2009 is shaping up to be a fantastic year of live football on Sky Sports. The crucial games from the Barclays Premier League are live, including Liverpool v Chelsea in February. The UEFA Champions League is back in the New Year, with big games from the knock-out stages including Chelsea v Juventus and Real Madrid v Liverpool in February; plus Manchester United v Inter Milan and Roma v Arsenal in March. Sky Sports will show exclusive live coverage on Wednesday nights up to and including the Semi-Finals. Plus, the Final is live in HD from Rome in May.
The battle for promotion in the Coca-Cola Football Leagues reaches fever pitch, with Sky Sports covering the key games from the regular season plus the play-offs and play-off finals, all live. Plus, the Carling Cup is decided with the semi-finals and final live.
It's a massive year for cricket, with the ICC World Twenty20 being held in England followed by The Ashes - all exclusively live on Sky Sports. Prior to that, all of England and Australia's Test series are live on Sky Sports, meaning viewers can keep track of both sides' form ahead of the cricket calendar's most eagerly anticipated series. There's also plenty of domestic cricket to enjoy, with live games from the NatWest Pro40, Twenty20 Cup, County Championship and Friends Provident Trophy.
The rugby season drives on with the Guinness Premiership and Heineken Cup competitions crowning their champions, all of which builds up to the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa in June.
Plus, there's live ATP World Tour and US Open Tennis. There's all the action from the engage Super League and the NFL season reaches its climax with all the play-offs and the Super Bowl live. From the world of golf, there's live coverage from the European Tour, all World Golf Championship events plus the US Open and US PGA Championship.
For any sports fan, Sky Sports is the only place to see all these events, and more, in the New Year. Click here to find out more.
