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{{Short description|Bangladesh's sports TV channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = T Sports
| logo = T Sports logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type =
| country = [[Bangladesh]]
| area = Nationwide
| network =
| tv_stations =
| headquarters = [[Bashundhara Residential Area]], [[Dhaka]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bangla]]<br />English
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] (downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for [[SDTV]] sets)
| owner = [[East West Media Group]]
| sister_channels = [[News24 (Bangladeshi TV channel)|News24]]
| key_people = Ishtiaque Sadeque (CEO)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local channel T-Sports to telecast remainder of Bangladesh-West Indies series {{!}} DESPNcricinfo{{!}}|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/local-channel-t-sports-to-telecast-remainder-of-bangladesh-west-indies-series-1320859|language=en|access-date=27 August 2022|archive-date=27 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827073846/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/local-channel-t-sports-to-telecast-remainder-of-bangladesh-west-indies-series-1320859|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=T Sports to telecast rest of WI-BD series {{!}} Risingbd.com {{!}}|url=https://www.risingbd.com/english/sports/news/87615|language=en|access-date=27 August 2022|archive-date=27 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827073850/https://www.risingbd.com/english/sports/news/87615|url-status=live}}</ref>
| launch_date = {{Start date|2020|11|09|df=y}} <br /> {{Start date|2021|1|10|df=y}} (HD Channel)
| website = {{URL|www.tsports.com/}}
}}
'''T Sports''', also referred to as '''Titas Sports''', is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language sports oriented television channel owned by [[East West Media Group]], a subsidiary of [[Bashundhara Group]]. It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to sports programming.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:খেলা দেখুন টি-স্পোর্টসে |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2020/11/17/976469 |access-date=17 November 2020 |work=[[Kaler Kantho]] |date=17 November 2020 |language=bn |archive-date=24 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424023959/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2020/11/17/976469 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, T Sports added a high definition channel called T Sports HD which was launched on 9 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=T-Sports: A New Era For Bangladesh’s Sports |url=https://www.tsports.com/article/t-sports:-a-new-era-for-bangladesh%E2%80%99s-sports |access-date=16 November 2020 |website=T Sports |date=16 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802060304/https://www.tsports.com/article/t-sports:-a-new-era-for-bangladesh%E2%80%99s-sports |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
T Sports began broadcasting in late 2020, started with a televised match between [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] on 9 November 2020. On the same day, it was announced that they would broadcast the [[2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup|Bangabandhu T20 Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-টোয়েন্টি কাপের সম্প্রচার স্বত্ব পেল টি-স্পোর্টস |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/cricket/news/bd/822773.details |access-date=9 November 2020 |work=Banglanews24.com |date=17 November 2020 |language=bn |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122010000/https://www.banglanews24.com/cricket/news/bd/822773.details |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-টোয়েন্টি টি স্পোর্টসে
|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/sport/news/652178/ |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=Bangla Tribune |date=17 November 2020 |language=bn}}</ref> a five-team [[Twenty20 cricket]] competition in Bangladesh. Later, on 10 January 2021, they added a HD Channel called "T Sports HD". In August 2022, T Sports gained the rights of airing the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] to Bangladeshi audiences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.alokitobangladesh.com/print-edition/sports/133713/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A--%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B8--|script-title=bn:কাতার বিশ্বকাপ ফুটবলের সব ম্যাচ দেখাবে টি স্পোর্টস|date=19 August 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|work=[[Alokito Bangladesh]]|language=bn|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903063848/https://www.alokitobangladesh.com/print-edition/sports/133713/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A--%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B8--|url-status=live}}</ref> In 25th October 2022, T Sports launched their streaming app.

