July on Vision Sport
By Dan Willis
The sun has been peaking through the clouds and there's a whiff of barbecues in the air: it must be summer. So join Vision Sport for a raft of equally hot action this month
Cricket
No sooner had the Indian Premier League come to a dramatic close than many of the stars involved had to refocus their attentions on the Asia Cup. This year’s tournament in Pakistan has seen India and Sri Lanka basically give Bangladesh, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates as well as the home nation a real tonking in the battle to be kings of the region.
Follow the action, which climaxes on 6 July, live from midday each day on Setanta Sports.
Remaining fixtures
4 July: Pakistan v Bangladesh
6 July: Final (teams to be confirmed)
Football
After the disappointment of a major international tournament with any of the home nations, you'll no doubt be raring to catch the likes of Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott and Michael Owen back in action in pre-season friendlies for their respective clubs.
Find out how much actual training they’ve actually been doing during the break and run the rule over their new mates as the clubs show off their summer signings ahead of another hugely competitive season.
You can see the likes of Man Utd, Arsenal, Newcastle and Celtic among others limber up for another successful Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank Premier League season, live on Setanta Sports.
Manchester United
Kaizer Chiefs v Man Utd, LIVE 3pm, 19 July
Orlando Pirates v Man Utd, LIVE 7.30pm, 22 July
Kaizer Chiefs or Orlando Pirates v Man Utd, LIVE 3pm, 26 July
Arsenal
Burgenlandin v Arsenal, LIVE 5pm, 28 July
Huddersfield v Arsenal, LIVE 6:30pm, 6 August
Newcastle
Hertha Berlin v Newcastle, LIVE 9pm, 1 August
Mallorca v Newcastle, LIVE 9pm, 3 August
Celtic
Southampton v Celtic, LIVE 7:45pm, 18 July
Middlesbrough v Celtic, LIVE 3pm, 22 July
Cardiff v Celtic, LIVE 24 July
Celtic v Man City, LIVE 5/6 August
UFC
Just when you thought that UFC couldn’t get any more physical, along comes Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, a man so aggressive, he must cause his opponents terrible insomnia in the weeks before they fight him.
Catch him attempt to give Forrest Griffin a serious hiding as part of UFC 86, live on Setanta Sports from Las Vegas on Channel 38 (How to watch) from 3am on 6 July.
Boxing
For fighting of a slightly more controlled manner, join Setanta for two cracking boxing matches taking place this month.
First up, heavyweight Wladmir ‘Dr Steelhammer’ Klitschko attempts to defend his IBF, IBO and WBO titles against American Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson. You can see this fight live on Setanta Sports from 9pm on 12 July.
While, on 27 July you’ll be able to watch the welterweight clash between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito from New York’s Madison Square Garden live on Setanta Sports.
TNA
Wrestling fans will be pleased to hear that a new weekly On Demand show from TNA starts on 6 July. Xplosion will be action-packed with all the big stars and all the slamming moves.