Sky Sports has changed the way we enjoy sport and big strides have been made since the first channel was launched in 1991. When Sky Sports hit television screens on April 20, 1991, coverage of sport was vastly different to the comprehensive, interactive viewing experience that is offered today. Vote: 25 Moments Pick your favourite from 25 years of Sky Sports coverage... Just two years before Sky Sports started, there were 26 live football matches on ITV and nine-and-a-half live matches on the BBC, with the BBC only showing the second half of England vs Greece. Now, Sky Sports will show 126 Premier League games and 127 Football League games in the 2016-17 season.On April 20, 1990 - one year exactly before Sky Sports started - snooker was interrupted by Fireman Sam and Tales of Aesop.Now, Sky Sports offers seven channels 24/7 with round-the-clock sports coverage, but how else has the viewing experience drastically changed over the last 25 years? More hours of coverage... 700,000+ hours of sport broadcast on Sky Sports since 1991 60,000+ hours of sport to be broadcast on Sky Sports in 2016 13,000 hours of football last year on Sky Sports 7,000+ hours of cricket last year on Sky Sports 6,000+ hours of golf last year on Sky Sports March 1991The month before Sky Sports began, 27 hours of sport was screened by terrestrial broadcasters. Now (on average) 5,000 hours of sport are shown by Sky Sports alone. Sky Sports shows extensive coverage of football Throughout March, only 70 minutes of football was shown by terrestrial broadcasters. Now, each month, Sky Sports offers hundreds of hours of comprehensive football coverage.April 1991 On April 19, the day before Sky Sports began, there was one hour and 40 minutes of sport on television, 35 minutes of golf and one hour and five minutes of racing. Now, on Sky Sports alone, seven channels run 24 hours a day, offering round-the-clock coverage. Formula 1 has a designated channel on Sky Sports No football was shown by terrestrial broadcasters on the day Sky Sports started. Now, across Sky Sports seven channels, football fans can watch football in one form or another every day of the week.Far more football Sky Sports will bring you even more Premier League games next year In the last season that top-flight league football was just on terrestrial TV, 18 live league games were offered, with the first match on in November, three months into the season. Now, Sky Sports, from the 2016-17 season, will show 126 games live from the top flight.Rugby on the rise Rugby fans can watch the sports top teams in action There was no regular weekly coverage of live club rugby before Sky Sports started its first season in 1996. 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The 1991 opening weekend schedule:Saturday April 2015:00 Live Cricket: West Indies vs Australia, fourth Test, day two from Bridgetown Barbados18.30 British International Darts: Scotland vs England 20:00 Live Boxing: Prince Charles Williams vs James Kinchen from Atlantic City22:00 Live Cricket 24.00 Scottish Football Magazine01.00 Ringside repeat A Test match between the West Indies and Australia featured on the first weekend of Sky Sports Sunday 21 April10.30 British International Darts: Scotland vs England [repeat]12.00 Scottish Football Magazine 13:00 Live Refuge League Cricket: Leicestershire vs Derbyshire18:15 Live British Rugby League - Premiership 1st Round20.15 Italian Football Whats On Sky Sports? Click here to see whats coming up live on Sky Sports this week Max Muncy Dodgers Jersey . 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"Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Manu Ginobilis emotions were jumbled as he tried to put his Olympic journey into words.Long after his last game inside the rings ended, the balding forward who once again had done all he could in defeat, returned to the floor and was handed the game ball. Ginobili tucked it under his left arm and looked like he would never let it go.The golden trip for Ginobili and Argentina is over.Its been an amazing run, he said, his eyes watery, his voice strained.Argentinas final run at another Olympic medal came to an end on Wednesday night as the U.S. rolled to a 105-78 win, setting up a semifinal matchup with Spain while ending an era for Argentina.There would be no more magic, no improbable victory or stunning upset. Argentinas adored Golden Generation, which after a surprising second-place finish at the 2002 world championships stunned the Americans two years later at the Athens Games. The players captured an Olympic title and the hearts of their countrymen, but their run reached the end.But their legacy will endure as Ginobili, Luis Scola, Carlos Delfino and Andres Nocioni -- the only ones left from that team in Greece 12 years ago and the one which won bronze in 2008- left a lasting impression across the basketball globe.The 39-year-old Ginobili wont play in the Olympics again, and after the final horn sounded, U.S. forward Carmelo Anthony wrapped his arms around a player who beat him in his first Olympics but also a man he has grown to respect.I know what he means not just to basketball in Argentina but to the country as a whole, said Anthony, a four-time Olympian. Hes put in a lot of work and he has represented them in a great fashion. Hes put that country on his back over the years and I just told him, `Thank you, especially for me playing against him over the past four Olympics. I just wanted to say, `Thank you.Ginobili was moved by Anthonys gesture and that of U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski, who offered similar sentiments.They congratulated me and Im very proud of their words, said Ginobili, who scored 14 points. They were very kind, very respectful and when legends of the game showed their respect, it has an extra value.dddddddddddd. They didnt have to do it, they could have just shaken my hand and do other things and start to think about Spain. They spared some very kind words and I truly appreciate it.For Argentinas passionate fans, Ginobilis farewell hurts.They chanted Ole ... ole ... ole ... Man-ooh ... Man-ooh toward him and Ginobili smiled and waved to acknowledge their cheers. All of Argentinas players are popular, but not like Ginobili.Hes numero uno.A Hall of Fame player. A Hall of Fame competitor. And as fierce a competitor that as a coach Ive had to face in my entire time in international basketball, Krzyzewski said. Really, theres been nobody completely like him. He plays all positions. And with the heart and commitment that hes had for his country, no one could have represented his country at a higher level or better than Manu Ginobili. ... Ultimate respect from all of us.The Argentines jumped to a 19-9 lead on the Americans, who then went on a 27-2 run to take control.Of course the outcome was disappointing to Argentina, but it didnt quiet their fans, who engaged in a back and forth with Brazils backers throughout that game. In the final minutes, the blue-and-white clad fans poured into one end of Carioca Arena, where they shouted and danced side to side.When Ginobili, who plans to play one more season for the San Antonio Spurs, was replaced by coach Sergio Hernandez with 1:52 left, Argentina fans screamed one last time for a player whose impact will be felt for years.Over two decades, Ginobili gave them everything.Im proudest of that, Ginobili said. The longevity, the way we played the game, all the things we accomplished, the friendships and the camaraderie we created. This year is the 20th year since my first game with the national team, so Im very proud and at the same time Im sad and happy because having an opportunity to play this game at 39, its not something that happens often.Im incredibly lucky to have stayed healthy and stayed with some of the same guys for so long. Im very proud of it. ' ' '