on this day quickquiz sport on tv - The Herald

1978 Aberdeen's new Pittodrie Stadium, the first all-seaterstadium in Britain, was inaugurated by a friendly between the Donsand Tottenham Hotspur.

1 In which year did Joey Barton win his solitary Englandappearance?

2 Which Barclays Premier League club have released Gorka Pintado?

3 Australian half-backs Michael Dobson and Blake Green play forwhich Engage Super League club?

4 Which American city has a baseball team known as the Cardinals?

5 In which year did Tiger Woods last win a major?

today

Football Npower Championship, Hull City v Blackpool - Sky Sports1, 7.45pm. Under-20 World Cup, Group B Uruguay v Cameroon -Eurosport, 10.45pm. Pre-season friendly, Everton v Villarreal -ITV4, 7.45pm. Champions League and Europa League draws - Eurosport,11am

Cricket Clydesdale Bank 40, Lancashire Lightning vGloucestershire Gladiators - Sky Sports 3, 4.30pm

Rugby Union Premiership Sevens - ESPN, 6.45pm

Golf Bridgestone Invitational - Sky Sports 2, 7pm

Tennis Legg Mason Classic - Sky Sports 4, 7pm & 10pm

Cycling Tour of Poland, day 6 - Eurosport, 4.30pm

Athletics London Grand Prix - BBC2, 6.30pm

Boxing Light-welterweight contest between Vernon Paris and TimColeman - ESPN, 2am (Sat)

tomorrow

Football Npower Championship, Southampton v Leeds United - SkySports 2, 5pm. League 2, AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers - Sky Sports2, 12.30pm. Italian Super Cup - AC Milan v Inter Milan - ESPN,12.45pm. Under-20 World Cup, Australia v Spain - Eurosport, 11am.Pre-season friendlies, Liverpool v Valencia & Benfica v Arsenal -ESPN, from 5pm

Cricket Friends Life t20 quarter-final, Leicestershire Foxes vKent Spitfires - Sky Sports 3, 4.30pm

Rugby Union International friendlies, England v Wales - SkySports 1, 1pm; Scotland v Ireland - BBC2, 2pm. Tri-Nations, NewZealand v Australia - Sky Sports 2, 8am. Currie Cup, Free StateCheetahs v Western Province - Sky Sports 4, 1.55pm; Blue Bulls vLions - Sky Sports 4, 4pm. New Zealand's ITM Cup - Sky Sports 2,6am. Premiership Sevens - ESPN, 6.45pm

Rugby League Challenge Cup semi-final, Wigan v St Helens - BBC2,4.15pm

Golf Bridgestone Invitational - Sky Sports 2, 5pm

Tennis Legg Mason Classic - Sky Sports 4, 8pm & midnight (Sun)

Cycling Tour of Poland, day 7 - Eurosport, 5.30pm

Athletics London Grand Prix - BBC2, 1.30pm

Horse Racing Live racing - Channel 4, 1.55pm

Motorcycling British Superbikes, from Brands Hatch - Eurosport,1pm & 4pm

Triathlon ITU World Championships Series, from London - BBC1,8.30am

in off the POST: THIS WEEK'S SPORT ON TV.(Sport) - Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Byline: ANDY GILPIN

TODAYRUGBY UNION: Premiership, LondonIrish v Northampton Saints (kick-off 3pm) - Sky Sports 3 (2. 30pm).

CRICKET: Second Test, South Africa v England, second day live - Sky Sports 2 (7. 30am); Australia v Pakistan, third day's play - Sky Sports 2 (11. 30pm). DARTS: PDC World Championship, day two, Sky Sports 1 (1pm and 7pm).

HORSE RACING: Kempton Park and Wetherby - C4 (1pm).

TOMORROW FOOTBALL: Premiership, Liverpool v Southampton (kick-off 4. 30pm) and Aston Villa v Manchester United (kick-off 8pm) - Sky Sports 1 (4pm); The Championship: Ipswich Town v Stoke City (kick-off 12. 15pm) - Sky Sports 1 (noon).

