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  2. Timeline of cricket on UK television - Wikipedia

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    1938. On 24 June, the BBC broadcasts cricket - England vs Australia at Lord’s - on television for the first time.; 1956. 28 April - ITV, at that point only available in the London area and in the Midlands, shows cricket for the first time, when it broadcasts the Australian touring team's match against the Duke of Norfolk's XI at Arundel Castle.

  3. ESPN in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    ESPN launched on in the UK on 3 August 2009. [2] The channel marked ESPN's first foray into live coverage of domestic sports events in the UK. On 31 July 2013, BT completed their purchase of ESPN's UK and Ireland TV channels business but continue to operate ESPN, however the programming largely resembles that of ESPN America.

  4. Jonathan Pearce (commentator) - Wikipedia

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    He joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 2002 and was part of their 2002 FIFA World Cup commentary team. He presented the station's midweek sports programme, Sport on Five, from 2003 until 2005 and became a commentator for BBC television on Match of the Day in 2004. He also lent his voice to Sensible Soccer, the Ubisoft football game Action Soccer, and ...

  5. List of Premier League broadcasters - Wikipedia

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    The main broadcasters in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in current contract (2023-25), are Sky Sports (128 of the 200 televised games in the UK and Ireland), TNT Sports (52), and Amazon Prime Video (20) (UK version) / Premier Sports (53) (Ireland only).

  6. Reshmin Chowdhury - Wikipedia

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    Chowdhury hosted live coverage of group games for BBC Sport during the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as a daily show for Yahoo Sports in the UK. In August 2019, Chowdhury became the lead Presenter of the newly launched “GameDay Exclusive” every Saturday, hosting live Premier League football on Talksport .

  7. Matt Smith (broadcaster) - Wikipedia

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    He is also the main presenter of ITV's Darts coverage since the sport returned to the channel in 2007 after a long absence, presenting the Grand Slam of Darts, European Darts Championship, UK Open, The Masters and The Players Championship alongside Chris Mason and Alan Warriner-Little. He also presented Snooker for ITV4 and was the main presenter of ITV coverage of IPL Cricket from 2010–2014 ...

  8. Jacqui Oatley - Wikipedia

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    She was also a sports presenter on Quest TV covering the English Football League, a podcast host for The Athletic, and is current anchor for ITV Sport's live darts coverage. In 2007, she became the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights programme Match of the Day , [ 2 ] which she also presented once in March 2015.

  9. Gary Lineker - Wikipedia

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    Gary Winston Lineker OBE (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə k ər / LIN-ə-kər; born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.Lineker is the only player to have been the top goalscorer in England with three clubs: Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.