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A place in next season’s Premier League is on the line as four teams begin their play-off campaigns at the end of the Championship season. Two clubs have already earned automatic promotion, with Burnley cruising to the title and Sheffield United also already elevated in relative comfort as the second-placed finisher. Battling to join them in the top flight are Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Sunderland, with the latter two clubs securing their spots on a dramatic final day after a tight race for the final play-off places. To book a prestigious Wembley date and a shot at the Premier League they will first have to survive two-legged home and away semi-finals. Here’s everything you need to know: When are the Championship play-offs? The play-offs begin on 13 May with the first leg of the semi-final between Sunderland and Luton, and conclude with the second tier’s final at Wembley on Saturday 27 May. Who has qualified for the play-offs? In the Championship, the teams who finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth will compete for the final promotion place to the Premiership. They are: Luton, Middlesbrough, Coventry and Sunderland. How can I watch it? All of the play-off action will be live for viewers in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. Subscribers can stream every game via the Sky Go app. Championship play-off schedule: Semi-final first legs: Saturday 13 May, 5.30pm BST: Sunderland 2-1 Luton (Stadium of Light, Sunderland) Sunday 14 May, 12pm BST: Coventry vs Middlesbrough (Coventry Building Society Arena) Second legs: Tuesday 16 May, 8pm BST: Luton vs Sunderland (Kenilworth Road, Luton) Wednesday 17 May 8pm BST: Middlesbrough vs Coventry (Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough) Final: Saturday 27 May, 4.45pm BST Who has qualified for the play-offs in League One and League Two? In League One, it is the finishers in that same spread from third to sixth: Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton, Peterborough. League Two, meanwhile, awards an extra automatic promotion place, meaning the fourth to seventh placed clubs progress to the play-offs: Stockport County, Carlisle United, Bradford City, Salford City. League One play-off schedule Semi-final first legs: Friday 12 May, 8pm BST: Peterborough 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday (London Road, Peterborough) Saturday 13 May, 3pm BST: Bolton 1-1 Barnsley (University of Bolton Stadium) Second legs: Thursday 18 May, 8pm BST: Sheffield Wednesday vs Peterborough (Hillsborough, Sheffield) Friday 19 May, 8pm BST: Barnsley vs Bolton (Oakwell, Barnsley) Final: Monday 29 May, 3pm BST League Two play-off schedule Semi-final first legs: Saturday 13 May, 7.45pm BST: Salford City 1-0 Stockport County (Moor Lane, Salford) Sunday 14 May, 7pm BST: Bradford vs Carlisle (Valley Parade, Bradford) Second legs: Saturday 20 May, 12.30pm BST: Stockport County vs Salford City (Edgeley Park, Stockport) Saturday 20 May, 3pm BST: Carlisle United vs Bradford City (Brunton Park, Carlisle) Final: Sunday 28 May, 1.30pm BST Read More EFL clubs agree record £935million broadcast deal with Sky Sports Milan derby creates thrilling sensory overload that shows how football should be Vincent Kompany planning ‘smart’ recruitment for promoted Burnley When are the play-offs? On this day in 2013: Wigan celebrate FA Cup win with shock victory over Man City A closer look at this season’s play-off contenders as promotion battle resumes

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The Phoenix Suns shockingly announced that they have fired head coach Monty Williams on Saturday. Here are three teams that should quickly hire Williams.The NBA coaching carousel has been somewhat shocking. While there haven't been too many openings since the end of the regular season, some...

The Phoenix Suns have reportedly eyed current Clippers head coach Ty Lue as their number one option to replace Monty Williams.The Suns have already reached their choice for their now-open head coaching job, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. They are targeting Tyronn Lue.Lue would be perfe...

Monty Williams was fired by the Suns after Phoenix lost to the Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals. Here's why they were right to do it.According to reports, the Suns have fired Monty Williams. Saying someone should lose their job is not the right thing to do. Still sports are an e...

Willson Contreras' savvy gamesmanship to trap Kenley Jansen into two pitch clock violations didn't sit well with the Red Sox postgame show.The Willson Contreras villain arc has been the best thing in baseball this week and it only got better on Saturday.It all started in Chicago wh...

The Suns set NBA Twitter on fire on Saturday by firing Monty Williams after Phoenix's disappointing exit in the second round of the playoffs.Monty Williams and the Suns are no more.On Saturday, Phoenix took the bold step to enter the coaching carousel by firing Williams and looking for ...

Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was struck in the back of a head by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia's Nick Castellanos in a frightening scene here at Coors Field on Saturday night.With two outs in the second inning, Feltner delivered a 1-1 pitch to Castellanos, who sent the b...

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker was ejected in Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants for a really weird reason.It may only be May, but there have been some questionable calls from umpires. In turn, that not only raised the blood pressure of the players and manag...