bbc sport

BBC Sport is the sports division of the British Broadcasting Company, becoming the official arm of the media conglomerate in 2000.

Many major sporting events are currently shown on BBC Sport, including football (soccer), golf, horse racing, motor sports, the NFL, rugby (both union and league competition), snooker, Summer and Winter Olympics, and tennis. BBC Sport also shows sports that don't regularly get much air time, including badminton, darts, gymnastics, sailing, and squash.

BBC Sport has received some criticism from viewers for losing coverage of cricket,a very popular sport in Europe. The sport could be back on the network by 2013, but no confirmation has been set as of yet.

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• Carroll and Green start in Norway

  
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  Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and West Ham goalkeeper Rob Green will start for England in Saturday’s Euro 2012 warm-up match against Norway in Oslo. Manager Roy Hodgson said: “Andy ended the season well and has continued in the same vein with us, and that was after a difficult start at Liverpool. “I ...
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• Bears close in on win over Surrey

  
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  Warwickshire require 41 runs on the final morning to beat Surrey at The Oval and go top of the Championship, while the hosts need five wickets. Jeetan Patel took 6-95 as Surrey, 144-4 overnight, slumped to 165-7 before Chris Jordan (40) and Jon Lewis (31) helped them to 245 all out. Gareth Batty (4-56) then ...
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• VIDEO: Back to drawing board for McIlroy

  
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  World number one Rory McIlroy admits he perhaps “took his eye off the ball” in terms of his preparations for the PGA Championship after he missed the cut at Wentworth . McIlroy says he needs to put in a lot of hard work on his game at the weekend as he gets ready to defend his US Open title. ...
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• O’Brien ruled out of Pro12 final

  
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  Leinster are without injured flanker Sean O’Brien for Sunday’s RaboDirect Pro12 Grand Final against Ospreys. Shane Jennings starts at seven, Heinke van der Merwe and Sean Cronin come into the front row, and Devin Toner replaces the benched Brad Thorn at lock. Scrum-half Isaac Boss has failed to shake off ...
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• Hulk in discussions with Chelsea

  
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  Porto and Brazil forward Hulk is in discussions with Chelsea regarding a move to the European champions. The 25-year-old can also play on the wing and will be seen as a direct replacement for veteran striker Didier Drogba, who is leaving Stamford Bridge. Hulk scored 21 goals in 38 appearances this ...
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• Hull not fazed by Curtis Cup test

  
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  Teenage prospect Charley Hull has said she has the experience to manage the expectations of representing Great Britain Ireland in the Curtis Cup. The 16-year-old was initially left out of the squad after choosing to attend the first LPGA Tour major of the season rather than a team trial. But the Ladies Golf ...
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• Wales deserve an ‘invincible’ air

  
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  Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas says the class of 2012 have earned the right to feel invincible ahead of a three-Test series in Australia. But he says Wales can only cap recent successes by beating a major power. Wales finished fourth at the 2011 World Cup and then swept all before them as they won the ...
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• Martinez ‘offered Liverpool job’

  
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  Wigan owner Dave Whelan believes Roberto Martinez has been made an offer by Liverpool to take over as manager. Martinez broke off from his holiday in Barbados for talks with the Reds and Whelan says he now wants his manager’s future resolved by next Thursday. Gerrard would ...
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• Derbyshire wrap up win over Essex

  
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  Division Two leaders Derbyshire strengthened their position at the top of the table by completing a 10-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford. Essex began day three 95 behind on 46-2, but only Owais Shah (75) and James Foster (96) offered any real resistance as they were all out for 234. Martin Guptill blasted ...
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• McIlroy misses cut at Wentworth

  
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  Rory McIlroy missed his second straight cut after a woeful two days at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The world number one carded rounds of 74, 79 to end nine over, three weeks before his US Open title defence. England’s James Morrison raced into the lead at 12 under with a stunning 64. ...
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• Harlequins v Leicester (Sat)

  
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  Leicester’s teenage fly-half George Ford will start in Saturday’s Premiership final with England’s Toby Flood named on the bench. The only change to the starting XV sees Julian Salvi back for Craig Newby at open-side for the Tigers, who are in the final for the eighth year in a row. ...
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• Tennis greats are back on song

  
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  The spectacle of Maria Sharapova tucking away her blonde locks before galloping along the baseline, shrieking and grunting, has once again become familiar on tennis’ biggest stages. On Sunday in the Roman drizzle, she held aloft the Italian Open trophy, her second title of the clay court season, to ...
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• AUDIO: ‘Serve vital to Sharapova success’

  
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  Tennis coach Nick Bollettieri says Maria Sharapova’s serve must be firing on all cylinders if she is to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open. Bollettieri, Sharapova’s former coach, says Sharapova – who required surgery on a shoulder injury in 2008 – says the Russian will need ...
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• Prince is king with ton for Lancs

  
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  Ashwell Prince’s first century of the season put Lancashire in the box seat against Middlesex at Aigburth. The hosts stumbled to 55-3 as two wickets fell in the space of three balls at the top of the order, including Karl Brown. But Prince (121 not out), who had already scored four half-centuries this ...
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• AUDIO: I’m on amazing form

  
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  World number five Serena Williams describes her current form as “amazing” as she looks forward to the 2012 French Open, which begins on Sunday. The American won the Grand Slam event in 2002, and following her recent win at the Madrid Open, many pundits are backing her to be victorious at Roland ...
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• Watson and Robson win qualifiers

  
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  British number three Heather Watson and world number 126 Laura Robson both advanced to the second round of French Open qualifying on Wednesday. Watson’s 6-1 6-2 win over Canada’s Sharon Fichman sets up a meeting with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur on Thursday. Robson overcame Spanish opponent Estrella Cabeza ...
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• Trego knock puts Somerset on par

  
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  Peter Trego hit an unbeaten half-century as Somerset finished on par with Durham after two days at Taunton. Durham added 31 to their overnight total to be dismissed for 384, Trego finishing with 3-90. The Somerset-born all-rounder then added an unbeaten 67 with the bat, including six fours and one six, as ...
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• Watson closes on French Open spot

  
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  Heather Watson is one match away from the French Open main draw after beating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in the second round of qualifying. The British number three was 5-1 down in the tie-break, but swept through the next six points as Jabeur faltered. Watson won three games in a row from 3-3 in ...
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• Barton handed 12-match suspension

  
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  Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton has been banned for 12 matches after being found guilty of two counts of violent conduct. Barton, 29, was sent off in QPR’s defeat at Manchester City on the final day of the season and had accepted a charge over his clash with Sergio Aguero in the wake of his red ...
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• Wright helps Warwicks get on top

  
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  Warwickshire paceman Chris Wright claimed another three wickets as the County Championship leaders enjoyed another dominant day at The Oval. Wright took the last two Surrey wickets to fall to finish with 3-42, while fellow seamers Chris Woakes and Keith Barker claimed a brace apiece, as the home side were bowled ...
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