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On Friday 3 January 2025, BBC One broadcasts Have I Got Sport for You!

Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Have I Got Sport for You” promises to be an exciting look back at the year’s biggest sporting moments. As 2024 comes to a close, the show will highlight the athletes and events that made headlines throughout the year.

Jason Manford will take on the role of host, bringing his humor and energy to the program. Team captains Maisie Adam and Jon Richardson will lead their teams in a fun and competitive atmosphere, as they discuss and debate the most memorable sports stories.

Joining the panel will be a lineup of notable guests. Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn will share his insights from the boxing world, while Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson will discuss her experiences and achievements. Paralympic cyclist Kadeena Cox will add her perspective on sports and inclusion, and England fast-bowling legend...

Soccer Aid for Unicef 2024, broadcast live from Stamford Bridge, London, last week has raised £15 million, for Unicef’s vital work helping give children around the world happy, healthy, and play-filled childhoods.

Thanks to the generous UK public, Unicef UK supporters, ITV1, Itvx and Stv viewers, this year’s amount sees the current total, raised since 2006 – when Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams founded the concept – hit a record fundraising milestone of over £106 million for children worldwide. This year, with thanks to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, every donation made up to £4 million was doubled.

The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out Stamford Bridge stadium in London – returning for the third time in Soccer Aid for Unicef history and welcoming back over 40,000 fans. The match ended 6-3 to England, with the Three Lions taking the win for the first time in six years. World XI keep the overall...

Festival

The Malta Film Commission is launching the first-ever Mediterrane Film Festival, a new annual event dedicated to celebrating film and creativity. Running from June 25-30, the festival will take place at Valletta, Malta’s capital, and other locations across the country

The festival aims to serve as a platform for Malta to continue building its film brand image worldwide and attract more film business to the islands. Prominent films shot in recent years in Malta include Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” Terrence Malick’s “The Way of the Wind” and Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World Dominion.”

The program, which will be revealed during the Cannes Film Festival, will showcase films from each of the MED9 nations. Screenings will be accessible to the public, and the featured films will be in the running for various awards.

Attendees will include Maltese and international filmmakers, actors, crew members, studio executives, and producers. In addition,...

That is right my friends we are back with another review of our favourite upstart Manchester-based wrestling promotion Sovereign Pro Wrestling. Warpath was to be the 3rd event put on after a hugely successful First Reign back in March. It’s already clear to see some feuds starting and storylines taking shape as the promotion is finding its way. I missed putting out my review for Heavy is the Head sadly because I’m hella lazy, so as we go I will probably have to recap on some things to tie this all together. Let’s not waste any more time as we dive balls deep into some awesome “Sports Entertainment” at least that’s what all the talk was about!

We open up with a cracking little Vt segment outside the venue with young James Roach who has already secured my line of the night as he drops this...

CEO of Matchroom Sport and long-term Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn will guest on a special That Peter Crouch Podcast. It will include a cameo from Aj too, as the world’s biggest sports streaming service Dazn taps Acast to help promote Anthony Joshua’s first fight being broadcast exclusively on its platform on 1 April. Produced by Acast Creative, the branded episode will look ahead to the fight and with soundbites and insights included. The campaign also includes a 30” spot voiced by Aj to promote the fight - his first not on a pay-per-view platform in seven years.