The BBC says its sports coverage on Sunday will be 'much reduced' amid the Gary Lineker row. It comes after sports shows and radio coverage were axed on Saturday as pundits, commentators and journalists walked out and players refused to give interviews.
The BBC asked Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day after he tweeted criticism of the Government's plans to cut migration to the UK over the English Channel in small boats. High-profile names refused to work on this weekend's sport coverage in reaction to the BBC decision.
On Sunday morning BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan said: "At this stage BBC expecting the planned Women's Super League match between Chelsea and Manchester United this afternoon to be on BBC2, but with no pre-match presentation.
"Expecting Match of the Day 2 to follow similar much-reduced format to Match of the Day last night."
Match of the Day on Saturday was cut to a few minutes with no commentary or analysis.
BBC entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba tweeted: "Last night's Match of the Day was watched by 2.58m TV viewers on BBC One.
"Up nearly half a million on last Saturday's figure of 2.09 million according to BARB overnights.
"It's the show's biggest audience since 5 November 2022 when 2.63m watched."
