Syncing football fixtures with google calendar

jimeller · September 18th, 2010, 09:03 AM

How do you sync Premier League fixtures (Liverpool FC) with google calendar, and make it show up on my LPP agenda widget??

Ive googled this, but cant seem to find a solution to it.

First, I have already added LFC fixtures to my google calendar in "other calendars", via google itself, but cannot seem to be able to make it show up in LPP widget. Previously I used the Telegraph fixture list, but its been discontinued for some reason (rights issue maybe???).

Does anyone know a solution to this?

EDIT: After a bit more digging, it seems "other Calendars" cannot be synced to my device. Now thats just plain rubbish. Sort it out please google, it can't be that hard, surely.

scrapbook · September 18th, 2010, 09:55 AM

yes it is a joke isnt it.

That it why i turned to the telegraph in the first place and now that has been discontinued

lekky · September 18th, 2010, 11:02 AM

can you not import the calendar to your google account? Thats how i got the F1 fixtures on

westbros · September 18th, 2010, 02:50 PM

I asked a similar question on the Apps forum, and this was the explanation I got:

Best birthday solution on calendar?

Rightly or wrongly, it just doesn't work.

lekky · September 18th, 2010, 04:25 PM

to be honest, i dont know what you mean. I've added loads of calendars via my pc and they are on my phone.

For example, I have synced a World Cup 2010 calendar. I have also synced the F1 fixtures for this year, as well as a facebook calendar of peoples birthdays.

Are you saying this doesn't work, or something else?

scrapbook · September 19th, 2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lekky

to be honest, i dont know what you mean. I've added loads of calendars via my pc and they are on my phone.

For example, I have synced a World Cup 2010 calendar. I have also synced the F1 fixtures for this year, as well as a facebook calendar of peoples birthdays.

Are you saying this doesn't work, or something else?

The football fxitures from the sports calendars in google calendar do not sync with your phone. It is a know issue.

But you can import the fixtures from here Scott's THISMONKEY web page

although I can't get the subscription to work.

jimeller · September 19th, 2010, 01:31 PM

I'm saying it doesn't work. There are a number of users across the web who are having the same problem. I think its something to do with xml or something. I'm not tech savvy enough to understand really, but I would love to know if anyone has got round this...

ianb11 · September 19th, 2010, 02:03 PM

I have all the Premier League & SPL fixtures on my phone no probs.

Can't remember how I did it though

scrapbook · September 20th, 2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapbook

The football fxitures from the sports calendars in google calendar do not sync with your phone. It is a know issue.

But you can import the fixtures from here Scott's THISMONKEY web page

although I can't get the subscription to work.

import the fixture into google calendar from this link above and it will sync with your android phone no proble,ms

richie0079 · September 21st, 2010, 06:54 AM

i have this problem too.

i was told it was something to do with googlemail and gmail, how you set your account up, if you tried to switch to gmail at any point, switched back etc etc.

it's ridiculous really. I've got another calendar to work, but for some reason like the lads above, the football fixtures just will not work. will try this latest solution anyway.

cheers.

jimeller · September 24th, 2010, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapbook

The football fxitures from the sports calendars in google calendar do not sync with your phone. It is a know issue.

But you can import the fixtures from here Scott's THISMONKEY web page

although I can't get the subscription to work.

Thanks! worked a treat.

yoman99 · December 16th, 2011, 07:45 AM

You should check out a nice Premier League widget for android:

Next Premier League Match
https://market.android.com/details?id=kveld.kristian.pl

Try the free version, but the full version is a lot better!

danabrey · December 21st, 2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapbook

The football fxitures from the sports calendars in google calendar do not sync with your phone. It is a know issue.

But you can import the fixtures from here Scott's THISMONKEY web page

although I can't get the subscription to work.

This is a great site, very easy to use. If you're having problems with "Other Calendars" not syncing, just create a new calendar in Google Calendar and import the fixtures into that from the .csv file.

Thanks for the link!