CRICKET: Second Test, South Africa v England, third day - Sky Sports 2 (7. 30am); Australia v Pakistan, fourth day - Sky Sports 2 (11. 30pm).

DARTS: PDC World Championship, day three - Sky Sports 3 (noon and 6pm). HORSE RACING: Chepstow andLeopardstown - BBC2 (12. 35pm). WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL: Premiership, Newcastle United v Arsenal (kick-off 8pm) - Sky Sports 1 (7pm); Free-Kick Masters competition from Marbella, Spain, where players qualify to compete against the likes of Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos - British Eurosport (8. 30pm).

CRICKET: Second Test, South Africa v England, fourth day - Sky Sports 2 (7. 30am); Australia v Pakistan, final day - Sky Sports 2 (11. 30pm).

DARTS: PDC World Championship, day four - Sky Sports 1 (noon) and Sky Sports 3 (6pm).

ALPINE SKIING: Men's downhill fromDormio, Italy - British Eurosport (11am).

HORSE RACING: Newbury andMusselburgh - C4 (1pm). BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Phoenix Suns - C5 (1. 20am).

THURSDAY FOOTBALL: Free Kick Masters competition from Marbella, Spain, where players qualify to compete against the likes of Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos - British Eurosport (8. 30pm); Review of the Year, John Barnes looks back over the year's action - C5 (7pm).

CRICKET: Second Test, South Africa v England, final day - Sky Sports 2 (7. 30am).

DARTS: PDC World Championship, day five - Sky Sports 1 (noon and 6pm). FRIDAY DARTS: PDC World Championship, day six - Sky Sports 1 (noon).

BOXING: Fights of 2004, including Danny Williams' fights against Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko - Sky Sports 2 (8pm).

SKI JUMPING: Four Hills competition, second stage from Germany - British Eurosport (12. 45pm).

SATURDAY FOOTBALL: Premiership, Liverpool v Chelsea (kick-off 12. 45pm) - Sky Sports 2 (noon); Middlesbrough v Manchester United (kick-off 5. 30pm) - Sky Sports 1 (5. 30pm).

DARTS: PDC World Championship, quarter finals - Sky Sports 1 (noon); BDO World Championship, first day - BBC2 (6. 30pm).

SKI JUMPING: World Cup from Garmische Partenkirchen - British Eurosport (8pm).

Scotland's World Cup qualifiers should be live on terrestrial TV; Free view: James McFadden. - Daily Mail (London)

Byline: Katrine Bussey

SCOTLAND'S qualifying matches for international football tournamentsshould be shown live on terrestrial television, a report said yesterday.

The BBC Audience Council for Scotland called for such matches to be added tothe list of sporting 'crown jewels' - events which must be made available tomainstream, freeto-air broadcasters.

The national side's home matches are currently broadcast on subscriptionchannel Sky Sports.

But in its report, the BBC Audience Council for Scotland - which advises theBBC Trust on how well the network is doing from a licence payer's perspective -said that should change.

It called on the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) at Westminsterto add the international qualifying games to the list of high-profile sportingevents which must be made available for free-to-air terrestrial broadcasters.

In its report, the council said that 'in spite of the best efforts of the BBC'many of Scotland's key qualifiers for Euro 2008 were not shown live on the BBCor other free-to-air channels.

It added that the matches that were shown achieved some of the highestaudiences of the year for BBC Scotland.

The report said: 'The Department of Culture, Media and Sport lists certainevents which must be made available for free-to-air terrestrial broadcasters.

'They are defined as those 'generally felt to have a special nationalresonance' and should 'contain an element which serves to unite the nation'.

'The council recommends that, as part of an impending review, the DCMS add thequalifying stages of international football competitions to the list of eventswhich must be made available to terrestrial broadcasters.' The report comesafter First Minister Alex Salmond demanded action from both broadcasters andWestminster to ensure Scotland's qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup, withstriker James McFadden likely to be leading the line, are shown on terrestrialTV.

