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1995. January – ITV loses rights to Frank Warren's Sports Network fights to Sky Sports. [2] October – ITV resumes its coverage of boxing, albeit for lower profile fights. 1996. 16 March – The fight between Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson is the UK's first television pay-per-view event. 1997.
June – BT Sport shows the NBA for the final time ahead of the rights transferring to Sky Sports. October – The NBA returns to Sky Sports after around a decade with ESPN and BT Sport. 2019. No events. 2020s. 2020. 3 December – The British Basketball League returns to Sky Sports. The broadcaster shows 30 games per season.
The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BCE. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with warfare and entertainment. [1] Study of the history of sport can teach lessons about social changes and about the nature of sport itself, as sport seems involved in the development of basic human skills ...
c. 16,000 BC. During the Last Glacial Maximum, Ireland is covered in ice sheets. c. 12,000 BC. A narrow channel forms between Prehistoric Ireland and southwest Scotland [1] c. 10,000 BC. Carbon-dating on bear bones indicate the presence of Paleolithic people in County Clare. [2] c. 8000 BC.
1930s. 1936. 2 November – The BBC opens the world's first regular high-definition television service, from Alexandra Palace. 1937. 21 June – The BBC broadcasts television coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the first time. 1938. 2 April – The BBC covers The Boat Race for the first time. 30 April – The BBC broadcasts ...
Sky Sport Uno. Sky Sports. Sky Sports News. Sky Sports Racing. Sky Sports Tennis. Soccer Saturday. Special 1 TV. Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom. Star Soccer.
1–8 August – Sky Sports broadcasts the first World Matchplay (darts). Sky continues to show this event to this day. 19 August – Sky Sports 2 launches, initially as a weekend-only service. 20 August – The first edition of Saturday morning football-based comedy/talk show Soccer AM is broadcast. 1995.
1100–1199[edit] 1154 – Lord of the manor Peter de Birmingham has the charter to hold a market in Birmingham on every Thursday, transforming the village into a town. 1160 – The first stone church building is erected on the site of St. Mary's Church, Handsworth. 1176 – A road passing through Sutton Coldfield is recorded.