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A mouth-watering 19 Sky Bet EFL matches - including 10 games in 10 days - will be screened live in December as part of a festive football feast on Sky Sports. The televised matches kick off with QPR hosting Wolves on Thursday, December 1 before Championship promotion favourites Newcastle make the trip to Nottingham Forest. The opening weekend of the festive calendar sees Leeds and Aston Villa go head-to-head in front of the cameras for their first meeting in almost 13 years. 10 in 10 live fixtures Fri Dec 9: Brighton v Leeds (7.45pm) Sat Dec 10: Preston v Blackburn (5.30pm) Sun Dec 11: Derby v N Forest (noon) Mon Dec 12: Bolton v Gillingham (7.45pm) Tues Dec 13: Norwich v A Villa (7.45pm) Wed Dec 14: Wigan v Newcastle (7.45pm) Thurs Dec 15: Coventry v Sheff Utd (7.45pm) Fri Dec 16: Norwich v Huddersfield (7.45pm) Sat Dec 17: Birmingham v Brighton (5.30pm) Sun Dec 18: QPR v A Villa (tbc - lunchtime) Sheffield Wednesday take a trip to north to Newcastle on Boxing Day evening with The Owls hoping to secure their first win at St James Park for 20 years. The last televised match of 2016 sees Brentford play host to Norwich at 5.30pm on New Years Eve. Sheffield Wednesday are in Boxing Day action live on Sky December 2016 also heralds the return of the successful 10 in 10 which sees back-to-back Sky Bet EFL matches screened exclusively live.The action starts at Brightons Amex Stadium on December 9 and the Sky cameras will then travel almost 1,500 miles over a 10-day period before ending up QPR v Aston Villa on December 18.Highlights of this seasons 10 in 10 include high-flying Huddersfields visit to Norwich and the East Midlands derby between Derby and Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa take on Leeds in the sides first meeting in 13 years and also face QPR, live on Sky Sky Bet League One clubs are also represented with Bolton v Gillingham on Monday, December 12 before Coventry v Sheffield United tussle 72 hours later on Thursday, December 15.Last seasons December fixtures attracted a record-breaking 1.8m fans through the turnstiles and the EFLs 72 clubs will looking to break that figure in 2016.Shaun Harvey, EFL CEO said: League football has long been a much loved staple of the festive period and were confident that Decembers TV selections will once again provide a unique platform for friends and families up and down the country to get together and watch their favourite EFL team.We are also delighted to welcome back 10 in 10. Its a campaign that in its debut season proved to be hugely successful and once again it gives us a real opportunity to focus on showcasing the very best of what the EFL has to offer. Billy Sharp and his Sheffield United team-mates go to Coventry as part of 10 in 10 (Pic Simon Bellis/Sportimage.) Sky Sports head of football Gary Hughes said: Were very excited to offer fans 19 live matches from the English Football League in December, including 10 in 10, which was a great success last season. The festive period can be one of the most pivotal in the season and our customers can see it all unfold live on Sky Sports.December/January EFL fixtures live on Sky SportsThurs Dec 1: QPR v Wolves (7.45pm)Fri Dec 2: Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (7.45pm)Sat Dec 3: Leeds v Aston Villa (5.30pm) Fri Dec 9: Brighton v Leeds (7.45pm)Sat Dec 10: Preston v Blackburn (5.30pm)Sun Dec 11: Derby v Nottingham Forest (12.00pm)Mon Dec 12: Bolton v Gillingham (7:45pm)Tues Dec 13: Norwich v Aston Villa (7:45pm)Wed Dec 14: Wigan v Newcastle (7:45pm)Thurs Dec 15: Coventry v Sheffield United (7:45pm)Fri Dec 16: Norwich v Huddersfield (7:45pm)Sat Dec 17: Birmingham v Brighton (5.30pm)Sun Dec 18: QPR v Aston Villa (TBC - lunchtime)Mon Dec 26: Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday (7.45pm)Tues Dec 27: Brighton v QPR (12.30pm)Tues Dec 27: Derby v Birmingham (3.00pm)Thurs Dec 29: Aston Villa v Leeds (7:45pm)Sat Dec 31: Brentford v Norwich (5:30pm)Mon Jan 2: Blackburn v Newcastle (3.00pm) Also See: Championship highlights League One highlights League Two highlights Super 6 Billig Nmd Sko . 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TRADES COMPLETED SINCE OCT. 1, 2014: Feb. 15, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: F Olli Jokinen, F Brendan Leipsic, 1st Round Pick (2015) Nashville Predators acquire: D Cody Franson, F Mike Santorelli Feb.NEW YORK -- The latest high-priced addition to the New York Yankees stood on the dais in front of a large news conference, put on his pinstriped jersey with No. 19 and smiled. "Hello. My name is Masahiro Tanaka," he said slowly in English. "Im very happy to be a Yankee." After chartering a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for his trip from Tokyo to New York, the 25-year-old right-hander with the $155 million, seven-year contract was presented Tuesday not in the news conference room downstairs at Yankee Stadium, but in the Legends Suite Club, where the high rollers congregate on game days. Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo concluded the teams latest Pacific overture drew New Yorks most-attended news conference since Hideki Matsui was introduced in January 2003. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said obtaining Tanaka was worth the economic pain of exceeding the $189 million luxury tax threshold New York had hoped to stay under. "We needed another starter, and when we do things, we try to do them right," Steinbrenner said. "And this guy, hes tough. Hes got tremendous ability. We all know that. And hes going to be very exciting to watch. And hes going to be great for the team, a great teammate. And $189 (million) or not, we wanted a good quality starter, and we got it." Tanaka charted a Japan Airlines plane, which seats about 200, for the trans-Pacific trip to New York, reportedly costing about $200,000. There were just five passengers on the plane, including his pop star wife Mai Satoda, plus their poodle Haru. The flight, originally scheduled to depart at noon, was delayed many hours by a snowstorm. "There wasnt many choices of planes," he said through a translator when asked about the big jet. And a lengthy commercial trip could have been uncomfortable. "I thought about my conditioning, just wanted to get here in the best condition possible," he said. For his first meal in New York, he ventured outside his room at the Mandarin Oriental hotel overlooking Central Park. "I ate a sushi," he said, "which I bought at a grocery store nearby." New York, which also added Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran during the off-season, figures to have a big following in Japan this year. Tanaka joins pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on the roster, and reliever Yoshinori Tateyama will be at spring training with a minor league contract. "This would make the Boss proud," general manager Brian Cashman said in a reference to late owner George Steinbrenner. "The YYankees obviously are about always trying to acquire the best talent and a collection of talent that can compete for a championship, but he also liked a lot of attention, and this certainly represents a lot of attention.dddddddddddd So this is Yankee big. This is Steinbrenner big." Tanaka was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year, leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to the Japan Series title. That left him with a 99-35 record and a 2.30 ERA in Japan, where he had 53 complete games in 172 starts. New York had one of the most successful Japanese players in the major leagues with outfielder Hideki Matsui, the 2009 World Series MVP. And the Yankees experienced costly flops with pitchers Hideki Irabu and Kei Igawa. Manager Joe Girardi was behind the plate for Irabus debut in 1997. "They feel a little bit more weight of representing their country than maybe players that are here on an everyday basis, because they kind of pave the way for the next guy and then the next guy," he said. Girardis advice: "Dont feel like you have to live up to the contract." On a tour of the U.S. with a Japanese high school all-star team in 2006, Tanaka met Matsui when one of the young pitchers games was rained out. During the off-season, he spoke briefly by telephone with Matsui about his pending decision. New York appealed to Tanakas desire to pitch on the biggest stage. "This is where you need to be. A great star. The biggest franchise. The biggest brand. The biggest city," Yankees President Randy Levine remembered saying during the teams pitch session with the player on Jan. 8 in Beverly Hills, Calif. "He said some other teams he had met with wanted him to transition in, and he didnt like that. He wanted to take the ball on Day One, and that told us a lot about him." Tanaka sounded prepared for the Yankees win-or-else mentality. "Ive heard that this place is -- it could be very harsh to you at times," he said. "Just wanted to put myself, though, in this environment and try to see where I can get to with my ability." Cashman is trying to lower expectations, saying Tanaka will slot in as No. 3 in the rotation behind CC Sabathia and Kuroda. "We could be getting more than a three. Maybe its a two. Maybe its even a one at some point," Cashman said. "I think that the adjustments are real, and as excited as we are to have and as much as we need a player of his capabilities, I want to make sure that people understand how difficult this game is over here and that there should be expectations of growing pains." ' ' '