We, Pakistani people are extremely fanatical about sports. The passion for sports runs in our blood. It is fortunate enough that multiple sports channel are made available to audiences in Pakistan via various cable networks for a relatively low charge as compared to cable network charges worldwide. Though ample of sports channels are broadcasting in Pakistan at the current time, highly viewed channels are PTV Sports, Geo Super, Ten Sports and ESPN Sports. PTV Sports is a state owned, sports related content channel whereas Geo Super is run by Independent Media Corporation, Ten Sports is run by Sony Ten Network and ESPN Sports is a US based television sports channel owned by ESPN Inc. PTV Sports started its test transmission in December 2011 and officially initiated its operations back in January 2012. The channel is run by Pakistan Television Corporation. The headquarters of PTV Sports is located in Lahore, Pakistan. The channel also broadcasts the matches online through PTV Sports Live stream area. Distinctions The channel has dedicated broadcasting rights to many sporting events i. The tournament was organized in Lahore and 14 teams participated in it. Group A consisted of Abbottabad Falcons, Islamabad Leopards, Karachi Zebras, Lahore Lions, Multan Tigers, Quetta Bears and Sialkot Stallions. Group B consisted of Peshawar Panthers, Rawalpindi Rams, Bahawalpur Stags, Faisalabad Wolves, Hyderabad Hawks, Karachi Dolphins and Lahore Eagles. The winner of the tournament was presented with a cheque of Rs. PTV Sports also had exclusive broadcasting license in Pakistan for fourth edition of English Domestic T20 Tournament Friends Life T20. Three Pakistani players also appeared in the tournament i. Yasir Arafat for Somerset, Sohail Tanvir for Hampshire Royals and Azhar Mahmood for Surrey. Sister Channels The parent company of PTV Sports i. Pakistan Television Corporation owns many others channels like PTV Home, PTV News, PTV National, PTV Bolan, PTV Global, AJK TV and PTV World. The show features different famous sports personalities from time to time on different occasions. Most recurrent faces on the show are Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Wasim. The show is known to host programs with cricket related personnel like Herschelle Gibbs, Alastair Campbell, Dean Jones, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ian Chappell, Viv Richards and Brian Lara. Amir Sohail, retired cricketer of Pakistan Cricket team co-hosts the show. We provide breaking news, Pakistani news, International news, Business news, Sports news, Urdu news and Live Urdu News All rights of the publication are reserved by UrduPoint. Reproduction without proper consent is not allowed.