The Scottish Broadcasting Commission has also said that good arguments havebeen made for adding Scotland's qualifiers for both the World Cup finals andthe European Championship to the protected list of events.

Concern was also raised about the coverage of Scottish affairs in the wake ofdevolution.

A BBC Trust report last month said the corporation needed to improve the range,clarity and precision of its coverage of what was happening in the differentparts of the UK.

Yesterday's report revealed that members of the BBC Audience Council forScotland were 'concerned that coverage of post-devolution Scottish affairs onthe various BBC networks was not sufficiently accurate or comprehensive, orgiven due weight'.

The council also found that international coverage and much of the UK coveragemet the high standards expected by viewers of the BBC.

But it added: 'The council remains unconvinced that network coverage ofScottish affairs is always sufficiently accurate or comprehensive, or given dueweight.' The report said coverage of UK affairs too often failed to takeaccount of Scottish perspectives and added that, on devolved matters, there wasa relative over-provision of stories from England.

It stated: 'Nearly ten years after the opening of the new Scottish parliament,and despite evident effort, BBC network news in its reporting of the UK stilltoo often addresses an English audience rather than one composed of licencepayers from across the whole of the UK.' The council said improving coverage ofScottish affairs on BBC networks should be a key priority, as well asincreasing network commissions from Scotland on BBC TV and radio.

Jeremy Peat, BBC trustee for Scotland and chairman of the audience council,said the two matters would be closely monitored.

FOUR IN A SEX DEN; CELEB BIG BROTHER MAYHEM: IT'S ONLY BEEN 3 DAYS AND IT'S Sex-mad house-babes jump on Den's basket-balls Freaky Pete lashes out at Jodie's girly flirting Blubbing model whips off her panties live on TV.(News) - Sunday Mirror (London, England)

Byline: By MICHAEL DUFFY

CELEBRITY BIG Brother yesterday exploded into a bizarre orgy of sleaze and bitter back-stabbing.

It bubbled over into mayhem when house-babes Jodie Marsh, Traci Bingham and Chantelle Houghton had a four-in-a-bed romp with US sports legend Dennis Rodman.

Meanwhile during a series of increasingly vicious rows, boozed-up housemates turned on each other.

Fame-desperate glamour model Jodie Marsh burst into tears when rubber-lipped Pete Burns laid into her, branding her 'a pumped up, sucked in, little piece of crud'.

Jodie, whose career revolves around emerging from nightclubs wearing skimpy clothes, then wept: 'It's tough being me sometimes.'

The drama unfolded as the 11 freak contestants settled into their second night on Channel 4's reality TV show.

Fuelled by free-flowing wine and spirits, sozzled Jodie, Traci and fake celebrity Chantelle all leapt on Dennis. The women groaned and giggled with pleasure when they jumped into the basketball hero's bed in the early hours yesterday.

Ex Baywatch star Traci, 37, dressed in a skimpy nightie, frantically tried to pull back 44-year-old Dennis' duvet to sneak a look at his manhood. She was joined by Jodie and Chantelle who cuddled up to Dennis, kissing him on the face and chest.

Jodie, 27, was fully clothed but 22- year-old Chantelle, who kept grinding her hips into Dennis' groin as he tried to sleep, wore only pyjama trousers and skimpy vest top.

Earlier all three had been whispering to each other and saying how they wanted to look at his willy to see how big it was.

As they writhed on top of him, Traci kept saying: 'Oooh, Dennis, let me see it, come on Dennis.'

Another voice was heard saying: ' Let's see it, Dennis, come on.'

Traci added: 'Black people love to get in... ' before her voice became inaudible.

