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The channel, the successor to At The Races, has also extended its current multi-year agreement for network coverage of the other two legs of the fabled US Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.

Other rights held by the channel include Boodles Chester May Festival, William Hill St Leger, Coral Welsh Grand National as well as the Breeders’ Cup, US Triple Crown, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Boxing fans with Sky Sports can look forward to 16 live and exclusive USA fight nights per year after the broadcaster announced a renewed deal with Matchroom Boxing that guarantees “fights from some of the biggest names in boxing from some of the most iconic venues across America”.

Sky has confirmed it’s to replace At The Races with a new Sky Sports Racing which will be available to “every Sky TV customer in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost”. Also available in HD, the new channel will bring live racing from over 650 UK fixtures, “as well as high quality exclusive…

Sky says it’s set to bring viewers its “biggest ever” coverage  of women’s cricket” this year, with a line-up that includes England women’s ODIs and T20 Tri-Series double header against South Africa and New Zealand, 12 matches from the Kia Super League and the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in November.