Sports have always had a very large fan base. Be it football, baseball, cricket, tennis or any other sport; each one has its share of the fan following. In some countries sports almost have a cult like status where people follow their chosen sport with frenzied passion. Such sports enthusiasts are also searching for a constant feed of news on sports, looking out for all the reliable information that they can lay their hands on.
Nowadays in this digital and satellite age, getting facts are not an issue whatsoever. The media industry has created such a large amount of progress that you have dedicated sports channels which cover sports action from around the globe and bring all of the relevant news on sports for viewers.
Despite there being a very large variety of channels that bring sports news, there are actually only a few which can be reliable sources of such information. Some of the most reliable channels which have emerged have been ESPN, Sky Sports and Sky News, Fox Sports and BBC Sports. These sports channels are considered to offer the maximum amount of coverage for sports action from around the world.
Sky Sports and BBC Sports are considered being the most popular sports news providers in the UK and Ireland. Both of these channels have emerged as undisputed leaders for giving accurate and advanced sports information. These channels also bring live sports tournaments including tennis, football, golf along with motor racing as well as other equestrian sports.
ESPN is definitely the self proclaimed leader in the world of sports. Over the years this channel continues to grow from strength to strength, increasing its network and viewership. This channel airs a number of live sports events together with some recorded events as well. They cover sports action in the fields of basketball, baseball, football, tennis, cricket etc in addition to becoming a section of some unconventional action sports. ESPN provides comprehensive coverage and news on these sports in great detail.
Fox Sports is Americas premier sports and sports news channel. This channel is the exclusive broadcaster of the NASCAR series and the Daytona 500 in the USA. In addition to this, Fox Sports also exclusively airs the Major League Baseball games. They have been given these broadcasting right until 2013.
Fox Sports also operates by way of a number of sister channels or associate channels which allow them to gain wider and greater coverage of sports events. Through these sister channels they’re able to cover football games that take place in foreign countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Japan, England, Australia and Italy. Some of the games are telecast live while others are aired as taped events.
Fox Sports has additionally contributed significantly to action sports covering events for instance BMX, FMX, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. This channel also gives a great deal of focus to college sports and it has three separate cable channels covering college sports events. This channel also has several programs that give news on sports in great detail.
