Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 15 minutes Final episode date 11 December 2010 | Original language(s) English First episode date 10 September 2005 | |
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Producer(s) Owenna Griffiths (editor) Original network BBC TwoCBBC Channel (2008–10) Original release 10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) – 11 December 2010 (2010-12-11) Genre Children's television series Cast Similar Newsround, Match of the Day Kickabout, All Over the Place, Sam & Mark's TMi Friday, Hacker Time | ||
Sportsround was a weekly spin-off from CBBC children's news programme Newsround. The sports magazine show was broadcast Friday evenings at 6:30pm on CBBC Channel and on Saturday mornings on BBC Two at 7.25am.
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Sportsround was the only sports television show in the UK that was specifically aimed at children.
First broadcast in 2005, Sportsround was a well-known children's programme - regularly having big names on the show, including David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Frank Lampard.
The final episode aired on 11 December 2010. It was replaced by a new sports show, Match of the Day Kickabout, which airs in Sportsround's original BBC Two slot on Saturday mornings.
History
Format
The duration of the programme was fifteen minutes.
Originally, Sportsround aired on BBC Two on Saturday mornings at 11:45am. It continued to air on this time and day for over three years. In October 2008, when it relaunched, it moved to a new slot and channel. It aired on Fridays at 6:10pm on the CBBC Channel and for the first time was repeated on Saturday mornings at 7:25am on BBC Two.
Interviews
Sportsround interviewed many British and world sports stars, including Lewis Hamilton, David Beckham, Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney, Rafael Nadal, Michael Jordan, Steven Gerrard, Dame Kelly Holmes, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Ian Poulter and Armond Traore