Sport

Saturday May 10
2:00pm

The 2008 V8 Supercar series continues on Seven today with qualifying and race 1 for round 4, the Bigpond 400, live from Perth.

Following the street fight in Hamilton New Zealand, the V8 Supercar circus heads west across the Nullarbor to Perth’s Barbagallo Raceway. The key here is 2.4 kilometres of bitumen that requires respect. For those that stray, deep sand awaits that will ruin their day.

Reigning V8 title holder and hometown hero Garth Tander will be looking to repeat his 2007 dominance after claiming pole and a hat trick of race wins.

Monday March 24
2:00pm

It has been almost seven years since Essendon has defeated North Melbourne. However, the Bombers NAB Cup form suggests its development is happening quicker than many thought with Matthew Knights at the helm.

Meanwhile, the Kangaroos fight for survival in Melbourne dominated headlines over the off-season, but most pundits expect North Melbourne’s strong football form to continue following its top four finish in 2007.

Can Matthew Knights’ Bombers take the points in his first AFL Premiership match as senior coach? Or will Dean Laidley’s Kangaroos continue their domination over the Bombers?

PLEASE NOTE: Screening in Sydney only

Round One
Thursday March 20 (all times local)(all times local)
Game: Carlton V RichmondGame: Carlton V Richmond
Venue: MCG
Commentary team: Stephen Quartermain, Tim Lane, Michael Voss, Robert Walls and Andrew Maher.
Melbourne: 1800-2100 (LIVE)
Sydney: 2230-2500 (Late Night REPLAY)
Brisbane: 2130-2430 (270min DELAY)
Adelaide: 1800-2100 (30min DELAY)
Perth: 1800-2100 (120min DELAY)

Saturday March 22 (all times local)(all times local)
Game: Collingwood V Fremantle (FOXTEL)Game: Collingwood V Fremantle (FOXTEL)
Venue: MCG
Perth: 1200-1500 (LIVE)
Game: St Kilda V Sydney
Venue: Telstra Dome
Commentary team: Anthony Hudson, Tim Lane, Luke Darcy, Malcolm Blight and Christi Malthouse.

All the high octane thrills of the world's premier motorsport category return to Albert Park for the 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix. TEN will be on every turn, down every straight and inside all the pits to bring you every minute of heart-pounding action. From Formula 1 practice, qualifying and racing to the fun and games of the celebrity challenge and the return of the roaring V8's, TEN's experts will cover all the hows and whys of one of the greatest weekends of racing anywhere in the world.

Hosted by Bill Woods, TEN's three days of coverage will span 18 hours including qualifying and racing live. Bill will be joined by TEN's Formula 1 experts Greg Rust and Cameron McConville along with British F1 expert Jeremy Shaw. Daryl Beattie will report from the pits and Mark Howard and Kylie King will deliver all the colour and glamour across the weekend.

TELECAST TIMES:TELECAST TIMES:
Sydney/Melbourne: 10.00am - 5.30pm
Brisbane: 9.00am - 4.30pm

All the high octane thrills of the world's premier motorsport category return to Albert Park for the 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix. TEN will be on every turn, down every straight and inside all the pits to bring you every minute of heart-pounding action. From Formula 1 practice, qualifying and racing to the fun and games of the celebrity challenge and the return of the roaring V8's, TEN's experts will cover all the hows and whys of one of the greatest weekends of racing anywhere in the world.

Hosted by Bill Woods, TEN's three days of coverage will span 18 hours including qualifying and racing live. Bill will be joined by TEN's Formula 1 experts Greg Rust and Cameron McConville along with British F1 expert Jeremy Shaw. Daryl Beattie will report from the pits and Mark Howard and Kylie King will deliver all the colour and glamour across the weekend.

TELECAST TIMES:

Friday 14 March
1.00pm - 4.30pm (all markets)

- LIVE FROM FLEMINGTON

BRUCE MCAVANEY hosts one of the marquee race days of the calendar year featuring the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap, live from Flemington.

With SIMON MARSHALL, PETER DONEGAN, JOHN LETTS and MICHAEL FELGATE.

Saturday March 8 at 11:30am on Seven

- LIVE

It's Day 1 of Round 2 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

The V8 tin tops today hit Eastern Creek Raceway in the heart of Western Sydney and today get set for the fast and furious qualifying elimination, followed by the first of three 120km races. V8 stars and their cars reaching speeds in excess of 270km/h on the main straight is not for the faint-hearted.

Saturday March 8 at 4:30pm on Seven

SEVEN’S TENNIS

11:00am

2008 sees the 20th Anniversary of the AAMI Classic, a fan friendly “round robin” type event at Kooyong in Melbourne featuring eight of the world’s best tennis players.

Each of the eight participants plays three matches over the four days in a promotion/relegation type format.

It’s traditionally a hard-fought competition especially due to the high calibre of players. Andre Agassi was a firm supporter, competing eight times and winning on three occasions, taking the Australian Open title after each victory.

