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UK pay-television broadcaster the BBC has struck a deal to provide coverage of Great Britain’s games during the EuroBasket Women 2015 national team basketball competition.

The BBC has hit back at claims by Scottish Professional Football League chairman Ralph Topping that the UK public-service broadcaster is “discriminating” against the game in Scotland.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport took advantage of a lack of competition to secure live rights for the Diamond League athletics series in the key German and UK markets ahead of the 2015 season.

Barbara Slater, head of the BBC Sport division of UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, has warned that a cut in the UK television licence fee could lead to the broadcaster losing rights to major sports properties.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights for football’s Scottish Premiership 2015 play-offs.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has partnered with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport to acquire rights to magazine programme the Clare Balding Show.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public-service broadcaster the BBC have invited the four candidates for the presidency of Fifa, world football’s governing body, to a live televised debate.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has said it will provide the FA Cup quarter-final game between Bradford City and Reading on a free-to-air basis following the exploits of the former football club in this season’s edition of the knockout competition.

The Ladies Golf Union and IMG agency have signed new five-year agreements with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public-service broadcaster the BBC for rights to the Women’s British Open.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC “switched emphasis” when bidding for the domestic rights to Britain’s Open Championship to focus on highlights after the first round of offers for live coverage in the recent auction, according to Peter Dawson, the outgoing chief executive of the R&A, which operates the golf tournament.

Gareth Davies, chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, has urged UK public-service broadcaster the BBC to retain rights to the Six Nations national rugby union team tournament in order to stop coverage switching to UK pay-television channels.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a deal with the R&A, which operates the Open championship, over the acquisition of rights for the British golf major, according to the Daily Mail.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured rights for the 2015 EuroHockey Championships.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reportedly held talks with the R&A, which operates the Open championship, over the potential acquisition of rights for the British golf event, according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.