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[caption id="attachment_352" align="alignright" width="92" caption="Zee Sports"][/caption] Zee SportsZee Sports is an Indian sports channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises which is part of Essel Group. An international version of the channel was recently launched in North America for the South Asian population; it is called Zee Sports America and is available through Dish Network Zee Sports claim that they are presenting sports in a never-before manner. They have programs like 22 Yards, Sports Sundae, Sports Cafe, English Premier League Classics, Cricket Replay, Cricket Firsts, and Football Cafe. It has exclusively broadcasts Indian Cricket League and Indian Football League. It also has rights

[caption id="attachment_2438" align="alignright" width="145" caption="Neo Sports"][/caption] Neo Cricket is the world’s first cricket centric TV channel and currently broadcasts to more than 30 countries across Asia & Africa. It has the exclusive broadcast rights for all International and domestic cricket played in India. It is a No.1 sports channel in India. The channel has unique content line up of Live cricket events and cricket based shows, the performance of Neo Cricket has grown remarkably, since its launch two years ago and at the time, it is the No.1 Sports channel in India. Neo Cricket also has the exclusive broadcast rights for

[caption id="attachment_1090" align="alignright" width="101" caption="TEN Sports"][/caption] TEN Sports the most watched sports channel in the Indian sub-continent, and NBC Universal Digital Solutions, a wholly owned digital subsidiary of NBC Universal. It have entered into an agreement to develop and launch www. tensports.com, a free, cricket-focused multiplatform sports portal targeting the region’s fast growing digital audience. It is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports -entertainment shows viz.WWE. Ten Sports launched on April 1st 2002, and is now the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Sub-continent, Middle

[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignright" width="92" caption="Neo Cricket"][/caption] Neo Cricket  Cricket entertainment channel is a part of Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt Ltd and is headquartered in Mumbai in India and broadcasts to 30 countries. Neo Cricket has the exclusive broadcast rights for all International and domestic cricket played in India. Neo Cricket did broadcast a minimum of 6 International cricket series including 4 featuring India, adding up to nearly 200 days of live cricket on 2008. It performance has grown remarkably over the years and today is the no.1 Sports channel in India. Neo Cricket is targeting revenue of Rs 10 billion for the year,

[caption id="attachment_432" align="alignright" width="99" caption="Zee Sports"][/caption] Zee News, the news and current affairs channel, is the oldest channel of Zee News Ltd and has taken giant strides ever since its inception in 1992. It was the first 24-hour Hindi current affairs and news channel in the country. It maintains its position among the top three Hindi news channels in the country. The programmes on Zee News comprise of hard news, social service programmes, crime related news, lifestyle, sports, entertainment, business and health related news as well. It is such shows on Zee News that has augmented its popularity with masses. In North

[caption id="attachment_1863" align="alignright" width="81" caption="PT Usha"][/caption] P. T. Usha was born in a poor family in the village Meladi-Payyoli near Calicut, Kerala. As a young girl Usha had to face ill health and poverty. She made her international debut at the age of 16 in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. However, her performance in the 1980 Moscow Olympics was lacklustre. What Usha had, even as a child was an aptitude for sports which came in handy and won her a scholarship worth Rs. 250 per month from the Kerala government, which entitled her to study at a special sports school in Cannore.

[caption id="attachment_1083" align="alignright" width="131" caption="ESPN Cricket"][/caption] ESPN Cricinfo offers the most comprehensive live coverage of international and domestic cricket, as well as stats, analysis, and commentary. EspnCricket TV provides you broadband video access to all the major cricketing events around the world. You can now watch your favorite cricket match anywhere in the world through your PC or laptop. EspnCricket TV utilizes the latest streaming technology to bring you the best viewing experience. ESPN Cricinfo offers the most comprehensive live coverage of international and domestic cricket, as well as stats, analysis, and commentary. ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s number one sports broadcaster &

[caption id="attachment_1281" align="alignright" width="101" caption="Star Cricket"][/caption] Part of the ESPN-STAR network, STAR Cricket is a 24-hour cricket channel targeting Indian audiences owned by STAR TV. A channel totally dedicated to showcase first-class cricket action from around the globe, it broadcasts live and prerecorded international and regional cricket events as well as programming meticulously customised for the Indian audience, including cricket news update, magazine and reality shows. It is the spin-off cricket sports channel of STAR Sports. STAR Cricket now available in Tata Sky, Reliance Big Tv, Sun Direct TV, Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV, DTH platforms.Local cable operators all over India.

[caption id="attachment_1920" align="alignright" width="104" caption="Rajan Bala "][/caption] Sports journalist Natarajan Balasubramaniam, popularly known in the sports fraternity as Rajan Bala, died this morning in a Bangalore hospital On October 09, 2009. He was 63 year old. He was joined the journalistic profession in the mid-1960s, had worked for several newspapers which included ’The Statesman’, ‘The Hindu’, ‘Deccan Herald’, ‘Indian Express’, ‘Afternoon Despatch and Courier’ and ‘The Asian Age’. He was also the Indian correspondent of the Wisden Cricketer and Wisden Almanac for many years. In the last few years he was a columnist for the ‘Bangalore Mirror’ and ’Express Buzz’.

[caption id="attachment_1078" align="alignright" width="135" caption="Sachin Tendulkar "][/caption] Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He was born on 24th April, 1973 in Mumbai. Sachin Tendulkar India: Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Born: April 24, 1973, Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra Current age: 36 years 147 days Major teams: India, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Yorkshire Nickname: Tendlya, Little Master, Master Blaster Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly Height: 5 ft 5 in One Day records Matches : 428 Innings : 418 Not Out ; 39 Runs : 16895 Highest Score : 186 Average :