Sportsround
| Sportsround | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Jake Humphrey Lizzie Greenwood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dawn Langan Simon Goretzki (deputy editor) Sinéad Rocks (editor) |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 September 2005 – present |
| Related | |
| Newsround Newsround Extra | |
Sportsround is a weekly spin-off from the CBBC children's news programme, Newsround. The main presenter is Jake Humphrey. And his co-presenter / reporter is Lizzie Greenwood.
Sportsround is a topical Saturday morning sports entertainment programme, aimed at children aged 6-12.
Sportsround is the only children's sports television programme in Britain and transmits on BBC Two on Saturday mornings at 11.45 am. The first edition was on 10 September 2005.
In August 2007, Sportsround relaunched with new titles and a new set. This included a new sofa with the presenter sitting down rather than standing up, as he used to.
The duration of Sportsround is fifteen minutes. It's fast pace makes it an exciting show, with a star name every week and live broadcasts from some of the big sporting events of the weekend.
Sportsround has interviewed many British and world sports stars, including Lewis Hamilton, David Beckham, Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney, Rafael Nadal, Michael Jordan, Steven Gerrard and Dame Kelly Holmes, to name but a few.
Jake Humphrey has also been noticed by the BBC sport department and has recently become the youngest host in the history of both Football Focus and Match of the Day. He is currently considered as a bright star of the future.
Features of the show include 3 to See - A fun look at the top three sporting events to watch this weekend & 60 seconds - a 1 minute guide to whatever Sportsround wants to tell you about!
On Saturday 19 May 2007, Sportsround was the first programme to broadcast a full television programme live from inside Wembley stadium, a few hours before the first FA Cup Final.
The Assistant Producers are Dawn Langan, Anthony Baxter, Eric McFarland and Nisha Patel. The Researcher is John Watson.