BBC Sport will this year provide viewers with more ways to watch Wimbledon than ever before.
Sue Barker presents the BBC's daily television coverage on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two and the BBC HD Channel.
The BBC Sport website will provide up to six live match streams as well as news, interviews and video highlights.
And for the first time tennis fans can also view the action on the go via their mobile phones and tablets using the website.
The BBC Sport website is also providing live text commentaries and a column from Andy Murray after each of the British number one's matches.
The new BBC Sport app for connected TVs will also give audiences access to the BBC's interactive coverage.
The 126th Wimbledon Championships run from Monday 25 June to Sunday 8 July with coverage starting at 11:30 BST for the first seven days to accommodate the earlier start of play on outside courts.
The television team includes John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Tim Henman, Lindsay Davenport and Pat Cash with John Inverdale presenting Today at Wimbledon on BBC Two and HD from 20:00 BST each weekday.
Two full matches every day of the tournament will be offered on the BBC iPlayer plus Today at Wimbledon.
And the BBC Red Button will offer an alternative match on Freeview, up to four streams on Satellite, Cable and Freesat, plus a highlights service and replays of Today at Wimbledon.
The two-year trial experimention with 3D production means full re-runs of the men's singles semi-finals will be available in 3D, free to air, on the BBC HD Channel along with the selective live coverage of the ladies' and men's finals.
The 1996 men's singles champion Richard Krajicek joins the 5 live team for 2012 and other pundits include Pat Cash, Jana Novotna and Nick Bollettieri.
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Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sussex steal Kent Exiles' Thunder (From News Shopper) - News Shopper
Kent Exiles 12-50 Sussex Thunder
11:08am Tuesday 19th June 2012 in Sport
KENT Exiles were beaten by Sussex Thunder on Sunday in their final home game of the season.
Going into the game as underdogs, and with a depleted squad due to five games in as many weeks having taken its toll with injuries, the Exiles dug in early on and matched Thunder stride for stride.
After an early Thunder score the Exiles thought they had drawn level when Zac Ritchie threw to Sam Johnson and the wideout broke a tackle and outpaced the visiting defence, but a penalty wiped the score off the board.
Ritchie found Colin Chislett and then Johnson again to move them within touching distance of the endzone and Jon Miller caught the touchdown.
Sussex Thunder pulled ahead on their next drive, but the Exiles came straight back once again.
Ben Abbott continued his good form finding some running room and Ritchie found the reliable Chislett and Miller before Wesley Eversley jumped between three defenders to pull in the touchdown and bring the scores level again.
One more Thunder score as the half ran out gave the visitors the lead, but at half-time it was anyone's game.
However, the second half was a different story as Sussex Thunder’s defence started to get on top and force turnovers which resulted in some quick scoring without reply from the Exiles and before long the game was out of reach.
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Source: www.newsshopper.co.uk
Captain of Navy ship relieved following collision - msnbc.com
By JULIE WATSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the USS Essex of his position, saying Tuesday that officials lost confidence in his abilities after his ship collided with a tanker at sea.
Capt. Chuck Litchfield had only been the commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship for a few weeks when the crash occurred about 120 miles off the coast of Southern California on May 16. There were no injuries or fuel spills.
The Essex was approaching the oiler USNS Yukon to be refueled as part of a routine operation when they ran into each other. Both ships were damaged but were able to continue on their way to San Diego.
Navy spokeswoman, Cmdr. Tamsen Reese, said the steering failed on the Essex, which caused the two ships to move closely together.
But the crew was able to regain control of the rudder before the collision.
The investigation determined that there were break downs in the command and control of the Essex, and in the communication between the two ships, Reese said.
Authorities also found there was a loss of situational awareness on the bridge.
All those factors, Reese said, led to the collision.
Essex was carrying 982 crew members on its way to San Diego for scheduled maintenance. It had spent the past 12 years based in Sasebo, Japan, as command ship for the Navy's Expeditionary Strike Group 7.
Litchfield was relieved Monday of his position and has been administratively reassigned to the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
He could not be reached for comment.
Litchfield graduated with merit from the Naval Academy in 1988 and has been recognized for his achievements as a naval aviator. He was selected for major sea command in 2009.
Capt. Jonathan Harnden has temporarily assumed command of the Essex until a permanent replacement is assigned. Harnden previously commanded the USS Bonhomme Richard, which Litchfield had taken command of Feb. 3 before switching over to the Essex on April 23.
Officials said the Essex will depart Wednesday as scheduled to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise this summer in Hawaii.
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Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Windsor-Essex not part of provincial tourism campaign - CBC
Windsor-Essex isn’t part of the provincial government’s newest tourism video designed to promote Ontario.
The ad, which airs online and on television, doesn’t feature a city or town southwest of Elora.
The ad is part of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership.
According to its website, the partnership’s mandate “is to increase tourism revenues throughout the province by creating new and dynamic marketing initiatives and products and by enhancing the marketing resources available to all Ontario tourism operators.”
The towns, cities and attractions included in the video are:
- Muskoka
- Niagara Falls
- Thunder Bay
- Yorkville
- Lake Superior
- Niagara Wine Country
- Eagle Canyon
- Elora
- Toronto
- Collingwood
- Kingston
- Ottawa
Gordon Orr, head of Tourism Windsor, Essex, Pelee Island told CBC Windsor's Sean Henry that Windsor can't be in the promotional video every year. Last year, Pelee Island was the focus of a provincial ad campaign, Orr said.
"Last year, we were had our commercial and this year it’s a montage and we’re not in it," Orr said. "It’s all about balance."
However, some towns and cities, such as Toronto and Niagara Falls, for example, are in the ad almost every year.
'Why not us? Are we the poor cousins? I don't think so.'—Anne Rota, Amherstburg tourism and culture
"Why not us? Are we the poor cousins? I don’t think so," said Anne Rota, Amherstburg's manager of tourism and culture.
Orr said there are 13 tourism boards in the province and they all can't be in the ad.
"It is a fair statement to say Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara are the key destinations. They’re the Tier 1 destinations. They’re the selling destinations," Orr said. "Because of them, we all do better. It would not be in our best interest to say they shouldn’t be in and all the small cities should be in."
Rota said the local tourism board should have pushed harder to be included in the ad, especially during the bicentennial year of the War of 1812.
"I’m very, very disappointed. In fact, when I saw the commercial, I asked if they really did their homework," Rota said. "Do they really know their history?"
The ad shows shots fired during a War of 1812 re-enactment at Fort Henry in Kingston. Amherstburg, too, is preparing for War of 1812 commemorations during the bicentennial year.
Rota said the first gunshots of the war were fired in Amherstburg, at River Canard.
"I’m going to speak for our own community: there is no other chance. This is the bicentennial year. This is where it began. This is where it happened," Rota said.
While Orr admitted the ad is the province's "signature" campaign, he also said it's "just a snapshot" of Ontario.
"There are other vehicles by which we’re able to promote the War of 1812 and other key signature series," Orr said.
Not the first absence for Windsor-Essex
Windsor-Essex is also missing from the “Ontario Summer Getaways” tab on the province’s website.
Earlier this year, Windsor-Essex was not included on the annual Cruise the Coast map, which promotes Ontario’s southern shores to motorcycle enthusiasts travelling from the U.S. to Dunville, east of Toronto.
That map lops off Essex County. It starts at Wheatley and suggests Leamington is northwest of Wheatley. It’s almost directly south of Wheatley.
The local tourism bureau missed the deadline for paying to be part of that map.
Source: www.cbc.ca
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