Despite his earlier boasts in the house that he is willing to have sex with the women, Dennis appeared to be reluctant. Traci finally managed to take the bed cover off - only to find that he was wearing white silk pyjama trousers. As the three women left him, Jodie said: 'I'd love it if someone did that to me.'

Then Traci asked Jodie and Chantelle: 'Did you grab the c*ck?'

Earlier in the day Traci confronted Dennis about why he keeps blanking her, but the basketball legend just replied to her in disinterested grunts and snorts.

After jumping on Dennis, the three women left him and returned to the kitchen where they had a bizarrre slagging match with Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns.

The transvestite blasted them for their behaviour, prompting Traci to sit on him and ask if he wanted some 'action'. He said: 'You have no idea how dirty I get, but here? No way,' before telling her to 'f**k right off'.

Jodie then shouted: 'She was just being friendly.' Traci then told Pete: 'Your tits are hanging out,' to which he replied: 'Well, your dick is hanging out of your top as you are being a total dickhead.'

The spat marked the end of a illtempered evening in which Pete sniped at a tearful Jodie.

At 1.09am Jodie and Traci were hugging in the lounge with the housemates. Jodie told Traci: 'You have pretty t**s,' and told everyone: 'I love Traci. She's gorgeous. If she kissed me, I'd kiss her.'

Pete then rounded on the Essex model saying: 'You're just a piece of s**t. A pumped up, sucked in, little piece of crud.' He also accused Jodie of playing the sympathy card, and said: 'Jodie has to stop crying, she can't cry for 21 days.

Traci also joined in the sniping and was overheard saying: 'Breakdown number two,' as Jodie complained about her life to Chantelle.

Drunken Jodie had been in tears all evening as she told her housemates she had been bullied since she was 11.

As well as jumping on Dennis, Jodie, Chantelle and Traci all flirted outrageously with Preston. Bisexual Jodie was heard to say: 'If he didn't have a girlfriend, I'd give him one.'

At one stage, Jodie was pictured on digital channel E4 getting changed in the bedroom - and took off her knickers in full view.

PETE TO JODIE: You're a pumped up, sucked in little piece of crud

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Old Firm fans to face [pounds sterling]300 bill for live games on TV; Anger over pay-per-view for top football matches. - Daily Mail (London)

Byline: MARK AITKEN

SUPPORTERS of Scotland's leading football clubs face having to pay up to [pounds sterling]300 more each year to watch live matches on television.

Rangers and Celtic fans already stump up [pounds sterling]324 a year to view live coverage on sports channels provided by satellite and cable firms.

Now the Scottish Premier League is to negotiate a multimillion pound broadcasting deal which could force supporters to pay for each game they watch.

Already satellite and cable subscribers have to pay one-off fees of up to [pounds sterling]12 to watch high-profile boxing matches or concerts by groups such as Boy-zone and the Spice Girls.

Manchester United fans pay [pounds sterling]5 a month to watch the club's own satellite channel.

Now Rangers and Celtic fans could have to dig deep into their pockets every week to enjoy live coverage of matches.

Old Firm supporters have been promised free edited highlights under a new deal but last night they reacted angrily to the proposal to make them pay upwards of [pounds sterling]7.50 a game.

With European and cup ties taken into account, fans who stay at home would be forced to pay over [pounds sterling]300 a year on top of their satellite or cable subscriptions.

The total paid by viewers would be nearly double the [pounds sterling]350 season tickets holders pay to watch games at Ibrox or Parkhead.

The SPL revealed it is to start discussions with broadcasters over a new television deal in the summer despite two years being left on the current contract with Sky.

SPL chief executive Roger Mitchell said pay-per-view television was 'inevitable'. He said: 'There will definitely be pay-per-view games included in the new contract but we will have to wait to work out how many games will be affected.

'We have at least two clubs which are sold out of season tickets and that is a property which could easily be sold. Any game involving those two is sold out. That is a market which has been under-exploited. It is a demand which has not been filled. The structure is old fashioned.' Under Sky's current deal with the SPL, 30 matches a season are shown live on its sports channels.

