Sky Sport

Rafael Nadal will be back to defend his French Open title this weekend when the second tennis major of the year kicks off in Paris.

Sky Sport will provide live coverage of the event from 9pm on Sunday, May 26. Continue reading »

Attention: SKY Sport HD subscribers – SKY Sport 3 & 4 & ESPN are not available due to a fibre link being cut. SD is not affected.

— SKY Sport NZ (@skysportnz) May 15, 2013

Kiwi football fans have decided on the two games that Sky Sport will be airing live on the final day of the Premier League season this weekend.

The public Facebook voting resulted in the Arsenal v Newcastle and Tottenham v Sunderland games being selected for live broadcast.

The voting was necessary due to the fact all ten Premier League games this weekend start at exactly the same time, as is traditional on the final day of the season.

The remaining eight games will air on Sky Sport 4 on Monday from 6am. Continue reading »

NHL fans have chosen which conference quarter-finals games will screened live on Sky Sport.

Fans of the SKY Sport Facebook page were asked to pick one series from the Eastern and Western quarterfinals draw and SKY Sport would screen LIVE coverage of the series with the most votes.

There was a massive response and fans voted for Eastern Conference Series D, between Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, as well as Western Conference Series G, between San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks. Continue reading »

Sky TV has given an update to Moto GP fans today, basically saying they are yet to secure the rights to the next race.

The update reads:

At SKY we acknowledge & appreciate all the feedback our valuable customers have given us on Moto GP. We understand how passionate you are about the sport and how much you want SKY to broadcast Moto GP.

We can assure you that we are working hard to secure rights for the next race. We will update you on facebook and also on twitter and the www.skysport.co.nz with any new news. Continue reading »

A new HD sports channel is coming to Sky thanks to the rebranding of Sky Sport Highlights.

Sky Sport is delighted to announce an increase in live sports events and a wider range of viewing options for subscribers due to an upgrade to Sky’s broadcasting infrastructure. As a result of these changes the current Sky Sport Highlights channel will be rebranded as Sky Sport 4.

The channel will switch to broadcast in HD from Monday April 29 and will offer a mix of live and replayed content, sports news and highlights on SKY Channel 033*.

“We are excited to add a new HD channel to our line up resulting in further value for current Sky Sport subscribers as it gives us the capacity to screen more live HD events such as the V8 Supercars and NRL matches,” said Sky’s Director of Sport Richard Last. Continue reading »

Sky has announced additional features for Formula 1 fans to enjoy during this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix and next weekend’s Malaysia Grand Prix.

We are pleased to announce that Sky Sport’s coverage of the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix and the 2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix will offer an additional channel for Sky Sport subscribers who have a HD Access Ticket and either My Sky HDi or My Sky+ at no extra charge. The channel will offer the full ‘in-car’ experience with coverage from cameras placed inside the vehicles. Continue reading »

Despite all the typical bad news that the NRL clubs seem to unveil every season, here is some good news.

Good news for rugby league fans around the country with SKY Sport announcing Andrew Voss will commentate all Warriors home-games alongside ex-Kiwi player turned broadcaster Daryl Halligan. The highly experienced pair will bring viewers every kick and collision over the NRL season from Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium, Eden Park and Wellington’s Westpac Stadium.

And then there are the usual suspects.

SKY Sport’s Stephen McIvor will continue to present all rugby league coverage in New Zealand and will team up with Halligan for all NRL pre-game shows in New Zealand before kick-off.

Behind the microphone for the newly named Holden Cup will be experienced commentators Dale Husband, Awen Guttenbeil and Richard Barnett.

SKY Sport’s signature rugby league show 40/20 will feature Stephen McIvor as host alongside former Kiwi players Daryl Halligan, Awen Guttenbeil, Richard Barnett, Monty Betham and other special rugby league guests.

Of course they did.  Who else would possibly be in contention for this and be able to broadcast every game, either live or delayed?

Sky also have the FTA rights but an announcement about those are still pending.

SKY has today signed a five-year broadcast rights partnership with the NRL that will bring the excitement of the Telstra Premiership, Holden State of Origin and the Holden Cup to viewers across New Zealand.

On the day of the most anticipated Telstra Premiership in memory, SKY can confirm exclusive coverage of all Warriors Telstra Premiership matches, the Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars, the Holden State of Origin Series, Telstra Premiership Finals Series and Grand Final will be shown live on SKY Sport. Continue reading »

Thursday 24 January

Basketball

NBA Basketball; San Antonio Spurs v New Orleans Hornets, ESPN, 2.30pm LIVE
Join ESPN for coverage of the NBA as the San Antonio Spurs take on the New Orleans Hornets from AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

iiNet NBL Championship: NZ Breakers v Sydney Kings, SKY Sport 1, 7.30pm LIVE
Join SKY Sport for coverage of the iiNet NBL as the New Zealand Breakers take on the Sydney Kings from the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland.

Golf

European PGA Tour: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Round 2, SKY Sport 1, 11.00pm LIVE
Join SKY Sport for coverage from the European PGA Tour, as we head to Doha Golf Club in Qatar for round 2 of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Tennis

Australian Open Tennis: Day 11, SKY Sport 3, 1.00pm & 9.00pm LIVE
The 2013 Australian Open comes to you from Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria as SKY Sport brings you all the action from Day 11.