They were still using Richie’s voice on the closer for the 50 over domestic cricket comp this year too (really shooper shtuff that).
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MARVELLOUS!
Cameron Williams quit nine two years ago. Don’t know if he will come back to network.
It has already been announced…
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Not even 1 year ago… and he is back… confirmed.
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Since Nine’s sports has been significantly cut over the years I haven’t seen a lot of him over the last few years but as he headed the US Masters, Wimbledon, US Open tennis etc. back in the day I always wondered why the guy got a gig, the amount of mistakes he would make and just no knowledge of anything He was a horrific host. Never understood the love.
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First Nine News set and new graphics debuted in Perth, now the new cricket graphics debuted in Perth.
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The full fixture for the new national netball league (SuperNetball) was revealed today, including a double page poster in the Herald Sun today. Nine will show two matches back to back on Saturday nights and all finals live.
Herald Sun reports today Tiffany Cherry will host a new show for Nine on the new AFL Women’s competition next year. To be called simply Women’s Footy, the Crocmedia production will air every Sunday from February and will feature a rotating panel of AFLW players. Cherry currently co-hosts Everyday Health on Ten and is a part time boundary reporter for 3AW’s AFL coverage.
2017 SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER
EXCLUSIVE TO NINE AND 9GEM
Adelaide will again play host to the biggest and one of the best weeks in world cycling, the Santos Tour Down Under.
Broadcast exclusively across the Nine Network and 9Gem, the seven-day event will wind through Adelaide’s tantalising terrain, showcasing its breathtaking hills and countryside; starring a host of the world’s best teams and riders including seven time Tour de France stage winner and current UCI World Road Champion; twenty-six year old Slovakian powerhouse, Peter Sagan, who made his WorldTour debut in the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under.
"Returning, after seven years, to the race that set off my professional career is a great feeling and I look forward to riding on the roads of Adelaide and South Australia,” said Peter Sagan “This iconic Australian race brings the world’s best riders on a course that features tough climbs and fast sprints and I’m convinced its 19th edition could be the best so far.”
Adding to the star power, and making his TDU debut after a great season, winning the Italian monument Giro di Lombardia, is Colombian cycling superstar, Esteban Chaves.
Legendary cycling commentator, Phil Liggett will provide wheel to wheel coverage, calling all the action once again with his long-time commentary partner Paul Sherwen. The broadcast veterans will also be joined by cycling legend, the most coveted former Australian sprinter, Robbie McEwen.
Two-time Olympic champion, five-time Olympic medalist, and Cycling’s Golden Girl, Anna Meares also joins the team in her role as Santos Tour Down Under ambassador.
Coverage of the opening round of the UCI WorldTour will commence with the People’s Choice Classic on Sunday, January 15, followed by Stages 1-6 of the Santos Tour Down Under from Tuesday, January 17.
Cycling fans will see all the drama unfold live exclusively on Nine and 9Gem as some of cycling’s biggest names race through the streets of Adelaide. Broadcasting the event for the sixth time, The Nine Network, will present 30 hours of Santos Tour Down Under coverage including a one hour Santos Women’s Tour highlights show, showcasing the thrilling final three hours of each of the first four stages LIVE on Nine and 9Gem.
Leading up to what is sure to be a nail biting finale of cycling, the entire final two stages of the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under will be broadcast LIVE on Nine on Saturday, January 21, from 11.30am AEDT and on 9Gem Sunday, January 22, from 1.30pm.
Deemed the biggest cycling race in the Southern Hemisphere, the world renowned Santos Tour Down Under will also be covered in Nine News updates, as well as regular reports on the Today Show and Weekend Today Show.
Today Show Sports presenter Tim Gilbert will host the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under for 9Gem and the Nine Network while his Wide World of Sports co-host, Olympian John Steffensen, will bring viewers “fan cam” with all the endless excitement and colour that makes the Santos Tour Down Under much more than a bike race.
The Wide World of Sports website will provide complementary coverage of the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under, featuring live streaming from each stage, video highlights, interviews and features, the latest news and results, expert opinion and photo galleries from the race.
