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	{{short description\|Doordarshan sports channel}}		{{Not to be confused with\|text=the latin american sports channel, [[DSports]]}}{{short description\|Doordarshan sports channel}}

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	{{Infobox television channel		{{Infobox television channel
	\| name = DD Sports		\| name = DD Sports
	\| logo = DD Sports logo.~~svg~~		\| logo = DD Sports new logo.jpg
	\| logo_size = 200px		\| logo_size = 200px
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Indian English\|English]] and [[~~Hindi~~]]		\| language = [[Indian English\|English]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sign Language]]
	\| area = Worldwide		\| area = Worldwide
	\| launch_date = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|03\|18}}		\| launch_date = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|03\|18}}
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	\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]		\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]
	\| sister_channels = {{ubl\|[[DD National]]\|[[DD News]]\|[[DD India]]\|[[DD Bharati]]}}		\| sister_channels = {{ubl\|[[DD National]]\|[[DD News]]\|[[DD India]]\|[[DD Bharati]]}}
	~~\| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Delhi~~
	\| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]		\| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
	\| ~~web~~ = ~~{{URL\|http://doordarshan.gov.in/ddsports\|Official site}}~~		\| website =
	\| terr_serv_1 = ASTA TV		\| terr_serv_1 = ASTA TV
	\| terr_chan_1 = {{ubl\|Channel 236 ([[HDTV]])\|Channel 240 ([[SDTV]])}}		\| terr_chan_1 = {{ubl\|Channel 236 ([[HDTV]])\|Channel 240 ([[SDTV]])}}
	~~\| sat_serv_1 = [[Airtel Digital TV]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_1 = {{ubl\|Channel 298 [[SDTV]]\|Channel 224 [[HDTV]]}}~~
	~~\| sat_serv_2 = [[Sun TV Network\|SUN Direct]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_2 = Channel 510~~
	~~\| sat_serv_3 = [[Dish TV]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_3 = Channel 639~~
	~~\| sat_serv_4 = [[Reliance Digital TV\|BIG TV]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_4 = Channel 512~~
	~~\| sat_serv_5 = [[Tata Sky]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_5 = Channel 453~~
	~~\| sat_serv_6 = [[DD Free Dish]] (India)~~
	~~\| sat_chan_6 = Channel 79~~
	~~\| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]]<br><small>(Nepal)</small>~~
	~~\| sat_chan_7 = Channel 611~~
	~~\| cable_serv_1 = [[Cablelink]] (Philippines)~~
	~~\| cable_chan_1 = Channel 257~~
	~~\| cable_serv_2 = [[Asianet Digital]] (India)~~
	~~\| cable_chan_2 = Channel 303~~
	~~\| cable_serv_3 = [[Kerala Vision Digital TV]] (India)~~
	~~\| cable_chan_3 = Channel 768~~
	~~\| cable_serv_4 = [[Hathway]] (India)~~
	~~\| cable_chan_4 = Channel 189~~
	}}		}}
	'''DD Sports''' is an [[India]]n sports channel telecasting from Central Production Centre [[Delhi]], [[India]] and part of the [[Doordarshan]] family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the [[India]]. DD Sports was launched on 18 March 1998.

	In the beginning, it broadcast sports programmes for six hours a day, which was increased to 12 hours in 1999. From 1 June 2000, DD Sports became a "round-the-clock" satellite channel. It was an encrypted pay channel between 2000 and 2003, and on 15 July 2003, it became the only [[free-to-air]] sports channel in the country.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|title=DD Sports is free to air \|url=https://m.economictimes.com/dd-sports-is-free-to-air/articleshow/78092.cms \|website=The Economic Times \|access-date=4 June 2019 \|date=16 July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=ICC World Cup 2019: Private DTH, cable platforms to not blank out DD Sports channel on matchdays \|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/dd-sports-to-introduce-first-ever-dual-streams-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-190525 \|website=Indian Television Dot Com \|access-date=4 June 2019 \|language=en \|date=25 May 2019}}</ref>		'''DD Sports''' is an [[sports television]] channel telecasting from Central Production Centre in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. It is a part of the [[Doordarshan]] family of networks, and is the main public sports broadcaster in India.

