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FOX Sports looks to archives

Pop-up channel looks back to great achievements by Aussie sports stars.

With a decided lack of Live sport from around the world FOX Sports is looking back to great achievements by Aussie sports stars.

FOX Sports More (Channel 507), a pop-up channel , will be available on Foxtel and Foxtel Now from Monday, March 30 through to Sunday, April 5.

There’s no better time to look back at some of the nation’s most memorable and inspirational sporting moments, from individual triumphs by our Aussie athletes to our national team’s endeavours on the world stage.

FOX Sports More (Channel 507) will provide the destination to re-live them all, whether it’s seeing Shane Warne mesmerize the Poms throughout the 2006 Ashes tour or watching Adam Scott become the first Australian to pull on the Green Jacket.

Or perhaps it’s the Kangaroos’ Unbeatables tour in 1986, Ash Barty claiming her first grand slam at the French Open or John Eales clutch penalty goal in the Wallabies win over the All Blacks in Wellington in 2000.

From Monday to Friday, FOX Sports More’s prime time schedule will feature a great Aussie win starting with tennis at 6.00pm, rugby league at 7pm, golf at 8pm, cricket at 9pm, motorsport at 10pm and rugby at 11pm.

Then next weekend the channel will feature the best of everything including Barty’s French Open win, Scott’s breakthrough 2013 Masters victory, our Aussie men’s 2015 World Cup Cricket final and of course the recent Aussie Women’s World Cup T20 Final win.

FOX Sports More (Channel 507) is also available to watch via Foxtel Now and Foxtel subscribers can stream on Foxtel Go. All events on the channel will be available on demand shortly after they have aired.

Rugby League

Year Teams Description
1986 Eng vs Aus The 16th time the Kangaroos have toured to take on Great Britain, they continue their dominance, remain unbeaten and are dubbed “The Unbeatables”
1995 Aus vs NZ A tight game between traditional rivals, Australia is coached by the legendary Bob Fulton and features Brad Fittler and Steve Menzies
1995 Eng vs Aus Australia beat New Zealand in extra time to advance to the final to face England for revenge after a first round loss to the host country
2006 Aus vs NZ A Golden Point thriller…Australia win back the Tri Nations trophy that they lost to the Kiwis in the 2005 series
2008 Aus vs NZ The 2008 Anzac Test commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the first test between Australia and New Zealand, a test played at the SCG for the first time since 1986
2010 Aus vs NZ The traditional Anzac test played at a newly opened AAMI Park, Australia triumphed over a fast finishing Kiwi side
2012 Aus vs NZ Another close match up between the premier test sides in rugby league in front of a capacity crowd in North Queensland
2016 Aus vs NZ The coaching debut of Mal Meninga saw him guide Australia to a comprehensive win over the scoreless Kiwis
2018 Aus vs Ton The first time Australia takes on Tonga in a test match, an increasingly strong Tonga side pushes Australia but the Aussies get the win

Cricket

Year Team Description
1995 WI vs AUS For some time in the test cricketing world, the West Indies had been a haunting prospect for the tourists, but this time, the Aussies would put their foot down.
2002 RSA vs AUS Gilchrist carved his way into the record books with Test cricket’s quickest double century as Australia took complete control of the first against South Africa.
2002 RSA vs AUS Shane Warne played his 100th Test and Ricky Ponting sealed Australia’s four-wicket victory with an unbeaten 100.
2003 AUS vs IND Ricky Ponting made the 2003 final against a resurgent India a no-contest with one of the finest batting displays in World Cup history
2006 AUS vs ENG One of the most incredible Australian victories in Ashes history. With a draw looking almost certain on the final day, Shane Warne led the Aussies to a remarkable win
2007 AUS vs SRI Batting with a squash ball in your glove can be an uncomfortable experience, but not for Adam Gilchrist. The result was perhaps the best performance in a World Cup final.
2008 AUS vs IND One of the most controversial & heated Test cricket matches in recent times, Australia won the match by 122 runs with minutes to spare at the end of the fifth day.
2015 AUS vs NZ The World Cup final swung in Australia’s favour right in the first over, as Australia claim their 5th World Cup in front of their home crowd at the MCG.
2019 IND vs AUS Trying to stay in the 5 match ODI series, it was  Australia’s highest-successful chase v India, fifth-highest overall.

 

Golf

Year Tournament Description
1986 The Open The Great White Shark holds his nerve, winning his first major by 5 strokes
1991 The Open Ian Baker-Finch won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Harwood.
1993 The Open Greg Norman shot a final round 64 to win his second Open Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Nick Faldo.
1995 USPGA Championship Steve Elkington shot a final round 64 and won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff.
2006 US Open Geoff Ogilvy won his only major title by one stroke in one of the wildest finishes in U.S. Open history.
2013 The Masters Re-live the 2013 Masters as Aussie Adam Scott defeats Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a sudden death playoff.
2015 USPGA Championship Australia’s Jason Day claims his first major win, taking out the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

Motorsport

Year Event Description
1981 F1 – USA (Long Beach) Alan Jones chases down teammate Reutemann, reeling him in with 1/2 second shaves per lap
1981 F1 – USA (Vegas) Alan Jones, untouchable all afternoon wins his last race by a comfortable 20s to stand on the podium with Prost and Giacomelli.
1995 Moto GP – Argentina Mick Doohan captures his second consecutive 500cc crown.
1997 Moto GP – Great Britain Mick Doohan clinches his 4th Moto GP title in a row, maintaining his dominance over the sport for another year.
1998 Moto GP – Australia Mick Doohan secures another World Championship on his home soil
2011 Moto GP – Australia Casey Stoner claims his second MotoGP World Championship title at the AGP riding in a flawless, classic race performance.

 Tennis

Year Tournament Description
1971 Wimbledon John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong pull off a double, winning the women’s singles and men’s singles Wimbledon titles at the same event.
1987 Wimbledon Pat Cash creates a Centre Court Wimbledon celebration tradition after beating world No. 1, Ivan Lendl.
2002 Wimbledon Lleyton Hewitt maintains his No.1 spot dominating the men’s singles field and claiming his first Wimbledon title.
2019 French Open Ash Barty rises to the top, winning her first grand slam women’s singles title.

Rugby

Year Teams Synopsis
1998 AUS 24-NZ 16 Australia breaks New Zealand’s 2-year Tri Nations winning streak.
1998 NZ 23- AUS 27 A rare win for the Wallabies in the All Blacks backyard.
2000 NZ 23 – AUS 24 John Eales kicks the famous winning penalty goal breaking the home teams’ hearts in Wellington.
2015 AUS 27-NZ 19 The Wallabies get their first clean sweep and win the Rugby Championship.
2016 AUS 23-RSA 17 The Wallabies break a 6 test losing streak and revive their chances at the Rugby Championship.
2018 AUS 23-RSA 18 The Wallabies resist a late surge from the Springboks to win in Brisbane.
2019 AUS 47-NZ 26 Wallabies recording breaking game with most points scored against, equal biggest winning margin and most tries scored against the All Blacks.

5 Responses

  1. I currently use kayo and it’ll be shelved this weekend ,all I saw live today was poker ,and I don’t call that a sport , I’ll fire up later when things hopefully return to normal sports wise.

  2. This content will be for truly dedicated sports fans with encyclopedia memories and a great sense of nostalgia, I suspect that modern sports fans will look elsewhere if their weekend sports fix is missing, attention spans are short and Foxtel will be taking a financial hit.
    It’s notable that UEFA.tv has launched a temporary free classic club and national football archive service on AppleTV and other apps in Europe. I’m not sure what Optus is doing with its sports service.

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