Sports enthusiasts keep looking for windows for obtaining the latest in sports news. Those days are gone when one had to wait for any local news in order to get some good information regarding the several sporting activities that took place around the world. Most often the information that one got was not enough but that had to suffice in the absence of any other form or source of information. With developing times, the sources of information have also increased and have become more informative and resourceful. There is no dearth of data available over the internet. Most media companies are also capitalizing on this powerful medium and are deploying it to bring more and more information to sports enthusiasts.

There are several channels that span the world and are dedicated towards covering all forms of sports activities that take place around the world. Not only so they provide their viewers live broadcasts of popular games but in addition fill them in on the details, intricacies and statistics on the sports being played. Along with that they also telecast regular news shows that cover all of the happening activities that take place in this exciting world.

It can be safely said that some of the most successful and popular sports channels around the globe are ESPN, Fox Sports, Sky Sports and BBC Sports. These sports channels continue to remain popular as they have evolved with changing times and have their hand on the pulse of the audience.

ESPN is definitely the self proclaimed undisputed leader in the world of sports and covers an array of sporting events including football, baseball, golf, equestrian sports, athletics to the less popular but fast developing extreme sports. This network also covers all the collegiate and university sports played in the USA and Canada and it has been active in promoting these activities.

In the UK and Ireland BBC Sports and Sky Sports are the most favored sports news channels that bring to its viewers the most up-to-date sporting action. They’ve been going neck to neck in terms of popularity and ratings until Sky Sports got itself a major makeover with new program formats, anchors and upped their glamour quotient.

Sky Sports brings the newest especially in the world of football. They also have several programs that bring interviews of established in addition to upcoming sports starts. BBC Sport is renowned for its correct sports reports and data analysis. They also produce a calendar for all the major sports events that are to occur each year.

Fox Sports is by far the favourite sports channel network in United States and also Canada and Australia. They are prominent broadcasters of the NASCAR series, the Daytona 500s, F1 racing series, Major League Baseball World Series and several major football championships from across the world. They’ve got a wide network of sister channels that help them cover and broadcast all of these events in addition to covering and broadcasting the most recent news from collegiate sports.