			==History==
			DD Sports was launched on 18 March 1998. In the beginning, it broadcast sports programmes for six hours a day, which was increased to 12 hours in 1999. From 1 June 2000, DD Sports became a "round-the-clock" satellite channel. It was an encrypted pay channel between 2000 and 2003, and on 15 July 2003, it became the only [[free-to-air]] sports channel in the country.<ref>{{cite news \|title=DD Sports is free to air \|url=https://m.economictimes.com/dd-sports-is-free-to-air/articleshow/78092.cms \|website=The Economic Times \|access-date=4 June 2019 \|date=16 July 2003 \|archive-date=17 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717181952/https://m.economictimes.com/dd-sports-is-free-to-air/articleshow/78092.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=ICC World Cup 2019: Private DTH, cable platforms to not blank out DD Sports channel on matchdays \|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/dd-sports-to-introduce-first-ever-dual-streams-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-190525 \|website=Indian Television Dot Com \|access-date=4 June 2019 \|language=en \|date=25 May 2019 \|archive-date=28 May 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528013017/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/dd-sports-to-introduce-first-ever-dual-streams-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-190525 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Besides showing live sporting events like cricket, football, and tennis, DD Sports showcases Indian sports including kabaddi and kho-kho. In addition to international sporting events, important national tournaments of [[field hockey\|hockey]], [[association football\|football]], [[Sport of athletics\|athletics]], [[cricket]], [[swimming (sport)\|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[badminton]], [[archery]], and [[wrestling]] are also telecast. The DD Sports channel also telecasts news-based programmes, sports quizzes, and personality-oriented shows.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports \|title=DD Sports (ddindia site) \|access-date=1 February 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118053546/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports/ \|archive-date=18 January 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Besides showing live sporting events like cricket, football, and tennis, DD Sports showcases Indian sports including kabaddi and kho-kho. In addition to international sporting events, important national tournaments of [[field hockey\|hockey]], [[association football\|football]], [[Sport of athletics\|athletics]], [[cricket]], [[swimming (sport)\|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[badminton]], [[archery]], and [[wrestling]] are also telecast. The DD Sports channel also telecasts news-based programmes, sports quizzes, and personality-oriented shows.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports \|title=DD Sports (ddindia site) \|access-date=1 February 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118053546/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports/ \|archive-date=18 January 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	DD Sports telecast all ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men Cricket Team ~~and Now IPL also come on DD sports~~ and this Live telecast only available on [[DD Free Dish\|DD Free Dish DTH]] and on DD Terrestrial network ~~as well as [[Tata Sky]] and other leading DTH~~ and cable ~~operators.~~{{cn\|date=February 2021}}		DD Sports telecast all Test, ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men and women Cricket Team and this Live telecast "only" available on [[DD Free Dish\|DD Free Dish DTH]] and on DD Terrestrial network, this live feed is not available on private dth and cable operator lines{{citation needed\|date=February 2021}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Official website\|http://www.ddindia.gov.in/DDSports/Pages/Default.aspx}}		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120414015108/http://passionforcinema.com/doordarshan-down-memory-lane Article at PFC]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414015108/http://passionforcinema.com/doordarshan-down-memory-lane Article at PFC]

	{{Sports Television in India}}		{{Sports Television in India}}

>Shivkarandholiya12 at 17:20, 9 October 2021

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{{short description|Doordarshan sports channel}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = DD Sports
| logo = DD Sports logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Indian English|English]] and [[Hindi]]
| area = Worldwide
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|03|18}}
| picture_format = [[720p]], [[HDTV]] <br> {{small|(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]
| sister_channels = {{ubl|[[DD National]]|[[DD News]]|[[DD India]]|[[DD Bharati]]}}
| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Delhi
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| web = {{URL|http://doordarshan.gov.in/ddsports|Official site}}
| terr_serv_1 = ASTA TV
| terr_chan_1 = {{ubl|Channel 236 ([[HDTV]])|Channel 240 ([[SDTV]])}}
| sat_serv_1 = [[Airtel Digital TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_1 = {{ubl|Channel 298 [[SDTV]]|Channel 224 [[HDTV]]}}
| sat_serv_2 = [[Sun TV Network|SUN Direct]] (India)
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 510
| sat_serv_3 = [[Dish TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 639
| sat_serv_4 = [[Reliance Digital TV|BIG TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 512
| sat_serv_5 = [[Tata Sky]] (India)
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 453
| sat_serv_6 = [[DD Free Dish]] (India)
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 79
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]]<br><small>(Nepal)</small>
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 611
| cable_serv_1 = [[Cablelink]] (Philippines)
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 257
| cable_serv_2 = [[Asianet Digital]] (India)
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 303
| cable_serv_3 = [[Kerala Vision Digital TV]] (India)
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 768
| cable_serv_4 = [[Hathway]] (India)
| cable_chan_4 = Channel 189
}}
'''DD Sports''' is an [[India]]n sports channel telecasting from Central Production Centre [[Delhi]], [[India]] and part of the [[Doordarshan]] family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the [[India]]. DD Sports was launched on 18 March 1998.

In the beginning, it broadcast sports programmes for six hours a day, which was increased to 12 hours in 1999. From 1 June 2000, DD Sports became a "round-the-clock" satellite channel. It was an encrypted pay channel between 2000 and 2003, and on 15 July 2003, it became the only [[free-to-air]] sports channel in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=DD Sports is free to air |url=https://m.economictimes.com/dd-sports-is-free-to-air/articleshow/78092.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=4 June 2019 |date=16 July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ICC World Cup 2019: Private DTH, cable platforms to not blank out DD Sports channel on matchdays |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/dd-sports-to-introduce-first-ever-dual-streams-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-190525 |website=Indian Television Dot Com |access-date=4 June 2019 |language=en |date=25 May 2019}}</ref>

Besides showing live sporting events like cricket, football, and tennis, DD Sports showcases Indian sports including kabaddi and kho-kho. In addition to international sporting events, important national tournaments of [[field hockey|hockey]], [[association football|football]], [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[cricket]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[badminton]], [[archery]], and [[wrestling]] are also telecast. The DD Sports channel also telecasts news-based programmes, sports quizzes, and personality-oriented shows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports |title=DD Sports (ddindia site) |access-date=1 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118053546/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+Sports/ |archive-date=18 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

DD Sports telecast all ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men Cricket Team and Now IPL also come on DD sports and this Live telecast only available on [[DD Free Dish|DD Free Dish DTH]] and on DD Terrestrial network as well as [[Tata Sky]] and other leading DTH and cable operators.{{cn|date=February 2021}}

==See also==
* [[ATN DD Sports]]
* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]
* [[All India Radio]]
* [[Prasar Bharati|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
* [[DD Direct Plus|DD Free Dish]]
* [[List of South Asian television channels by country]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.ddindia.gov.in/DDSports/Pages/Default.aspx}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414015108/http://passionforcinema.com/doordarshan-down-memory-lane Article at PFC]

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