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February 2012
UEFA FOOTBALL FINALS – EUROPEAN CUP FINAL 1968: MAN UTD V BENFICA
Sunday 12th February at 6:00pm As the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League gets underway next week, ESPN Classic takes a look back at one the most memorable European encounters of all time. For the second time, Wembley played host to the European Cup Final, and with United missing their high scoring forward Denis Law, the game looked uncertain. The temperature clearly played a part in the players’ fitness in extra time, with George Best putting United in the lead again… read more
LEGENDS OF WIMBLEDON: BJÖRN BORG
Saturday 11th February at 2:00pm This week ESPN Classic provides its viewers with an exclusive Wimbledon documentary, which charts the sporting career of Björn Borg, the former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. The documentary features up-close and personal interviews with Bjorn Borg, as well as in-depth interviews from former Tennis stars John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Tim Henman, who provide their verdict on whom many regard as the gre...read more
January 2012
"BEST OF BRITISH" WEEKEND ON ESPN CLASSIC
As part of ESPN Classic’s Best of British weekend we have some of the very best moments from icons of British Sport. Join us Saturday from 6pm where we have a Jackie Stewart double, featuring the 1969 British GP and Formula 1 Retro, which reviews the 1971 season. From 9pm we have a real Battle of Britain as we show football highlights from England v Scotland 77 & 79, featuring some of the greats of the British game including Dalglish, Keega...read more
ESPN FIGHT NIGHT: BEST OF 2011
‘Fight Night’ is not so much a television programme as a national institution in the USA, where for decades it has shone a spotlight on America’s most exciting up-and-coming boxing talent: Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis are just two big names to have been brought to the world’s attention by ‘Fight Night’ during the earliest stages of their professional careers. This world-famous sporting showcase broadcast several dozen fights during 201...read more
3 DAYS OF FREE SPORT ON ESPN BROUGHT TO YOU BY NOKIA LUMIA
Watch ESPN & ESPN HD for Free* this weekend, plus ESPN America. Catch Live and Exclusive action of : Barclays Premier League Serie A and Bundesliga UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) NBA (American Basketball) ATP World Tour 250 ESPN will be entirely free this weekend, allowing you to see top sporting action including Saturday’s Premier League match between Manchester City and Fulham. Brought to you by Nokia Lumia, the weekend of...read more
BEST EVER RUGBY MATCHES: WALES V ENGLAND 1999
Thursday 9th February at 10:00pm To mark the first week of the RBS Six Nations Championship, ESPN Classic has scheduled one of the all-time great rugby games between Wales and England. The game was played at Wembley, in England, but was considered a home game for Wales as their stadium was being rebuilt. The Welsh fans turned out in full force, as did the English, creating an electric atmosphere inside the ground. Jenkins’ late conversion put...read more
CRICKET – ENGLAND V PAKISTAN 1996
Sunday 5th February at 16:30 The third and final Test match between Pakistan and England started on Friday, and to celebrate ESPN Classic revives a classic encounter between two of the greatest teams in Test cricket history. Pakistan dominated the series, with one of the few bright sparks for England the performance of Nick Knight, who secured them a draw in the second test. … read more
SPORTS YEARS
Saturday 4th February at 10:05pm ESPN Classic’s documentary series Sports Years attempts to answer that classic pub question – what is the best calendar year of sport in history? Up for debate in back-to-back episodes are 1984 and 1988, which each featured great Olympic action as well as superb domestic and European football…. read more
December 2011
DARTS CLASSICS – EP 1: BRISTOW V ANDERSON 1987
Monday 9th January from 6:00pm The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships start this week live on ESPN, and ESPN Classic will be taking the opportunity to run through some of the greatest darts matches from the 80s. The programmes start today with the 1987 Darts Masters semi-final showdown between three times champion Eric Bristow and Bob Anderson…. read more
FA CUP CLASSIC MATCHES
Saturday 7th January from 8:00am The FA Cup third round takes place this weekend, and with ESPN set to broadcast three live games, ESPN Classic is celebrating the magic of the world’s oldest cup competition. Every fan has their own special memories of the FA Cup, and these shows will recall some of the most dramatic and unforgettable. Saturday morning will see three hours focus on the cup’s greatest games, including the 2001 Final between Ars...read more