== Football Broadcasting Rights ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Rights
|-
| [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]-[[Nepal national football team|Nepal]] International Friendly [[Association football|Football]] Series
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| [[Premier League]]
| England
| 2020–2021
|-
| [[Bangladesh Federation Cup]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020–present
|-
| [[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|Bangladesh Premier League]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021–present
|-
| [[Bangladesh Women's Football League]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021–present
|-
| [[Bangladesh Football Federation|National School Football Championship (Final Match)]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| [[AFC Champions League|AFC Champions league]]
| Asia
| 2021–present
|-
| Tri Nation Cup (Bangladesh, Nepal, [[Kyrgyzstan]])
| Nepal
| 2021
|-
| [[La Liga]]
| [[Spain]]
| 2021–2022
|-
| [[AFC Cup]] (South Asia Zone)
| Asia
| 2021–present
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|AFC World Cup Qualifiers]]
| Asia
| 2021
|-
| [[FA Cup]]
| England
| 2021–22
|-
| [[SAFF Championship]]
| South Asian countries
| [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]– present
|-
| [[Independence Cup (Bangladesh)|Independence Cup]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021– present
|-
| [[SAFF U-18 Women's Championship]]
| Bangladesh
| [[2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship|2021]]
|-
| Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Gold Cup Under17
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| Bangmata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold cup Under 17
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| BGMEA Cup
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
| [[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]
| Costa Rica
| 2022
|-
| [[SAFF Women's Championship]](Final)
| Nepal
| 2022
|-
|[[2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification|AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers]]
|Bangladesh
|2022
|-
|[[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
|India
|2022
|-
|FIFCO World Corporate Champions Cup
|Dubai
|2022
|-
| [[FIFA World cup]] (along with GTV)
| Qatar
| 2022
|-
|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=বাংলাদেশে ফিফা নারী বিশ্বকাপের মিডিয়া রাইটস্ হোল্ডার ইমপ্রেস-মাত্রা |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/f79e3vn4mk}}</ref> (along with [[GTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|GTV]])
|Australia and New Zealand
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]
|-
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|[[Scotland]]
|[[2023–24 Scottish Premiership|2023–24]]
|}

==Cricket Broadcasting Rights ==

=== Leagues and Domestic Tournaments ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Leagues
!Country
!Seasons
|-
| [[2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup|Bangabandhu T20 Cup]]
| [[Bangladesh]]
| 2020
|-
| [[Lanka Premier League]]
| [[Sri Lanka]]
| 2020–2022

|-
| [[Mymensingh Premier League]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| [[Victory day of Bangladesh|Bijoy Dibosh]] [[Bangabandhu]] T20 [[Narail]] Cup Final
| Bangladesh
| 2020-2021
|-
| [[Bangladesh Premier League|BPL]] (along with [[GTV (Bangladesh)|Gazi TV]])
| Bangladesh
| 2021–present
|-
| [[Pakistan Super League|PSL]]
| [[Pakistan]]
| 2021–present
|-
| [[T10 League]]
| [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| 2021–present
|-
| [[Cricket in Bangladesh|Corporate T20 Cricket Tournament]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| [[2020–21 Road Safety World Series|Road Safety World Series]]
| India
| 2020-2021
|-
| [[2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]]
| [[England]] and [[Wales]]
| 2021
|-
| [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| India
| 2021–present
|-
| [[Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League|Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (One day)]]
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
| [[2022 FairBreak Invitational T20|Fairbreak Invitational T20 Tournament]]
| UAE
| 2022
|-
| Indoor Uni Cricket ([[Indoor cricket|Indoor Cricket]])
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
|National School Cricket (Final)
|Bangladesh
|2022– present
|-
| Sharebazar Corporate Cricket (T10 Friendly Cricket Match)
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
|[[Minor League Cricket]](Final & Semi-finals)
|[[United States|USA]]
|2022
|-
|Atlanta Open T20
|[[United States|USA]]
|2022
|-
|[[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]]
|India
|2023
|-
|[[Zim Afro T10]]
|[[Zimbabwe]]
|2023
|-
|Global T20|[[Global T20 Canada]]
|[[Canada]]
|2023
|-
|[[US Masters T10 League]]
|[[United States]]
|2023
|-
|[[Caribbean Premier League]]
|[[Caribbean]]
|2023
|}

=== International Tournaments===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Tournament
!Host
!Year
|-
| [[2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series]]
| [[Nepal]]
| 2021
|-
| Bangabandhu Four Nation Physically Challenged T20 (Bangladesh, India,
Sri Lanka, Nepal)
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
|[[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] (along with [[GTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|GTV]])
|
|2021, 2022
|-
|[[Asia Cup]] (along with T Sports)
|
|2023
|}

=== National Team Rights ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!National Team
!Format
!Duration
|-
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] (along with [[GTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|GTV]])
|[[Test cricket|Test]], [[One Day International|One Day]], [[Twenty20|T20]]
|2020- present
|-
| [[Cricket in India|International cricket in India]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidesport.co/bcci-media-rights-t-sports-acquires-rights-to-all-indian-home-series-in-bangladesh/|title=BCCI Media Rights: T Sports acquires rights to all Indian home series in Bangladesh|work=Insidesport|access-date=2021-05-07|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507102010/https://www.insidesport.co/bcci-media-rights-t-sports-acquires-rights-to-all-indian-home-series-in-bangladesh/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]], [[One Day International|One Day]], [[Twenty20|T20]]
| 2021-2023
|}

