Setanta gets second chance

Setanta Sport have been given another chance to get their football coverage right after Rangers announced that they would screen next week’s UEFA Cup first-round clash with Viktoria Zizkov live.

The company’s first big adventure into pay-per-view television was a disaster when their broadcast of Celtic’s Champions League qualifier against FC Basle was hit by major problems.

The tie kicks off at 4.30pm next Tuesday, but Ibrox commercial director Martin Bain said: “We worked with Setanta to screen the high-profile friendly with Leeds earlier this season and it went extremely well.

“I’m sure this game will be equally successful.”