Sports Sunday
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Sports Sunday was an Australian sports television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network at 10.00am Sunday mornings. The show was hosted by journalist Roz Kelly, with a roster of rotating panelists including former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor, radio host Gus Worland and journalist Sean Maloney.[1]
The weekly show featured discussions and debates on the previous week's sporting news and events, along with guest interviews and other sporting highlights from both Australia and internationally.
On 3 March 2024, the show was rebranded as a revival of Wide World of Sports.[2]
History
The show aired its debut episode on 5 March 2017, and was a replacement for the long running Wide World of Sports program after host Ken Sutcliffe's retirement in 2016.[3] The debut season was hosted by television presenter Emma Freedman.
It was announced on 8 February 2018 that host Emma Freedman had left the Nine Network to take up a position at the NRL-based channel Fox League.[4] James Bracey replaced Freedman as host from 2018.[5]
Journalist Roz Kelly took over the hosting role from Bracey in May 2022, following his appointment to sports presenter of Sydney's nightly Nine News bulletin.[6]
Nick McArdle, James Bracey and Emma Lawrence were the primary fill in hosts whenever Roz Kelly is unavailable.
The show was rebranded as Wide World of Sports on 3 March 2024.[2]
Regular panelists
- Mark Bosnich
- Casey Dellacqua
- Craig Foster
- Sam Groth
- Sean Maloney
- Mark Taylor
- Todd Woodbridge
- Gus Worland
Former hosts and panelists
- Emma Freedman (host, 2017)
- Peter FitzSimons (regular panelist, 2017-2021)
- Neil Breen (regular panelist, 2017-2020)
- Shane Crawford (regular panelist, 2017-2021)
- Michael Slater (regular panelist, 2017-2018)
- Liz Ellis (regular panelist, 2017-2022)
- Richard Freedman
- James Bracey (host, 2018-2022)
See also
References
- ^ Manning, James (2 February 2017). "Emma Freedman hosting new Sports Sunday program on Nine". Media Week. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b Knox, David (3 March 2024). "Returning: Wide World of Sports". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (2 February 2017). "Airdate: Sports Sunday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Honeysett, Stuart (9 February 2018). "Emma Freedman to depart Nine and Wide World of Sports". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Nine announce exciting plans for NRL and rugby league coverage in 2018". Wide World of Sports. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (7 May 2022). "Refresh for 9 NEWS SYDNEY as JAMES BRACEY and ROZ KELLY join the team". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 7 May 2022.