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Portsmouth 3 - Bolton 1 (Premier League, August 18, 2007) Recalling past history, on his call-up to the England squad “Calamity James” let Anelka’s shot through his legs. But Bolton appear to be a soft touch this season, and Kanu exploited poor defending to level, before John Utaka ripped through the defence for the second. (First-half highlights here.) The Trotters never look likely to get back in the game, and just at the end Kanu was felled in the box and Matty Taylor scored the resulting penalty. See “Happy Harry” Redknapp’s post-match interview here, and contrast that with Sammy Lee’s after-match thoughts (and body language). (Read full article…)

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Portsmouth 1 - Manchester United 1 (Premier League, August 15, 2007) Paul Scholes gave United the lead at Fratton Park with a fine strike after a lay-ff from Tevez. Portsmouth equalised early in the second-half with a header from Benjani after a lovely cross from substitute Matt Taylor. After Sulley Muntari was sent-off for two yellow cards, Cristiano Ronaldo also got sent-off for butting Richard Hughes.

Reading 1 - Chelsea 2 (Premier League, August 15, 2007) Seconds after coming on Andre Bikey gave Reading a shock lead first-half against Chelsea. Within a minute of the second-half Frank Lampard equalised after a storming run. And minutes later Didier Drogba scored with another lovely strike. (Read full article…)

ESPN signed a deal with the Media Partners & Silva agency for the rights to Italy’s Serie A in Latin America and the Caribbean, for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10. The deal provides exclusive rights in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

“We are thrilled we will continue to have Serie A in our programming lineup,” said Tim Bunnell, senior vice president, programming and marketing, ESPN International. “Serie A is home to some of the world’s top players and most storied clubs, and fans throughout Latin America and the Caribbean will now be able to see expanded coverage on ESPN, along with the other top European football properties we air, making our networks the place to see the best in European football.” (Read full article…)

Nimbus Sport won the mobile and internet rights for the Premier League across 80 countries for three years.

The rights awarded to Nimbus Sport include countries like China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries in Asia; UAE, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa; Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Belgium in Europe; and reaching as far as Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.

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Arsenal 2 - Fulham 1 (Premier League, August 12, 2007) Jens Lehmann’s first-touch of the season couldn’t have gone more horribly wrong, allowing David Healy to score after just one minute on his debut. It was a frustrating day for the Gunners, but they eventually turned it around in the dying minutes, first from van Persie’s thunderous penalty and then the injury time solo winner from Hleb.

Chelsea 3 - Birmingham 2 (Premier League, August 12, 2007) After early pressure, Birmingham took a shock lead when the returning Forssell instinctively headed the ball past Cech. Chelsea quickly hit back through new signing Pizzaro’s first goal as a Blue, and then they stormed into the lead when Malouda once again showed his class. But Birmingham’s own debutante Kapo, announced himself to the Premiership in style. Essien restored the advantage with a long range shot which the keeper should have done better with. The Blues set a top-flight record of 64 home games without defeat.

Manchester United 0 - Reading 0

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Aston Villa 1 - Liverpool 2 (Premier League, August 11, 2007) Liverpool went into the break one-up thanks to an own-goal from Martin Laursen. First-half highlights here. Villa captain, Gareth Barry, tied the match up from the spot after Carra handled in the box. But Steven Gerrard stole the plaudits with a magical free-kick to get the Reds off to a flyer.

Sunderland 1 - Tottenham Hotspur 0 (Premier League, August 11, 2007) It was a tense first-half (highlights here) to the Premiership season. The chance of the half fell to Murphy, well saved by Robinson. Spurs were never able to dominate the game, and were eventually beaten by Keano’s boys when Chopra was given too much time and space in the box, which he exploited to score the winner. Second-half highlights here. The post-match interview with Roy Keane can be seen here. Martin Jol can be seen here.

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GOLTV KEEPS THE BALL ROLLING WITH UNCAF AND LEAGUE ACTION

There are no lazy days of summer at GOLTV, where you can find another week filled with the matches you want to see. The Bundesliga season kicks off its 07/08 campaign, and GOLTV brings you four exciting matches. The weekend starts off with a bang as powerhouse Bayern Munich meets Hansa Rostock LIVE Saturday, August 11 at 9:30 am ET. Follow that up with another must-see match when Werder Bremen meets Bochum at 11:30 am LIVE on tape.

Fill out your weekend with South American league match-ups, starting with Copa Mustang II play from Colombia . Cucuta kicks off against Millionarios LIVE on Saturday, August 11 at 7:10 pm and stay tuned on Sunday, August 12 when Deportivo Cali takes on Tolima LIVE at 6:15 pm. In Guatemala , the Liga Nacional recently began the Apertura phase of their schedule, but the intensity of the matches is already skyrocketing. Watch on Sunday as Comunicaciones meets Jalapa LIVE at 1 pm.

The best of Central America continue with the first round of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup Qualifiers. GOLTV brings you three matches LIVE from the Torneo Interclubes UNCAF, starting with Isidro Metapan meeting Alajuelense LIVE on Tuesday, August 14 at 9 pm.

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Rogers Broadcasting & Setanta Sports will offer Canadian broadcasting distributors a pay-per-view (PPV) sports package, including live coverage of exclusive English Premier League games as well as Rugby World Cup 2007, under terms of an announced licensing arrangement.

Rogers and Setanta say they also hope to establish a digital channel dedicated to soccer and rugby in the future.

Rogers Cable and Bell ExpressVu are expected to offer the package with an initial free preview period.

English Premier League soccer is back on Rogers Sportsnet for a tenth season beginning Saturday, August 11, and Sportsnet will have a regular weekly English Premiership match Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

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TORONTO (CP) - English soccer fans will have their fill of TV coverage this season, but it will cost them.

Rogers Broadcasting and Setanta Sports announced a new channel Thursday that will air English Premier League games.

In addition, Rogers Sportsnet will show one game this season on Saturdays while The Score airs one on Sundays.

Other games will be shown on the Setanta International Sports Pak, which will cost $14.99 a month and be available to Rogers digital subscribers - on channel 429 - and Bell ExpressVu subscribers.

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