league phase match from Selhurst Park.

Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Europa League)

06/11/25 20:00

Coverage of the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel-Aviv league phase match from Villa Park.

Rangers v Roma (Europa League)

06/11/25 20:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Ibrox Stadium. The hosts have had a nightmare start to their season having parted ways with former manager Russell Martin at the start of October after taking charge of seven league games. They have also struggled in this competition having lost their opening two games before Martin was given the boot.

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United (Premier League)

08/11/25 12:30

All the action from the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. These sides met on four occasions last term and Spurs won all of them, prevailing home and away in the league, as well as winning here in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup and defeating United in the UEFA Europa League final in Bilbao.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 1 (Darts)

08/11/25 13:00

Coverage of the Grand Slam of Darts the afternoon session on day one from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring matches in the group stage.

Scotland v New Zealand (Rugby Union - Scotland International)

08/11/25 15:10

Coverage of the match in the second round of fixtures, held at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. The All Blacks are unbeaten in their 32 previous meetings with Scotland, with the last of those contests coming here three years ago, when New Zealand prevailed 31-23.

Sunderland v Arsenal (Premier League)

08/11/25 17:30

All the action from the Premier League match at Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have acquitted themselves well so far in their first top-flight season since 2016/17, but they face a tough test against the Gunners, who are aiming to go one better than when they were runners-up in each of the previous three terms and win their first title since the 2003/04 campaign.

England v Fiji (Rugby Union - England International)

08/11/25 17:40

Coverage of the match from the second round of fixtures, held at Allianz Stadium Twickenham. England have won nine of their 10 meetings with Fiji, but that win for the Fijians came in their last visit of this venue two years ago.

Brazilian Grand Prix: Qualifying (Formula 1)

08/11/25 18:00

Coverage of the battle for grid positions for the 21st round of the season at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Brazil.

Chelsea v Wolves (Premier League)

08/11/25 20:00

All the action from the Premier League match at Stamford Brdge. Chelsea did the double over Wolves last term, winning 6-2 at Molineux and 3-1 here, and they will expect another victory tonight against a team that has struggled so far this season.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 2 (Darts)

09/11/25 13:00

Coverage of the afternoon session on day two from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring matches in the group stage.

Aston Villa v Bournemouth AFC (Premier League)

09/11/25 14:00

All the action from the match at Villa Park. The sides shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in last season's corresponding fixture. Ross Barkley opened the scoring for the Villans in the 76th minute, but Brazilian striker Evanilson gave the Cherries a point with a stoppage-time equaliser.

Brentford v Newcastle United (Premier League)

09/11/25 14:00

Coverage of the top-flight match from Gtech Community Stadium. These teams faced each other three times last season, twice in the league and once in the Carabao Cup, and the home side emerged victorious on all three occasions, with the Bees winning 4-2 on this ground and Yoane Wissa on the scoresheet against the team for whom he now plies his trade.

Crystal Palace v Brighton (Premier League)

09/11/25 14:00

Coverage of the top-flight match from Selhurst Park, as the teams face each other for the first time this season. The Eagles triumphed 2-1 in the corresponding clash last term, in a match that saw them reduced to nine men, while the Seagulls also had one of their own men dismissed.

Nottingham Forest v Leeds United (Premier League)

09/11/25 14:00

All the action from the Premier League match at The City Ground. Forest. The teams have not met since the 2022/23 season, when Forest won 1-0 here, before Leeds claimed a 2-1 victory at Elland Road, and both teams will be eager for three points this afternoon as they look to move up the table.

Manchester City v Liverpool (Premier League)

09/11/25 16:30

All the action from the Premier League match at Etihad Stadium. Liverpool defeated the Citizens 2-0 home and away last term to complete a league double over them for the first time since the 2005/06 season. However, the hosts will be hopeful of gaining revenge today and will have their eyes on regaining the title from the Reds at the end of the season.

Brazilian Grand Prix: Race Day (Formula 1)

09/11/25 17:00

Coverage of the Brazilian Grand Prix 21st round of the season at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Brazil.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 2 (Darts)

09/11/25 19:00

Coverage of Grand Slam of Darts the evening session on day two from WV Active Aldersley in Wolvherhampton, featuring matches in the group stage.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 3 (Darts)

10/11/25 19:00

Coverage of day three from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring eight more matches in the group stage, which are staged over the best of nine legs. Luke Humphries failed to progress beyond the group stage last year despite a 5-1 victory over Mickey Mansell in his final contest.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 4 (Darts)

11/11/25 19:00

Coverage of day four from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring the concluding eight matches in the group stage, which are staged over the best of nine legs. Teenage sensation Luke Littler won this event last year after he defeated fellow Englishman Martin Lukeman 16-3 in the final. Littler also beat the likes of Gary Anderson, Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Burgh on the way to winning the tournament.

Grand Slam of Darts: Day 5 (Darts)

12/11/25 19:00

Coverage of day five from WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton, featuring four second-round matches, which are staged over the best of 19 legs. Three-time runner-up in this event James Wade suffered a narrow 10-9 defeat at the hands of Cameron Menzies in round two last year.