But following a successful experiment involving Manchester City last season, which saw fans pay [pounds sterling]7.50 to watch sold- out away matches, the SPL is looking at showing all Rangers and Celtic games on a pay-per-view basis.

However, the move was met with anger by Rangers and Celtic fans last night.

Rangers supporter Alexander McMartin, 53, said: 'Payper-view just highlights the obsession with money that exists in the game now. It shows the greed of the SPL, satellite companies and the SPL.' Jim McLaughlin, 52, who has supported Celtic for more than 45 years, said: 'This is going too far. The television companies, the clubs and the SPL are getting greedy now.

Everything they do is for money now.' Shug Burke, of the Dundee Celtic Travel Club, added: 'The people who pay to watch games will soon get fed up having to pay all the time. The reason people do not get to matches in the first place is due to a lack of money.' Sky and NTL were both mooted by Mr Mitchell as potential providers of pay-per-view games, for which they would pay the SFL millions of pounds for the rights.

m.aitken@dailymail.co.uk

Rangers fan Alexander McMartin, 53, pays [pounds sterling]27 a month to watch the Ibrox side's matches on Sky but draws the line at

pay-per-view.

He began going to games aged nine and attended for the next 30 years. He said: 'I disagree with pay-per-view. I don't mind subscribing to cable but there is no way I will pay to watch a single game.' Celtic fan Jim McLaughlin, 52, agrees with his rival. He said: 'Watching football on the TV is my big enjoyment but I refuse to pay [pounds sterling]7.50 for a live match.

I wouldn't even watch a Celtic versus Rangers game for that price.'

THE COST OF WATCHING FOOTBALL

Rangers and Celtic fans

Current Sky Sports package [pounds sterling]324 a year

Installation including free box [pounds sterling]20

Pay-per-view matches (up to)[pounds sterling]300 a year

TOTAL [pounds sterling]624 a year

Season ticket holders [pounds sterling]350 a year

Manchester United fans

Current Sky Sports package [pounds sterling]324 a year

Installation including free box [pounds sterling]20

Club's own satellite channel [pounds sterling]60 a year

(does not include free matches

Pay-per-view matches ) (up to)[pounds sterling]300 a year

TOTAL [pounds sterling]684 a year

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AUGUST 2012

Saturday 25

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Sunday 26

Berwick Rangers v Rangers

SEPTEMBER 2012

Saturday 1

Manchester City v QPR

Saturday 15

Sunderland v Liverpool

Saturday 29

Man United v Tottenham

OCTOBER 2012

Saturday 6

West Ham v Arsenal

Saturday 20

Norwich City v Arsenal

Saturday 27

Manchester City v Swansea

NOVEMBER 2012

Saturday 3

West Ham v Manchester City

Saturday 17

Norwich v Man United

Saturday 24

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Coverage starts at 4:30

TERMS & CONDITIONS

THIS WEEK'S SPORT ON TV.(Sport) - Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

TODAY

FOOTBALL: La Liga highlights,Sky Sports 1,11am,9pm.

TOMORROW

FOOTBALL: Nationwide League, Norwich v West Brom live (kick-off 7.45pm),Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm.

CRICKET: U19 World Cup, second semi-final live from Bangladesh,Sky Sports Xtra, 7am.

HOCKEY: Olympic qualifiers. Poland v GB,live from Madrid,British Eurosport,1pm.

WEDNESDAY

FOOTBALL: Uefa Cup,Levski Sofia v Liverpool live (kick-off 7.10pm), Channel 5, 7pm.

TENNIS: Dubai Duty Free Open,

British Eurosport,10am.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Oxford University v

Cambridge University,Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm.

THURSDAY

GOLF: Euro Tour,first day of Dubai Desert Classic, Sky Sports 1, 7am, 11.30am.US Tour,first day of the Ford Championship in Miami,Sky Sports 2,8pm.

