A look a the weekend ahead in The Railways televised Live Sport programme as the transfer window countdown is ticking away : The Six Nations kicks off tomorrow and no country has ever won the championship outright for three years in a row since its inception in 1883. France were the last nation to have their name engraved on the trophy more than two years running, but two of their four Five Nations titles between 1986 and 1989 were shared. Wales retained the Six Nations title last year for the first time since 1979, and equalled Englands record haul of 26 Championship victories. Unable to break their southern hemisphere hex in the autumn, they have now reset their sights on European domination, starting with the game against Italy at 2.30pm. We dont start with the starter, we start with the main course. Philippe Saint-Andres verdict on Le Crunch sums up nicely what is a very tasty way to kick off Englands 2014 Six Nations campaign. And what an intriguing match-up France v England at 5pm on Saturday is. Stuart Lancasters Red Rose team heads into this tournament with a happy squad heading in the right direction - with injuries to key players seemingly the only blight. Two of the leading contenders for the Premier League title go head-to-head to wrap up an action-packed weekend as Chelsea take on free-scoring Manchester City in a Monday Night Football classic. The home side have one of the fiercest attacks in the country, scoring 19 goals in their last four home games in all competitions. But Jose Mourinho has made Chelsea a hard team to beat, conceding just once in their last five games. Something has got to give and this promises to be another epic encounter between two in-form sides. Elsewhere, Super Sunday serves up a double-headliner of top games, with Liverpool looking to maintain their own title challenge when they travel to West Brom. Table-toppers Arsenal are also in action as they look to cement their place in the league when they face relegation-threatened Crystal Palace. Away from the top flight, two of the leading sides in the Sky Bet Championship face off at Loftus Road as QPR take on Burnley as they hunt an automatic promotion spot. Transfer Deadline Day will also see drama away from the field – and Sky Sports will be bringing all the moves and gossip as it happens. Super Bowl XLVIII sees the Seattle Seahawks – who enjoyed a record-breaking run in the regular season – take on Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos. England play the final game of the tour of Australia as the T20 side look to end the series on a high, while Saturday Fight Night from Cardiff sees local boy Lee Selby take on world title challenger Rendall Munroe. This promises to be a knockout weekend with something for everyone.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:31:30 +0000
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