The 2007 final saw Andy Roddick defeat Roger Federer in front of a sold out crowd.

SEVEN’S TENNIS

12:00pm

This historical and prestigious event has grown since 1885 to be one of a handful of tournaments on the entire circuit that highlights the top men and women competing in the same week.

Played at one of the world’s smartest tennis facilities at Sydney Olympic Park, past champions have included Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Pete Sampras, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. More recent winners include Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake, Alicia Molik and Kim Clijsters.

The 2008 men’s side so far confirmed includes World No. 8 Richard Gasquet, World No.10 Tommy Robredo, World No.3 Blake (who will be vying for his third consecutive Sydney crown) and World No. 21 Hewitt.

8.25pm – 10.30pm
THE HYUNDAI CLUB CHALLENGE

THE HYUNDAI CLUB CHALLENGE LA GALAXY vs SYDNEY FC in HDLA GALAXY vs SYDNEY FC in HD. See David Beckham in full flight for his new team the LA Galaxy against A-League heavyweights Sydney FC. This one-off match will be played at Sydney’s Telstra Stadium in front of a sell-out crowd of over 80,000 fans. With over 18 cameras in glorious full High Definition cameras with Dolby surround sound, Becks never looked so good...

It's one of the biggest days in Australian Sport today as the Melbourne Cup roars into action at Flemmington.

And while it's a big day at the track, it's also a big day for the office sweeps as everyone throws a couple of dollars into the pot.

Purple Moon, Master O'Reilly and Zipping are the top three horses so it will be interesting to see if the odds are displayed in the results.

Thursday November 22 at 11.30am on Seven

LIVE COVERAGE FROM HUNTINGDALE GOLF COURSE

Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley and Richard Green will again lead Australian hopes as they battle it out for the 2007 Mastercard Masters.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn will play for the first time. Bjorn is a two-time Ryder Cup player and nine-time winner on the European Tour, most recently at the 2006 Irish Open.

2006 MFS Australian Open Champion, John Senden, returns to Australia high on confidence on the back of consecutive top five finishes in his final two events in the States.

Two-time PGA TOUR winner, Rod Pampling, is another world class player vying to win the Gold Jacket. Mark Hensby also returns to Australia to play for the first time since 2005.

Live coverage of the 2007 Mastercard Masters continues on Friday November 23 from 11.30am; Saturday November 24 from 12pm; and Sunday November 25 from 12pm.

In the 2007-08 season the Nine Network celebrates 30 years of cricket coverage since Kerry Packer stormed into the game with the World Season Cricket revolution.

Since then, Australians have tuned in to Nine for their cricket fix and come to regard the network as the home of the game.

Nine’s blockbuster summer of cricket begins when Australia takes on Sri Lanka at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 8. This Test match signals the start of the 2007-08 international cricket season, with Wide World Of Sports broadcasting live and exclusive.

Fresh from victory in the recent one-day series in India, Ricky Ponting’s world champions will be keen to keep their winning streak rolling when they play Sri Lanka at the Gabba. The Aussies want to hammer mercurial Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who looks certain to beat Shane Warne’s world record of 708 Test match wickets. Trailing by just nine wickets, Murali is expected to break the record in this series.

This season Australia is in a rebuilding phase with fresh blood coming through the ranks since the retirement of Warne, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn last season. New stars have already started to shine in the form of stylish batsman Michael Clarke, exciting fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, and the hard-hitting Andrew Symonds.

10:00PM NETBALL: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007: AUSTRALIA VS SAMOA
Sunday, 11 November 2007

Australia goes head to head with Samoa in the Netball World Cup Championships semi-finals. Who will make it to the finals?

Will it be Australia vs New Zealand in the Netball World Championships finals?

Four years ago New Zealand beat Australia to be crowned world champs. The time has come for Australia to wreak its revenge! Over the last twelve months the Australian team has been too good for the Kiwis but can they do it when it counts most?

Be sure to catch the Netball World Championships Final on Saturday November 17 at 10:20pm.

THE 2007 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL: Emirates Stakes Day

LIVE COVERAGE

The VRC's No. 1 mile race and the major feature of the final day of Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Some champion horses have underlined their greatness with victory in this event, most notably Vain in 1969, which carried 4.5kg above weight for age to win in his third victory in eight days. This is a wonderful race day but more importantly every year establishes itself further as Family Day where race goers of tomorrow enjoy a fantastic day’s entertainment with their parents.

Channel Seven’s coverage will concentrate on both; for every winner on the track there’ll be some young boy or girl strutting their stuff in kids’ Fashions On The Field and having fun in the sun.

Australia’s foremost television racing host, BRUCE MCAVANEY, will lead the coverage, accompanied by his sidekicks RICHARD FREEDMAN and SIMON MARSHALL. PETER DONEGAN will get the good oil in the mounting yard, PAT WELSH sharing the odds in the betting ring, Melbourne Cup winning jockey JOHN LETTS in the saddle interviewing the winning hoops on course and GREG MILES is race caller.