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Eurosport promises to cover “every turn” of Le Mans

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Eurosport has promised to deliver its most complete 24h of Le Mans ever, promising fans coverage of “every angle, every incident and every turn” from the jewel in the crown of endurance motor racing.

This week, Eurosport will be at the start of the grid delivering over 38 hours’ of coverage including live coverage of free practice and qualifying coupled with a look back to last year’s memorable race that saw the Toyota Gazoo Racing team featuring Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima take the honours, with the highlight of the week being coverage of the main race itself from 2pm CEST on Saturday (15 June).

In addition to a Road to Le Mans special magazine show on Tuesday night that will provide an in-depth preview of the great race, Eurosport will show FULL coverage of the race on its linear and OTT platforms featuring nine-time winner of Le Mans Tom Kristensen The Danish motorsport icon will be handed an access-all-areas pass to speak to the main drivers on the starting grid while offering exclusive analysis at key stages of the race in an AR studio – Studio 24 – giving passionate fans of the motor racing a unique insight to life during the most testing of sporting events.

On the Eurosport Player during the race itself, fans will also have the option of accessing the on-board cameras of up to three cars. Eurosport’s digital platforms, including Eurosport.com and its social platforms, will also provide fans will updates in real-time so they don’t miss a minute of the action. A one-hour Best of Le Mans highlights show on Sunday evening will be the definitive wrap-up of the key moments that shaped this year’s race.

Production teams from France, Spain and Germany will be on-site in Le Mans giving millions of racing fans in those markets exclusive localised analysis and opinions.

Eurosport’s 24 hour of Le Mans expert Tom Kristensen said: “At Le Mans, I always say to expect the unexpected and this year is no different. It is the flagship event on our calendar and the one passionate motorsport fans always look forward forward to.

“I am delighted to be once again working with Eurosport at this year’s event, using my own experiences to offer unique insights to millions of viewers across Europe and the world across its TV channels and digital platforms. It is one not to miss.”

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24h of Le Mans Programme Highlights (Eurosport 1, all times CEST)

Monday 10 June

16:45 Best of Le Mans

Wednesday 12 June

16:45 Free Practice

21:50 Qualifying

Thursday 13 June

18:50 Qualifying

21:50 Qualifying

Saturday 15 June

14:00 On the grid with Tom Kristensen

14:45 Main race

Sunday 16 June

22:05 Best of Le Mans

Eleven Sports adds Major League Soccer in Belgium and Luxembourg

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Eleven Sports, has today bolstered its strong football portfolio in Belgium and Luxembourg with the acquisition of exclusive live rights to Major League Soccer (MLS).

The agreement begins this weekend with the streaming service showing “at least” one game per match week for the next four seasons and includes exclusive live rights to all MLS regular season matches, the MLS Cup Playoffs and the MLS Cup decider.

Guillaume Collard, Managing Director Eleven Sports in Belgium and Luxembourg, said: “Major League Soccer is another great addition to our football portfolio with more big-name players in a rapidly developing league coming to Eleven Sports for the next four seasons.

“By adding MLS to live and exclusive action from LaLiga, Serie A and Bundesliga, we have strengthened our position as the go to destination for football fans in Belgium and Luxembourg.”

New Maradona documentary comes to UK and Ireland cinemas in June

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On 14 June 2019, the multi BAFTA and Academy Award-winning team behind Senna and Amy complete their hat-trick with the highly anticipated cinema release of Diego Maradona.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Maradona and constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from his personal archive, this is the story behind the greatest football player of all time.

Diego Maradona, is an On The Corner Films production and comes from the lauded filmmaking team of Academy Award & BAFTA winning director Asif Kapadia, Academy Award & BAFTA winning producer James Gay-Rees, BAFTA winning editor Chris King and music by Golden Globe nominee Antonio Pinto.

The film is also produced by Paul Martin and will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland by Altitude, the distributors of the critically acclaimed and box office record-breaking Amy.

Director Asif Kapadia commented: “Diego Maradona is about an uneducated streetwise kid from a shantytown, thrust into the height of worldwide fame, earning huge amounts of money, given a Godlike status, all because of his magical left foot.

“I wanted to try to understand this charismatic genius, to show all sides of his personality, focussing on his time in Naples, when he became the greatest player in the world, but also where his problems began to spiral out of control.”

Shocking Facts About Wrestling

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When we talk about the most talked about sports we can’t afford to mention wrestling. Check your Facebook, Twitter and you will see that even till the present day it is one of the most talked about sports.

When we talk about wrestling, readers have to note that there are different types, including freestyle wrestling, professional wrestling, and amateur wrestling. First and foremost, let’s start off as to where exactly it all started and how fans make money through sports book online.

History of wrestling

Everyone wants to be associated with anything great. The reason, up till now we still have no clue where exactly wrestling originated from. Some researchers have come up with the conclusion that it all began in Egypt. In fact, way before the pharaohs were even in existence.

And some go on to argue that it is of Greece origin. And for this issue to be discussed, well it is for another day. Let’s not focus on issues that lie in the middleground.

Wrestling and the showbiz

Talking about issues, this gives rise to the next discussion. On whether wrestling is all an act for the cameras or events in real time that are as genuine as they seem? For all those wrestling lovers, a matterof fact, embrace yourself, as we tell you the truth about wrestling.

But before that, let this not stop you from playing your favorite casinos online game with wrestling inspired themes. This does not remove the fact that they are beyond reasonable doubt entertaining.

The truth!

This might seem to be obvious to some but not all. Entertainment wrestling does exactly as the name says, that is to entertain you. Just like online casino games, wrestling is there to not only entertain but to rouse your emotions and make you connect with the game.

And yes, everything that you do see on your screens is scripted. But that is for the pleasure of your viewing, you enjoy it don’t you?

Probably after a match Triple H and Shawn Michaels go and grab a beer to enjoy together. But we have to applaud them for the job well done. Because frankly speaking the matches wouldn’t be the same if it was very much visible that it is an act right?

ITV to offer live free to air coverage of La Liga

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La Liga matches will be shown, free to air, on ITV4 in a new deal announced by the broadcaster today.

Digital platform Eleven Sports will continue to show nine games per week but loses its exclusivity of the competition. It’s already lost is UFC rights and relinquished rights to Serie A and Eredivisie.

ITV’s deal starts from this weekend (24 February 2019) with Levante v Real Madrid.

Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said: “This is good news for football fans who will be able to see on free to air television some of the world’s best players in action for some of the world’s biggest clubs in a league known for its high levels of skill and entertainment from now until the end of the season.”

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