TENNIS: Dubai Duty Free Open, British Eurosport,4pm.

FRIDAY

GOLF: Euro Tour, second day of Dubai Desert Classic, Sky Sports 1, 7am, 11.30am.US Tour, second day of the Ford Championship,Sky Sports 2, 8pm.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League,

Widnes v Huddersfield live (kick-off 8pm),Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm.

CRICKET: U19 World Cup final live from Bangladesh,Sky Sports Xtra, 7.30am.

ATHLETICS: World Indoor Championships,first day from Budapest,British Eurosport,8.30am.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: FA Cup,Manchester Utd v Fulham live (kick-off12.30pm),Sky Sports 2,12noon,Portsmouth v Arsenal live (kick-off 6pm),BBC1, 6pm. Serie A,Brescia v Juventus live (kick-off 7.30pm),British Eurosport, 7.30pm.La Liga live,Sky Sports Xtra, 8pm.

FORMULA ONE: Australian Grand

Prix qualifying,ITV1, 2.25am.

RUGBY UNION: Super 12,ATCBrumbies v Natal Sharks (kick-off

8am),Queensland Reds v Canterbury Crusaders (kick-off10am),Sky Sports 2,8am. Six Nations,Italy v Scotland (kick-off1.30pm),England v Ireland (kick-off4pm),BBC1,1.15pm.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League,

London Broncos v St Helens live (kick-off 6.05pm),Sky Sports 1, 5.30pm.

ATHLETICS: World Indoor Championships, second day from Budapest,British Eurosport,9am, 5pm,BBC2 6pm.

GOLF: Euro Tour, third day of Dubai Desert Classic, Sky Sports 3,9am, 11.30am.US Tour, thirdday of the Ford Championship,Sky Sports 2, 8pm.

BOXING: Scott HArrison v William

Abelyan,WBO featherweight title, Sky Sports 1,8pm.

Sport On TV.(Sport) - The People (London, England)

Today

FOOTBALL: PREMIERSHIP: Live coverage of Leeds Utd v Liverpool, kick-off noon (Premiership Plus, 11.30am-2.30pm).

CARLING CUP: Bolton v Middlesboro, final live from the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, kick-off 2pm (Sky Sports 1, 1pm-5pm).

SERIE A: Coverage of Lazio v AC Milan, kick-off 7.30pm (British Eurosport, 6.45pm-9.15pm).

LA LIGA: Live coverage of Real Madrid v Celta Vigo, kick-off 6pm and La Coruna v Barcelona, kick-off 8pm (Sky Sports 1, 5.30pm-10pm).

RUGBY LEAGUE: CHALLENGE CUP: Fourth round matches, Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings, Kick-off 12.15pm, and Bradford Bulls v St Helens, kick-off 2.15pm (BBC1, 12pm - 4pm).

MOTORSPORT: WORLD SUPERBIKES: Coverage of round one from Valencia (BBC2, 11am-noon, and 4pm-4.45pm). (British Eurosport, 11am-3.45pm).

2004 INDY CAR SERIES: The Toyota Indy 300 in Florida (Sky Sports 3, 7pm-9.30pm).

BOXING: EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS: Final bouts from Pula in Croatia (British Eurosport, 5.30-8pm).

GOLF: MATCHPLAY: Final day of the Accentre Championship in California (Sky Sports 2, 3pm-11pm).

CRICKET: UNDER-19 WORLD CUP: First semi-final from Bangladesh (Sky Sports Extra, 7am-3.30pm).

BASKETBALL: NBA: Houston Rockets v Seattle Supersonics, tip-off 9pm (Sky Sports Xtra, 9pm-11.30pm).

Monday

FOOTBALL: LA LIGA: Highlights from weekend's Primera Liga (Sky Sports 1, 11am-1pm and 9pm-10pm).

Tuesday

FOOTBALL: NATIONWIDE: Live coverage of Norwich v West Brom, kick-off 7.45pm (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm-10pm).

