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  • Champions Trophy hockey live on Ten Sports

    MUMBAI, December 8: World class hockey action returns live on Ten Sports, the world’s number one sports channel for south Asians, when Champions Trophy, the premier annual tournament of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), starts in Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium from Saturday, December 10.

    The tournament features the top six hockey nations of the world, including hosts India. The other teams in the fray are Olympic champions Australia, defending champions Spain, World champions Germany, Olympic runners-up the Netherlands and Pakistan, who recently won the prestigious Rabo Trophy in Amsterdam.

    Ten Sports will telecast live all the matches. The three round robin matches each day for the first five days will be played at 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm (all times IST). The final is scheduled for Sunday, December 18, at 8:00 pm (IST).

    Legendary Australian player Rick Charlesworth and renowned hockey expert David Christison will provide insightful commentary during the matches.

    Ten Sports will also telecast a half-hour special preview show on the opening day of the tournament, which starts at 7:30 pm (IST).

    The preview show encapsulates the chances of the various teams with a special focus on India as well as takes a look at the stars expected to shine at the event. There is also a review of the Rabo Trophy and the European Nations Cup – the last two big events leading up to the Champions Trophy. There is a special feature called Laptop Logic on how India has fallen behind the times in preparation and use of technology to improve its performance.

    Day
    Date
    Time (IST)
    Matches
    Saturday 10/12/05
    16:30
    		 Germany vs Australia
    Saturday 10/12/05
    18:30
    		 Spain vs India
    Saturday 10/12/05
    20:30
    		 Netherlands vs Pakistan
    Sunday 11/12/05
    16:30
    		 Australia vs Spain
    Sunday 11/12/05
    18:30
    		 Pakistan vs India
    Sunday 11/12/05
    20:30
    		 Netherlands vs Germany
    Tuesday 13/12/05
    16:30
    		 Netherlands vs Spain
    Tuesday 13/12/05
    18:30
    		 India vs Australia
    Tuesday 13/12/05
    20:30
    		 Pakistan vs Germany
    Wednesday 14/12/05
    16:30
    		 Australia vs Netherlands
    Wednesday 14/12/05
    18:30
    		 India vs Germany
    Wednesday 14/12/05
    20:30
    		 Pakistan vs Spain
    Friday 16/12/05
    16:30
    		 Spain vs Germany
    Friday 16/12/05
    18:30
    		 India vs Netherlands
    Friday 16/12/05
    20:30
    		 Pakistan vs Australia
    Sunday 18/12/05
    15:00
    		 5th vs 6th
    Sunday 18/12/05
    17:30
    		 3rd vs 4th
    Sunday 18/12/05
    20:00
    		 Final

    FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TEN SPORTS PROGRAMMES, CONTACT:

    Rakesh Rao, Kevin Alphonso, Lavanya Iyer – Taj TV India Pvt. Limited, 403, Manish Commercial Complex; Dr. Annie Besant Road, Mumbai, India Tel no: + 91 22 56623101; Fax:56626290; E-mail: rakeshr@tajtv.com; kevina@tajtv.com; lavanyai@tajtv.com or visit:www.tensports.com

  • Ten Sports geared up for Champions Trophy hockey

    Ten Sports geared up for Champions Trophy hockey

    MUMBAI: While cricket is certainly the number one sport in the country sports broadcasters are also looking at hockey in a big way to shore up viewership.

    Ten Sports will air the hockey Champions Trophy from today, 4 December. The event will be held in Pakistan. As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com the tournament received a boost when India took Australia’s place in the draw. The Aussies withdrew on account of security concens.

    The six top-ranked teams are competing in a round-robin format. India had finished fourth in last year’s Champions Trophy. India’s best performance at this tournament has been the third place in the fourth edition at Amstelveen, Netherlands.

    The daily eight hour coverage on the Abdul Rehman Bukhatir owned broadcaster will comprise a studio show hosted by Mike Haysman, and will feature two past superstars of Indian hockey – Merwyn Fernandes and Ashish Ballal as guests.

    They will provide expert analysis, predictions, reviews of the game. For live match commentary, Ten has roped in two hockey experts – Rick Charlesworth and David Christison. The channel will also be running a series of player profiles during the tournament that will build up the hockey players as characters by using some facet of their playing skill eg. Adrian DSouza (Super Saver), Tushar Khandekar (The Match Winner) and Vikram Pillay (Playmaker).

    Taj Television India MD Sharmista Rijhwani said, “We have always believed that hockey evoked great interest and held potential in the country among other high profile sports like cricket and soccer. Thats the reason Ten Sports has always promoted the game starting with the telecast of the Champions Trophy in September02, and has continued its commitment ever since. The game has been on the rise and the viewership ratings of hockey events on Ten Sports have mirrored the ever-rising popularity of hockey.