Sunday, January 8 – 2017 Santos Tour Down Under Preview
• 10.30am to 11.30am on Nine (local time all markets)
Sunday, January 15 – People’s Choice Classic
• Highlights on Nine (Local time all markets)
SYD, MELB* - 11.20pm
BRIS* - 10.20pm
ADEL* – 10.50pm
PERTH* – 10.30pm
Tuesday, January 17 – Hostworks Stage 1
• LIVE on Nine
12.30pm to 3.30pm AEDT
• Highlights on Nine
11.00pm AEDT
Wednesday, January 18 – Staging Connections Stage 2
• LIVE on Nine
12.30pm to 3.30pm AEDT
• Highlights on Nine
11.00pm AEDT
Thursday, January 19 – Hansgrohe Stage 3
• LIVE on 9Gem
12.30pm to 3.30pm AEDT
• Highlights on Nine (Local time all markets)
SYD, MELB, BRIS* - 10.20pm
ADEL* – 9.50pm
PERTH* – 10.30pm
Friday, January 20 – Bupa Stage 4
• LIVE on Nine
1.00pm to 4.00pm
• Highlights on Nine
11.00pm AEDT
Saturday, January 21 – BikeExchange Stage 5
• LIVE on Nine
11.30am to 4.00pm AEDT
• Highlights on Nine
11.00pm AEDT
Sunday, January 22 – Be Safe Be Seen MAC Stage 6
• LIVE on 9Gem
1.30pm to 4.30pm AEDT
• Highlights on Nine (Local time all markets)
SYD, MELB* - 11.20pm
BRIS* - 10.20pm
ADEL* – 10.50pm
PERTH* – 10.30pm
Sunday February 5 – 2017 Santos Women’s Tour Highlights Show
• On Nine (local time all markets)
SYD, BRIS* - 10.30am
MELB, ADEL, PERTH* – 11.30am
Sunday February 5 – 2017 Santos Tour Down Under Highlights Show
• 12.00pm to 1.00pm on Nine (local time all markets)
SYD, BRIS* - 11.30am
MELB, ADEL, PERTH* – 12.30pm
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Australia will play England, South Africa and New Zealand in the Netball Quad Series, which will be held in South Africa and England from January 28 to February 5, however 9Gem will only show matches involving Australia. If you get the rights to the series you may as well show the whole thing. 9Gem’s broadcast schedule can be found here
Nine will also show two FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March: Iraq v Australia in Tehran, Iran on March 23, and Australia v UAE at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on March 28.
According to Mumbrella, Wide World of Sports returns for 2017 on Sunday March 5 at 10am under a new name Sports Sunday. It will be hosted by Emma Freedman, with Peter FitzSimons, Liz Ellis, Michael Slater and Nine sports reporter Neil Breen as panellists. Sports stars including Michael Clarke, John Steffensen, David Warner and Candice Warner will also make appearances on the panel.
Sports Sunday was originally hosted by Ken Sutcliffe and aired in Sunday afternoons in the 1990s, and featured extensive profiles and interviews with sportspeople from Australia and around the world.
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Sports Sunday?
Not sure why they’ve ditched the WWOS name…
Back in the 90s, I thought it was on at 11am or midday… I don’t think it was any later than that.
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I’ve been waiting for a show involving Peter FitzSimons to pop up after he told me mid-December he was about to film a pilot. I presume this is it.
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Why change the name from Wide World of Sports to Sports Sunday, and say its a completely brand new show (going by the articles). Isn’t it the same show, but just with a different name?
The show has aired at 10am (or there abouts) for a few years now.
Didn’t Nine actually have a show called Sports Sunday many years ago? If so, it’s more of a flashback if anything…
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Yes, Sports Sunday and for a while it aired a day earlier as Sports Saturday.
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yep - 4-6pm. Used to love it on NBN
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Sports Sunday was a news magazine program with long form sports stories, profiles and interviews. Was quite well produced and high quality.
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##netball
In less than a month’s time Australia will see one of the biggest game-changers in women’s sport when the Nine Network begins broadcasting the all new SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL competition – LIVE and FREE – on Saturday, February 18, from 5.00pm AEDT on 9GEM.
In an historic five-year agreement with Netball Australia, Suncorp and Telstra, Nine will provide netball fans with unprecedented access to domestic and international games – showcasing four matches per week including a LIVE Saturday night, prime-time double-header, the Fast5 Netball World Series, and international matches in the Constellation Cup and Quad Series.
Hosting all the SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL action for 9GEM will be Sylvia Jeffreys, Clint Stanaway and Seb Costello. They will be joined by an expert commentary team including Australian netball legends Liz Ellis, Anne Sargeant, Cath Cox, Sharelle McMahon and Sue Gaudion.
Courtside reporters will include Nine sports presenters Julie Snook, Tom Mitchell, Christine Ahern, Jack Burketa and Paddy Sweeney.
Nine’s Head of Netball, Keeley Devery, said: “Having been both a player and a broadcaster, I can say with absolute certainty that fans will love this supercharged broadcast of netball. We’ve stayed true to the hard-core fans as well as opening the door for people who just like to watch hard and fast athletes at the top of their game – going point-for-point over 60 heart-stopping minutes.”
Former Australian captain and 9GEM commentator Liz Ellis said: “It’s so exciting to see our sport step up another level. With Nine’s support, and having netball on television every Saturday night, it is an impressive recognition of the game. I can’t wait to get behind the microphone and call the action.”
SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL will also be broadcast via 9Now, Telstra TV and the Netball Live app.