CRICKET: UNDER-19 WORLD CUP: Second semi-final from Bangladesh (Sky Sports Extra, 7am-3.30pm).

GREYOUND RACING: UK PACKAGING ARC: From Walthamstow (Sky Sports 2, 7.30m-10pm).

HOCKEY: OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS: Poland v Great Britain, tournament match from Madrid (British Eurosport, 1pm-2.30pm).

Wednesday

FOOTBALL: UEFA CUP: Levski Sofia v Liverpool, kick-off 7.10pm (Channel Five 7pm-9.15pm).

TENNIS: DUBAI DUTY FREE OPEN: Live coverage of the men's tournament (British Eurosport, 10am-11.30am).

RUGBY LEAGUE: VARSITY MATCH: Oxford University v Cambridge University (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm-10pm).

Thursday

GOLF: EURO TOUR: First day of Dubai Desert Classic (Sky Sports 1, 7am-9am and 11.30am-1.30pm).

US TOUR: Day one of the Ford Championship in Miami (Sky Sports 2, 8pm-11pm).

TENNIS: DUBAI DUTY FREE OPEN: Live coverage of the men's tournament (British Eurosport, 4pm-6pm).

ICE HOCKEY: NHL: Live coverage of Detroit v Calgary/Colorado v Vancouver (Channel Five, 1am-5.30am).

Friday

GOLF: EURO TOUR: Day two of Dubai Desert Classic (Sky Sports 1, 7am-9am and 11.30am-1.30pm).

US TOUR: Day two of the Ford Championship in Miami (Sky Sports 2, 8pm-11pm).

RUGBY LEAGUE: SUPER LEAGUE: Widnes Vikings v Huddersfield Giants, kick-off 8pm (Sky Sports 1, 7.30-10pm).

CRICKET: UNDER 19 WORLD CUP: Final from Bangladesh (Sky Sports Extra, 7.30am-4.30pm).

ATHLETICS: WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS: First day from Budapest in Hungary (British Eurosport, 8.30am-12.30pm and 3.45pm-7.30pm).

Saturday

FOOTBALL: FA CUP: Live coverage of Man Utd v Fulham, kick-off 12.30pm, and Portsmouth v Arsenal, kick-off 6pm (Sky Sports 2, noon-2.30pm). (BBC1, 6pm-8.20pm).

SERIE A: Coverage of Bresica v Juventus, kick-off 7.30pm (British Eurosport, 7.30pm-9.30pm).

LA LIGA: Live coverage of a top Primera Liga clash (Sky Sports Xtra, 8pm-10.30pm).

FORMULA ONE: AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX: Qualifying sessions from Melbourne (ITV1, 2.25am-4.50am).

RUGBY UNION: SUPER 12: ATC Brumbies v Natal Sharks, kick-off 8am and Queensland Crusaders v Canterbury Crusaders, kick-off 10am (Sky Sports 2, 8am-midday).

SIX NATIONS: Italy v Scotland, kick-off 1.30pm (BBC 1, 1.15pm-3.30pm).

RUGBY LEAGUE: SUPER LEAGUE: London Broncos v St Helens, kick-off 6.05pm (Sky Sports 1, 5.30-8pm).

ATHLETICS: WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS: Day two from Budapest in Hungary (British Eurosport, 9am-10.30am and 5pm-7pm). (BBC2, 6pm-7.10pm).

GOLF: EURO TOUR: Day three of Dubai Desert Classic (Sky Sports 3, 9am-1pm).

US TOUR: Day three of the Ford Championship in Miami (Sky Sports 2, 8pm-11pm).

BOXING: SATURDAY FIGHT NIGHT: Scott Harrison v William Abelyan, WBO Featherweight title fight (Sky Sports 1, 8pm-10pm).

