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Satellite Sport on the box
Come August 8th, the eyes of the world will naturally be firmly fixed on the Beijing Olympics, but there are some other events taking place at the same time. You will need to check with your local bar for details of the Olympic events - or call into The Devon Arms, sponsors of this column.
August Football:
Fri 1 - Celtic v Spurs, SS2 from 5pm
Fri 1 - Feyenoord v Dortmund, SS2 7.30pm
Sat 2 - Real Madrid v Hamburg, SS2 1.30pm
Sat 2 - Arsenal v Juventus, SS2 4pm
Sun 3 - Juventus v Hamburg, SS2 1.30pm
Sun 3 - Arsenal v Real Madrid, SS2 4pm
Sun 3 - Spurs v Dortmund, SS1 4pm
Sun 3 - Celtic v Feyenoord, SS1 6.30pm
Fri 8 - Inter Milan v Sevilla, SS2 5.55pm
Fri 8 - Ajax v Arsenal, SS2 8pm
Sat 9 - Birmingham City v Sheffield United, SS2 12.30pm
Sat 9 - Arsenal v Sevilla, SS2 5.30pm
Sat 9 - Ajax v Inter Milan, SS2 8pm
Sun 10 - Forest v Reading, SS2 1pm
Tue 12 - Chester v Leeds, United Carling Cup, SS2 7.30pm
Wed 13 - Wycombe v Birmingham City C.C., SS2 7pm
Cricket coverage (weather permitting)
Friday 1st August sees day three of the Test match between England and South Africa on SS1 from 10.30am. That is the time and channel for the subsequent days of the test match, including Sunday 3rd August (if it gets that far).
Mon 4 - Middlesex v Somerset, SS1 4pm
Tue 5 - Essex v Surrey, SS1 4pm
Wed 6 - Warwickshire v Northants, SS1 4pm
Thursday 7th August until Monday 11th August, the Test match between England and South Africa takes centre stage each day on SS1 from 10.30am.
Tue 12 - Kent v Leicester, SS1 4pm
Wed 13 - Hampshire v Sussex, SS1 4pm
Thu 14 - England under 19s v New Zealand under 19s.
Rugby Union
Sat 2 - New Zealand v Australia, SS2 8.30am
Sat 9 - South Africa v Argentina, SS2 1.30pm
Rugby League
Fri 1 - Hull KR v Catalans, SS3 8pm
Sat 2 - Warrington v Leeds, SS1 7.30pm
Thu 7 - Whitehaven v Sheffield, SS3 7.30pm
Fri 8 - Leeds v Bradford, SS3 7.30pm
Well, there you have it, the sport on the box (or at least a taste of what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks) - Football, Rugby Union and Rugby League, Cricket and, of course, the greatest show on earth, The Olympics.
Whichever sport you follow, have a great time here in the Canaries.