== Other Broadcasting Rights==
===Kabaddi===
{| class="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Rights
|-
| [[Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation|Bangabandhu Services Kabaddi]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| [[Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation|National Women's Kabaddi]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| [[Bangabandhu Cup (Kabaddi)|Bangabandhu Cup]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021– present
|-
| 1st Division Kabaddi League
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| Women's Kabaddi League
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| Victory Day Kabaddi
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| IGP National Youth Kabaddi Cup
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
|[[Pro Kabaddi League|PKL]]
|India
|2022
|}

===Volleyball===

{| class="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Rights
|-
| Bangabandhu & Bangamata Asian Central Zone Volleyball Challenge Cup
|Bangladesh
|2021
|}

=== Weightlifting ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Rights
|-
| [[Bodybuilding|BABBF]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|}

===Boxing===

{| class ="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Year
|-
| South Asian Pro Boxing Fight Night:The Ultimate Glory
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|-
|XCEL Boxing Championship
|Bangladesh
|2023
|}

=== Hockey ===

{| class ="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Year
|-
| Bangladesh National Women's Hockey Championship
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| Walton Women's Hockey Series
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
|[[Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh|HCT]]
|Bangladesh
|2022
|}

=== 3×3 Basketball ===

{| class ="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Year
|-
| Chatto 3v3 Basketball
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|}

=== Badminton ===

{| class ="wikitable"
!Events
!Host
!Year
|-
| [[Bangladesh Badminton Federation|Bangabandhu Birth Centenary Badminton Ranking Tournament]]
| Bangladesh
| 2020
|-
| 2nd Corporate Badminton Tournament
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
|Badminton Stars Challenge
|Bangladesh
|2022
|-
|Bashundhara Kings Winter Badminton Carnival
|Bangladesh
|2023
|}

===Kickboxing===

{| class="wikitable"
!Promotion
!Year
|-
| BKK Kickboxing Championship
|2022
|}

=== Tennis ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Host
!Year
|-
| Independence Day National Tennis Tournament(Final)
| Bangladesh
| 2022
|}
=== Athletics ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Host
!Year
|-
| [[World Athletics Continental Tour]](Gold)
|International
|[[2023 World Athletics Continental Tour|2023]]
|}

===Multi-Sports Events===

{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Host
!Year
!Sports
!Note
|-
|BIUSC
|Bangladesh
|2022
|Cricket, Football, Basketball, Badminton, Swimming, Kabaddi, Chess, Table Tennis, Cycling, Marathon etc.
|Inter University Sports Tournament
|}

===Cycling===
{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Races
!Host
!Year
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[UCI World Tour]]
|[[Tour de Suisse]]
|[[Switzerland]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2023 UCI World Tour|2023]]
|-
|[[Tour de Pologne]]
|[[Poland]]
|}
=== Other sports ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Sport
!Host
!Year
|-
| Bangabandhu 7th National Arm-Wrestling (Final)
| [[Arm wrestling]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
| Nouka Baich on the occasion of PM's Birthday
| [[Nouka Baich]]
| Bangladesh
| 2021
|-
|[[Dhaka Marathon]]
|[[Marathon]]
|Bangladesh
|2022
|-
|Corporate 8 Ball Championship
|[[Eight-ball|8 ball]]
|Bangladesh
|2023
|}

== Sports-related shows ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Show
! Sport
|-
| Sports Punch
| All
|-
| Let's Play
| [[Esports|eSports]]
|-
| IPL Tidbits
| [[Cricket]]
|-
| Straight Drive
| [[Cricket]]
|-
| Hawk Eye
| [[Cricket]]
|-
| Ultra Edge
| [[Cricket]]
|-
| The Football Show
| [[Association football|Football]]
|-
| Touchline
| [[Association football|Football]]
|}

==See also==
{{portal |Bangladesh |Television}}
* [[List of television stations in Bangladesh]]
* [[News24 (Bangladeshi TV channel)|News24]] (owned by [[Bashundhara Group]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.tsports.com}}
* {{Facebook|https://www.facebook.com/tsportsbd}}
* {{YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/c/TSportsbd}}

{{East West Media Group}}
{{Television in Bangladesh}}

[[Category:Television in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Sports television networks]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2020]]
[[Category:Television channels in Bangladesh]]

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