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A NEW DEAL... AND A BIGGER DINING ROOM; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE COUNTDOWN TO MONDAY'S LIVE TV CRACKER AT FIR PARK Danny deluged with Aussie visitors but he's not pining for back home.(Sport) - Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Byline: BY GARY RALSTON

DANNY INVINCIBILE is dreaming of a White Christmas - and finalising a new contract with Kilmarnock.

But first he's off to Homebase for a new dining-room table after being invaded by a squad of Aussies ahead of the festive period.

The Killie winger is set for a return at Motherwell on Monday night following a six-week injury lay-off and has revealed he's opened talks on a new deal to keep him at Rugby Park.

As if life isn't busy enough, brother Antonio, 21, has just pitched up with four mates from Down Under on the doorstep of the flat Danny shares with their other brother Gino, 25, in Glasgow's west end.

Invincibile has managed to keep his own bedroom - just - but his visitors' excitement at being in Scotland for the first time has reminded the 29-year-old why he loves this country, especially at this time of year.

He admits he'll head home one day, possibly to play in the A-League, but isn't quite ready to return to a land where conversations about sport are dominated by cricket and rugby.

Invincibile said: 'My contract's up at the end of the season and the club have already come forward and asked to talk. Nothing is agreed yet but I'd be quite happy to sign on again because I like the club. We have a good bunch of boys and I love life in Scotland.

'This is my fifth year here and at first I struggled because I come from Brisbane where it's always so sunny and hot. I've never minded the cold, so long as the sun shines, but the wind blowing pelting rain into your face takes some getting used to.

'They reckon if Scotland was warmer and saw more sunshine it would be the best country anywhere and I agree, but you don't do too badly as it is.

'There's no arrogance here, everyone talks to everyone else. Everyone's so friendly - you're just like Aussies, we'd talk to our sheep.

'I think about home and would like to play there again one day, but there's something in my mind telling me it's not time to return yet.

'I'll maybe go back in a year or two but in the meantime I want to continue to learn and experience as much as I can over here.

'Anyway, if I went home I'd only have to talk about rugby, cricket and hockey before we could get around to football. It definitely takes fourth place there and when you go to games in Australia there isn't the same atmosphere and passion.

'I reckon if you could wrap up the Scottish game and take it back home it would be absolutely great.'

Invincibile will return from a hamstring injury he picked up against Celtic in the Co-operative Insurance Cup.

He came back too quickly and suffered a setback after a fortnight but he's raring to go again - and a win bonus wouldn't go amiss now his house is a hostel.

He said: 'Gino's been here for a year and Antonio has just pitched up with his mates on their way round Europe.

He's already complaining to the family on his Facebook site that he can't feel his toes and reckons they'll have to come off 'If I don't have someone turn up from home every three months or so I begin to worry so even though there are six of us in a small apartment and the heating's on full blast I love it, especially at this time of year.

'The boys are off to Spain, Italy and Amsterdam but will back on the 22nd. I love this time of year here because everyone is so cheerful and it's much more traditionally festive than back home. Gino has promised to cook up a storm with Christmas dinner but I have to buy a bigger table.

'It's great to be surrounded by family and friends and to look forward to a meal aimed at warming you up rather than cooling you down.

'In Australia, 50 or 60 of our family meet up on the beach and it's usually a meal of cold cuts and chilled beer.

'Sometimes if it gets too warm we'll head up to my aunt and uncle's place in the mountains.

'The guys can't wait to experience a White Christmas and a good meal followed by a few drinks in the west end. They're also really looking forward to Hogmanay.'

Invincibile has made an early New Year resolution as Killie bid to get back to winning ways after only one victory in the six SPL games since he was sidelined.

He said: 'I'm a fidgety spectator. I don't like sitting on the sidelines, especially when the team's going through a hard time.

'We don't carry a big squad and although we started the season well we've hit a bad spell and probably dropped lower in the league than we would have hoped.

'But the fire's back in my belly now I'm free of injury and the boys all know what we can do as a team. Let's get back to winning ways against Motherwell.'

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